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Jennifer Schlachter has been Program Manager Engineering Events at we.CONECT Global Leaders since 2023. Previously, she worked as a research assistant at the German Institute of Urban Affairs (DifU) and the Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA) during her master’s degree in social sciences at the Humboldt University of Berlin. Her research focusedRead more

Jennifer Schlachter has been Program Manager Engineering Events at we.CONECT Global Leaders since 2023. Previously, she worked as a research assistant at the German Institute of Urban Affairs (DifU) and the Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA) during her master’s degree in social sciences at the Humboldt University of Berlin. Her research focusedRead more

Yves Gorat Stommel is currently the deputy head of the function Evonik Digital, as well as the head of the Cognitive Solutions team, with a strong focus on setting-up and implementing a comprehensive, company-wide Artificial Intelligence and data analysis strategy. Through his international exposure as an expat (China and US) and through his work assignments,Read more

I am an operational excellence professional with experience at all levels of the organization. At a strategic level I work with business directors and site managers to understand the strategic direction of their business or site and then work with them and their leadership team to execute the strategy. I’m also a certified Lego SeriousRead more

Educational background in applied mathematics and started the career in the Energy & Utility sector. Now for more than ten years in the chemical industry. At Evonik responsible for the corporate supply chain function and in this role driving the companies large and global supply chain transformation. What I love about my job: There neverRead more

Urs Zimmerli is Site Manager at CABB Chemicals plant in Pattern, Switzerland.Read more

Grace is a leading specialty chemicals company with focus areas in Silicas, Adsorbents, and Catalysts for the Refining and Polymer industry. Klaus Weckheuer is the leader of the largest manufacturing site of W.R. Grace with approx. 900 employees. His key responsibilities are further strengthening of the Grace safety performance and the relentless optimization of theRead more

Stephan Krebber has worked at Bayer since 1991 and has already held a wide range of positions within the company. Before his role as program director for the digitalization of production and technology at Covestro, the engineer oversaw factories and plants in Europe and Asia, most recently as technical manager at facilities in China whereRead more

Marc Winkelman is a global director of Procter & Gamble’s “Product Supply Manufacturing, Innovation & Capability center of excellence”. Marc is from The Netherlands. He completed his studies at the Rotterdam University of Business Management, and he became additional a Certified Production and Inventory Manager during his army time. His 25+ years of professional experienceRead more

Since 08/2008 Plant Manager Grinding Plant 12/95 Plant Manager PE-Wax Plant 6/92 Start at Hoechst AG, site Gersthofen as plant engineer Since 1997 Clariant 6/88-5/92 Graduation University Erlangen-Nürnberg 11/82-12/87 study of chemical engineering University Erlangen-Nürnberg Participation in various optimization programs, like Clariant Production System, Lean Sigma. Since 2017 project management for an investment project inRead more