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Fireside Chat: Achieving Enduring Standard of Growth through Operational Rigor
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Fireside Chat: Achieving Enduring Standard of Growth through Operational Rigor

April 22, 2024

Mark Mews leads the operations and supply chain for the Periperhal Business Group and has been at W.L. Gore and Associates, Inc. for over 16 years spending a majority of that time leading cross-functionally in various operations & supply chain leadership roles across both new product development and commercial life cycles. Mark is an advocate for continuous improvement, creating a lean culture, and focusing teams and organizations on delivering targets that improve both top and bottom line growth.

Michelle Oakes leads the Aortic supply chain and operations as a part of the Aortic Business Group. Michelle began her Gore career in engineering supporting new product development and then transitioned into various leadership roles within the Medical Products Division.

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Driving the Future: How Technology is Transforming Automotive Manufacturing
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Driving the Future: How Technology is Transforming Automotive Manufacturing

April 22, 2024

Over the course of her 34-year career at General Motors, Kelly DiPucchio’s leadership skills and hands-on approach in manufacturing environments differentiated her expertise. In her last role as Vice President, Global Manufacturing Engineering, she led 5000 global team members designing and installing tooling and processes across the global footprint for all new vehicles and propulsion systems including batteries and electric drive units. In addition to executing new product launches, her team implemented automation, device level analytics and AI to improve manufacturing quality, efficiency and cybersecurity. She has extensive background in new product development and global program management and is recognized for cross-functional collaboration and innovation.

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Fostering a Culture of Innovation and Collaboration
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Fostering a Culture of Innovation and Collaboration

April 22, 2024

Natalia Méndez DeBriones, leads the medical devices manufacturing cluster for Philips. In her current role she is responsible for leading 13 manufacturing plants, located across the world.  She has been in Medical Devices manufacturing for the past 16 years and has experience in different roles:  Quality, Product Design, Plastic Molding & Extrusion, and is passionate about Lean, Six Sigma, and Continuous Improvement. During her career, she has been able to transform and optimize manufacturing processes to better support customer needs and increase value brought to the company.  She enjoys working with interdisciplinary teams and finding new ways to achieve goals, while creating development opportunities for her team and others.

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People-Centric Manufacturing Transformation
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People-Centric Manufacturing Transformation

April 22, 2024

Becky Crane has 20 years’ experience at General Mills working across the company’s end-to-end supply chain, in multiple U.S. and international locations. Highlights include plant manager at one of our largest facilities (Hannibal, Mo.), as well as standing up a global procurement organization in Switzerland as an expat. She’s known for leveraging her breadth of experience to build bold strategies and highly effective cross-functional teams to solve problems and create long-term advantage for our businesses. Crane leads manufacturing, engineering and global safety teams with accountability for over 9,000 employees (approximately 30% of the company’s employee base). This includes responsibility over $1B in capital across the enterprise, standardizing processes and establishing strong business partnerships to enable advantaged agility and accelerate innovation.

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How AI and Digitization is Shaping the Way Supply Chain is Managed
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How AI and Digitization is Shaping the Way Supply Chain is Managed

April 22, 2024

Saad has 20 years of experience in E2E supply chain roles, across various consumer goods organizations, in multiple international and US locations. Saad has a passion for leading global supply organizations, digitization, process improvement, operational excellence, and transformational programs. Saad started his career with Unilever moving to British American Tobacco and currently working for Reckitt. He has held roles across entire supply chain including roles in engineering, plant operations, demand and supply planning, projects management, quality, logistics, warehousing, and customer services. He has work experience in different geographies across the globe which give him a unique perspective of different markets and global supply challenges.

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Enterprise Recipe Management
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Enterprise Recipe Management

April 24, 2024

Jill is the Vice President US Sales, Consumer Products & Retail, at Siemens Industry Software, Inc.  Jill has 30+ years of experience in Consumer Products & Retail. Before her current role she worked with various companies in the Retail, Apparel, Footwear, Home Goods, Furniture, Textiles, and Aerospace Industries to provide technological hardware & software solutions.​

Jill holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Textile Management & Manufacturing from Clemson University and an MBA from Duke University, Fuqua School of Business.​

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Addressing the Top 4 COO Challenges for 2024
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Addressing the Top 4 COO Challenges for 2024

April 22, 2024

Chris Poole serves as the Director of Client Development for PSbyM. Chris has a 25 year track record of engaging global clients in supporting the delivery of tailored, high-quality excellence programs with special focus on supply chain excellence, operational excellence and safety excellence delivering sustainable transformational results. He’s an expert in all aspects of policy deployment, leadership development, organizational alignment, cultural excellence and focused problem-solving methodologies.

Shawn Smith serves as the Business Leader for the North American Region. Shawn has 20 years of experience in fast paced cost-conscious manufacturing environments. After leading operations for multiple years Shawn joined Performance Solutions by Milliken traveling the globe delivering performance results at more than 30 clients. He is an expert in management systems, leadership development, coaching, and problem solving.

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Modern Manufacturing – A New Standard for People and Processes
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Modern Manufacturing – A New Standard for People and Processes

April 24, 2024

Sam Castro joined SAP in July 2005 with the acquisition of a small company called Lighthammer. At that time he was responsible for implementation consulting, field enablement, custom development, and training for the core products (Illuminator, Xacute, UDS, CMS).  Sam is now part of the SAP LoB Manufacturing Product Marketing group, which is directly responsible for strategy and direction of our Manufacturing portfolio or products.

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Use AI to Give Junior Operators The Performance of Experienced Staff
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Use AI to Give Junior Operators The Performance of Experienced Staff

April 22, 2024

Willem Sundblad is the co-founder and CEO of Oden Technologies, a company empowering operators by providing real-time, AI-driven prescriptive process setting recommendations and predictive quality directly to the front line. In his spare time, he is a contributing writer to Forbes.com and takes every chance he gets to enjoy the Green Mountains of Vermont.

Chris Rodgers is the Director of TPM for INX International Ink Co. INX with parent company, SAKATA INX Corp., is the third largest ink manufacturer in the world. From the beginning of his career with INX in 1994 to 2005, Chris worked in research and technical services. In 2005, Chris was asked to take on a newly created role in TPM. Since taking on this role, Chris has assisted with or led projects across INX operations to reduce costs and improve efficiency.

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Process Intelligence (PQ): The Key to Building High Functioning Leaders
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Process Intelligence (PQ): The Key to Building High Functioning Leaders

April 23, 2024

Shane A. Yount is a nationally recognized thought leader, author, and President of Competitive Solutions, Inc., an international Business Transformation consulting firm which pioneered the acclaimed organizational development system known as Process Based Leadership® – A business transformation methodology designed to create a sustainable culture of clarity, connectivity, and consistency through the use of Non-Negotiable Business Processes.

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Now, Next and Beyond: Exploring the Future of Operational Excellence
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Now, Next and Beyond: Exploring the Future of Operational Excellence

April 22, 2024

Craig currently serves as a Principal at EY, leading the global Manufacturing Transformation solution. He has 24 years of experience across operations, engineering, continuous improvement, and digital transformation from a combination of industry, including 16 years at Procter and Gamble and other consulting roles. Craig enables clients across sectors to successfully transform through the adoption of technology and new ways of working by empowering the workforce on the journey to zero loss. As the leader of the EY and P&G alliance he leads a team focused on innovating methods and tools to create more effective, efficient, and sustainable transformations.

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Transforming Manufacturing Reliability: Accelerating Time-to-Value Through an AI-Driven RCM Solution for Optimal Efficiency and Streamlined Operations
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Transforming Manufacturing Reliability: Accelerating Time-to-Value Through an AI-Driven RCM Solution for Optimal Efficiency and Streamlined Operations

April 22, 2024

Michael has spent his career aligning solutions to customer’s business goals, analyzing business practices, leading workshops, developing business cases, operating models, and road maps to determine solutions for intricate business problems, and motivating my team to deliver the desired solution. He brings great expertise in the field of maintenance, reliability, facilities, and capital management with a point focus on developing and or optimizing Enterprise Asset Management (EAM), Integrated Work Managements (IWMS), Cloud, Mobile, Internet of Things (IOT), AI/ML Solutions.

Dr. Dhaval Patel is a Senior Technical Staff Member (STSM) at IBM Research, where he has been driving innovation in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) since 2016. With a PhD in Computer Science from the National University of Singapore, Dr. Patel is a renowned expert in applying AI and ML technologies to solve complex industrial challenges.

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Modern Data Architecture: The 4.0 Smart Manufacturing Game Changer for Mid-Sized Manufacturers
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Modern Data Architecture: The 4.0 Smart Manufacturing Game Changer for Mid-Sized Manufacturers

April 22, 2024

Lee has 25+ years of experience across manufacturing (Boeing/Corning), software technology (GE VERNOVA), and consulting (EY) that enables him to craft digital strategies that optimize manufacturing operations. As trusted advisor for manufacturing transformation, Lee works with clients to develop strategic roadmaps, navigate technology selection, and ensure financial viability for their smart factory initiatives.

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Standard Work and Order Exceptions​
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Standard Work and Order Exceptions​

April 24, 2024

John Dougherty has been working with companies in the Industrial Manufacturing, High Tech, Aero Space and Defense, Retail, Wholesale Distribution, and Consumer Packaged Goods industries for the past 24 years with both Symix Software, Oracle, and NetSuite.  John is currently Head of Manufacturing for the Americas with ServiceNow. ​

A big part of his role is meeting with companies who are either on or just starting their digital transformation journey in manufacturing and supply chain. John has an experienced and a proven track record of helping companies become more efficient, reduce costs and improve quality. He lives in Pittsburgh PA when not traveling for ServiceNow.

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Closing the Gap: How Digital Maturity Impacts Adoption
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Closing the Gap: How Digital Maturity Impacts Adoption

April 24, 2024

Geoffrey Jackson has over 30 years of industrial experience starting as a process engineer, working up to plant manager, and on to corporate Engineering and OT management roles. He has worked in multiple industries including aerospace and building materials and has extensive knowledge of Lean and Six Sigma tools as well as how these work in the Industry 4.0 space. Most recently, he led the digital transformation effort from concept to operationalization for a large, multi-facility company.

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Overcome Uncertain Times: Digitally Enabled Transformation to Drive Business and Workforce Success
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Overcome Uncertain Times: Digitally Enabled Transformation to Drive Business and Workforce Success

April 22, 2024

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.

Srinivasan Prabhushankar also known as Shankar is the CTO of Mechanical Recycling of PET for Indorama Ventures, a Thailand based Global Chemical Company. Shankar has 40 years of industry experience which includes various functional areas viz. Manufacturing, R&D, Technical Services, Project Management etc.

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