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Next Level Continuous Improvement with a New Approach to Industrial Machine Learning
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Next Level Continuous Improvement with a New Approach to Industrial Machine Learning

Learn how industrial companies are avoiding the roadblocks to quickly deploying successful AI/machine learning and finding valuable new insights from their existing systems and data, as-is, with no prep required Hear how continuous improvement is supercharged with the power of machine learning to constantly monitor for new opportunities and ensure sustainable benefits Find out about a low touch, low risk way to quickly discover the available business value from industrial machine learning for your operations — Paul Boris President and COO Praemo Starting his career in operations and engineering at companies including GM, Paul recognized the opportunities to drive performance…

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How to Succeed in an Ever-Changing Manufacturing Environment
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How to Succeed in an Ever-Changing Manufacturing Environment

Technology and consumer expectations change by the day, creating constant demands on manufacturing and supply chains. The key to success is having a strong foundation that can withstand the turmoil. Peter Gibbons, a manufacturing and supply chain leader turned CEO with four decades of experience in supply chain operations, will share strategies and lessons learned for establishing purpose and long-term success in an ever-changing business environment. — Peter Gibbons Group President Enterprise Operations 3M Company Peter Gibbons joined 3M in November 2021 as group president of Enterprise Operations, which brings together manufacturing, supply chain and customer operations, and is focused…

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Leadership Strategies to Survive Excel in a COVID and Post-COVID World
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Leadership Strategies to Survive Excel in a COVID and Post-COVID World

What are some of the unexpected lessons —good and bad— we have taken away from 2020 and 2021? Discussing examples of innovations created by necessity during the global pandemic that will continue on long into the future Taking this chapter in our working lives as an opportunity to re-evaluate, reconsider, and rethink some of the manufacturing processes and strategies we had in place before COVID-19 — Maciej Stawicki VP Global Manufacturing Procter & Gamble Maciej Stawicki is the P&G Global Manufacturing Vice President. He owns the Integrated Work System capability building program for 113 manufacturing sites across the globe. Stawicki…

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How to Create a Culture of Sustainable Change
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How to Create a Culture of Sustainable Change

Key steps for a successful business transformation — Vitor Gregorio President and CEO Bosch Thermotechnology North America Vitor Gregorio is the President and CEO of Bosch Thermotechnology, the North America HVAC division for German multi-conglomerate Robert Bosch. For more than 20 years, Vitor has been transforming the organization, making Bosch the leading brand in the HVAC industry in North America. Under Vitor’s leadership, Bosch Thermotechnology North America today serves a large and diverse set of commercial and residential customers with state-of-art and high-end solutions for heating, coolling and hot-water in all 50 states and Canada. In his current role as…

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Driving Change Through Leadership and Workforce Engagement to Build a Strong Culture of Execution
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Driving Change Through Leadership and Workforce Engagement to Build a Strong Culture of Execution

What is motivational intelligence, and how does Baker Hughes use it to make our people great? Illustrating how Baker Hughes approaches building teams in an organized, systemic, replicable way Creating organizational capabilities with scalable, measurable methods Aligning what we do with the overall mission of our organization What does leading a team built and organized in this fashion look like? Offering ideas and insights that other companies can apply to their own team development programs — Stephen Graham Manufacturing & Product Quality Excellence Executive Baker Hughes Stephen Graham is considered by many to be a Renaissance Man – he’s travelled…

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The Importance of Leadership in Manufacturing
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The Importance of Leadership in Manufacturing

Illustrating the importance of leaders during crises and rapidly evolving circumstances. What have we learned in the last two years? Offering new ideas and best practices to do reviews remotely and win buy-in from a distributed workforce How has workforce culture evolved, and what initiatives are we moving forward with to shape and influence the culture we need for the future? What should other organizations leadership take away from our experience? — Brian Krinock SVP, Vehicle Manufacturing & Production Engineering Toyota Brian Krinock is a senior vice-president at Toyota Motor North America. He oversees the manufacturing operations of eight vehicle…

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Manufacturing Operations: Before and After the IPO
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Manufacturing Operations: Before and After the IPO

How manufacturing operations leaders prepare for a Direct Listing / IPO Understanding and reinforcing the strengths and weaknesses of your manufacturing capabilities throughout the journey Sharing best practices and lessons learned in a rapidly growing company preparing to Direct List / IPO Simplifying your communications in manufacturing operations capabilities and bringing others on the journey — Stephanie Pullings Hart SVP, Operations Warby Parker Ms. Hart is currently the Senior Vice President of Operations at Warby Parker. During her tenure, Warby Parker went public through a direct listing, opened a second optical lab, and has maintained exceptional quality and customer service as…

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Volkswagen’s Electric Vision for America – Transforming Our Chattanooga Factory into an Electric Vehicle Hub
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Volkswagen’s Electric Vision for America – Transforming Our Chattanooga Factory into an Electric Vehicle Hub

Volkswagen’s push to electric mobility in America and Chattanooga’s future key role Walking through the final stages of Chattanooga’s transformation – the localized assembly of Volkswagen’s ID.4 all-electric SUV Highlighting the importance of our workers as catalysts of EV change Sharing experiences and discussing what comes next — Chris Glover President and CEO Volkswagen Chattanooga Operations LLC Chris Glover is the new President and CEO at Volkswagen Chattanooga LLC, the company’s assembly plant in Tennessee. Glover assumed the role on January 1st and will lead the plant’s transformation and push towards electric mobility, starting with the localized production of the…

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Reflecting on 25 Years of Production in Alabama & Ramping Up EV and Battery Production in Alabama
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Reflecting on 25 Years of Production in Alabama & Ramping Up EV and Battery Production in Alabama

Offering an overview of MBUSI’s 25 Years of Production in Alabama and deep dive into how the plant has evolved through the years Discussing opportunities and challenges involved as MBUSI prepares to start production of all-electric Mercedes-EQ vehicles in the United States Showcasing the highly-flexible Mercedes-Benz production system, allowing different models and drivetrains to be assembled within the plant to adapt to customer demands Sneak peek of operations within the new Battery Factory, which will the high-performance lithium-ion batteries for the EQS SUV and EQE SUV is CO2-neutral — Shedrick Kynard VP of Operations Mercedes-Benz U.S. International, Inc. Shedrick Kynard…

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Establishing Manufacturing Leadership in the Digital Era
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Establishing Manufacturing Leadership in the Digital Era

Leaders in Manufacturing Leading Manufacturers How Google Cloud can help you and your organization lead? — Fabien Duboeuf Industry Manager, Manufacturing Google Cloud Leveraging his scientific background, his career started as a research scientist working on bacteria and enzymes in France, England and in the US. He learned to gather insights, design experiments to find creative solutions. Later as an entrepreneur, he learned that empathy and a customer centric approach lead to successful business outcomes. In his corporate career, he combined his scientific approach with customer skills at Elsevier, Autodesk, and Siemens guiding his customers through their digital  transformation to…

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How People are Innovating and Bringing Production to Life and Producing Happiness for All
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How People are Innovating and Bringing Production to Life and Producing Happiness for All

Toyota’s commitment to train, develop and empower team members to transform our future : Toyota Production System basics and real practical application Talent development at every role (TM/TL/GLs, Maintenance, Engineering, & Leadership) Leveraging talent – Innovations to streamline operations Introduction to Toyota’s newest plant – TMMGT — Brian Krinock SVP, Vehicle Manufacturing & Production Engineering Toyota Brian Krinock is senior vice president, Vehicle Plants, for Toyota Motor North America (TMNA). TMNA supports Toyota’s engineering and manufacturing operations in North America. In his current role, Krinock is responsible for Toyota’s seven vehicle assembly plants. Prior to his current role, Krinock served for five…

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Delivering Transformation Across the Value Chain Through Digital Product Creation
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Delivering Transformation Across the Value Chain Through Digital Product Creation

How has the pandemic magnified change in the apparel industry How has digital product creation helped teams to make and sell products in a more collaborative way How do standards play a key role in the creation of digital products How can using  digital tools prepare us for an uncertain future What are the ways digital prototyping  can be used as a sustainability enabler — Jami Dunbar SVP, Product Supply Under Armour Jami Dunbar is Senior Vice President of Under Armour’s Global Product Supply. With 25 years’ experience in apparel and footwear, her key focus is conceiving, testing and developing…

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The Future of Manufacturing: Building Prize-Winning Capability
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The Future of Manufacturing: Building Prize-Winning Capability

Understanding and building prize winning manufacturing capability What is the role of leadership required to deliver WCM Illustrating what prize winning results look like Key learning from a senior executive who’s taken plants from around the globe to Prize Winning Performance What are the future challenges for Manufacturing — Daniel Myers Senior Fellow at Haslam School of Business University of Tennessee Retired EVP of Integrated Supply Chain Mondelēz International Senior Fellow at Haslam School of Business, University of Tennessee Board Member for Two Companies Private Equity Senior Operating Executive for The Carlyle Group Retired EVP, Global Supply Chain, Mondelēz International…

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