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David Johnson is the SVP, Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management. Prior to this role he was Vice President, Production Engineering and New Model Quality, Nissan North America, Inc. where he was ensuring the highest level of quality possible at the maximum output in all of Nissan’s U.S. and Mexican manufacturing operations.
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Craig Melrose is the Executive Vice President of Digital Transformation Solutions at PTC. In this role, Craig works to build customer-facing, (operationally transformative) solutions that incorporate PTC’s industry-leading CAD, PLM, IoT, and AR technologies. His responsibilities include interacting directly with the customers to develop, scale, and roll out tailored industry 4.0 programs based on their unique operational excellence goals and needs.
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Willem Sundblad is the co-founder and CEO of Oden Technologies, a company empowering manufacturers to make more, waste less, and innovate faster through machine learning and applied analytics. He is a Forbes.com contributing writer and a recognized leading voice in manufacturing analytics. Chris has been at INX International for over 30 years. He is responsible for the role of VP of Offset Division.
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James Newman is the Head of Product and Portfolio Marketing at Augury. He has 20+ years of experience across engineering, manufacturing, and technology adoption, James brings a customer-focused outlook to understanding how technology impacts organizational outcomes. Nick Ott is the Director of IT for Canfor Southern Pine. Nick has spent 15 of his 20 years in IT in the Wood Processing Industry. Throughout his IT career he has held positions responsible for System Development, Infrastructure Delivery, M&A, and Project Management.
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Suresh C. Rama is a Thought Leader in Smart Manufacturing and a Portfolio Development Executive who leads the application of Siemens’ Digital Manufacturing portfolio of solutions for automotive customers. He has over 30 years of Manufacturing and Automation experience with Automotive OEMs, Suppliers and Line Builders.
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Partnering with the business to deliver on Walmart’s mission – creating Good Jobs, Great Careers, and a Better Life for our Associates Leveraging data-driven decision making to transform our business for the future. Creating an Associate Value Proposition built around opportunity, inclusion, and well-being. Digitizing our tools and our work for the next generation of associates. The foundational role the People team plays in maintaining Walmart’s culture. Listening at scale – how Walmart gathers feedback and responds to 1.6 million associates in the U.S. — Maren Waggoner SVP of People, End-to-End Operations Walmart Maren joined Walmart in 2017 as a…
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The Control Tower: Providing visibility with actionable insights into the health of your manufacturing Yield Improvement: Process understanding and advanced modeling for significant ROI Digital twin: simulation and improved productivity by employing Smart Scheduling Successful industry 4.0 pharma use cases How to effectively build programs to deploy and maintain technology to continuously improve and capture value — Rick Johnston Sr. Director Applied Materials Rick is a senior technical leader within Applied Materials’ pharmaceutical business unit. He has more than 15 years of experience in building software that solves big data, machine learning, scheduling, forecasting and advanced analytics problems in pharma….
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Pharmaceutical manufacturers have worked diligently and successfully to foster a ‘culture of quality’, resulting in fewer overall regulatory citations year over year since 2010. How can better data management and analytics impact not only quality but process improvement and efficiency gains as well? What trends are driving the need to move towards both managing and using data better? The ‘culture of data’ starts with changing old ways of working. What steps do biopharma manufacturers need to take to initiate their transformation? How can manufacturers use manufacturing process data to quickly and proactively improve outcomes? — Vishaka Rajaram Director, Pharmaceutical and…
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Contextualizing the power of Investing in People via examples of a reinvigorated employee value proposition throughout the downturn, and how it paid back in dividends A look at the mindset shift accompanying the “Fourth Industrial Revolution”: How we have gone through fundamental changes in the way we connect with one another Reviewing the importance of “keeping your foot on the gas” in terms of infrastructure and technology advancements Where do we go from here? Why continuous learning is a priority and how to maintain the momentum — Rahquel Purcell Chief Transformation Officer L’Oréal USA A 30-year Supply Chain executive with…
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