{"id":10123,"date":"2026-04-21T15:03:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T19:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/distributionstrategy.com\/?post_type=tribe_events&p=10123"},"modified":"2026-05-06T17:15:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T21:15:23","slug":"05-06-26-aing","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/distributionstrategy.com\/event\/05-06-26-aing\/","title":{"rendered":"AI News and Gurus: The Show for Intelligent Distributors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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AI News and Gurus: The Show for Intelligent Distributors <\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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The show that tells distribution leaders what AI actually changes for their business.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Distributors are sitting on more data than ever, yet profit continues to leak out of the business one transaction at a time. New research from Distribution Strategy Group and Cavallo finds an execution gap that costs the industry an estimated 3-5% of revenue annually, driven by incomplete supplier pass-through, manual pricing errors, small order losses, and unasked-for discounts. At the same time, financial crime and fraud are accelerating, with AI amplifying both the sophistication of attacks and the tools available to defend against them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This episode brings two distinct perspectives to the table. Joining us is J. Michael Skiba, MBA, Ph.D. (Dr. Fraud), COO\/President of International Fraud Training Group, to examine the evolving financial crime and fraud landscape distributors face today. In a separate segment, Michael Biwer, CEO of Cavallo, will walk through findings from the new DSG\/Cavallo research report, “Closing the Execution Gap,” along with a Cavallo case study showing how distributors are applying profit intelligence to recover margin at the transaction level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our expert hosts Brian Hopkins and Brooks Hamilton cut through the AI noise with the AI Pulse Check on recent developments, Industry Gurus Unplugged on real-world wins and lessons, a Tech Guru Spotlight on solutions that move the needle, and an Emerging Blueprint on trends poised to reshape competitive advantage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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