NG Manufacturing Summit 2019 | GDS Group | 23 September 2019 | The Ritz-Carlton, 1111 Ritz Carlton Dr, Sarasota, FL 34236, USA

Amongst others, the summit will look at key topics such as: Accelerating Digitisation in Manufacturing; Seamless connectivity and operational efficiency; and Automation driving a changing workforce.

From case studies that lift the lid on operations inside best-in-class organisations, to workshops and collaborative sessions that focus on real challenges and future technology innovations, to one-to-one meetings with industry peers offering practical advice tailored to your specific needs, the summit will provide you with everything you need to implement your key projects more effectively.

Our Approach:
Every GDS Summit has one stated aim: to help attending executives implement their key projects more effectively. We do this by developing an in-depth understanding of those executives' project needs, the business outcomes they want to achieve, and the challenges they face in terms of hitting those goals.

Who Attends?
Our summits are designed for executives looking to take their business to the next level – from market-leading brands to disruptive new entrants. As such, we’ve worked with some of the world’s best-loved and most forward-thinking businesses.

2019 Speakers

Haresh Malkani
CTO, Clean Energy Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute

Magnus Akesson
CIO & VP

Craig Brabec
Director, Global Data Insights & Analytics, Ford Motor Company

Karen Matthews
TitleTechnology and Market Development Manager, Corning Incorporated

Rachel Traombetta
Software Director, GE Digital

Jesper Toubøl
VP Elements & Moulds, LEGO

Leonardo Vieira
Digital Industry Director, Stefanini

Rick Harlow
Principal Consultant & Director of Design Strategy, Open Systems Technologies

Rajeev Gollarahalli
Chief Business Officer, 42Q

Theo Winkelmann
Senior Watson IoT Industrial Consultant, IBM

Sudhi Bangalore
Global VP -Industry 4.0, Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

Dustin Levy
VP Industrial Safety, Gentex Corporation

Rob Burnett
VP & CIO - Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Engineering, Wabtec Corporation

Kallin Kurtz
Strategic Automation Director, Shaw Industries

Sasha Ilyukhin
Vice President, Industry 4.0 Solutions and Customer Success, Tetra Pak

Jeremy Nelson
Director of Manufacturing Engineering, Exactech

Billy Ingram
Director of Lean Product Development, Interface

Phil McIntyre
Managing Director of Business Development and Marketing, Performance Solutions by Miliken

Lisa Sykes-Winstead
Director, End to End Quality, Merck

Ken Telfort
Corporate Director, Operational Excellence, B. Braun Medical

Ana Lopez
VP CSS Manufacturing, Johnson & Johnson

Eric Roden
General Manager, Eaton

Kristen Poulos
Vice President/General Manager Industrial Cyber Security, Belden Inc.

Kay Murphy
Global Asset Optimization, IBM

Bill Massaro
Director of Advanced Manufacturing, Moog Inc.

Alexander Nazarov
Engineering Functional Excellence Manager, Cummins Inc

Corina Ardelean
Product Manager, Data Integration, Global Fuse Product Management, AGCO

John Kehoe
CIO, Xylem Inc

Mark Kamlet
University Professor of Economics and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University

Jason Ebert
Director of Operations, Whirlpool Corporation

Peggy Gulick
Director Digital Transformation, Global Manufacturing, AGCO Corporation

Gilbert Meyer-Gauen
Asset Management, National Oilwell Varco

George Small
CTO, Moog Inc.