Connected Manufacturing Forum 2025

June 23 - 24, 2025

Ritz Carlton St. Louis, MO

Our Speakers

Our 2024 Speakers

Roger Brecht, VP Digital Manufacturing at Nestle Purina

Roger Brecht

VP Digital Manufacturing
Nestle Purina

Ricardo Estok, Global Operations Transformation at The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

Ricardo Estok

Global Operations Transformation
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

Jesper Touboel, VP Operations – Moulding Production at LEGO Group

Jesper Touboel

VP Operations – Moulding Production
LEGO Group

Hans Berghorst, VP Manufacturing Assets & Technology at Dairy Farmers of America

Hans Berghorst

VP Manufacturing Assets & Technology
Dairy Farmers of America

Theresa Batiller, Digital Strategy Leader, Ethicon Supply Chain at Johnson & Johnson

Theresa Batiller

Digital Strategy Leader, Ethicon Supply Chain
Johnson & Johnson

Sachin Shah, OT/ICS Cyber Security Architect at Applied Materials

Sachin Shah

OT/ICS Cyber Security Architect
Applied Materials

Heitor Cauneto, Global Manufacturing Excellence and Digital Transformation Senior Director at Bunge

Heitor Cauneto

Global Manufacturing Excellence and Digital Transformation Senior Director
Bunge

Ben Blanchette, Director, Digital Manufacturing, at Owens Corning

Ben Blanchette

Director, Digital Manufacturing,
Owens Corning

Jenny Taylor, Lead, Digital Transformation, Innovation - XR/VR at Duke Energy

Jenny Taylor

Lead, Digital Transformation, Innovation - XR/VR
Duke Energy

Steve Glor, Associate Director, Smart Manufacturing at IDEXX Laboratories

Steve Glor

Associate Director, Smart Manufacturing
IDEXX Laboratories

Ashish Rastogi, Senior Director, Supply Chain Strategy, Optimization & Data Analytics at Western Digital

Ashish Rastogi

Senior Director, Supply Chain Strategy, Optimization & Data Analytics
Western Digital

Jeff Dewberry, Director Connected Enterprise at Southwire

Jeff Dewberry

Director Connected Enterprise
Southwire

Emma van de Laar, AI & Analytics Lead at Mars Wrigley Europe

Emma van de Laar

AI & Analytics Lead
Mars Wrigley Europe

Jennifer Peters, Director BI & Data Analytics at Nestle Purina NA

Jennifer Peters

Director BI & Data Analytics
Nestle Purina NA

Steve Chadwick, Senior Principal Engineer at Intel Corporation

Steve Chadwick

Senior Principal Engineer
Intel Corporation

Hao Dinh, Vice President of Technology at Enpro

Hao Dinh

Vice President of Technology
Enpro

Mark Swomley, Manager, Manufacturing Engineering & Operations at Armstrong World Industries

Mark Swomley

Manager, Manufacturing Engineering & Operations
Armstrong World Industries

Allen Turner, Manager Remote Analytics at International Paper

Allen Turner

Manager Remote Analytics
International Paper

Wei Yuan, Director & Industrial Solution Lead at Hitachi America Ltd.

Wei Yuan

Director & Industrial Solution Lead
Hitachi America Ltd.

Brian Marsh, Director Digital Manufacturing at Nestle USA

Brian Marsh

Director Digital Manufacturing
Nestle USA

Barbara Roth, COO & VP of Manufacturing at Ativa Medical Corp.

Barbara Roth

COO & VP of Manufacturing
Ativa Medical Corp.

Dale Malony, IoT Solutions Development Group Lead at Honda Development & Mfg. of America

Dale Malony

IoT Solutions Development Group Lead
Honda Development & Mfg. of America

David Schultz, Chief Supply Chain Officer at Westfall Technik

David Schultz

Chief Supply Chain Officer
Westfall Technik

Terry LeDoux, Manufacturing Consultant and former VP Digital Manufacturing at Nestlé Purina

Terry LeDoux

Manufacturing Consultant and former VP Digital Manufacturing
Nestlé Purina

Declan Byrne, President at WiMAX Forum

Declan Byrne

President
WiMAX Forum

Chris Gray, Vice President of Sales, Americas at OPSWAT

Chris Gray

Vice President of Sales, Americas
OPSWAT

Leo Vieria, Digital Industry Director at Stefanini

Leo Vieria

Digital Industry Director
Stefanini

Arye Barnehama, CEO at Elementary

Arye Barnehama

CEO
Elementary

Tyler Mortensen, VP of Growth & Strategy at GPS Insight

Tyler Mortensen

VP of Growth & Strategy
GPS Insight

Kevin Kumpf, Chief OT/ICS Security Strategist at Cyolo

Kevin Kumpf

Chief OT/ICS Security Strategist
Cyolo

David Swift, VP Product Marketing at SightCall

David Swift

VP Product Marketing
SightCall

Andrew Waycott, President & Co-Founder at TwinThread

Andrew Waycott

President & Co-Founder
TwinThread

Prasad Satyavolu, Industry X Lead – Digital Manufacturing & Operations North America at Accenture

Prasad Satyavolu

Industry X Lead – Digital Manufacturing & Operations North America
Accenture

Robert Hancock, Global VP of Sales at Sigga Technologies

Robert Hancock

Global VP of Sales
Sigga Technologies

Vignesh Markandan, Vice President, Manufacturing at Hitachi Digital Services

Vignesh Markandan

Vice President, Manufacturing
Hitachi Digital Services

Mike Brenneman, Director of Sales North America at Sana Commerce

Mike Brenneman

Director of Sales North America
Sana Commerce

Aaron Lober, VP of Marketing at CADDi

Aaron Lober

VP of Marketing
CADDi

Chandra Ganapathy, Vice President, Technology at Hitachi Digital Services

Chandra Ganapathy

Vice President, Technology
Hitachi Digital Services

Josh Ferguson, Senior Sales Consultant at Sinequa

Josh Ferguson

Senior Sales Consultant
Sinequa

Sommy Boucansaud, VP of Customer Solutions at Sinequa

Sommy Boucansaud

VP of Customer Solutions
Sinequa

Woody Robinson

Senior Solution Engineer
Innovapptive

Kate Magill, Manufacturing Lead Editor at Supply Chain Dive

Kate Magill

Manufacturing Lead Editor
Supply Chain Dive

Maureen Azzato, Portfoio Director at Worldwide Business Research

Maureen Azzato

Portfoio Director
Worldwide Business Research

Advisory Board

Steve Chadwick, Senior Principal Engineer at Intel Corporation

Steve Chadwick

Senior Principal Engineer
Intel Corporation

Stephen Childs, Vice President/CHRO, Global Human Resources at Panasonic Automotive Systems

Stephen Childs

Vice President/CHRO, Global Human Resources
Panasonic Automotive Systems

Ricardo Estok, Global Operations Optimization & Transformation, at The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

Ricardo Estok

Global Operations Optimization & Transformation,
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

Scott Gregg, Global Digital Plants Director at Mars Wrigley

Scott Gregg

Global Digital Plants Director
Mars Wrigley

Paul Ingram, Senior Director Digital Manufacturing at Nestle-Purina

Paul Ingram

Senior Director Digital Manufacturing
Nestle-Purina

Brian Perlstein, Digital Manufacturing Innovation Leader, at Owens Corning

Brian Perlstein

Digital Manufacturing Innovation Leader,
Owens Corning

Ashish Rastogi, Senior Director, Global Supply Chain Management at Western Digital

Ashish Rastogi

Senior Director, Global Supply Chain Management
Western Digital

Trever White, Group Manager Digital Intelligent Manufacturing Engineering at Toyota Motor Corp.

Trever White

Group Manager Digital Intelligent Manufacturing Engineering
Toyota Motor Corp.

Speakers

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