North America's Leading Digital Transformation Event

October 13 - 15, 2025 | Chicago, Illinois

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The 2024 Advisory Board

Ron Norris
Director of Innovation
Georgia Pacific LLC

Tony Papke
Director of Business Development
MxD

Jan Shumate
Engineering & Construction Solutions/Corp Manufacturing Automation Transformatio
Eastman

Jeff Winter
Smart Manufacturing Advisor
CESM

Piya Dey
Director Digital Manufacturing
Celanese

Robert Pitts
Global Projects IT Discovery And Strategy Manager
ExxonMobil

Brian Perlstein
Digital Manufacturing Innovation Leader
Owens Corning

2024 Visionary Leading Speakers

Ash Dhupar
Chief Data Officer
Analogue Devices

Mike Giresi
Chief Digital Officer
Molex

Soma Venkat
SVP & Chief Information Technology Officer
Cooper Standard

Romina Guevara
Chief Digital Officer
Michelin

Praveen Moturu
Vice President Digital & Global Chief Enterprise Architect
Mars Inc.

Anne Emberson
Area Vice President – Digital
Nalco Water, an Ecolab Company

Hugo David Herrmann
Automotive Advanced Manufacturing Strategy, Industry 4.0 & Operational Excellenc
IAC Group

Michael Rosplock
Senior Operations Manager
Fathom Digital Manufacturing

Robert Einspar
Director of Manufacturing Excellence
Mark Anthony Brewing

Anthony Huffman
Enterprise Architect Strategist, Industry 4.0
Koch

Jeremy Elias
Manufacturing Digitalization Senior Manager Global Engineering
Beam Suntory

Hao Dinh
Vice President of Technology
Enpro

Travis Prior
Manager – Adoption Lead, Enterprise Ops, Smart Factory
Collins Aerospace

Brandon Leander
Global Head Seeds Data & Analytics
Syngenta

Jan Shumate
Director Worldwide Engineering & Construction Solutions and Corporate Manufactur
Eastman Chemical Company

Ron Norris
Director of Innovation
Georgia-Pacific

Paul Boris
Advisory Board Member Machine Learning & AI
NGen Canada

Adem Kulauzovic
Director of Automation
Domino Printing

Mark A. Prosser
Digital Manufacturing Mobility Advisor
ExxonMobil

Shashant Shah
Senior Technology Strategy Associate
MxD

Brian Perlstein
Digital Manufacturing Innovation Leader
Owens Corning

Michael Muilenburg
Former Director - Operational Technology & Connected Manufacturing at 3M, and Se
Manufacturers Alliance – Minnesota

Dawn Zhu
Director of Innovation
Alliance Laundry Systems LLC

Piotr Topor
Director of Information Security & Governance
LSC Communications

Nishit Sahay
VP, Chief Information Officer
Marvell Technology

Grant Ecker
Founder & Chairman
Chief Architect Network

Amir Zohar
Digital Transformation Senior Manager
LG Vertech Inc

Cynthia Hutchison
Chief Executive Officer
US Center for Advanced Manufacturing

Garith Duncan
Digital Transformation Manager
SNF Holding Company

Richard Saad
VP Continuous Improvement & Automation
Marmon Holdings

Michael Skocik
Director of Federal Technology Initiatives
The ARM Institute

Heitor Cauneto
Global Manufacturing Excellence and Digital Transformation Sr Director
Bunge

Konrad Konarski
Member Board of Trustees
AI Applied Consortium

Shawn D. Phillips
Smart Connected Factory Manager – Tractors and Combines
John Deere

James Small
Controls Engineer
C&D Technologies

Angela Reamer
Vice President of Manufacturing
MONIN Americas

Angela Accurso
Director of Workforce Progams
MxD

Kiara Thomas
Innovation Specialist
Nobel Corp

Marla Fons
Program Manager – Training & Organizational Development
KUKA U.S. Holdings Company LLC

Gladis Araujo
Former Supply Chain Strategy VP
Mattel Inc

Mike McFarlane
Former Director, Digitalization of Production and Technology NA
BASF

Matt Luallen
Lead Research Scientist
University of Illinois

Jungwoo Ryoo
Chancellor & Chief Academic Officer
Penn State Dubois

Cristi Fernandez
Senior Network Training Manager
Campbell Soup Company

Kartik Iyer
Director Smart Factory
TRUMPF

Amir Kashani
Director AI & Digital Product Development
Stanley Black & Decker Inc

Carlos Pineda
Head of Data Analytics, Data and Insights NA and Global Markets
Diageo

Brad Hopper
VP of Vertical Markets
Cloud Software Group

Amanda Clarida
Senior Manager Learning Design
Volvo Trucks

Vishal Vandrangi
Manager Operational Data Analytics
MSI Express

Joris Stolk
TPM and Digital Innovation Manager
CCU (Heineken JV)

Anis Isahak
Global Operational Excellence Leader
Molex

Ernesto Colombres
Regional Supply Chain Director LATAM
Kerry

Ben Tanner
Senior Director of Operational Excellence
Winland Foods

Rohit Ugle
Technical Specialist Data Science and Machine Learning
Caterpillar Inc

Jermaine Johnson
Senior Manager, Maintenance Engineering
Endo International Plc

Randall Kenny
Senior Principal Data & Analytics for P&O and Head of Product & Performance Anal
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Amy Ashley
Director of Learning & Development
Caterpillar

Mike Tomasco
Former VP, Digital Manufacturing
Pfizer

Mike Braukman
Market Head of Focused Learning
Nestle

Deji Adedayo
Intelligent Automation Lead and Product Owner (North America)
Gordon Foods Service

Ali Shakouri
Associate Dean for Research and Innovation, College of Engineering
Purdue University

Susan Carlock
EVP & Co-Owner
Mursix Corporation

Jeff Thiele
Group Technology Product Manager – Manufacturing Operations
John Deere

John Dyck
CEO
CESMII

Conrad Leiva
VP Ecosystem & Workforce Education
CESMII

Richard Milnes
CEO
Zaptic

Elliott Lander
Founder and Managing Director
ATR Inc

Tony Papke
Director of Business Development
MxD

Dave Landreth
Head of Revenue and Global Alliances
Augmentir

Lisa Zasada
Head of Digital Manufacturing
General Mills

Matt Mehlbrech
Vice President of Information Technology
CoorsTek Inc

Chiranjivi Botre
Engineering Researcher II, Digital Transformation and Innovation,
Kaneka Americas Holdings

Kiel Ronning
Industry 4.0 Lead
John Deere

Andy Allison
Head of Product Management
Symphony AI

Justin Lake
CEO
Skyllful

Roy Solis
Sr. Manager - EY OT Cybersecurity
EY

Eric Whitley
Director of Smart Manufacturing
L2L

Yasir Drabu
Founder & CEO
Taazaa

Lisa Masciantonio
Chief Workforce Officer
ARM - Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing

Gabriel Rodrigues
Partner/Director Operations Practices
Falconi

Mike Lawoo
Manager Supply Chain, AR/VR
EY

Tiago Machado
Co-Founder
ST-One

Jeff Kinard
EVP Corporate Development
Prometheus Group

Andrew Crowl
Regional Sales Director
Celona

Glenn Simmonds
CMRP - Senior Manager, Machine Reliability
Sabert Corporation

Jason Stokes
COO
solvace

Sri Karthik
EVP of Solutions & Co-Founder
Innovapptive

Oliver Ganschar
Head of Digital Manufacturing Transformation North America
The Kraft Heinz Company

Sam Moyer
CISSP, Lead Cybersecurity Engineer
MxD

Samuel Parra
NA Manufacturing Lead
BASF

Mark R. Beckmann
Senior Director Manufacturing Industry Solutions
Microsoft Worldwide Manufacturing

Christopher Micena
Former Sr Director Innovation & Digital
Nestle Purina North America

Durga Kota
Americas Region Chief Technology Officer
Fujitsu North America, Inc

Brian Jacoby
SVP of Sales and Marketing
The Joy Factory

Berardino Baratta
CEO
MxD

Mario Giacchino
Nokia Enterprise - Strategic Partner and Account Management
Nokia

Grant Johnson
Global Enterprise Account Leader
Nokia

Nate Stong
Partner
EY

Renato Basso
CEO
solvace

George Ifebuzo
Senior Manager - OT Cybersecurity Consulting
EY

Alex van Oosterom
Enterprise Software and SaaS Sales - Augmented Reality
PTC

Asif Rana
President of Nexus Connected Worker
Hexagon

Kartik Ravel
Senior Director, Digital Transformation
Fujitsu

Alexander Foster
Marketing Manager, Sustainable Manufacturing
Fujitsu

Kanwar Arora
Director of Product Marketing
Webalo

Jason Stokes
Chief Operating Officer
Solvace

Todd Shingler
Partner
Efeso

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