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After his studies of Chemistry at RWTH Aachen and a post-doc year at ENSCM Montpellier, he started his career in industry at EC Erdölchemie (today INEOS Köln) in Cologne. After different rules in R+D, production, and HSE department , he works as site optimization manager responsible for the planning of the production site.Read more

Subramanyam Kasibhat (Subbu) is a serial entrepreneur with experience spanning multiple technologies and domains. He has decades of experience and understanding of electronics, enterprise software, manufacturing, execution systems and military applications. Subbu has helped enterprises align to the new paradigm shift as a consequence of Industry 4.0 in manufacturing.  He brings to the table expertiseRead more

Michael Schmidt is Head of Digitalisation Shopfloor | Cybersecurity @ BMW Group. Former roles at BMW Group include General Manager IT Plants UK and South Africa and Head of IT Production as well as Senior Project Lead Production System.Read more

Scott Parker leads the Product Marketing team at Sinequa, a market leader in enterprise search technology.  At Sinequa, Scott spends his time working with large, globally distributed organizations in knowledge-intensive sectors to help them become information-driven. He believes that using modern information technology to connect employees to the accumulated knowledge and expertise within their work improves the overall performanceRead more

Axel Maigatter is Managing Director at Braskem Europe GmbH.Read more

Operational Improvement professional with focus on delivering rapid and sustainable results in client organisations, large and small. She has successfully proven the Chartwell approach in a broad range of industries including pharmaceuticals, chemicals and food. Specialities: Operational performance improvement: 20-50% improvement in operational manufacturing performance without capital expenditure in 2-6 months. Operational Due Diligence: FastRead more

Joachim has a holistic knowledge in garment manufacturing, tech and innovation. Starting as a tailor in bespoke couture, he became managing director of the biggest HUGO BOSS Group factory (3800 employees) in 2015. Transferring the whole organization into a flexible and reactive Smart Factory with implementation of industry 4.0 measures is his key goal –Read more

Thomas Leilich is Head of Operational Excellence at Allessa GmbH.Read more

Dr. Paige Marie Morse is Industry  Director at Aspen Technology, providing insight and guidance to chemical companies worldwide as they progress on their digitalization journeys. She has broad experience in strategic planning and portfolio management in chemicals and energy markets, and her career includes corporate planning, commercial and technical roles at Shell, Dow, Sunoco, andRead more

Wolfram Wentingmann works for the Siemens AG since more than 14 years in various positions. He was heading a cross-business unit program for the digitalization of 144 plants of a customer w/ cloud and edge technology, works as Senior Director Production orchestration a manufacturing network. Wolfram helps to win Industry 4.0 Smart Factory Award byRead more