Venue
Hyatt Regency Greenville
Hyatt Regency Greenville, 220 North Main St., Greenville, SC 29601 USA

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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
Details

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

Speakers

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

Sponsors & Partners

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