McKinsey Talks Operations
Cutting through the noise to transform strategy into lasting Operations success
In a rapidly evolving environment, Operations strategy can drive productivity and resilience, and capture new opportunities for competitive advantage.
Join the conversation with McKinsey experts and industry leaders, in this active program that showcases the latest thinking in Operations excellence.
Use these pages to explore the opportunities, register for events, and become part of the McKinsey Talks Operations community.
Upcoming Events - Virtual
COO Excellence Forum Productivity at the core: how COOs deliver strategy
Senior Operations leader knows this simple truth: delivering the company’s strategy isn’t just part of the job—it is the job. While...
More there are many paths to achieving that goal, none can succeed for long without increased productivity, the foundation for financial performance and economic growth. Productivity, like so much else in operations, is a matter of strategic prioritization. COOs need to cultivate a culture and mindset of productivity across all operations functions, making nuanced decisions to unlock outsized gains.
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Managing tariff response and exposure
Series of executive briefings – 2025 programAs geopolitical tensions persist, global trade dynamics are becoming increasingly complex, and many business leaders find themselves...
More waiting for the unknown. Join our upcoming webinar session as we discuss how you can move forward amid rapidly reconfiguring trade relationships—regardless of the way current tariff talks play out.
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Unlocking the Power of Process Intelligence in Healthcare Services and Beyond
In this webinar, we will explore how process intelligence can revolutionize customer experiences, back office functions while boosting...
More performance and productivity especially in the healthcare and service sectors. Join McKinsey expert Jung Paik and guest speaker Mike Kaufmann, a seasoned healthcare leader and former CEO of a Fortune 15 company, will share his expertise on optimizing processes across diverse industries. Join us to discover the untapped potential of process mining and intelligence and learn how it can drive significant improvements in services in your organization.
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Speakers: Mike Kaufmann, Jung Paik
We regularly host webinars across a wide range of Operations functions and topics. View all broadcast and virtual events—and our extensive archive.
Upcoming Events - Hybrid & In-person
Europe CPO Roundtable
This year’s roundtable will circle around the question how one can thrive in a new geopolitical reality. Rather than solving for the...
More near-term and mitigating risks when they occur, how can procurement organizations get ahead of the game and proactively create resilience?
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Customer Care Roundtable: Customer Care as a Strategic Asset
As customer needs change, the pace of development in gen AI technology including agentic AI, autonomous agents, and concierge-level...
More services for customers, could change the face of customer care. Join McKinsey experts and industry leaders to explore the state of customer care and how AI can be leveraged for operational resiliency, demand deflection and more.
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Aftermarket & Field Services Summit 2025
This year’s summit, Human + Digital: The next generation of Services will focus on key challenges organizations are facing including...
More adapting operations to meet evolving customer expectations, emerging commercial models, and navigating delivering value through equipment data. Join us to explore case studies and discuss key topics for industry leaders.
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We regularly host events including summits, round table discussions, expos, and more across a wide range of Operations functions and topics. View all in person and hybrid events here.
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