IDC European Manufacturing Xchange 2024 - Germany | International Data Corporation (IDC) | 20 October 2024 | Kempinski Hotel Frankfurt Gravenbruch, Graf-zu-Ysenburg-und-Büdingen-Platz 1, 63263 Neu-Isenburg, Germany

Future-proofing manufacturing involves a combination of technological innovation, strategic planning, and a commitment to adapt to rapidly changing market conditions. By embracing these strategies, manufacturers can ensure their long-term success and competitiveness in an ever-evolving global marketplace.

Themes covered:
• De-risking Operations: Exploring de-coupling and re-sourcing strategies for operational stability and implementing digital technologies to establish a resilient supply chain and cyber-secure environment.
• Sustainable Manufacturing: Utilizing digital technologies to decarbonize operations and to improve energy efficiency. Transitioning towards a transparent, data-driven circular economy for sustainable manufacturing practices.
• Long-Term Competitive Advantage: Driving efficiency programs to reduce costs and developing new business models to secure a competitive edge in manufacturing operations in the long term.
• Customer Value-Driven Manufacturing: Leveraging collaborative platforms to foster ecosystem-enabled innovations and evaluation of servitization models to enhance customer value.
• Organizational Readiness: Developing workforce skills through the utilization of digital technology to meet future challenges.

Why Attend:
• This event that connects senior IT and business professionals from several industries and countries. We aim to create the best-in-class independent content based on insights from our analysts, external speakers, as well as industry, and thought leaders.
• The event will provide you with industry trends, actionable recommendations, hands-on experience from external speakers and last but not least - a chance to connect and network with your peers from the biggest European companies.

2024 Speakers

Berke Menekil
VP, global Head of Digital Platform Services, BSH Home Appliances Group

Roberta Bigliani
Group VP, Head of insights, IDC EMEA

Ulrich Wolters
Head of produvt Area Bosch Semantic Stack, Bosch

Stefanie Naujoks
Research director, Manufacturing Insights, IDC Europe

Theo Zuijdwijk
Chief Executive Officer, DMT Environment Technology

Alexander Press
Head of CIO Office & Technology Modernization, Sanofi

Jan Burian
Associate Vice President, Head of Manufacturing Insights, IDC

Laura Perez Gutierrez
CDO, Agriplast

Dr. Birgit Boss
Standardization, Open Source & IP strategist Robert Bosch GmbH

Lorenzo Veronesi
Associate Research Director, IDC Manufacturing Insights EMEA

Mick Nobbe Hojdahl
Senior Consultant, Tech Invent

2024 Partner

FOCUS XCHANGE PARTNER:
• AWS