The Future of AI in Distribution
May 21, 2025, 9 PT/12 ET
As artificial intelligence reshapes the business landscape, how can distribution leaders harness both technological innovation and human ingenuity to stay ahead?
Join us for a special episode of Wholesale Change featuring a powerful preview of Janet Zelenka’s upcoming presentation at our Applied AI for Distributors Conference June 24 - 26 in Chicago.
An award-winning technology and finance executive, Janet will lead a compelling panel discussion with top technology and HR leaders on how distributors can blend human intelligence with artificial intelligence to build adaptive, resilient, and high-performing organizations.
You’ll gain insights into how distributors can:
- Leverage AI for efficiency while enhancing the human experience
- Redesign teams and workflows for agility and innovation
- Build cultures that embrace continuous learning and intelligent risk-taking
Don’t miss this timely conversation about the evolving synergy between people and technology -- and what it means for the future of distribution.
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Public and Private Company Board Member, Audit Committee Chair
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About our speaker:
Janet H. Zelenka
Public and Private Company Board Member, Audit Committee Chair, Former Public Company Chief Financial Officer/Chief Information Officer
Janet is a Board member for public and private companies and most recently served as both CFO and CIO for Stericycle, a public company in the healthcare waste industry. She combines her collaborative and transparent leadership style with her unique synthesis of finance and IT expertise to drive shareholder value. She is an engaging and respected thought leader and speaker on profitability, cash generation, artificial intelligence, IT/data, and board governance. In 2023, she was named to 2023 Crain’s Chicago Business Notable Leaders in Finance List and was awarded the 2023 Bronze Stevie Award for Technology Executive of the Year. In 2022 Janet won the 2022 Chicago Enterprise CIO of the Year ORBIE Award, the Chicago SIM CIO+ of the Year Award and was a finalist for the Chicago FEI CFO Public Company Award.
About our hosts:
Ian Heller
Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer, Distribution Strategy Group
Ian Heller is Founder & Senior Partner at Distribution Strategy Group, and has more than 30 years of experience executing marketing and e-business strategy in the wholesale distribution industry. He has written and spoken extensively on the impact of digital disruption on distributors.
Jonathan Bein, Ph.D.
Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Distribution Strategy Group
Jonathan Bein Ph.D. has worked with over 100 distributors to apply advanced analytics and AI to improve customer experience, define value proposition, estimate sales potential and create digital strategy.