| Speakers 2024

Ford Motor Company
Mike Bastian

Mike Bastian LinkedIn

Advanced and Digital Manufacturing Engineering Manager
Ford

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Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company
Rajeev Kalamdani

Rajeev Kalamdani LinkedIn

Director, Manufacturing & IIoT Analytics
FORD

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Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company
Brian R. McIntyre

Brian McIntyreLinkedIn

DMS (Digital Manufacturing Systems) Controls Software Development
FORD
GM
Miguel Saez

Miguel Saez LinkedIn

Manager, Automation Execution
General Motors

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GM
GM
Brian Breuhan

Brian Breuhan LinkedIn

Global Manufacturing Optimization Strategist
General Motors

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GM
GM
Aaron K. Dunlap

Aaron K. Dunlap LinkedIn

ME Tech Fellow, Manufacturing Execution Systems-Architect ME Vehicle Systems
General Motors

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GM
Lucid Motors
Madhu Rao

Madhu Rao LinkedIn

Senior Engineer – Chassis Engineering, Product Development, IoT
Lucid

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Lucid Motors
Harley-Davidson Motor Company

David Dobbs LinkedIn

Director of Operations, PTO
Harley Davidson

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Harley-Davidson Motor Company
Rivian
Michael Flynn

Michael Flynn LinkedIn

Data Science, Analytics, & Product Management
Rivian

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Rivian
Faurecia
Matt Myrand

Matt Myrand LinkedIn

Manufacturing Innovation Director
FORVIA

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Forvia
FORCAM
Rick Homman

Rick Homman LinkedIn

Dir. Manufacturing
FORCAM US

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FORCAM
Purdue University
Ragu Athinarayanan

Ragu Athinarayanan LinkedIn

Director, Smart Manufacturing Innovation Center
Purdue University

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Purdue University
GE Vernova
Vikram Mankar

Vikram Mankar LinkedIn

Principal Product Manager
GE Vernova  
Innova Solutions
Ashish Saxena

Ashish Saxena LinkedIn

President
Innova Solutions
Cprime
Konstantin Popov

Konstantin Popov LinkedIn

VP, Enterprise Technology & Financial Management
cprime
Acerta
Aaron Alberts

Aaron Alberts LinkedIn

Vice President – Customer Success
Acerta
MakinaRocks
Patrick Tew

Patrick Tew LinkedIn

Enterprise Sales Manager
MakinaRocks

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MakinaRocks
embotech
George Geros

George Geros LinkedIn

Commercial Director
Embotech AG
Copia Automation
Gerry Abbey

Gerry Abbey LinkedIn

Director of Product Marketing
Copia Automation
ZF Group
Fernando Bera

Fernando Bera LinkedIn

Engineering Supervisor
ZF Group

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ZF Group
kyndryl
Manbir Singh

Manbir Singh LinkedIn

Digital Transformation Leader – Automotive
Kyndryl
RTA - Real Time Automation, Inc.
John S Rinaldi

John Rinaldi LinkedIn

CEO & CTO
Real Time Automation

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RTA - Real Time Automation, Inc.
Cognizant
Sharath Prasad

Sharath Prasad LinkedIn

AVP and Head of Smart Manufacturing Solutions
Cognizant

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Cognizant
Dassault Systèmes
Michael Bradford

Michael Bradford LinkedIn

DELMIA Strategic Business Development Director,
Dassault Systèmes

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Dassault Systèmes
Microsoft
Edward Lesnau

Edward Lesnau LinkedIn

Director, Industry Digital Strategy,
Microsoft

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Microsoft
KCF Technologies
Dr. Jeremy Frank

Dr. Jeremy Frank LinkedIn

Co-Founder and CEO
KCF Technologies

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KCF Technologies
CESMII
Steve Winski

Steve Winski LinkedIn

Business Development VP
CESMII

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CESMII
CESMII
Jonathan Wise

Jonathan Wise LinkedIn

Vice President Technology
CESMII

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CESMII
Festo Didactic - North America
Mike Nager

Mike Nager LinkedIn

Smart Manufacturing Advocate and Award-Winning Author and Solutions Director
Festo Didactic – North America
DXC Technology
Balaji Srinivasan

Balaji Srinivasan LinkedIn

Automotive Sector Head
DXC Americas
DXC Technology
Brian Riordan

Brian Riordan LinkedIn

Client Partner
DXC Americas
Kalypso
Aleksandar Boskovic

Aleksandar Boskovic LinkedIn

Managing Director Automotive Business
Kalypso

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Kalypso

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