7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Registration & Morning Refreshments
8:30 AM - 8:40 AM
8:40 AM - 9:25 AM - Panel Discussion
The Macro Panel: The Customer of My Customer
Maureen Rosado, Global Director - Security Specialist Global Accounts, BT
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM - Keynote
Leadership & Workforce Development
Why Culture is the Key to your Business Transformation Success
10:05 AM - 10:35 AM - Solution Spotlights
Speaker TBC
Speaker TBC
10:30 AM - 11:25 AM
1-2-1 Pre-Scheduled Meetings & Networking Break
11:25 AM - 11:55 AM - Case Studies
Developments in Lean & OpEx
Making Lean Continuous Improvement & Operational Excellence fit for the Customer
Milson Gondim, Senior Vice President, Small Molecule Network, Elanco Manufacturing
Pramatha Payra, Director of Business Administration & Global Quality Lead, GCL Solar Materials USA
Strategic Operations
Recruit, Onboard, Retain.....
Deepa Swaminathan, Director of Supply Strategy & Digital Acceleration, Ericsson
12:00 PM - 12:35 PM - Solution Spotlights
Solution Spotlight
12:35 PM - 1:05 PM - Case Studies
Strategic Operations
The Importance of Flexible R&D Strategy
Developments in Lean & OpEx
Early Involvement of Products into Design
Natalia Mendez, VP, Head of Manufacturing Medical Devices, Philips
1:05 PM - 2:05 PM
Networking Lunch
2:05 PM - 2:35 PM - Case Studies
Developments in Lean & OpEx
Digital Transformation in Manufacturing: Finding the sweet spot among People, Technology and Business within a Sustainable Ecosystem
Amit Lodh, Sr. Manager, Solutions Architecture, AWS
Strategic Operations
Strategic Alliances and what you need to know to stay in the game
Marco Padilla, Director of Administration, Grupo Cuinba
2:40 PM - 3:10 PM - Solution Spotlights
Solution Spotlight
Solution Spotlight
3:10 PM - 3:50 PM
1-2-1 Pre-Scheduled Meetings & Networking Break
3:50 PM - 4:20 PM - Case Studies
IoT & Technology
The Augmented Advantage: How to be an industry leader in the new reality
Grace Perez, VP, Chief Digital Program Officer and Executive Lean Leader, GE Healthcare
Developments in Lean & OpEx
Innovation Requires Innovation: What are the key drivers to maintaining a robust and resilient business?
4:25 PM - 4:55 PM - Case Studies
Leadership & Workforce Development
Digital Change thru to Sustainable Transformation
5:00 PM - 5:45 PM - Panel Discussion
A Tale of Two Lockdowns
Sultan Aziz, Senior Director of Product Supply Strategy and Management, Johnson & Johnson
Natalia Mendez, VP, Head of Manufacturing Medical Devices, Philips
5:45 PM - 5:50 PM
5:50 PM - 7:00 PM
Evening Networking Reception
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Registration & Morning Refreshments
8:30 AM - 8:40 AM
8:40 AM - 9:25 AM - Keynote
A Customer-First Approach to Business Transformation
Sultan Aziz, Senior Director of Product Supply Strategy and Management, Johnson & Johnson
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM - Case Studies
IoT & Technology
What will it take for the manufacturing industry to achieve security maturity?
Maureen Rosado, Global Director - Security Specialist Global Accounts, BT
Leadership & Workforce Development
Leadership in an everchanging world
Neil Betteridge, Senior Vice President Category Development, fairlife
10:05 AM - 10:35 AM - Case Studies
IoT & Technology
Is Digitalisation the Cheat Sheet to Sustainability?
John Slitz, Vice President , Responsible Computing
Strategic Operations
Design, Build, Procure...
10:35 AM - 11:25 AM
1-2-1 Pre-Scheduled Meetings & Networking Break
11:25 AM - 11:55 AM - Solution Spotlights
Solution Spotlight
Solution Spotlight
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM - Case Studies
Strategic Operations
The EV Odyssey: A lesson in designing a robust electrification strategy and mitigating risk
Developments in Lean & OpEx
Implementing your Organization's Sustainable Developement Goals [SDG]
Billy Ingram, Director of Lean Product Development, Interface
Andrea Hoffmeier, Co-Founder, SHERPA Institute
12:35 PM - 1:05 PM - Case Studies
Leadership & Workforce Development
Is SMART Tech the Smart Move for Your Business?
Conrad Leiva, VP of Ecosystem and Workforce Development, CESMII – Smart Manufacturing Institute
Developments in Lean & OpEx
Machine Learning in the 21st Century
Ken Snyder, Executive Director, Shingo Institute
1:05 PM - 2:05 PM
Networking Lunch
2:05 PM - 2:35 PM - Case Studies
IoT & Technology
The Digital Twin Stocktake
Strategic Operations
How to apply Tech to the Shop Floor
Nourredine Boubekri, Professor, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, University of North Texas
2:40 PM - 3:10 PM - Panel Discussion
Leadership & Workforce Development
Designing for Diversity
Grace Perez, VP, Chief Digital Program Officer and Executive Lean Leader, GE Healthcare
Deepa Swaminathan, Director of Supply Strategy & Digital Acceleration, Ericsson
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM - Keynote
From AI to EI
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM
Chair's Closing Remarks & End of Conference