Agenda
08.15 – 08.55
Registration
08.55 – 09.05
Welcome & Chairman’s Opening Remarks for Day One
Johan Vanacker, Director Operations Center of Excellence, Beaulieu International Group (NV)
09.05 – 09.35
– Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
– Objectives, and Key Results (OKRs)
- Why is it so difficult to define the right indicators?
- What are some hints and tips to defining the most appropriate metrics?
- What should leaders do to support the cultural and behavioral change journey?
Carolyn Lum, Former Vice President Operational Excellence, Philip Morris International
09.35 – 10.05
- What is Golden Batch
- Continuous improvement through the Golden Batch
- PoC and next steps
Miriam Mosca, IT Director EMEA PL Make Fill & Finish, Johnson & Johnson
- Breaking Silos: Aligning Data Across PLM, ERP, and MOM – Explore how data flows from model-based structures in PLM to transactional processes in ERP and event-driven operations in MOM, creating a unified framework for enterprise IT.
- Digital Thread: Connecting Data Throughout the Enterprise – Learn how the digital thread integrates data across PLM, ERP, and MOM systems, supporting consistency and collaboration throughout the product lifecycle and manufacturing processes.
- Aligned Data: Driving Agility Through Seamless System Interactions – Explore how aligning data between PLM, ERP, and MOM ensures efficient workflows, enabling systems to respond dynamically to changing demands.
- Future-Ready IT: Unlocking Advanced Analytics Through Connected Systems – How integrating PLM, ERP, and MOM enables powerful analytics via model-based, transactional, and event-driven data to uncover insights, optimize operations, and predict future trends.
Julia Gerth, DELMIA Senior Sales Manager EuroCentral, Dassault Systemes
11.25 – 12.30
For 4 to 10 participants to discuss and debate on one of the selected topics:
- Smart Manufacturing
- Operational Excellence/Continuous Improvement
- Leadership & Digital Transformation
- Digital Technologies/Strategies
- Manufacturing Engineering/Automation
- Lean Strategies/Lean 4.0
- Sustainability & Decarbonization of Manufacturing operations
One to One Meetings & Investment Areas
- Manufacturing Technology
- Manufacturing Automation/MES
- Industry 4.0/Smart Manufacturing
- Digitalisation/Digital Transformation
- Big Data and Advanced Analytics
- Industrial IoT/Cyber Security
- Additive Manufacturing/3D Printing
- Digital Twin – Process Modelling and Simulation
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
- Edge Computing/Edge IoT
- Hybrid Cloud/Data Cloud Platforms
- IT/ OT Convergence
- Lean Strategies & Operational Excellence
- Continuous Improvement
- Quality & Risk Management
- Facility Management and Integration
- Health, Safety & Environment (HSE)
- Industrial Air compression Units
- Culture and Leadership
- Sustainability/Green Manufacturing
- Secure Access Service Edge (SASE)
Workshops
Chairperson: Johan Vanacker, Director Operations Center of Excellence, Beaulieu International Group (NV)
Transformation through collaboration
- The lack of collaboration has limited the value of historic transformation projects.
- A paradigm shift in industry is required to address both business performance and the global environmental challenges we face.
- This presentation will describe the systemic problem and propose a solution.
- It will also present the current initiative in the UK aimed at creating a template that can be replicated globally.
Digital Transformation Strategy for the Global Enterprise – Vision and Opportunities
- Drivers for your digital transformation journey
- Why MES is the foundational element of your operations
- How to align digitalization processes from plant to enterprise, from local to global
- Smart Factory technologies accelerating business growth and opportunities (Cloud, Analytics, AI,…)
Digital Transformation
Chaired by Johan Vanacker, Director Operations Center of Excellence, Beaulieu International Group (NV)
IIoT as a key player in flexible manufacturing and regarding the connected worker – a case study of the Automotive Industry
IIoT enables flexible manufacturing and empowers the connected
worker in today’s industry. It allows machines to be reconfigured
and optimized quickly to meet changing demands, offers real-time
data, insights, and instructions through wearables or mobile apps,
enhancing productivity, efficiency, safety, and decision-making.
Connected workers receive alerts, access on-demand training, and
collaborate seamlessly. This session will focus on:
- Which technologies can solve the various use cases?
- What exactly is the role of IIoT in the Shopfloor itself?
- What are the challenges and the future of manufacturing with respect to new trends as AI in particular?
Hugo David Herrmann, Head of Automotive Advanced Manufacturing Strategy, Industry 4.0 & Operational Excellence, IAC Group GmbH
Lean Strategies
Chaired by Carolyn Lum, Former Vice President Operational Excellence, Philip Morris International
Achieving highest operations excellence by digitally enhancing the capabilities of our people and assets
- Our future mill vision and approach puts the humans at the center supported by new ways of working, remote operations, digitalization, competences and capabilities
- Our “Quality Advisor” solutions are a prime example of innovation and collaboration. They offer tailored solutions for various production areas and set new standards in quality control and monitoring
- From Proof-of-concept to company wide scale-out, only solutions which are of value are selected and productized
- A particular focus is on the development of “Advisor” solutions into “Closed-Loop” applications
- This has not only increased efficiency but also revolutionized the human-machine interface. We have learnt how important it is to optimize the interaction between humans and machines to achieve the best possible results
Christopher Tonk, Digital Solution Advisor, Stora Enso
Human at the heart: Balancing well-being and performance in digital transformation
- Putting people first in digital transformations
- Human-Centered for optimal well-being and system performance
- Transitioning from mere implementation to holistic system redesign
- Cultural Influence on Digital Transformation success
Bzhwen Kadir, Business & Portfolio Lead, Novo Nordisk
From Tradition to Transformation Simple steps for tackling organizational change
- Recognize Our Tradition: Reflecting on and acknowledging the organizational environment and cultural aspects is a crucial step toward organizational healing and building a shared vision for the future.
- Facing Challenges as a Lean Leader: Good processes create good products, and good people create good leadership. We focus on developing people to think according to our principles before developing processes and products.
- Core Elements to Drive Organizational Change: Selecting the right design elements that can emerge and grow organically is key to driving transformation.
- Celebrating Early Wins: Integrating KBIs with operational targets enables a better understanding of the transformation process.
- Looking Ahead with Confidence: Investing in your people ensures sustained growth and continued progress toward excellence.
Dr. Paul Grzesik, Director Operational Excellence, Aristo Pharma
One to One Meetings & Investment Areas
- Manufacturing Technology
- Manufacturing Automation/MES
- Industry 4.0/Smart Manufacturing
- Digitalisation/Digital Transformation
- Big Data and Advanced Analytics
- Industrial IoT/Cyber Security
- Additive Manufacturing/3D Printing
- Digital Twin – Process Modelling and Simulation
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
- Edge Computing/Edge IoT
- Hybrid Cloud/Data Cloud Platforms
- IT/ OT Convergence
- Lean Strategies & Operational Excellence
- Continuous Improvement
- Quality & Risk Management
- Facility Management and Integration
- Health, Safety & Environment (HSE)
- Industrial Air compression Units
- Culture and Leadership
- Sustainability/Green Manufacturing
- Secure Access Service Edge (SASE)
Workshops
Chairperson: Carolyn Lum, Former Vice President Operational Excellence, Philip Morris International
Key Success Factors for an Effective Digital PdM Strategy
- Discover how to revolutionize your maintenance operations using I-care’s “Analyze, Manage, Connect, Collect” methodology.
- Collect high-quality data from various sources to ensure accurate insights.
- Seamlessly connect systems and IoT devices for comprehensive data integration.
- Apply advanced analytics to predict potential failures and gain actionable insights.
- Manage with a clear strategy, setting KPIs and continuously improving processes.
- Learn how these success factors can minimize downtime and optimize your maintenance strategy for maximum efficiency.
Transforming OT Data into Actionable Insights and Strategic Advantage
This session explores the data-driven revolution in manufacturing, where companies are inundated with information from IoT devices, sensors, and automated systems. It addresses the challenges of managing high-volume, varied, and fast-moving data and demonstrates how data orchestration, AI, and edge computing can turn these challenges into operational advantages. This session equips manufacturing leaders to leverage data as a strategic asset for efficiency and informed decision-making. Key topics include:
- Data in Manufacturing: The 3Vs – Volume, Variety, and Velocity
- Key Challenges: Data storage, bandwidth, latency, and data flow management
- Solutions: Observability for system insights, predictive maintenance, and OT/IT integration
- Future Trends: Edge computing, data optimization, and AI-driven processes
Reducing manufacturing downtime and increasing process optimization through AI driven Spare Parts Management: The Role of AI in Optimizing Inventory, Decision-Making, & Demand Forecasting
- Deletes supply chain uncertainties
- Manages unpredictable demand
- Improves low quality data
- Optimises manual data entry and management
- Uncovers hidden Obsolescence
- Finds hidden Duplicates
- Perfect extension for existing ERP
- Developing a picture to strive for: our visionwheel our heartbeat
- Putting process and people first
- Organizing change: from 5A, Gemba Culture, fresh thinking and work organization, to data availability, applications in our Fully Connected Digital Twin and robotics, to network optimization
- Relying on base values: RATTO
Tim Renner, General Manager Logistics and IT, BMW Group
08.55 – 09.00
CHAIRPERSON’S OPENING REMARKS FOR DAY TWO AND SUMMARY OF DAY ONE
Carolyn Lum, Former Vice President Operational Excellence, Philip Morris International
09.00 – 09.30
- The VUCA world requires a new narrative for our factories and factory network
- The guiding principles of CRISP (Connectivity, Resilience, Intelligence, Sustainability)
- Concrete Examples
- Summary & Outlook
Andreas Bukenberger, Head of Production Integrated Factory I, Siemens AG
09.30 – 10.00
- Utilising our greatest asset – People
- Solutions to the impossible problem – Culture Change
- Sustaining our condition – Increasing Our Competitive Edge
Mark Siddall, Group Leader Senior, Toyota Lean Management Centre
10.00 – 10.30
- The use of 3D Printing has moved well beyond prototyping, rapid tooling, trinkets, and toys. Companies are now looking for industrial production at scale.
- Additive Manufacturing (AM) gives enormous freedom for making complex shapes in small quantities at affordable prices.
- Application examples will highlight how AM contributes to lowering lead times, decreasing inventory costs, and gaining better control of supply chains.
Matteo Marcellini, Director, Industrial Solutions – Southern Europe, 3D Systems
11.05 – 12.00
For 4 to 10 participants to discuss and debate on one of the selected topics:
- Smart Manufacturing
- Operational Excellence/Continuous Improvement
- Leadership & Digital Transformation
- Digital Technologies/Strategies
- Manufacturing Engineering/Automation
- Lean Strategies/Lean 4.0
- Sustainability & Decarbonization of Manufacturing operations
One to One Meetings & Investment Areas
- Manufacturing Technology
- Manufacturing Automation/MES
- Industry 4.0/Smart Manufacturing
- Digitalisation/Digital Transformation
- Big Data and Advanced Analytics
- Industrial IoT/Cyber Security
- Additive Manufacturing/3D Printing
- Digital Twin – Process Modelling and Simulation
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
- Edge Computing/Edge IoT
- Hybrid Cloud/Data Cloud Platforms
- IT/ OT Convergence
- Lean Strategies & Operational Excellence
- Continuous Improvement
- Quality & Risk Management
- Facility Management and Integration
- Health, Safety & Environment (HSE)
- Industrial Air compression Units
- Culture and Leadership
- Sustainability/Green Manufacturing
- Secure Access Service Edge (SASE)
Workshops
Chairperson: Johan Vanacker, Director Operations Center of Excellence, Beaulieu International Group (NV)
Human-Centric Digital transformation: The key to maximizing business value with Connected Worker technology
- Explore the business value unlocked by Connected Worker technology
- Discover real-world use cases that drive productivity and efficiency
- Identify and assess your organization’s key business challenges
- Example: calculate the business value of a digital transformation initiative
Innovation in Manufacturing – Digital Transformation
- Digital First – End to End Supply Chain
- Digital Core – Operating smarter to create efficiency & scale
- Smart Factory – A journey with People and Technology
Biplab Sah, Global Lead Architect – Smart Factory, Mars Inc.
- Who is Grupo Lusiaves
- Main challenges and threats
- Decision to digitize operations
- Food focussed, cloud-based, 360 MES/MOM: BRAINR
- Benefits
Paulo Gaspar, Vice President, Lusiaves Grupo
- My way to operational excellence
- eoe – Emmi Operational Excellence
- Mindset, skillset and toolset: for today and for generations to come
- eoe next steps
Alex Bolinelli, Head of Operational Excellence, Emmi AG
How are your peers tackling and overcoming digitalisation challenges?
- What are the key barriers for introducing digitalisation into your organisation?
- Is your digitalisation strategy driven from the bottom up or the top down?
- How do you define your requirements for a digital system when you don’t know what the system capabilities are?
- What did you use to define your start point for digitisation, and a follow-on deployment plan?
- Did you have a minimum set of current system standards/process knowledge and tools in place before digitisation?
- How do you drive culture change in your employees, to accept the change to digital manufacturing?
Moderator:
Johan Vanacker, Director Operations Center of Excellence, Beaulieu International Group (NV)
Panel Members:
Biplab Sah, Global Lead Architect – Smart Factory, Mars Inc.
Christopher Tonk, Digital Solution Advisor, Stora Enso
Bzhwen Kadir, Business & Portfolio Lead, Novo Nordisk
Please Note: Workshop, Agenda, Speakers and Participants can be subject to change