Connected Manufacturing Forum 2026

2026

Our Speakers

Barbara Roth, COO & VP Mfg at Immune IQ

Barbara Roth

COO & VP Mfg
Immune IQ

Mike McConaughy, Sr. Manager - Advanced Manufacturing Technologies at Lockheed Martin

Mike McConaughy

Sr. Manager - Advanced Manufacturing Technologies
Lockheed Martin

Hans Berghorst, Vice President of Assets and Technology at Dairy Farmers of America

Hans Berghorst

Vice President of Assets and Technology
Dairy Farmers of America

Anne Emberson, Area VP Digital at Nalco Water

Anne Emberson

Area VP Digital
Nalco Water

Ricardo Estok, Global Operations Optimization at The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

Ricardo Estok

Global Operations Optimization
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

Mark Swomley, Director of Information Technology at Precision Custom Components, LLC

Mark Swomley

Director of Information Technology
Precision Custom Components, LLC

Brandon Wegge, Lead Aerospace Engineer at Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Center St. Louis

Brandon Wegge

Lead Aerospace Engineer
Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Center St. Louis

Heitor Cauneto, Global Manufacturing Excellence and Digital Transformation (Operations 4.0) Sr. at Bunge

Heitor Cauneto

Global Manufacturing Excellence and Digital Transformation (Operations 4.0) Sr.
Bunge

Stephen Graham, Executive – Integrated Supply Chain at Baker Hughes

Stephen Graham

Executive – Integrated Supply Chain
Baker Hughes

Dennis Muilenburg, Chairman of the Board at Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Center St. Louis

Dennis Muilenburg

Chairman of the Board
Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Center St. Louis

Rick Davis, Chief Manufacturing Officer at Morgan Foods Inc.

Rick Davis

Chief Manufacturing Officer
Morgan Foods Inc.

Robert Macaulay, Lead Enterprise Account Executive, Industrial & Energy Technology at Baker Hughes

Robert Macaulay

Lead Enterprise Account Executive, Industrial & Energy Technology
Baker Hughes

Steve Chadwick, Senior Principal Engineer at Intel Corporation

Steve Chadwick

Senior Principal Engineer
Intel Corporation

Jordan Pernikoff, Digitalization Lead, Engineering & Technology Americas at Bayer

Jordan Pernikoff

Digitalization Lead, Engineering & Technology Americas
Bayer

Ron Norris, Innovation Director at Georgia-Pacific LLC

Ron Norris

Innovation Director
Georgia-Pacific LLC

Josef Kriegmair, Representative Industrialization Production Systems at MTU Aero Engines AG

Josef Kriegmair

Representative Industrialization Production Systems
MTU Aero Engines AG

Sivadas Menon, Director Operational Excellence at Winland Foods

Sivadas Menon

Director Operational Excellence
Winland Foods

Ben Branison, Manager at CoorsTek

Ben Branison

Manager
CoorsTek

Leoncio Castillo, IT BRM at ICU Medical

Leoncio Castillo

IT BRM
ICU Medical

Christopher Teasley, Assistant Plant Manager at Bridgewater Interiors

Christopher Teasley

Assistant Plant Manager
Bridgewater Interiors

Hao Dinh, VP of Technology at Enpro

Hao Dinh

VP of Technology
Enpro

Tracy Henke, Chief Operating Officer at Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Center St. Louis

Tracy Henke

Chief Operating Officer
Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Center St. Louis

Mohit Agarwal, Commercial Excellence Head at Wockhardt Pharmaceuticals

Mohit Agarwal

Commercial Excellence Head
Wockhardt Pharmaceuticals

Sairam Thiagarajan, Digital Transformation Leader at Hitachi Energy

Sairam Thiagarajan

Digital Transformation Leader
Hitachi Energy

Declan Byrne, President at WiMAX Forum

Declan Byrne

President
WiMAX Forum

Jonathan Massoud, Head of Content at Connected Manufacturing Forum

Jonathan Massoud

Head of Content
Connected Manufacturing Forum

Julian Senoner, CEO & Co-Founder at EthonAI

Julian Senoner

CEO & Co-Founder
EthonAI

Nick Haase, Co-Founder at MaintainX

Nick Haase

Co-Founder
MaintainX

Mark Fosdike, CEO at Datch.io

Mark Fosdike

CEO
Datch.io

Jan Bau, CRO at Secomea

Jan Bau

CRO
Secomea

Leo Vieira, Director of Digital Industry at Stefanini

Leo Vieira

Director of Digital Industry
Stefanini

Jeff Krafft, Principal at Acadia Connected Worker Platform

Jeff Krafft

Principal
Acadia Connected Worker Platform

Jason Hehman, Vertical Lead - Industry 4.0 at TXI

Jason Hehman

Vertical Lead - Industry 4.0
TXI

Brian Zmikly, Sr. Director, US 5G Acceleration Sales at Verizon

Brian Zmikly

Sr. Director, US 5G Acceleration Sales
Verizon

Mike Woods, VP Sales North America at The Modern Data Company

Mike Woods

VP Sales North America
The Modern Data Company

Vikram Sharma, Head of Engineering, Cloud and Software, Global Innovation Center at Lenovo, Inc.

Vikram Sharma

Head of Engineering, Cloud and Software, Global Innovation Center
Lenovo, Inc.

Bharath Krishnamurthy, AI Consulting Leader - Manufacturing & Supply Chain at Cognida.ai

Bharath Krishnamurthy

AI Consulting Leader - Manufacturing & Supply Chain
Cognida.ai

Ravi Mishra, VP of Technology and Solutions Engineering at Cognida.ai

Ravi Mishra

VP of Technology and Solutions Engineering
Cognida.ai

Tom Sweeney, Regional Manager - Northeast at Valantic LCS

Tom Sweeney

Regional Manager - Northeast
Valantic LCS

Todd Liberto, VP, Enterprise Sales at Zendesk

Todd Liberto

VP, Enterprise Sales
Zendesk

Sachin Rai, Senior Strategic Account Executive at Freshworks

Sachin Rai

Senior Strategic Account Executive
Freshworks

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