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Event Date | Wed Apr 26 EDT (over 1 year ago) |
Location |
Hyatt Regency Greenville
220 North Main St., Greenville, SC 29601 USA |
Region | Americas |
Bringing together regional and national manufacturing excellence, in 2023, hear more manufacturing case studies in driving operational efficiency through technology applications and leveraging digital innovation for business gain.
• Transforming Operational Efficiency through Digital Technologies
• How to Take the First Smart Factory Steps
• Approaches to Workforce & Change Management
• Tech's Role in Supply Chain Transformation
• Data-Driven Sustainability Practices
2023 Speakers
Michael Stroebel
Vice President for Information Technology, BMW Group
Virginie Collin-Banerji
Head of NA IM Regionalization & Digital Initiatives, Airbus
Erin Chase
Director, Operations Excellence & Digital Mfg, Johnson Controls
Matthew Hill
Industry 4.0 Transformation Manager, Michelin North America, Inc.
Allison Giddens
President, Director of Operations, Win-Tech, Inc.
N. Tyrone Ellis
Aftermarket Engineering Leader, Trane Technologies
Gustavo Chohfi
VP of Quality Assurance & Continuous Improvement, Cornerstone Building Brands
Tim Vibbert
Executive Director & Plant Manager | GE Appliances - a Haier company
Mike Fitzmaurice
Chief Evangelist & VP - North America, WEBCON
Manuele D'Aversa
CEO & General Manager, Linde + Wiemann US Inc
Catherine Briley
Director Manufacturing 4.0 Integration, Cooley Group
Paige Goff
Vice President of Sustainability, Domtar
Karthikk Munirathinam
Director - Digitalization, Schaeffler
Meg Lanza
Head of Technology, BSH Home Appliances Group
Marco Rabe
Director of Strategic Projects, Continental Tires the Americas
Anand Jaiswal
Director Industry 4.0, Mativ
Hao Dinh
First Movers Fellow, Aspen Institute VP of Technology | Enpro
Mohammad Alam Zeb
Director ERP, The Hershey Company
Bob Daymon
Head of TM Operations, Uber Freight
Scott Burkey
Technology Fellow, XR, WestRock Company
Jeff Winter
Director, Smart Manufacturing Division, International Society of Automation (ISA)
Marcos Servilla
Manufacturing Engineering Lead, Borg Warner
Rebecca Short
Director of Operations, Center for Workforce Development, Clemson University
Andy Carr
President/CEO, South Carolina Manufacturing Extension Partnership
Allen Hackman
Area Vice President, Head of Manufacturing, ServiceNow
Jason Richardson
Digital Transformation Leader, AstenJohnson
Nick Hughes
Digital Experience Designer, Amsted Rail
Phil Hunt
Chief Architect, Orange Bees
Simon Ellis
Group VP, IDC
Suzanne Dickerson
Director of SC Fraunhofer USA Alliance, SC Competes
Joseph Etris
VP IoT Solutions, Gemba Systems
Coral Warren
Project Engineer, Polaris
Brandon Rudnicki
Enterprise Account Executive - Automotive NA, NavVis
Mike Ungar
Co-Founder, Industry 4.0
Framarz Mistry
Sr. Director, Design Technology, Mohawk Group
Catherine Hayes
Industry Manager, South Carolina Research Authority
Dr. Marcel Schaefer
Senior Research Scientist, Fraunhofer USA
Tim Felbinger
Founder & CEO, StartProto
Dane Laughlin
Operations Transformation Product Leader, INVISTA
Eric Borowicz
General Manager - Accessories, AFL
Dr. Cynthia Davis
Existing Industry Team Lead, SC Department of Commerce
Devin Bhushan
Founder & CEO, Squint
Josh Riggs
Senior Manager, Sustainability, Milliken & Company
Jonathan Weiss
Smart Manufacturing & Industrie 4.0 Advisor & Software Executive
Dr. Ramy Harik
Professor, University of South Carolina
Bryan Bauw
Professor, University of North Alabama
Daniel Gambrell
Investment Associate, SCRA
Andy Sauer
Partner & CISO, Sentinel Blue
2023 Sponsors
• WEBCON
• ServiceNow
• Uber Freight
• Orange Bees
• IDC
• NavVis
• StartProto
• Squint
• South Carolina
• South Carolina Manufacturing Extension Partnership
• Bosch
• Gemba Systems
• Allied Logistics
• Hexagon
• Cbt
• Tractian
• Boomi