What will the workplace look like as automation, robotics, intelligent software, and data transform how organizations operate? Hear directly from Aaron Jones, CEO of the Americas for Toyota Automated Logistics, this Thursday at Ball State.
All Ball State University students are invited, regardless of major. Faculty and staff are also welcome.
Toyota Automated Logistics is bringing together expertise in automation, intelligent software, robotics, systems integration, and warehouse technology to help organizations rethink how work gets done. The company was formed in 2026 by bringing together Bastian Solutions, Vanderlande’s warehousing business, and Viastore under one Toyota organization.
That makes this conversation relevant far beyond logistics and supply chain management. Whether you are studying business, engineering, computer science, data analytics, architecture and planning, communication, healthcare, marketing, finance, human resources, or another field, automation and emerging technology are changing the organizations and careers you will enter.
Jones leads Toyota Automated Logistics throughout the Americas and is helping guide the newly unified organization as it develops smarter, more connected automation solutions. This is an opportunity to hear directly from a senior industry executive about technology, innovation, leadership, and the future of work, and to connect what you are learning in the classroom with what is happening now in industry.
Thursday, September 17
1–2 p.m.
Student Center Ballroom
Registration is requested but not required. Walk-ins are welcome.
The event is hosted by the Kent C. “Oz” Nelson Logistics and Supply Chain Management Center for Excellence in the Miller College of Business.