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Keynote Speakers
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Tuesday, July 16, 2024<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n
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Conference Welcome and Opening:<\/strong> Tuesday, July 16<\/strong>, 2024, 8:30 – 9:00 am<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"Prof. Nadine Warkotsch <\/strong><\/span>
\nVice President for Research and Sustainability<\/strong><\/span>
\nTechnical University of Applied Sciences Augsburg
\n<\/strong>Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Prof. Dr. Nadine Warkotsch is Vice President for Research and Sustainability and Professor of Chemistry at the Technical University of Applied Sciences Augsburg. She studied chemistry at the Technical University of Kaiserslautern and completed her doctorate at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich in 2004. After completing her doctorate, she joined Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, where she held senior positions in various departments of chemical product development across D\u00fcsseldorf, Hamburg, and Barcelona, Spain. Her work at Henkel provided her with extensive experience in industrial chemical processes and product innovation. In 2013, she founded her own consulting company, specializing in assisting firms with the application and execution of technical research funding projects. In addition to her academic and professional pursuits, she is actively involved in sustainability initiatives. She co-chairs the Sustainability Advisory Board of the City of Augsburg, where she applies her scientific expertise to promote sustainable practices and policies.<\/p>\n

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Keynote I (Opening Keynote): Tuesday, July 16<\/strong>, 2024, 9:00 – 9:40 am<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"Dr. Vasko Isakovic
\nHead of KUKA Simulation Business in the KUKA Robotics Group<\/strong><\/span>
\nKuka AG<\/strong><\/span>
\nAugsburg, Bavaria, Germany<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Presentation Title: KUKA on the way to the Industrial Metaverse<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr. Vasko Isakovic first studied business mathematics at the University of Augsburg and then earned his doctorate on the topic of \u201cRisk\/return integrated evaluation of multi-period IT investments\u201d at the Core Competence Center Finance and Information Management at the University of Augsburg. In addition to his academic activities, he also worked as an external consultant for numerous financial service providers.<\/p>\n

Afterwards he moved to SOFORT GmbH (a Klarna Group Company) an eCommerce payment provider based in Munich. As Senior Manager Products and in the role of the product owner for SOFORT \u00dcberweisung he was ensuring product readiness for entries in new markets and continuous product improvement based on user research. Moreover, he was successfully driving the transition to an agile software development. Subsequently he took over the role of Head of the department “Risk & Data Analytics” and thus responsibility for the company-wide risk & fraud management and BI landscape.<\/p>\n

His KUKA journey started in 2013 where he held various positions in IT and Business departments. Most recently, he was leading the set up of KUKA\u2019s Ecosystem Robot Republic which is a multi-vendor ecosystem that offers all the components of high-performance robot applications on an open platform. Since November 2022 he is the Head of KUKA Simulation Business in the KUKA Robotics Group. Together with his teams he is responsible for the Business Development of digital products and enabling customer success by offering digital products, services & support throughout the Digital Customer Journey.<\/p>\n

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Press, Networking and Refreshments<\/strong>, July 16, 2024, 9:40 – 10:10 am<\/p>\n

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\u00a0Keynote II: Tuesday, July 16, 2024, 10:10 – 10:50 am<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Felix Georg M\u00fcller<\/span><\/strong>
\nCEO and Co-Founder<\/span><\/strong>
\nPlus10 GmbH<\/span><\/strong>
\nAugsburg, Bavaria, Germany<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Presentation Title: The regulatory challenge: AI tools for shortening Ramp-ups and increasing 24\/7 output of complex medical and Pharma production lines<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Felix Georg M\u00fcller is CEO and Co-founder of plus10 GmbH, which he founded in 2019 together with Pablo Mayer and Thomas Hilzbrich as a high-tech spin-off of Fraunhofer IPA (Fraunhofer is Europe\u2019s largest applied research association with more than 72 institutes) . He holds a diploma degree in production engineering from RWTH Aachen and Ecole Centrale Paris and additional data Science certifications. The spinoff plus10 develops, delivers and implements AI-based continuously learning software tools for the automated optimization of complex production lines and machines especially in regulated environment such as Pharma and Medtech. At Fraunhofer, Felix Georg M\u00fcller developed new methods for production optimization, patented, tested and industrialized them. At the same time, he built up a Fraunhofer research group for autonomous production optimization, which granted for example the first place in the Hans-J\u00fcrgen Warnecke award for innovation. His expertise covers in particular data-driven methods for production optimization as well as AI and machine learning particularly in the context of high frequency machine controller data and production data sets.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0Keynote III:<\/span><\/span> Tuesday, July 16, 2024, 10:50 – 11:30 am<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Dr. Steffen Klarmann<\/strong><\/span>
\nAdvanced Development Director Manager <\/strong><\/span>
\nValeo SA<\/strong><\/span>
\nWemding, Germany<\/strong><\/span>
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Presentation Title: Transformation of Automotive ADAS Sensor Production<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr. Steffen Klarmann is an accomplished professional currently serving as the Advanced Development Director Manager at Valeo SA in Wemding, Germany. He has over seven years of experience in automotive project management, thermal design, Artificial Intelligence, Industrial Internet of Things and Cyber Security. Dr. Klarmann holds a Ph.D. in Electronic Engineering from the University of Chester, United Kingdom, where his research focused on enhancing PCB technology for automotive applications. Dr. Klarmann is highly recognized within his field, having received multiple awards for his contributions to AI and cyber security within Valeo.<\/p>\n

Throughout his career at Valeo, Dr. Klarmann has spearheaded numerous interdisciplinary projects aimed at integrating AI and digital tools into manufacturing processes. He has also played a pivotal role in introducing cyber security protocols in the production of the first automotive LiDAR sensor.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0Keynote IV: Tuesday, July 16, 2024, 11:30 am – 12:10 pm<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Dr.-Ing. Philipp Frey<\/strong><\/span>
\nResearcher<\/strong><\/span>
\nTechnische Hochschule N\u00fcrnberg Georg Simon Ohm
\n<\/strong>N\u00fcrnberg, Germany<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Presentation Title: Digitalization of forming technology \u2013 Challenges and opportunities<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Philipp Frey represents the field of forming technology and simulation of manufacturing processes at Technische Hochschule N\u00fcrnberg Georg Simon Ohm. There he focuses on process technology for e-mobility and challenges of the transformation process regarding the digitalization of forming technology.<\/p>\n

He studied mechanical engineering at Aalen University and at Friedrich-Alexander-Universit\u00e4t Erlangen-N\u00fcrnberg emphasizing production technologies. Subsequently, he worked at the institute of manufacturing technology at Friedrich-Alexander-Universit\u00e4t Erlangen-N\u00fcrnberg where he completed his doctorate in 2021. He focused his research on the production of polymer-metal hybrid parts as well as new assembly processes for producing electric traction drives. As research group leader he promoted topics including process chains and digitalization in forming technology. He gained experience in the automotive industry as CTO of two medium-sized companies producing high volume stamping parts e.g. for electronic applications. Thus, he has profound insight of current trends and challenges regarding materials, parts, equipment and tool design. In addition, Philipp serves as a visiting lecturer at the Johannes Kepler University in Linz to foster the domain of metal processing.<\/p>\n

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Wednesday, July 17, 2024<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n
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Keynote V<\/strong>: Wednesday, July 17, 2024, 9:00 – 9:40 am<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Dr. Max Dinkelmann<\/strong><\/span>
\nSenior Inhouse Consultant<\/b><\/span>
\nTRUMPF Laser- und Systemtechnik GmbH<\/strong><\/span>
\nDitzingen, Germany<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Presentation Title: Maturity Steps towards a Digitally Integrated Shop Floor Management at TRUMPF<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Max Dinkelmann is a Senior Inhouse Consultant at TRUMPF working worldwide in production. His focus is on lean management, training and digital transformation in assembly, working on topics ranging from shop floor management, ramp-up of capacities, material supply to target deployment. He was involved in the development of the consulting framework for supporting TRUMPF customers in sheet metal manufacturing (mostly SMEs) in their digital transformation efforts.<\/p>\n

During five years as a program manager and team lead in clean room production of optical components for EUV lithography he gained operational experience. TRUMPF produces a pulsed high-power CO2<\/sub> laser system that generates a luminous plasma which emits extremely short-wave radiation at 13.5 nanometers. By exposing substrates to this EUV light the latest generation of semiconductors are produced.<\/p>\n

In his doctoral thesis he investigated the use of learning factories to support change management in production. During this time he was heading the learning factory at the Fraunhofer IPA\/IFF of the University of Stuttgart. The learning factory is a highly automated production environment which includes digital tools to enhance learing by doing in industrial engineering. Prior to that he studied Technology Management (mechanical engineering and management) at the University of Stuttgart.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0Keynote VI:<\/strong> Wednesday, July 17<\/strong>, 2024, 9:40 – 10:20 am<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Klaus Spindler<\/strong><\/span>
\nDirector of Artificial Intelligence<\/strong><\/span>
\nForvia<\/strong><\/span>
\nMunich, Germany<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Presentation Title: Towards Smart Contextual Assistants in Operations Management<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Klaus Spindler is the Director of Artificial Intelligence Technologies at Forvia Clean Mobility. In this role he is responsible for driving forward the company’s digitalization activities but also for the development of innovative applications that use artificial intelligence-based technologies. Prior to building up the team and competences in Clean Mobility in 2016 he used to be a long-standing leader of the European Application Engineering in Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies and EMCON Technologies. He has almost 30 years of experience in the Automotive Supplier Industry with a broad exposure to Product and Process Engineering.<\/p>\n

He is a recognized regional Speaker in AI, having co-founded the annual Artificial Intelligence Conference of Swabia-Bavaria at the Chamber of Commerce. He also used to be the Chairman of the associated regional AI-Network with 80+ companies from various industries.<\/p>\n

Klaus Spindler studied Mechanical Engineering at the Technical University in Munich, Germany, and Environmental Engineering at the University of Colorado in Boulder, USA, as a Fulbright scholar.<\/p>\n

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10:20 \u2013 10:40 am Networking Break<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u00a0Keynote VII: Wednesday, July 17, 2024, 10:40 – 11:20 am<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Roland Jenning<\/span><\/strong>
\nSenior Vice President of Digital Solutions<\/span><\/strong>
\nGrenzebach
\n<\/span>Donauw\u00f6rth
\n<\/span><\/strong>Bavaria, Germany<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Roland Jennings’ career at Grenzebach began in 1982 with his training as an industrial electronics technician. After completing his degree in engineering (FH), he returned to the Grenzebach Group in 1991 and has since held various positions within the Group. He is currently responsible for the numerous digitalization activities of the Group as Senior Vice President Digital Solutions. Since 2009, he has been responsible for all R&D topics within the Grenzebach Group and is a member of the global Tech Board.<\/p>\n

In addition, he is CEO of inos Automationssoftware GmbH, a Grenzebach Group subsidiary specializing in vision technology, based in Stuttgart, Germany.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0Keynote VIII: Wednesday, July 17,<\/strong> 2024, 11:20 am – 12:00 pm<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Dr. Semir Maslo<\/strong><\/span>
\nHead of Product Management<\/strong><\/span>
\nBig Data in Manufacturing GmbH<\/strong><\/span>
\nGermany<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Presentation Title: 100% AI quality control for machining processes<\/em><\/strong>
\nKeywords: AI, Machine Learning, Predictive Quality, Milling, Turning<\/p>\n

Dr.-Ing. Semir Maslo is an accomplished professional in the field of manufacturing and cutting technologies, with a focus on integrating digital solutions into production processes. Currently leading Product Management at Big Data in Manufacturing GmbH, he has been pivotal in developing the Virtual Quality Control system, an innovative product that utilizes real-time machine data for comprehensive quality assurance.<\/p>\n

Prior to this role, Dr. Maslo dedicated seven years at the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT in Aachen, where he led multiple digitalization projects aimed at enhancing aerospace milling efficiency. His work in this area has significantly contributed to improvements in process efficiency and product quality.<\/p>\n

Dr. Maslo holds a Doctorate in Engineering from RWTH Aachen University. His academic and professional pursuits have been marked by a consistent focus on applying advanced technologies to practical manufacturing challenges, leading to improved operational efficiencies and product innovations.<\/p>\n

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Thursday, July 18, 2024<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n
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Keynote IX: Thursday, July 18, 2024, 9:00 – 9:40 am<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Dr.-Ing. Roman Ungern-Sternberg
\n<\/strong>Team Lead Operational Excellence
\n<\/strong>Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation
\n<\/strong>Stuttgart, Germany<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Presentation Title: End-to-End Transparency in complex multi-level product-production structures<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Roman Ungern-Sternberg is Team Lead for applied research in Operational Excellence at the Fraunhofer Institute in Stuttgart.<\/p>\n

His guideline toward production improvement: Operational Excellent is a strategic advantage and reached by improving operations in two main dimensions: Dependability and speed. Stable, on-time delivery is a key aspect for customer satisfaction and reduced friction within production. Such dependable processes allow for improving speed in the complete process chain. Goal is to position operations as a strategic advantage.<\/p>\n

Roman has a background as researcher and project manager in worldwide logistics, factory planning and lean management projects. His research focuses is on the link between production planning and lean operations.<\/p>\n

His keynote focuses on bridging the communications gap between lean practitioners and production planners. It highlights the importance of a common visual \u201cproduct-production map\u201d for the operations team. Vision is a common tool, just as handy as the value stream map for production.<\/p>\n

Bildquelle: \u00a9 Rainer Bez, Fraunhofer IPA<\/p>\n

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\u00a0Keynote X: Thursday, July 18, 2024, 9:40 am – 10:20 am<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Heike Homann<\/strong><\/span>
\nVice President of Operations Strategy<\/strong><\/span>
\nAirbus<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0Helicopters<\/span><\/strong>
\nDonauw\u00f6rth<\/strong><\/span>, Germany<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Presentation Title: Airbus Helicopters – Opportunities of Additive Manufacturing technology in the aerospace industry<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Heike Homann is the Vice President for Operations Strategy at Airbus Helicopters. After studying business economics at Kath. Universit\u00e4t Eichst\u00e4tt- Ingolstadt (WFI), she started her career as Head of Supply Chain Management and Logistics at Haimer GmbH in 2007, a high \u2013 precision tooling manufacturer.<\/p>\n

Her Airbus journey started in 2009 in Airbus Defence & Space as Inhouse Consultant for Procurement, followed by long international management experiences in Support & Services and as Head of Production Quality for the Eurofighter Program.<\/p>\n

Today at Airbus Helicopters her target is to connect AH clear strategic ambitions, which are based on strong world-wide production expertise from single part to final assembly of civil & military Helicopters with our outstanding dedication for Innovation & Technology and with the engagement of our employees to develop and deliver solutions satisfying our customer needs worldwide.<\/p>\n

Fostering diversity, acting as a mentor for many years and sharing experiences is her contribution to the “growth” of the next generation (female) leaders.<\/p>\n

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10:20 \u2013 10:40 am Networking Break<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Keynote XI: Thursday, July 18, 2024, 10:40 – 11:20 am<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Simon Heck<\/strong><\/span>
\nManufacturing Engineering Director EMEA<\/strong><\/span>
\nTI Fluid Systems<\/strong><\/span>
\nRastatt, Germany<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Presentation Title: Volatility in demands of the automotive industry and the impact to manufacturing concepts<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Simon Heck is the Manufacturing Engineering Director for the EMEA Region at TI Fluid Systems. TI Fluid Systems designs and manufacturers thermal management solutions and fluid handling systems that improve efficiency, performance and sustainability\u00a0for vehicle manufacturers worldwide with a turnover of ~3.5B \u20ac and 27.000 employees worldwide.<\/p>\n

Together with his team he is responsible for Industrializing manufacturing processes and setting up the production environment from customer RFQ until SOP and beyond. He started his career as Process Engineer in a manufacturing plant for plastic fuel tanks, taking different plant roles before moving to different Regional Manufacturing roles. Therefore he has a deep background for the theoretical and practical needs in the area of manufacturing that he could collect over more than 15 years in the industry. During this time he was supporting the built up of several greenfield manufacturing plants especially in Eastern Europe and South Africa.<\/p>\n

His academic education started with the studies of Mechatronics at the University of Applied Sciences in Karlsruhe where he gathered the theoretical basics along with practical experience. During his diploma thesis he worked on the field of Flexible Manufacturing Cells for low volume aftermarket production. He continued his academic career during his Executive Master Studies of Production and Operations Management at the KIT Karlsruhe.<\/p>\n

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Keynote XII: Thursday, July 18, 2024, 11:20 am – 12:00 pm<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Dr. Carsten Hahn <\/strong><\/span>
\nResearch Professor + Senior Director SAP <\/strong><\/span>
\nKarlsruhe University of Applied Science \/ SAP<\/strong><\/span>
\nGermany<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Presentation Title: The role of Business Networks and Platform Business in the Manufacturing Industry<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Carsten H. Hahn<\/strong>\u00a0is a director of research and innovation at SAP and additionally holds a professorship for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences. After studying business informatics at the University of Mannheim and doing his doctorate in Marketing Science \u00a0at the Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, he began his management career as an assistant to the executive board at SAP. Today he is Senior Director at SAP responsible for Platform Business Strategies. Carsten serves as a visiting lecturer at the Sloan School of Management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In his academic work, he founded the Institute of Digital Economy and Venturing, which deals with entrepreneurship and innovation concepts in research, teaching, and practical applications and also founded the [X]Lab, the startup and venturing center of the university.<\/p>\n

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Virtual Keynote on Monday<\/p>\n

\"\"Dr. Luca Gualtieri <\/strong><\/span>
\nFaculty of Engineering <\/strong><\/span>
\nFree University of Bolzano, Italy
\n<\/strong><\/span>Senior Researcher at the \u201cSmart Mini Factory laboratory\u201d (SMF) for Industry 4.0 and at the \u201cExtended Reality Laboratory and Training Center\u201d (XR-lab)<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Presentation Title:\u00a0<\/strong>Human-centered collaborative robotics: future opportunities and challenges<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Dr. Luca Gualtieri is a tenure track assistant professor at the Faculty of Engineering of the Free University of Bolzano, as well as senior researcher at the \u201cSmart Mini Factory laboratory\u201d (SMF) for Industry 4.0 and at the \u201cExtended Reality Laboratory and Training Center\u201d (XR-lab).<\/p>\n

He is responsible for research in the field of ergonomics and safety in advanced industrial human-robot interaction, assistance systems for training and production, and technology-based social inclusion of vulnerable workers in manufacturing contexts.<\/p>\n

He participated in many European-funded project calls as well as collaboration with private companies in industrial projects. He taught several industrial and academic lectures on the mentioned topics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Keynote Speakers Tuesday, July 16, 2024 Conference Welcome and Opening: Tuesday, July 16, 2024, 8:30 – 9:00 am Prof. Nadine Warkotsch Vice President for Research and Sustainability Technical University of Applied Sciences Augsburg Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany Prof. Dr. Nadine Warkotsch is Vice President for Research and Sustainability and Professor of Chemistry at the Technical University […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/ieomsociety.org\/germany2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/54"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/ieomsociety.org\/germany2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/ieomsociety.org\/germany2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ieomsociety.org\/germany2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ieomsociety.org\/germany2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54"}],"version-history":[{"count":145,"href":"http:\/\/ieomsociety.org\/germany2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/54\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2540,"href":"http:\/\/ieomsociety.org\/germany2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/54\/revisions\/2540"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/ieomsociety.org\/germany2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}