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Academia: Industrial Engineer by University of Oviedo, July 1995 Master Degree by EOI in Innovation Management, July 2003 PhD in Project Mangement by University of Oviedo, June 2010 Professional background: Nov 1995 – Dec 2000.- Assistant to General Manager at Thyssen Norte S.A. • Implementation of LEAN PRODUCTION technics (one piece flow production, 7 wastesRead more

Prof. Dr. Dimitris Kiritsis is Faculty Member at the Institute of Mechanical Engineering of the School of Engineering of EPFL, Switzerland, where he is leading a research group on ICT for Sustainable Manufacturing. His research interests are Closed Loop Lifecycle Management, IoT, Semantic Technologies and Data Analytics for Engineering Applications. He served also as GuestRead more

Dr Renaud Di Francesco is the Director of the Europe Technology Standards Office of Sony, supporting the Sony Group in its global standards development needs, ranging from content aspects to networks and energy consumption, including the substantial objective of sustainability for the Planet and its People. He has held positions in business development and technologyRead more

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Nestlé S.A., together with its subsidiaries, provides nutrition, health, and wellness products. It operates through Zone Europe, Middle East and North Africa; Zone Americas; Zone Asia, Oceania and sub-Saharan Africa; Nestlé Waters; and Nestlé Nutrition segments. It offers baby foods under the Cerelac, Gerber, Gerber Graduates, NaturNes, and Nestum brands; bottle water under the NestléRead more

Pedro Tavares is the Data Solutions Architect at Stork, a Fluor Company, responsible for driving the digital transformation of Stork’s Operations and Maintenance services. Pedro’s passion is on challenging the status quo of human/ technology synergies throughout different industry and projects. During his five years working in Business Digitization, Pedro has been involved in theRead more

SST Wireless Inc. design, manufactures and distributes wireless industrial sensors to solve challenges faced by industrial customers.  The company’s mission is to help increase safety, reduce operational downtime and conserve energy through the use of rugged wireless sensors that provide real time monitoring of equipment and vehicle condition such as temperature, pressure and vibration.  SST’sRead more

Heiko Kullack is responsible for Business Development in the German consulting organization of HPE Pointnext. He has gathered deep experience in the subject areas of workplace, digitalization and IoT through his consulting and advisory engagements. In the past, Mr. Kullack has led an advisory team in HPE’s EMEA organization with a focus on consulting andRead more

Mechanical Engineering and Business Administration at the TU Darmstadt (Germany)    (1993-1999) Professional Career Trainee in R&D Mercedes Benz Cars   (2000-2001) Dimensional Management C- and E-Class, R&D  (2001-2004) Production Process Development, PP (Central Planning)  (2004-2013) Research platform  for future production „Arena2036“, TecFabrik (2013-2016) Manager Innovations & Trends – Smart Operations  (2016-today) Trendscouting Pilotprojects InnovationLabRead more

Bruno Aïdan is currently Group Data Officer at Air Liquide. Telecom Engineer, he also holds a PhD in Computer Systems from the Pierre et Marie Curie University in Paris. Since 1994, he has a broad experience in the different areas of innovation in digital products and services, notably as a pioneer in Mobile Internet. InRead more