Manufacturing Magazine January 2020 | Page 80

EVENTS & ASSOCIATIONS

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[ SHANGHAI , CHINA ]

The 2nd Global Manufacturing Digital Transformation Summit embraces the Industry 4.0 era , examining the rise of technologies such as cloud computing , AI and IoT , while assessing their ability to improve operational efficiency and deliver supply chain optimisation . Conference themes to be explored through a series of panel discussions

and keynote speeches include : how manufacturing can thrive in the digital age ; how to build a smart , connected , flexible and customised factory ; the impact of the China-US trade war on manufacturing and how digital transformation is revolutionising the manufacturing production chain .

[ BERLIN , GERMANY ]

More than 100 plant managers and production leaders from across Europe will be in attendance to explore myriad solutions for tomorrow ’ s digital transformations . Siemens ’ Head of Global Manufacturing Stephan Schlaub , Airbus Head of Digitilisation & IT Henrik Fransson and Hugo Boss Managing Director Joachim Hensch will be among the industry leaders assessing the future of smart manufacturing and seeking answers to some of the big questions posed by Industry 4.0 : what will the globalised company of the future look like and how will virtual teams work together effectively ? Key topics to be covered at Rethink ! include smart factories , connected machines , the future for additive manufacturing and cyber risk management . JANUARY 2020