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Accomplished operations and supply chain management professional with demonstrated success in retail, manufacturing and information technology environments. I led the SAP deployment of largest and most complex manufacturing campus to date for Caterpillar. Led SAP technical architects for our global information services division. Reverse engineered and re-deployed SAP in our manufacturing plants in Mexico. DeployingRead more

I’m fascinated by automation and its extension by digital solutions. I always was (ask my father about 5-year-old me drawing production lines in his office). That’s one reason why I am enthusiastic about our family buisness Fichter Maschinen, too. I like to create new things, which help solve problems. That’s why I find working inRead more

Johan Frisk, founder and CEO of OpiFlex. OpiFlex solves the challenge of automating high mix and low volume and helps small companies to global groups to create increased flexibility and competitiveness while creating stimulating tasks. Johan is a serial entrepreneur with a background from ABB and Ericsson. He is an expert advisor for the OECD,Read more

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

Martin Landherr has some deep insights in the field of cyber-physical systems and digitizing manufacturing systems. After finishing his doctoral studies in the field of integrated configuration of prod ucts and manufacturing systems he was responsible for the successful development and operation of the Application Center Industry 4.0 at the Fraunhofer IPA in Stuttgart. InRead more

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Professional experience: global corporate partnership and project management, due diligence risk assessment, human rights, marketing and fundraising. Interests: environmental and social sustainability in corporate value chains, social entrepreneurship, agriculture, sustainable urban development, international organisations.Read more

Dr. Alexander Meißner is Director Planning, Simulation, and Product Management at Dürr Systems AG and has year-long experience in planning, product development, robotics and automation.Read more

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Erik Weytjens is one of the leaders of EFESO’s Energy Efficiency and Decarbonization practice and a core team member of the Chemicals industry team. He specializes in Energy Efficiency Programs, in Operational Excellence projects and in strategy and transformation. He holds a M.Sc. in Engineering and an MBA from INSEAD. He has spent half hisRead more