- 250+ Attendees
- 60+ Speakers
- 45+ Sponsors
- 60+ Sessions
Where the world's leading Connected Worker experts gather to share use cases and showcase trailblazing technologies that will transform your operations.
The
Connected Worker Summit is the only event in North America that focuses on delivering a connected ecosystem of connected people, connected processes, connected technologies, and connected data. You will hear from some of the world’s largest manufacturing companies on how they are integrating
connected worker solutions across their operations. Wherever you are in your
connected worker journey, we have the focused content to respond to your learning requirements.
We don’t just feature best practice at this year’s event, our speakers will also share honest learnings on what happens when things go wrong, and the most common pitfalls of scaling
connected worker digital transformation projects! If you are investigating how to begin your
connected worker journey, are experimenting through pilot programs, or deploying solutions and technologies, we will have the honest conversations that will identify the challenges you will face and help you succeed in your journey.
If you are looking to understanding the solutions that will drive innovation across your manufacturing facilities, our
connected worker summit has the strategies and tech applications that can unlock significant value across multiple areas of your factory network. Featuring an exhibition of over 30 of the leading
connected worker technology providers, plus structured networking sessions where you can explore in detail the solutions available that respond to your specific challenges, this year’s event will help you understand how to drive productivity across your Industry 4.0 operating environment.
Join over 250 of your peers in Chicago to discuss:
- Leveraging Data Driven Connected Worker Technologies to Empower your Workforce and Drive Operational Efficiency
- Using AI and advanced analytics to enable your workforce to make informed decisions on the frontline
- Overcome resistance to change through best practice user adoption strategies
- Generative AI: Strategies for Scaling Adoption across the Enterprise
- The Dark Side of Connected Worker Projects: What Happens When Things go Wrong?
- Industry 4.0 Architecture for Manufacturing
- Infrastructure and Connectivity to Support Connected Worker Project Roll-Out
- Onboarding your Digital Workforce in the New Industry 4.0 Advanced Manufacturing Environment
- The Integration of Connected Worker, Predictive Maintenance and Digital Twin
- Improving Accessibility for People with Disabilities through Intelligent Wearable Solutions
- And much more...
With 9 workshops, a masterclass, site tour, 8 tracks, and 16 Interactive Discussion Groups, there is too much content to absorb on your own, so why not bring a team and make sure that you leave the summit with a detailed action plan to drive
connected worker transformation across your organization.
What Industries attend The Connected Worker, Chicago Summit?
- Aerospace
- Automotive
- Chemicals
- Consumer Goods
- Food & Beverage
- Heavy Machinery
- Industrial Equipment
- Oil & Gas
- Packaging
- Pharmaceuticals
- Power / Energy
Great moment to connect people, clients, vendors for digital journey and share mainly experiences
Many of the presentations helped me to see where my company has done well or what we could have possibly done if we would have had some of this insight.
A very good experience to network and connect with others facing similar challenges in their current role.
2023 Speakers
- Sameer Purao, SVP & Global Chief Information Officer, Celanese
- Jeff Winter, Smart Manufacturing Advisor, CESMII
- Patrick Quint, Chief Information Officer, Duravant
- Praveen Moturu, Vice President Digital & Global Chief Enterprise Architect, Mars Inc.
- Ali Raza, Chief Digital Officer, Champion X
- Mir Ali, Head of Digital Engineering - Data/Product/Platform, The Kraft Heinz Company
- Raju Vijay, Vice President Global People Services, Nissan Motor Company
- Prabhu Veluswamy, Global Director Employee Experience, People Analytics & Performace Management, Nissan Motor Corporation
- Stephen Childs, Chief HR Officer, Panasonic Automotive
- Tim Linsenmeyer, Chief Technology Officer, Clover Imaging Group
- Grant Ecker, Vice President, Chief Enterprise Architect, Danaher Corporation
- Hao Dinh, Vice President of Technology, Enpro
- Gladis Araujo, Former Global Supply Chain Strategy Vice President, Mattel Inc
- Bradford Wallis, Director, Global Manufacturing Capabilities, SC Johnson
- Jan Shumate, Director Worldwide Engineering & Construction Solutions and Corporate Manufacturing Automation Transformation, Eastman Chemical Company
- Mike McFarlane, Director, Digitalization of Production and Technology in NA, BASF
- Ron Norris, Senior Innovation Leader, Georgia-Pacific
- Anthony Huffman, Senior Director of Digital Manufacturing, Molex
- Martin R. Gonzalez, Innovation & Technology Principal, bp
- Matt Dold, Program Director – Connected Shop Floor, Molex
- Grigor Bambekov, SVP Business Transformation, Delek US Holdings
- Federico Sciammarella, Chief Technology Officer, MxD
- Adem Kulauzovic, Director of Automation, Domino Printing
- Kyle Kuchta, Senior Director, Business Transformation, Delek US Holdings, Inc.
- Marian Samaan, Manufacturing Excellence Central Manager -Asset Care -North America, Diageo
- Robert Pitts, MOIT Global Industrial Mobility Product Manager, ExxonMobil
- Mark A. Prosser, Digital Manufacturing Mobility Advisor, ExxonMobil
- Ahmed Musa, Digital Manufacturing Lead, Nova Chemicals
- Terry Cole, Sr. Director Global Engineering, Safety & Operational Excellence, Beam Suntory
- Doug Spahic, Technical Lead, XR Immersive Technologies, Chevron
- Konrad Konarski, Chair & Director of Operations, AI Innovation Consortium
- Wyatt Gross, Seed Supply IT Lead, Bayer Crop Science
- Jose Pires, Founder & CEO, Global Excellence & Innovation
- Matthew Stimmel, Associate Director, Technology Future & Adoption, Abbvie
- Jungwoo Ryoo, Chancellor & Chief Academic Officer, Penn State Dubois
- Marla Fons, Program Manager Training, Organizational Development & Human Resources, KUKA U.S. Holdings Company LLC
- Walter Pesenti, Vice President Manufacturing Excellence, Nova Chemicals
- Richard Milnes, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Zaptic
- Eric Whitley, Director of Smart Manufacturing, L2L
- David Mack, Managing Director North America, German Bionic
- Spero Zervos, Customer Success Director, VKS
- Dawn Zhu, Director of Innovation, Alliance Laundry Systems
- Oliver Ganschar, Head of Global Digital Manufacturing, The Kraft Heinz Company
- Satyam Priyadarshy, Chief Data Scientist, Halliburton
- Ricardo Estok, Global Operations Optimization & Transformation,, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
- Angela Accurso, Director of Workforce Progams, MxD
- Estelle Emery, Digital Transformation Change Manager, Hollister Incorporated
- Matthew Luallen, Lead Research Scientist, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- Lane Tunstall, Business Development Executive, Sphere
- Alex White, Global Sales Director, Industrial Solutions, OtterBox
- Brandon Mendoza, Head of Sales, Oden Technologies
- Supradeep Chikaballapur Manjunath, Head of Product Business, Siemens AG
- wilson Dike, Customer Discovery Manager, UK, Siemens AG
- Brent A. Kedzierski, Principle Industrial Strategist, Hexagon
- Scott Burge, Sales Engineer, Absolute Software
- John Dougherty, Head of Manufacturing, Americas, ServiceNow
- Kelby Dennard, Customer Partner, Kyndryl
- Willem Sundblad, CEO & Co-Founder, Oden Technologies
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Venue
Lincolnshire Marriott Resort
10 Marriott Dr, 60069
Lincolnshire, Chicago, IL, USA
Accommodation
Lincolnshire Marriott ResortTen, Marriott Dr, Lincolnshire
Chicago, IL 60069
Method of Reservation: Guests can make guestroom reservations by calling 1.888.236.2427 guests must identify themselves as being with the group, Connected Worker Chicago Summit, at the time the reservation is made to receive the special group rate. You can also use
this booking link to secure the group reservation. Please note this group rate will be valid until October 20, 2023, any rooms booked after this cut off date will be made on a space and rate available basis.
Please note: We will never recommend, approve or appoint any third party rooming service to act on our behalf. Please be extremely wary if you are approached by any such companies; regrettably a number of our speakers and sponsors have recently been targeted by companies claiming to beat the prices offered but this is simply a fraudulent attempt to secure your credit card details.
