{"id":1456,"date":"2026-07-13T09:04:30","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T09:04:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/supplychain360.io\/events\/supply-chain-summit\/?page_id=1456"},"modified":"2026-07-13T10:15:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T10:15:15","slug":"dr-shweta-bagewadi-kawalia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/supplychain360.io\/events\/supply-chain-summit\/dr-shweta-bagewadi-kawalia\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Shweta Bagewadi Kawalia"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1570810222697{padding-top: 60px !important;padding-bottom: 120px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;5\/12&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1570810198631{padding-top: 60px !important;}&#8221;][ct_single_image image=&#8221;1419&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;7\/12&#8243; ct_column_class=&#8221;rm-padding-sm&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1571973145611{padding-top: 60px !important;padding-left: 55px !important;}&#8221;][ct_space space_lg=&#8221;57&#8243; space_md=&#8221;0&#8243; space_sm=&#8221;0&#8243; space_xs=&#8221;30&#8243;][vc_row_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1570810635264{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner ct_column_inner_class=&#8221;rm-padding-lg&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1570810502418{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}&#8221; offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-10 vc_col-md-12&#8243;][ct_heading text=&#8221;Dr. Shweta Bagewadi Kawalia&#8221; font_size=&#8221;50&#8243; font_size_md=&#8221;50&#8243; font_size_sm=&#8221;36&#8243; font_size_xs=&#8221;32&#8243; font_weight=&#8221;&#8221; font_style=&#8221;&#8221; text_color=&#8221;#001b61&#8243; subtitle=&#8221;Speaker&#8221; subtitle_color=&#8221;#0385ff&#8221; sub_title_style=&#8221;style1&#8243; font_weight_desc=&#8221;&#8221; margin_bottom=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][ct_text_block content_color=&#8221;#ec398b&#8221; font_size=&#8221;24&#8243; line_height=&#8221;34&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1783933391621{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;]Senior AI Expert Supply Chain Improvement, BASF[\/ct_text_block][ct_text_block font_size=&#8221;16&#8243; line_height=&#8221;28&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1783933444783{margin-bottom: 25px !important;}&#8221;]<span class=\"TextRun SCXW252499778 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW252499778 BCX0\">Dr Shweta Bagewadi Kawalia is Senior AI Expert, Supply Chain Improvement at BASF, where she leads generative AI initiatives within the AI Frontier team to improve business performance. 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