Connected Manufacturing Forum 2025

June 23 - 24, 2025

Ritz Carlton St. Louis, MO

Past Speakers (2019)

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Trever White, Divisional Information Officer, Manufacturing & Engineering Systems at Toyota Motor Corp.

Trever White

Divisional Information Officer, Manufacturing & Engineering Systems
Toyota Motor Corp.

Jack Fish, GE Lean Transformational Executive at GE Aviation

Jack Fish

GE Lean Transformational Executive
GE Aviation

Michael Mikula, Chief Engineer, Advanced Manufacturing at Ford Motor Company

Michael Mikula

Chief Engineer, Advanced Manufacturing
Ford Motor Company

David Schultz, Chief Procurement Officer at CONMED Corporation

David Schultz

Chief Procurement Officer
CONMED Corporation

Jeffrey J. Wilcox, Vice President, Digital Transformation at Lockheed Martin

Jeffrey J. Wilcox

Vice President, Digital Transformation
Lockheed Martin

Sultan Aziz, Senior Director of Product Supply Strategy and Management at Johnson & Johnson

Sultan Aziz

Senior Director of Product Supply Strategy and Management
Johnson & Johnson

Warren Pruitt, Vice President, Global Supply Chain at Colgate-Palmolive Company

Warren Pruitt

Vice President, Global Supply Chain
Colgate-Palmolive Company

Steve Blue, CEO at Miller Ingenuity

Steve Blue

CEO
Miller Ingenuity

Amy Meyer, Vice President – Technical Services at Kohler Co

Amy Meyer

Vice President – Technical Services
Kohler Co

Ashley Baron, Vice President HR, Industry 4.0 & Corporate at Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

Ashley Baron

Vice President HR, Industry 4.0 & Corporate
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

Curtis Carson, Head of Engineering Process, Methods, Tools, Performance and Improvement at Airbus

Curtis Carson

Head of Engineering Process, Methods, Tools, Performance and Improvement
Airbus

Stephen A. Childs, Vice President, Global Human Resources & Facilities at Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America

Stephen A. Childs

Vice President, Global Human Resources & Facilities
Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America

Steve Chadwick, Senior Principal Engineer at Intel Corporation

Steve Chadwick

Senior Principal Engineer
Intel Corporation

Lloyd Colegrove, Data Services Director at The Dow Chemical

Lloyd Colegrove

Data Services Director
The Dow Chemical

Derrick Register, Vice President, Supply Chain at The Coca-Cola Company

Derrick Register

Vice President, Supply Chain
The Coca-Cola Company

Sarah Bodo, Lead Process Automation Engineer at The Dow Chemical Company

Sarah Bodo

Lead Process Automation Engineer
The Dow Chemical Company

Terry LeDoux, Vice President, Digital Manufacturing at Nestlé Purina

Terry LeDoux

Vice President, Digital Manufacturing
Nestlé Purina

Randy Engalla, Senior Director – OFS Engineering and Supply Chain Applications at Baker Hughes, a GE Company

Randy Engalla

Senior Director – OFS Engineering and Supply Chain Applications
Baker Hughes, a GE Company

Gary Binstock, Director of Technology – Strategic Innovation and Alliances at Colgate-Palmolive Company

Gary Binstock

Director of Technology – Strategic Innovation and Alliances
Colgate-Palmolive Company

Sibylle Buettner, Director of Operations at TE Connectivity

Sibylle Buettner

Director of Operations
TE Connectivity

Josef Kriegmair, Representative, Production – Turbine Blade/Structure Castings at MTU Aero Engine

Josef Kriegmair

Representative, Production – Turbine Blade/Structure Castings
MTU Aero Engine

Eddie Smith, Director, Operations at Kuhn Krause

Eddie Smith

Director, Operations
Kuhn Krause

Jesper Toubøl, Vice President, Elements & Moulds at LEGO Group

Jesper Toubøl

Vice President, Elements & Moulds
LEGO Group

Bill Duty, Head, Supply Chain at Altana

Bill Duty

Head, Supply Chain
Altana

Alberto Ferrari, Senior Director Model-Based Digital Thread at United Technologies Corporation

Alberto Ferrari

Senior Director Model-Based Digital Thread
United Technologies Corporation

Richard Boulware, Global Director, Logistics at IFF

Richard Boulware

Global Director, Logistics
IFF

Hicham Wazni, Corporate Director of Manufacturing Intelligence and Smart Manufacturing at Arconic

Hicham Wazni

Corporate Director of Manufacturing Intelligence and Smart Manufacturing
Arconic

Byron Clayton, Chief Executive Officer at Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM)

Byron Clayton

Chief Executive Officer
Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM)

Thomas Kelly, Executive Director and CEO at Automation Alley

Thomas Kelly

Executive Director and CEO
Automation Alley

Kristin Wagner, Senior Learning Partner, North America at Siemens

Kristin Wagner

Senior Learning Partner, North America
Siemens

Brian Daigle, International Trade Analyst at U.S. International Trade Commission

Brian Daigle

International Trade Analyst
U.S. International Trade Commission

Fernando Gracia, International Trade Economist at U.S. International Trade Commission

Fernando Gracia

International Trade Economist
U.S. International Trade Commission

Tony Del Sesto, Vice President of Engineering & Manufacturing Research and Development at MxD

Tony Del Sesto

Vice President of Engineering & Manufacturing Research and Development
MxD

Cihan Dagli, Professor of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology

Cihan Dagli

Professor of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering
Missouri University of Science and Technology

Mahendraprabu Sundarraj, Enterprise Architect - IT at SunPower Corporation

Mahendraprabu Sundarraj

Enterprise Architect - IT
SunPower Corporation

John Genovesi, Senior Vice President, Enterprise Accounts & Software at Rockwell Automation

John Genovesi

Senior Vice President, Enterprise Accounts & Software
Rockwell Automation

Terrance Bey, Chief Technology Officer at Atos

Terrance Bey

Chief Technology Officer
Atos

Lubor Ptacek, Senior Vice President, Product Marketing at ServiceMax

Lubor Ptacek

Senior Vice President, Product Marketing
ServiceMax

Tom Nall, Senior Director, North America Manufacturing Offerings at Avanade Inc.

Tom Nall

Senior Director, North America Manufacturing Offerings
Avanade Inc.

Mike Maris, Senior Director, Transportation & Logistics at Zebra Technologies

Mike Maris

Senior Director, Transportation & Logistics
Zebra Technologies

Lawrence Whittle, CEO at Parsable

Lawrence Whittle

CEO
Parsable

Bob Shiels, Senior Director , Business Development at SpeachMe

Bob Shiels

Senior Director , Business Development
SpeachMe

Artem Kroupenev, VP of Strategy at Augury

Artem Kroupenev

VP of Strategy
Augury

Paul Trelc, Operations Manager at Braincube

Paul Trelc

Operations Manager
Braincube

Ram Prabhakar, Chief Transformation Officer – Manufacturing at Atos

Ram Prabhakar

Chief Transformation Officer – Manufacturing
Atos

John Piatek, Senior Director at GEP

John Piatek

Senior Director
GEP

Antonia Kay, Program Director at Connected Manufacturing Forum

Antonia Kay

Program Director
Connected Manufacturing Forum