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Panels<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n
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Vehicle Electrification Panel<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

2:00 – 3:30 pm, May 13, 2026<\/p>\n

Panel Chair<\/p>\n

Panel Speaker I<\/p>\n

Panel Speaker II<\/p>\n

Panel Speaker III<\/p>\n

Panel Speaker IV<\/p>\n

\n

AI in Manufacturing Panel<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

3:30 – 5:00 pm, May 13, 2026<\/p>\n

Panel Chair<\/p>\n

\"\"Dr. Neil Murray<\/span><\/strong>
\nEngineering Manager<\/strong><\/span>
\nZF<\/strong><\/span>
\nFarmington Hills, Michigan, USA<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Dr. Neil Gordon Murray Jr. <\/strong>is an Engineering Manager with ZF Corporation in Passive Safety Electronics. He is also an Adjunct Professor in Industrial Engineering in the A. Leon Linton Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Lawrence Technological University, Michigan, USA. He earned B.S. in Mechanical Engineering Technology from Saginaw Valley State University, Saginaw, Michigan, Masters in Manufacturing Systems Engineering from University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minnesota and Engineering Doctorate in Manufacturing Systems Engineering, (DEMS) from Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, Michigan.\u00a0 He is a certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt with specialization in Design for Six Sigma.\u00a0 He has published journal papers and is also the author of Witness Horizon 25 Simulation Modeling, Rational Process Design<\/em>.\u00a0 His research interests include theory of invention and creative problem solving, simulation modeling, digital twinning, Edge Computing and Lean Manufacturing.\u00a0 He is a member of IEOM, SPE and IEEE.<\/p>\n

\n

Panel Speaker I<\/p>\n

Panel Speaker II<\/p>\n

Panel Speaker III<\/p>\n

Panel Speaker IV<\/p>\n

\n

Smart Mobility Panel<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

2:00 – 3:30 pm, May 14, 2026<\/p>\n

Panel Chair<\/p>\n

Panel Speaker I<\/p>\n

Panel Speaker II<\/p>\n

Panel Speaker III<\/p>\n

Panel Speaker IV<\/p>\n

\n

Advanced Manufacturing Panel<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

3:30 – 5:00 pm, May 14, 2026<\/p>\n

Panel Chair<\/p>\n

Panel Speaker I<\/p>\n

Panel Speaker II<\/p>\n

Panel Speaker III<\/p>\n

Panel Speaker IV<\/p>\n

\n

Women in Industry and Academia (WIIA) Panel sponsored by Ford Motor Company<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

2:00 – 3:30 pm, May 15, 2026<\/p>\n

Panel Chair<\/p>\n

\n

Panel Speaker I<\/p>\n

Angie Lafferty, P. Eng.<\/strong><\/span>
\nGeneral Manager, Engineering & Skilled Trades<\/strong><\/span>
\nTRQSS, Inc.<\/strong><\/span>
\nTecumseh, Ontario, Canada<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n
\n

Panel Speaker II<\/p>\n

Panel Speaker III<\/p>\n

Panel Speaker IV<\/p>\n

\n

Digital Supply Chain Panel<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

3:30 – 5:00 pm, May 14, 2026<\/p>\n

Panel Chair<\/p>\n

Panel Speaker I<\/p>\n

Panel Speaker II<\/p>\n

Panel Speaker III<\/p>\n

Panel Speaker IV<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Panels Vehicle Electrification Panel 2:00 – 3:30 pm, May 13, 2026 Panel Chair Panel Speaker I Panel Speaker II Panel Speaker III Panel Speaker IV AI in Manufacturing Panel 3:30 – 5:00 pm, May 13, 2026 Panel Chair Dr. Neil Murray Engineering Manager ZF Farmington Hills, Michigan, USA Dr. Neil Gordon Murray Jr. is an […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-38","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ieomsociety.org\/capetown2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ieomsociety.org\/capetown2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ieomsociety.org\/capetown2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ieomsociety.org\/capetown2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ieomsociety.org\/capetown2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38"}],"version-history":[{"count":65,"href":"https:\/\/ieomsociety.org\/capetown2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2965,"href":"https:\/\/ieomsociety.org\/capetown2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38\/revisions\/2965"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ieomsociety.org\/capetown2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}