Meghan Kennelly is head of Global Marketing at German Bionic, a robotics firm headquartered in Germany and the US that develops and produces wearable technologies, including connected exoskeletons driven by artificial intelligence.   Under Meghan’s leadership, German Bionic has secured a number of accolades, such as Fast Company’s “Innovation by Design Award,” the CES 2023 “Best… Continue reading Meghan Kennelly, German Bionic

Adam Gluck is CEO & Founder of Copia Automation, building DevOps tools for controls and automation engineers that streamlines operations, reduces downtime, and improves innovation and delivery of applications and services. Copia’s flagship offering provides Git-based source control for PLC programming.  Adam was an early hire on Uber’s driver engineering team and later was the… Continue reading Adam Gluck, Copia Automation

Jerry Gootee, EY Global Advanced Manufacturing Sector Leader, EY-Nottingham Spirk Innovation Hub Sponsor, and EY Global Coordinating Service Partner, has more than 30 years’ experience helping global organizations with their strategy, growth, operations, and risk management needs. Jerry has led projects involving product and business model innovation, mergers & acquisitions, digital manufacturing and supply chain, as… Continue reading Jerry Gootee, EY Global Advanced Manufacturing Sector Leader

Jay Timmons has served as president and CEO of the National Association of Manufacturers since 2011 and chairman of the board of the Manufacturing Institute, the NAM’s workforce development and education partner. The NAM is the largest manufacturing association in the United States, representing small and large manufacturers in every industrial sector.  Since Jay took… Continue reading Jay Timmons, National Association of Manufacturers

Chuck Ridgeway is automation technology manager for Horner Automation Group, a part of Horner APG, an Indianapolis-based, global leader in commercial automation and LED lighting that has been in operation for more than 35 years. Horner Automation specializes in the global automation market, serving original equipment manufacturers, integrators and end-users from a variety of industries.… Continue reading Chuck Ridgeway, Horner APG

Kurt DeMaagd is Chief AI Officer of Sight Machine, with offices in San Francisco and Ann Arbor. Sight Machine’s Manufacturing Data Platform creates a common data foundation and utilizes data gleaned from artificial intelligence and machine learning to deliver a systemwide view of end-to-end manufacturing processes.  In July 2023, Sight Machine introduced Factory CoPilot, adding… Continue reading Kurt DeMaagd, Sight Machine

Brandon Farris, vice president of domestic economic policy at the National Association of Manufacturers. Before joining the NAM, Brandon was the head of federal government relations for the Chemours Company.  Brandon also served as assistant general counsel for Arkema as well as senior counsel for government relations for the Saudi Basic Industries Corporation. After serving… Continue reading Brandon Farris, NAM

Oleksandr Zadorozhniy is CEO and co-founder of CIoEE, which provides companies with SaaS based Industry 4.0 solutions to improve customers’ productivity by increasing production efficiency, improving quality and yield. CloEE also helps companies measure and control carbon emissions to reduce energy consumption and minimize the number of required machine tools. Olexandr’s team has served more… Continue reading Oleksandr Zadorozhniy, CIoEE

Christelle Keefer, Global Product Manager for Robotics Education at ABB Robotics, leads the Global Solutions Center for Education and collaborates with colleagues and educators worldwide to determine the educational products and solutions needed to train the future workforce in robotics and automation. Her current position is informed by her prior roles as Business Development Manager… Continue reading Christelle Keefer, ABB Robotics

John Brandt, CEO and founder of The MPI Group and the former editor-in-chief and publisher of both Chief Executive and IndustryWeek magazines. He is an accomplished management innovator and an internationally recognized expert on manufacturing and technology. His book, NINCOMPOOPERY: Why Your Customers Hate You—and How to Fix It, is based on groundbreaking research into… Continue reading John Brandt, MPI Group