Rethink Smart Manufacturing 2024 | we.CONECT | 11 March 2024 | Maritim proArte Hotel Berlin, Friedrichstraße 151, Dorotheenstraße 65, 10117 Berlin, Germany

Multi-complex challenges & all-encompassing digitalization - What will manufacturing look like in the future?

The manufacturing industry is facing the greatest upheaval and change since the advent of mass production. The status quo will no longer suffice. While resilience has remained a key theme, innovations such as IIoT, advanced analytics and automation, and trends such as predictive maintenance, digital twins and intelligent automation are creating the megatrend of smart manufacturing.

Rethink! Smart Manufacturing is a 2-day, leadership focused conference designed to address these challenges and to bring global manufacturing, operations, engineering, quality and supply chain leaders together to discuss current trends, strategic insights and best practices in an ever-evolving manufacturing environment. Rethink! Smart Manufacturing serves as an annual platform to exchange ideas surrounding the impact of market dynamics and new technologies for current and future manufacturing leaders. Network with over 150 of your peers, connect with exhibitors and learn from the top industry influencers as we explore strategies to optimize, modernize, train and innovate across multiple manufacturing facilities. Discuss opportunities, optimize your resilience and strengthen your future. Because one thing is certain: change always means both challenge and opportunity.

2023 Speakers

Peter Seitel
Director El-dod Production Services, Merck

Walter Huber
Direktor Pmt Me/production, Webasto

Niels Kiupel
Vice President Smart Operations, Evonik

Brent Ruth
Digital Operations and Erp Strategy Team, Caterpillar Inc.

Marco Schlimpert
Vice President Performance, Improvement, Lenzing

Jan Casteels
Plant Manager Vice President, Duracell

Pasquale Di Sarno
Plant Director, Barilla

Benedikt Hofmann
Cto Innovation & Technology, Ceo, Voith

Harald Lukosz
Head of Stage Technology Department, Rexroth

Gao Kwintmeyer
Cpo, Ottobock

David Munoz
Sta & Industry 4.0 Lead, Ford

Burkhard Wandelt
Director Engineering & Technology, Merck

Harald Kirsch
Head of Automation and Industrial It, Ald Vacuum Technologies Gmbh

Dr. Martin Landherr
Director Global Production Services, Festool

Johan Frisk
Ceo/founder, Opiflex

Hugo David Herrmann
Automotive Advanced Manufacturing Strategy, Iac

Klaus Beetz
Ceo, Eit Manufacturing

Thaddeus Anim-somuah
Engineering Manager Projects (Technology and Business Development), Cargill

Petra Hildebrandt
Manager Test Systems Technology & Platforms, Sennheiser

Kalman Palvolgyi
Electrified Powertrain Site Sta Manager, Ford

Walter Schubert
Senior Manager Product Management Dxq, Durr

Lukas Budde
Devision Deputy and Post-doc, University of St. Gallen

Marvin Steck
Group Leader Lean Management, Greiner Bio-one

Johannes Diemer
R&d Coordinator, Arena 2036

David Görzig
Forschungskoordinator, Arena 2036

Dr. Werner Przybilla
Senior Manager, Dss

Lukas Stiedl
Authorized Representative, Fichter Maschinen Gmbh

Frank Steinhoff
Geschäftsführer Strategie + Innovation, Fichter Maschinen Gmbh

Boyan Ivanov
Technichal Head of Sales, Ewm Ag

Asdrúbal Pichardo
Ceo, Vernaio

Quoc Huy Nguyen
Data Scientist, Global Ai Product Owner, Fpt

Jin Nguyen
Head of Innovation, Fpt

Jonathan Honig
Vp of Sales, Vanti

Natali Gutner
Head of Marketing, Vanti

Julian Kerber
Head of Product Management Live & Virtual Events, We.connect

2023 Partners

BUSINESS PARTNERS:
• Spyrosoft
• Copperleaf
• Fero Labs
• Moxa
• FPT
• Infor
• Vanti
• Vernaio
• Industrie 4.0 Maturity Center
• Megla
• TrendMiner
• DSS
• Seeq
• Voovio
• Conmoto Consulting Group
• Efeso Consulting
• Eschbach
• Aspentech
• Ipcos
• Cognite