UPCOMING WEBINAR
Do More with Less: How Finance Leaders Can Improve Cost Efficiency and ROI with AI
Tuesday, October 28, 2025 | 10am PST / 1pm EST | 45min
Finance leaders are navigating a perfect storm: economic uncertainty, tariff risks, inflation, supply chain instability, and pressure to deliver EBITDA growth. Yet much of the value from continuous improvement initiatives remains hidden in manual processes, spreadsheets, and disconnected shop floor data.
In this executive-level conversation, our VP of Revenue, Jesse Aust, and our CEO, Zeeshan Zia, will explore how AI can bridge the gap between operations and finance — making continuous improvement not just operationally effective, but financially visible.
You’ll learn how leading manufacturers are using AI solutions like Kaizen Copilot to:
- Uncover and reduce the hidden costs of scrap, rework, and downtime.
- Move beyond manual time studies to capture real-time productivity and ergonomic data.
- Translate operational improvements into quantifiable cost savings and ROI.
- Strengthen collaboration between finance and operations through shared data insights.
- Build resilience against external shocks (tariffs, labor costs, inflation) with more agile cost modeling.
Webinar Details:
Date: Tuesday October 28, 2025
Time: 10:00 am (PDT) / 1:00 pm (EDT)
Duration: 45 minutes
Who Should Attend
This webinar is designed for:
- CFOs, VPs of Finance, and Controllers in manufacturing
- Finance leaders seeking better visibility into operational ROI
- Executives responsible for cost optimization and strategic planning
Webinar Speakers:
Zeeshan Zia, CEO, Retrocausal
With a PhD in computer vision, Dr. Zeeshan Zia is on a mission to transform manufacturing with AI Copilots. Zeeshan was a scientific leader at Microsoft’s HoloLens division, where he invented AI technologies to assist frontline workers across industries. Earlier, he shipped IoT platforms and visual defect detection software for manufacturers at Siemens and MVTec GmbH.
Zeeshan has authored more than 20 peer-reviewed publications on visual activity understanding, 3D scene understanding, learning from synthetic data, and machine learning systems, which were cited by every major lab from MIT, Stanford, and CMU, to Apple, Google, and Baidu
He is also an inventor on almost 20 US patents or patent applications, and has shipped AI-first products including Microsoft HoloLens, Vuforia AR platform, MVTec Halcon, and camera based self-driving systems.
Jesse Aust, VP of Revenue, Retrocausal
Jesse Aust is the Vice President of Revenue at Retrocausal, where he spearheads efforts to deliver cutting-edge AI and computer vision solutions that empower frontline workers and optimize manufacturing processes. With over 15 years of experience in enterprise software sales and five years in strategic advisory roles, Jesse has a proven track record of helping manufacturers solve mission-critical challenges.
At Retrocausal, Jesse’s mission is to enhance efficiency, improve training, and elevate performance on the shop floor by leveraging intelligence augmentation systems. His deep expertise and customer-focused approach enable manufacturers to achieve their business goals and drive transformative outcomes.
