2024 Presentations
Monday, April 8, 2024
Keynote: Digital-First Manufacturing: Navigating the Sustainable Future with AI
Tom Kelly CEO, Automation Alley
Cutting Costs, Carbon, and Complexity: The Road to Decentralized Food & Beverage Manufacturing with Autonomous Micro-Factories
Wayne McIntyre, CEO & Co-Founder, Relocalize
Solutions Theater Track A - Essential Belt Drive Design Considerations for Food Processing Conveyors
Alex Kanaris, President, VDG (Van der Graaf)
Solutions Theater Track B - Laser “cold” Oven solutions for the Food Industry
Dr. Toby Strite, Senior Director, Strategic Marketing IPG Photonics
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Keynote: AI, ChatGPT and the Digital Transformation of Manufacturing
Billy Gillispie, Client Delivery Partner,
Microsoftc
Andy Daly, Client Delivery Partner,
Microsoft
Solutions Theater Track A -The Executable Digital Twin: A Digital Thread Approach to Boosting Machine Productivity
Colm Gavin, Portfolio Development Manager, Siemens Digital Industry Software
Tyler Newcombe, Portfolio Development Lead – Consumer Products & Retail, Siemens Digital Industry Software
FOOD ENGINEERING’s 2024 Plant of the Year Award Presentation
Joe Machetta, Head of Operations, JBS Prepared Foods