Smart Solutions, Smarter Workforce:
Transforming Manufacturing for Tomorrow
Transforming Manufacturing for Tomorrow
2025 is Wrapped!
We're returning in October 2026!
In the face of global economic uncertainty, rapid tech innovation, and workforce transformation, the "connected worker" has emerged as a key enabler of manufacturing resilience, agility, and productivity. The Connected Worker: Manufacturing Summit is the only event in North America that addresses how to achieve the next frontier of digital manufacturing by empowering workers with technologies that bridge the skills gap, drive plant efficiency, and deliver bottom-line results.
Following 300 Manufacturing leaders exploring 3 days of engaging sessions and a sold out Expo Hall at The 4th Annual Connected Worker: Manufacturing Summit, the event will return in October 2026 for the 5th year to explore the connected worker strategies and technologies that can help you navigate an ever-changing business environment.
2025 Manufacturing Expert Speakers Included:
Grant Ecker
Chief Enterprise Architect
Ecolab
Todd Buchholz
Former White House Director of Economic Policy, Author, Economist
Keynote Speaker
Ron Norris
Innovation & Transformation Leader | AI Visionary | Business Growth Strategist
Advanced Innovation Management
Angela Accurso
Director of Workforce Programs
MxD Inc
Ed Garstkiewicz
Senior Industry Segment Manager Automation and Robotics
Harting Technology Group
Oscar Castillo
Manager, Digital Manufacturing Solutions
Northrop Grumman
Oliver Ganschar
Head of Digital Product Management and Innovation
Kraft Heinz Co
Uma Raghavan
Senior Director, People Systems and Experience
Rivian
Elizabeth Bullard
Manufacturing Innovation Manager
Ford
Steve Duncan
Senior Operational Safety Advisor
BP
Vignesh Alagappan
Senior Manager
Rheem Manufacturing
Mark Rardin
Senior Propulsion Manager
Rolls Royce North American Technologies
Alex Epstein
VP Global Supply Chain Transformation
Kraft Heinz
Praveen Moturu
VP Digital Technologies and Chief Enterprise Architect
Mars
Shatender Singh
Principal Enterprise Architect
Sysco Corporation
Tara E Tolly
Global Director of Operations, Process Optimization and Transformation
ADM
Mike Brauckman
Head of Focused Improvement
Nestle
Mike Tomasco
Senior Vice President - Chief Information Officer
Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies
Kim Shelby
Vice President Supply Chain and Operations
PLZ
Marc Labrie
Manager of OT
Mueller Water Products Inc
Audrey St.Onge
President & CEO NA Baking Business
Lallemand
Todd Leathers
Sr. Manager of Intelligent Operations
Pella Corporation
Mike Moody
Sr. Process Engineer
Pella Corporation
Soma Venkat
SVP & Chief Information Technology Officer
Cooper Standard
Marlon Rodgers
Software Engineer, IT Lead
Lockheed Martin
Chris Soltys
Regional Smart Manufacturing Solutions Leader – North America
Bunge
Maria Araujo
Vice President Global Innovation Engineering
McCain
Caitlin Moffitt
Senior Director of Operations
Altria
Samuel Parra
NA Manufacturing Integration Lead
BASF
Flavio Torres
Head of Global Operations
The Kraft Heinz Company
Leo Rajapakse
Global Head of Platform Infrastructure, Digital & Advanced Technologies
Bimbo Bakeries Usa
Samik Mody
Information Technology, Manufacturing and Maintenance Systems Director
E & J Gallo Winery
Regina Barcena
Director Global Operational Excellence & Manufacturing Transformation
The Hershey Company
John Barnett
Member
Chief Architect Network
Ricardo Narciso Schiochet
Digital Manufacturing Leader - EM
Kimberly-Clark
Brandon Leander
Head of IT & Digital - Vegetables
Syngenta
Robert Greiner
Director Platform Engineering
Cargill
Tiffanie Lewis
Member - Board of Directors
Women in Manufacturing
Catherine Ross
Director – Community Engagement, AMT
The Association for Manufacturing Technology
Brian Perlstein
Digital Manufacturing Innovation Leader
Owens Corning
Hao Dinh
Vice President of Technology
EnPro
Bharathi Rajan
Vice President - Enterprise Data, Insights & Applications
Swire Coca-Cola
Darin Powell
Senior Business Architect
Boeing
Anis Isahak
Global Operational Excellence Leader
Molex
Garith Duncan
Digital Transformation Manager
SNF Holding Company
Sara Clark
VP, Strategic Business Transformation & Execution Excellence
Greif
Keith Parker
Engineering Design Digitization Manager
Eastman
Gary Dunbar
Head of Business Transformation
Signal Energy
Mark Prosser
Industrial Mobility Product Manager
ExxonMobil
Vic Kalidindi
VP of IT & CIO
Robertshaw
Stephen Framil
Corporate Global Head of Accessibility
Merck & Co
Robert Schoenberger
Editor in Chief
Industry Week
Martin Gonzalez
Innovation & Technology Principal
BP
John Dyck
CEO
CESMII
Gretchen Moore
Executive Director Education Foundation
Women in Manufacturing
Dennis Scimeca
Senior Editor - Technology
Industry Week
Michael McDowell
Solutions Center Manager
LyondellBasell
Monique Reeves
Executive Vice Chancellor, Office for the Future
Austin Community College
Aneesa Muthana
CEO & Co-Owner
Pioneer Service Inc
Isaac Gallardo
Senior Quality Manager
Plastipak
Konrad Konarski
Chairperson
AI Applied consortium
Sugato Bose
Senior Director & Chief Enterprise Architect
Medline Industries, LP
Julie Whitten
Vice President, Change Management & Communications
Upstate Niagara Cooperative
Join us to Learn How to:
Build a Connected Workforce
Bridge the skills gap and ensure that you have a workforce that can operate, manage and collaborate with Industry 4.0 technologies
Accelerate the Shift to Smart Manufacturing
Create an interconnected end-to-end environment where machines, people and processes communicate in real-time
Power Data-Driven Decision Making
Redefine efficiency and agility through real-time analytics, AI-powered quality control, and predictive insights from IIoT data
Leverage Quick Wins Today - to Secure Investment for Tomorrow
Implement digital transformation initiatives that deliver rapid, measurable ROI that directly align with key business objectives
Augment Human Potential on the Factory Floor
Enhance frontline decision-making, reduce errors, and enable faster responses—and turn every worker into a force multiplier for productivity and quality
Manufacturing Industries Attending Include:
Automotive
Industrial Equipment
Consumer Goods
Food & Beverage
Chemicals
Electronics & Semiconductors
Building Materials
Paper & Packaging
With Thanks to our 2025 Event Sponsors
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