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Event Date | Wed Apr 17 EDT - Thu Apr 18 EDT (8 months ago) |
Location |
Embassy Suites by Hilton Greenville Golf Resort & Conference Center
670 Verdae Blvd, Greenville, SC 29607, USA |
Region | Americas |
Advance your business and career goals by listening to and networking with manufacturers sharing case studies in how to:
• Empower people & manage tech-led change
• Manage OT data & turn AI vision into reality
• Prepare & plan for Industry 3.0 to 4.0 deployment
• Start & scale digital transformation as a small to midsize manufacturer
• Succeed with Digital Twins, Cobots vs. Robots, Mixed Reality
• Develop effective & innovative workforce solutions
• Lower costs & energy waste through data-driven sustainability practices across production & supply
Job Titles That Attend:
• CEO & Founders
• Manufacturing Operations
• Plant & Facilities Management
• Industrial Engineering
• Digital Transformation
• Sustainability
• Supply Chain & Logistics
• Innovation & R&D
• Industry 4.0
• IT & Technology
• Data Analytics & Science
• System Integration
• Product
• HR & Workforce Development
2024 Speakers
ADVISORY BOARDS:
Erin Chase
Director, Operations Excellence & Digital Mfg., Johnson Controls
Tim Vibbert
Executive Director & Plant Manager, GE Appliances - Haier Company
Virginie Collin-Banerji
Head of NA IM & Digital Initiatives, Airbus
Karthikk Munirathinam
Director - Digitalization, Schaeffler
Scott Burkey
Technology Fellow, XR, WestRock Company
Jeff Winter
Director, Smart Mfg., ISA
Dr. Cynthia Davis
Senior Vice President, Sustain SC
N. Tyrone Ellis
Aftermarket Engineering Leader, Trane Technologies
Shameka Lewis
Director Environment Health Safety, Kellanova
Trent Randles
Manufacturing Engineering Manager, BorgWarner
Andy Carr
CEO/President, SCMEP
Dane Laughlin
Director of Advanced Learning Capabilities, Invista
Nick Hughes
Industrial Transformation Leader, Amsted Rail
Mike Demos
South Carolina Coordinator, OpExchange
Catherine Briley
Director Manufacturing 4.0 Integration, Cooley Group
Stijin Van de Velde
CEO, Gemba Systems
SPEAKERS:
David Burin
Interim CIO, GE Vernova
Ron Norris
Director, Innovation, Georgia-Pacific
Sanjeev Khot
Director-Global Product Quality, Atmus Filtration Technologies (Cummins)
Regina Lopez
Vice President of Supply Chain, Proterra
Meg Lanza
Head of Technology, BSH Home Appliances Group
Stefan Plotz
Global SME, Assembly of the Future, Magna International
Siddharth Goyal, Ph.D.
Director of Artificial Intelligence, Emerging Digital Technologies, Mitek
Larry Megan
Head of Digital, Baldwin Richardson Foods
Dax Middlebrooks
Senior Manager, Manufacturing & Supply Chain, Weatherford
Maurie Lawrence
VP Sustainability, Associate General Counsel, Milliken & Company
Manuele D'Aversa
CEO & General Manager, Linde + Wiemann
Sarah Morgan
Director Digital Supply Chain, Kellanova
Jolly Ehiabhi
Staff Manufacturing Engineer, Otis
Leslie Skardon
CEO, Sustain SC
Wolf Mueller
Vice President, Dräxlmaier Group
Devin Bhushan
CEO, Squint
Annette Funderburk
President, J.F. Ingram State Technical College
Bryan Bauw
Chief Operating Officer, Pico MES
Brad Dineley
SVP of Operations, Schaeffler
Ravi Subramanyan
Director of Industry Solutions Manufacturing, HiveMQ
Kelvin Byrd
Dean of Industrial Manufacturing, Greenville Technical College
Robert Stucky
Lead Product Engineer, GE Aerospace
Fernando A. Bera
Engineering Supervisor, ZF Transmission Gray Court, LLC
Catherine Hayes
Director, Industry Solutions, SCRA: South Carolina Research Authority
Nate McCall
Senior Consultant, Navvis
Joe Razum
Pricing Manager, Trane Technologies
Olivia Gamble
Data Analyst, Global Sustainability, Milliken & Company
Joe Mulrooney
Head of Manufacturing Industry - Go to Market, ServiceNow
David Clayton
Executive Director, Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research
Raymond L. James
Assistant Dean, Advanced Manufacturing & Transportation, Greenville Technical College
Marcel Schäfer
Senior Program Coordinator, Fraunhofer USA
Brad Logsdon
Program Manager, Smart Manufacturing, Swedish Match
Josh Riggs
Senior Manager, Sustainability, Milliken & Company
Jeffrey Schroeder
Product Manager, HighByte
Mike Yost
Chair, Industry 4.0 Club
Mo Abuali
Director - Digital, PhD, Wipfli LLC
Mark Whisenant
Director of Human Resources, Mountville Mills
Tim Israel
Director, Business & Industry Services, GAMEP Director, Georgia Manufacturing Extension Partnership at Georgia Tech
Joseph Etris
Vice President of IoT Solutions, Gemba Systems
Rick Joye
Americas Industrial Supply Chain Competency Manager, Michelin
Michael Smith
Supply Chain Sustainability Specialist, AFL
Dr. Joshua Thomason
Executive Director of Ethos School (GAC's Online School), Greater Atlanta Christian School
Erica Call
Strategic Sustainability & Energy Programs Manager, Siemens
Alex Sturgis
Energy & Sustainability Solutions Manager, Siemens
Anderson McMaster
Senior Supply Chain Manager, ZF
Andy Bonnett
Application Manager, Sargent Metal Fabricators
Rob Howell
Advisor, Sustain SC
Rick Oppedisano
Advisor, Sustain SC
Matt Venuto
Industrial Recycling Manager, CRC Scrap Metal Recycling
2024 Sponsors
GOLD SPONSORS:
• Squint
• PICO
• HiveMQ
SILVER SPONSORS:
• Navvis
• Servicenow
BRONZE SPONSORS:
• HighByte
• Wipfli
SUPPORTERS:
• Industry40 Club
• OpExChange
• UpstateSCAlliance
• Manufacture Alabama
• SC Council on Competitiveness
• Cuicar
• SCMEP
• SCRA
• XR@Work
• Fraunhofer