2018 Speakers

“Disruption for the sake of disruption is not necessarily a good thing, but in order to gain long-term competitive advantages it is now a business imperative…….For a business to compete in the long-term they must have
strategies that are able to address these changes straight on and, hopefully, be ahead of the curve.”

“Data can be one of an organization’s most valuable assets, but only if and when that organization understands how to extract the value from it. Data without analysis can provide no insights and, as such, is useless. Transforming into a data-driven organization requires that everyone understands how to appropriately utilize data, but perhaps more importantly, that they understand why it is valuable to do so.”

“Think big, start small, get quick wins and feed the frenzy. You need to begin with a vision that everyone can buy into—from the folks on the floor that touch the process daily, to the C-suite that can sponsor it. The vision needs to be concise, clear and compelling.”

“IIoT technologies in the factory will enable workers to see into their machines and into their overall operations, thus increasing transparency. This will enable humans to go from being problem fixers to being proactive problem solvers. Their jobs will become more strategic and will most likely have a larger span of control than current job roles and responsibilities envision.”

“It’s easier to make it work if you start simple. It’s daunting, right? “Oh, we have to look at all of that?” No. You can start as small as you want. You can look at one little process, one little piece of equipment. And maybe once you look at that, you find “Oh, OK, it’s this really simple thing, and we can easily translate this to another process.”

“Industrial leaders only need to consider two axes when thinking through monetization in the digital context. To ease executives when it comes to monetizing this process, we boil the entire digitalization universe down to just two top-line topics: Product & Channel. “

“Our adopted lean philosophy drives core understanding of business processes and value streams, allowing us to identify and successfully integrate digital tools with recordable and sustained results. Companies that consistently rely on their lean principles will successfully overcome the barriers and achieve their digital potential.”