The Transparency Myth: Why Data Alone Never Scales Without Trust (Webinar 1 of 6)

Webinar Series: Trust Matrix & Trust Acceleration Index™

Session: Webinar 1 of 6 – May 6th, 10 AM EST

Overview
If the data already exists, why do supply‑chain decisions still stall?
Across defense, regulated, and complex commercial supply chains, transparency efforts routinely fail to scale beyond Tier 1. Despite investments in portals, analytics, and mandates, early warning signals surface too late and decision velocity remains slow.
This webinar introduces a different premise: the primary barrier to n‑tier transparency is trust—not technology.
Drawing on a year‑long research effort, this session introduces the Trust Matrix and Trust Acceleration Index™ (TAI™)—practical frameworks that make trust observable, measurable, and improvable across organizations and supply‑chain tiers.

What You’ll Learn

1) Why transparency initiatives plateau at Tier 1
2) Why suppliers rationally withhold data
3) How trust acts as either a tax or a speed dividend
4) What it means to engineer trust as a system capability

Agenda

1) Why transparency fails to scale
2) Common failure modes of traditional approaches
3) The trust constraint—and what the research shows
4) Introducing the Trust Matrix, PWG™, and TAI™
5) Key takeaways and next steps

Presenters
► Greg Schlegel CPIM, CSP, Jonah, CEO and Founder of The Supply Chain Risk Management Consortium
► Jim de Vries: Founder, COO of The SCRM Consortium | Founder, Managing Partner of Enhance International Group
Why This Matters

The Supply Chain Risk Management Consortium is a partnership of 30+ companies providing education, consulting, and SaaS solutions to help organizations thrive.

• This is not a product demo or compliance briefing.
• It is a leadership‑level discussion on behavior before data, governance before analytics, and trust before transparency.