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By 2026, “digital twins” and AI‑driven predictive analytics have become essential tools in supply chain and industrial manufacturing. Specifically, the digital twin in manufacturing represents a paradigm shift in how organizations manage production planning, supplier selection, capacity forecasting, inventory optimization, and quality control across global supply chains. For example, General Motors announced in March 2025 that it was working with NVIDIA Omniverse to create digital twins of assembly lines, and in March 2026 Delta Electronics announced a similar plan to monitor factory HVAC, lighting, and energy savings. As adoption accelerates, organizations should understand both the strategic advantages and the legal issues these technologies present.

This episode features a conversation with René Jovel, Assistant General Counsel at Versiti Blood Health, Inc. In this discussion, René reflects on growing up in Los Angeles, California, attending Northwestern University for undergrad and Marquette University School of Law.

What I am seeing in deal rooms across Silicon Valley and the rest of the state is that sponsors have stopped opening with the old questions. The first question I get now is some version of, where does AI live inside this business, and what is it worth if we get it right?