Connected Manufacturing Forum 2026

June 15 - 16, 2026

Ritz-Carlton St. Louis

Our Speakers

Connected Manufacturing Forum is an unrivalled knowledge and networking platform for senior leadership with first-hand expertise in operations, technology, advanced engineering and manufacturing.

Our expert speakers from Top 500 global manufacturing organizations and innovative startups will be sharing practical recommendations on navigating an organization through the ongoing shift towards Industry 4.0.

If you are interested in sharing your thought leadership at Connected Manufacturing Forum 2026, please contact::

Jonathan Massoud

Portfolio Director

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Your Future Forward 2026 Speaking Faculty

Earlene Gibbons, Associate Vice President, Operational Technology at United Therapeutics Corporation

Earlene Gibbons

Associate Vice President, Operational Technology
United Therapeutics Corporation

Dr. Heitor Cauneto, Global Manufacturing Excellence and Digital Transformation Sr. Director at Bunge

Dr. Heitor Cauneto

Global Manufacturing Excellence and Digital Transformation Sr. Director
Bunge

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

Mark Swomley

Director, Information Technology
Precision Custom Components, LLC

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

Jordan Pernikoff

Digitalization Lead, Engineering & Technology Americas
Bayer

Leoncio Castillo, IT BRM at ICU Medical

Leoncio Castillo

IT BRM
ICU Medical

Nourredine Boubekri, Founding Director DOE UNT Industrial Center at University of North Texas

Nourredine Boubekri

Founding Director DOE UNT Industrial Center
University of North Texas

Jeff Klabunde, Vice President, Operations at Hoffer Plastics

Jeff Klabunde

Vice President, Operations
Hoffer Plastics

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

Jenny Taylor

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

Pavan Muzumdar, COO at Automation Alley

Pavan Muzumdar

COO
Automation Alley

Ricardo Estok, Principal at Way to Protect

Ricardo Estok

Principal
Way to Protect

Kamber Parker Bowden, Founder at Generational Performance Solutions

Kamber Parker Bowden

Founder
Generational Performance Solutions

Soma Venkat, CIO & Chief AI Officer at Cooper Standard

Soma Venkat

CIO & Chief AI Officer
Cooper Standard

Barbara Roth, COO at Immune IQ

Barbara Roth

COO
Immune IQ

Hao Dinh, Vice President of Technology at Enpro

Hao Dinh

Vice President of Technology
Enpro

Tyler Richards, Founder at uFab

Tyler Richards

Founder
uFab

Sophia Kindle, Former Senior Director Information Technology & Data Analytics at Boeing

Sophia Kindle

Former Senior Director Information Technology & Data Analytics
Boeing

Kyle Lodden

Senior Software Engineer
Northrop Grumman Corporation

Michael Smith, Vice President, Technical Operations at Trinity Industries, Inc.

Michael Smith

Vice President, Technical Operations
Trinity Industries, Inc.

Ashish Rastogi, Sr. Director, Global Supply Chain Management at Western Digital

Ashish Rastogi

Sr. Director, Global Supply Chain Management
Western Digital

Maria Araujo, Former Vice President Engineering & Innovation at Mccain Foods

Maria Araujo

Former Vice President Engineering & Innovation
Mccain Foods

Tanuj Motwani, Director at Dairy Farmers of America

Tanuj Motwani

Director
Dairy Farmers of America

Colin Healy, Director, Continuous Improvement at Barr Brands International

Colin Healy

Director, Continuous Improvement
Barr Brands International

Declan Byrne, President at WiMAX Forum

Declan Byrne

President
WiMAX Forum

Pareshkumar Hotchandani, Global Staff Engineer, Digital Manufacturing at Smith & Nephew Inc

Pareshkumar Hotchandani

Global Staff Engineer, Digital Manufacturing
Smith & Nephew Inc

Omar Thorpe, Vice President Global Asset Management, Engineering & Innovation at ADM

Omar Thorpe

Vice President Global Asset Management, Engineering & Innovation
ADM

Anne Emberson, Area Vice President Digital at Nalco Water

Anne Emberson

Area Vice President Digital
Nalco Water

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

Josef Kriegmair

Representative Industrialization Production Systems
MTU Aero Engines AG

Ayokunle Oni, iPhone Systems Engineering Program Manager at Apple

Ayokunle Oni

iPhone Systems Engineering Program Manager
Apple

Nitin Nayak, Head of Operations & Supply Chain, DT Line at Pennsylvania Transformer Technology

Nitin Nayak

Head of Operations & Supply Chain, DT Line
Pennsylvania Transformer Technology

Pratik Khanore, Senior MES Solutions Engineer at Wolfspeed

Pratik Khanore

Senior MES Solutions Engineer
Wolfspeed

Jonathan Massoud, Head of Content at Connected Manufacturing Forum

Jonathan Massoud

Head of Content
Connected Manufacturing Forum

Mark Fosdike, CEO at Datch

Mark Fosdike

CEO
Datch

Sung Paik, VP, AI GTM North America and Field CTO at DataQI

Sung Paik

VP, AI GTM North America and Field CTO
DataQI

Jamie Eckmier, Senior Product Marketing Manager at Wrike

Jamie Eckmier

Senior Product Marketing Manager
Wrike

We're always looking ahead to book a roster of inspiring speakers. Contact us today to reserve your spot.

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