BEN HENDERSON , INTELEX TECHNOLOGIES , ON ESG & SUSTAINABILITY Ben Henderson , Head of Product Solution Consulting at EMEA Intelex Technologies , discusses the company ’ s ESG efforts and sustainability initiatives

IBASET ’ S RASHPAL MUNDI ON THE RISKS OF OUTDATED TECHNOLOGY Rashpal Mundi , Senior Partner Manager for iBASEt EMEA , on how the manufacturing sector is changing and the danger of outdated technology

JOHN SHIER , SENIOR SECURITY ADVISOR AT SOPHOS , ON RANSOMWARE John Shier is the Senior Security Advisor at Sophos . Here , he discusses ransomware and the results of Sophos ’ ‘ State of Ransomware in Manufacturing ’ report

93 % of manufacturers believe a lack of digital investment poses the risk of going out of business

� CONNECTED SECTOR ECOSYSTEMS AVEVA ’ s CEO Peter Herweck & IDC ’ s Senior Vice President Bob Parker are fascinated by the rise of connected industry ecosystems & the industrial sector ’ s digital economy

� CLOUD ASSESS Rob Bright , CEO of Cloud Assess & manufacturing engineer , gives his Top 4 reasons why manufacturers cannot afford to overlook training practices in 2023 .

� INTEGRATION CHALLENGES Up to 90 % of manufacturers struggle with integration challenges , meaning that when disruption occurs , they struggle to react effectively , says Arjun Khanna , Chief Technology & Innovation Officer at Kallik .

� CHINESE MANUFACTURING According to CNBC Supply Chain Heat Map data , manufacturing orders from the USA for China have decreased by 40 %.

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