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Currently: VP for Smart Operations (mainly Digitalization/OT Security) Senior Manager Operational Excellence Site Manager I&E Project Manager EngineeringRead more

Daniel Sliz is heading and developing ROC Ropice since its beginning in 2008 by the agile leadership of highly specialized team inside the global company. At this position he also utilizes the previous experience in the optimization and mathematical modelling of production processes combined with the production plant management. Via the ROC team he drivesRead more

Marco Schlimpert has been creating resonance in organizations and designing sustainable business models in the industry for more than 23 years. The core of his work always has been to build on the identity of people and organizations to explore the purpose as the framework for successful strategy definition and implementation with ambitious targets toRead more

Christoph Attila Kun joined BASF SE Ludwigshafen in 2011 as a maintenance engineer. After various optimization projects in maintenance, he took over the development and management of the SAP Plant Maintenance Services unit in 2013. In 2018, he moved to the Digitalization unit, where he took over the management of the Global Digital Asset MasterRead more

Philipp Kohn is VP Global Operations – Fire Retardant Additives & MD at Huber Engineered Materials, Martinswerk GmbH. Experienced Senior Executive with a demonstrated history of working in the automotive and process industry. International experience since more than 25 years. Skilled in Supply Chain & Operations Management, Continuous Improvement, End to End Lean Manufacturing andRead more

− Overall operational responsibility for the site as Production Manager, Site Manager and General Manager − Leading a cross functional team (direct/ indirect report, internal/external) which delivers double-digit mUSD revenue in E2E manufacturing process of respiratory combination products − Successful implementation of cost reduction initiatives as well as TPC Roadmaps and sustainable COGS improvement initiativesRead more

Joachim Gorzel is Vice President Digital Cement Operations at Heidelberg Materials. He joined the company in 1993 as an Automation and Electrical Engineer. Since then, working on various positions and in various responsible roles at Heidelberg Cement company, (today: Heidelberg Materials). Starting from an engineer position in a maintenance department at a cement plant. BetweenRead more

Being passionate about helping people and organizations explore their potential, I believe in these guiding principles of autonomous evolutionary leadership: 1. Purpose – be clear about your, your team’s and your organizational WHY 2. People – understand why they do what they do, develop them, help, trust and respect them 3. Collaboration– create sustainable andRead more

Christoph Attila Kun joined BASF SE Ludwigshafen in 2011 as a maintenance engineer. After various optimization projects in maintenance, he took over the development and management of the SAP Plant Maintenance Services unit in 2013. In 2018, he moved to the Digitalization unit, where he took over the management of the Global Digital Asset MasterRead more

Amol Kirtikar has been with Clariant since 2013, between 2013 and 2022 as Innovation Manager and since 2022 as Sr Manager, Sustainability & Innovation, AMERICAS. Between 2009 and 2012, he worked at Clariant Corporation as Global Business Development Manager and worked as President at Sanai Co Ltd. from 2003 to 2008. Amol Kirtikar worked asRead more