Manufacturing & Industrial Materials

A roster of manufacturing and materials specialists at the forefront of innovation in the production and utilization of industrial materials

Satya Jayanty

Satya Jayanty

A seasoned data geek specialising in building data strategy, and data governance with expertise in multi-cloud, data architecture, and management with a well-defended track record within the IT arena.

My expertise sprawls across multi-cloud experience predominantly focused on Cloud/Data architecture, data management, data governance, DevOps, data migration and infrastructure optimisation. Based on my Architecture experience and database management, performance tuning, and security gigs from my DBA days, I understand patterns and practices well.

I reap the benefits of collaborating with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to achieve seamless data strategy implementation, and cloud adoption and drive innovation.

Satya Jayanty was Microsoft's Data Platform MVP (2006-2020), a subject matter expert with consulting & technical expertise within Data Platform, BI and Architecture solutions with over 30+ years of IT experience. Author: Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Administration Cookbook (May 2011) and Microsoft SQL Server 2012 cube-security How-to (October 2012), co-author of MVP Deep Dives SQL Server Volume II (October 2011).

A seasoned data geek specialising in building data strategy, and data governance with expertise in multi-cloud, data architecture, and management with a well-defended track record within the IT arena. My expertise sprawls across multi-cloud expe... Show more

Toni Baron

Toni Baron

With a decade immersed in data analytics, I've learned a thing or two about making data work for businesses.
I'm all about fostering a culture where everyone gets the value of data. But here's the kicker—I'm a stickler for good data. I firmly believe that improving data quality leads to better insights and analytics. It's like building a house on a solid foundation.

From my years of hands-on experience, it's become crystal clear: businesses can't afford to overlook the importance of data governance and change control. It's not just a checkbox exercise; it's about ensuring accuracy, reliability, and compliance at every step, from data acquisition to reporting and analytics development.

With a decade immersed in data analytics, I've learned a thing or two about making data work for businesses. I'm all about fostering a culture where everyone gets the value of data. But here's the kicker—I'm a stickler for good data. I firmly believ... Show more

Torsten Harnack

Torsten Harnack

Experienced in automotive sales and batch manufacturing consultancy, Torsten now drive business development and industry-focused consultancy at Cosmo Consult.

Experienced in automotive sales and batch manufacturing consultancy, Torsten now drive business development and industry-focused consultancy at Cosmo Consult. Show more

Petya Fileva

Petya Fileva

Petya is a highly experienced logistics and supply chain expert, bringing her wealth of knowledge to her role as a trainer at the Bulgarian Logistics Association and working in the industry for more than 10 years. With a keen eye for innovation, she is currently participating in a project focused on digitalization within the logistics sector. Petya's expertise extends to the application of emerging technologies such as IoT, AI/ML, and Blockchain, for optimization of logistics and supply chain processes. Her dedication to staying at the forefront of industry advancements is exemplified by her certification as a Blockchain & Supply Chain Professional. Passionate about bridging the gap between business applications and technologies, she's a driving force in building better connections for the future of logistics and supply chains.

Petya is a highly experienced logistics and supply chain expert, bringing her wealth of knowledge to her role as a trainer at the Bulgarian Logistics Association and working in the industry for more than 10 years. With a keen eye for innovation, she ... Show more

Stephanie Luster

Stephanie Luster

Beauty industry trailblazer and entrepreneur, Stephanie Luster, has made it her business to inspire others to use their platforms to walk in their purpose. Whether it’s expanding creativity behind the chair, mastering platform artistry and specific techniques, or scaling your business for maximum success, she is determined to provide the tools necessary to assist in creating legacy. Her reach spans internationally, having traveled all over the world educating stylists and consumers on one of the world’s most sought-after topics – hair. 



As President and Director of Education of the Chicagoland based Essations family brand, Stephanie not only handles the day-to-day operations, but she is also responsible for educating a team of stylists and professionals who work on behalf of the brand. With more than 27 years of experience in the industry, Stephanie uses her expertise to propel the brand and stylists to the next level. “My experience with making products (including the chemical compounds and structure), combined with my extensive knowledge of hair come together to make me an expert in the industry. I can analyze and understand both the product make up and the hair's potential reaction to it all at the same time. That's my edge.” She works side-by-side with chemists and suppliers to develop, test, and manufacture products that promote healthy hair.

In addition to product development, Stephanie has a passion for building industry leaders and is dedicated to sharing her expertise to assist stylists in reaching and maximizing their potential. She has worked relentlessly to develop several programs that not only reach back to up-and-coming stylists, but also assist veteran stylists with elevating their brands and increasing salon revenue. Stephanie looks forward to using her platform to continue motivating, educating, and mentoring others while building a legacy for her children.

Beauty industry trailblazer and entrepreneur, Stephanie Luster, has made it her business to inspire others to use their platforms to walk in their purpose. Whether it’s expanding creativity behind the chair, mastering platform artistry and specific t... Show more

Cem Sancak

Cem Sancak

22+ years Supply Chain & Purchasing experience with various leadership roles in automotive business at Ford Otosan (JV between Ford Motor Company & Koc Holding). 3+ years Agility and Transformation experience being an Agile Coach and Organizational Transformation Leader at Ford Otosan.
PSM II, PSPO I, KMP, Prosci Change Practitioner certified. Negotiation Expert, Passionate on Value Creation, Agility, Continuous Learning & Servant Leadership
Love Food & Travel, Movies

22+ years Supply Chain & Purchasing experience with various leadership roles in automotive business at Ford Otosan (JV between Ford Motor Company & Koc Holding). 3+ years Agility and Transformation experience being an Agile Coach and Organizational ... Show more

Marc Dillon

Marc Dillon

A lifetime of product creation spanning hardware, software, meatware and vapourware. I love to help others shine and have specialised in delivering 1.0 for everything from software to robotic projects.

A lifetime of product creation spanning hardware, software, meatware and vapourware. I love to help others shine and have specialised in delivering 1.0 for everything from software to robotic projects. Show more

Olivier Toffin

Olivier Toffin

Olivier is an Agile transformation leader and coach at Schneider Electric, holding a Master's Degree in Engineering from UTC, France. Throughout his career in France, Germany, Singapore, and India, he has held diverse managerial positions encompassing Industrialization, Product & Project Management (Hardware, Software, complex Systems), and Agile transformation.
He continually strives to create value through innovation in Energy management, Electrical Distribution and Industrial Automation, placing customers at the center of everything he is doing, and enabling organizations to reach their utmost potential

Olivier is an Agile transformation leader and coach at Schneider Electric, holding a Master's Degree in Engineering from UTC, France. Throughout his career in France, Germany, Singapore, and India, he has held diverse managerial positions encompassin... Show more

Sai Anvesh Durvasula

Sai Anvesh Durvasula

Sai Anvesh Durvasula is a seasoned technology professional with a track record of aligning business strategy with software development to achieve significant operational impacts. He holds a Master’s in Financial Engineering from New York University and a Bachelor's in Electronics and Communication from BITS Hyderabad. Currently serving as an Architect at Parabole.AI, he has been pivotal in leveraging AI, ML, and NLP technologies to develop no-code machine teaching platforms for optimizing procurement plans and metadata extraction without the need for labeled data. His technical expertise spans multiple programming languages including Python and Java, and he is skilled in various IDEs and SQL tools. Anvesh's professional journey also includes significant roles at Publicis Sapient, Bangalore, where he contributed to digital transformations for oil derivatives order management systems. Known for his sharp analytical skills and effective cross-functional team leadership, he excels in AI model training and validation, knowledge extraction, graphical representation, and customer relationship management.

Sai Anvesh Durvasula is a seasoned technology professional with a track record of aligning business strategy with software development to achieve significant operational impacts. He holds a Master’s in Financial Engineering from New York University a... Show more

Manuel Olariu

Manuel Olariu

Manuel Constantin Olariu serves as the Chief Innovation Officer at Copernic Space, leading efforts in open science and the development of marketplaces for space assets, and is the founder of DeepVenture DAO, which incubates decentralized communities focused on hardware and space technologies. He is also recognized for his contributions to NASA's Open Science working groups, enhancing access to space science resources.

Manuel Constantin Olariu serves as the Chief Innovation Officer at Copernic Space, leading efforts in open science and the development of marketplaces for space assets, and is the founder of DeepVenture DAO, which incubates decentralized communities ... Show more

Tom Bellinson

Tom Bellinson

Tom Bellinson has been working in IT for over 40 years. His background has allowed him to gain experience in technical, marketing, sales, and executive roles. He currently serves as a Delivery Improvement Consultant for A2Agile. Prior to that, he was an Agile Coach at ITHAKA (JSTOR). Bellinson worked with at-risk businesses in Michigan through the University of Michigan. He served as VP of an ERP software company, as an independent consultant, as chief information officer of an automotive engineering services company, and as founder and President of a systems integration and pioneering internet services firm.

Tom Bellinson has been working in IT for over 40 years. His background has allowed him to gain experience in technical, marketing, sales, and executive roles. He currently serves as a Delivery Improvement Consultant for A2Agile. Prior to that, he was... Show more

Charles Santucci

Charles Santucci

Je suis lab manager et agilitateur chez Renault. Je pratique (consciemment!) l'agilité depuis 2009 et j'ai longtemps œuvré au déploiement de l'esprit agile dans la DSI. Ces dernières années, j'ai aussi construit et animé divers ateliers de facilitations pour différentes équipes du Groupe (marketing, DSI, RH, Ingénierie, Qualité, Finance...). En 2019, j'ai basculé dans le monde de la conception véhicule pour œuvrer à la transformation agile des projets. Depuis fin 2022, je suis lab manager d'un lab d'innovation sur l'écosystème du Véhicule Electrique.

Je suis lab manager et agilitateur chez Renault. Je pratique (consciemment!) l'agilité depuis 2009 et j'ai longtemps œuvré au déploiement de l'esprit agile dans la DSI. Ces dernières années, j'ai aussi construit et animé divers ateliers de facilitati... Show more

Naoki Tokuhashi

Naoki Tokuhashi

Naoki is an expert in CAD, PDM, PLM, and Nesting - ERP integration with over 10 years of sales and consulting experience at QBuild Software. QBuild Software is #1 Engineering - ERP integrator with offices around the world helping manufacturers achieve engineering and manufacturing excellency.
Naoki is the APAC regional director based in the QBuild’s APAC headquarters in Japan. He has helped discrete manufacturing companies across the globe bridge the gap between engineering and ERP, saving engineering time and improving manufacturing accuracy in ERP systems including Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central.
His background is in mechanical engineering from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. His technical background allows him to speak the language of engineers which is essential in understanding challenges engineers face in the modern manufacturing environment.

Naoki is an expert in CAD, PDM, PLM, and Nesting - ERP integration with over 10 years of sales and consulting experience at QBuild Software. QBuild Software is #1 Engineering - ERP integrator with offices around the world helping manufacturers achiev... Show more

Grayson Dawson

Grayson Dawson

I've held roles in product and manufacturing engineering in a variety of industries. Lots of automation and people working together. My passion lies at the intersection of hardware, software, and creative problem solving without the red tape.

I'm currently using my background to introduce industrial grade robotics into consumer facing environments. Check out my company page for Hop Robotics or www.HopRobotics.com

If you want to reach me directly use: grayson@hoprobotics.com | 678 772-5469

I've held roles in product and manufacturing engineering in a variety of industries. Lots of automation and people working together. My passion lies at the intersection of hardware, software, and creative problem solving without the red tape. I'm ... Show more

Frank Blau

Frank Blau

Frank Blau has been a Business Intelligence Data Architect for 15 years and has over 25 years of technical experience in relational and dimensional database technologies. He is currently a Principal Data Architect at EBCONT in Hard, Austria. He has been a developer, architect, analyst and educator in a variety of vertical markets and technologies. Frank has also been a consultant to Fortune 500 and mid-market companies in the use and implementation of data warehouse architectures, unstructured data, metadata management and analytic presentation.

Frank is a 2018 and 2020 IBM Champion for Cloud and Blockchain, and was a 2014 IBM Champion for Information Management. He continues to provide thought leadership and
research in such diverse areas as Streaming Data, Blockchain, Modern Data Architecture and Cloud Computing. Frank is also a public speaker and author on topics related to Business
Intelligence, disruptive technologies, mobile computing and software methodologies and is also a member of the Digitale Initiativen in Dornbirn, Austria.

Frank Blau has been a Business Intelligence Data Architect for 15 years and has over 25 years of technical experience in relational and dimensional database technologies. He is currently a Principal Data Architect at EBCONT in Hard, Austria. He has b... Show more

Ikechukwu Okoli

Ikechukwu Okoli

Ikechukwu Okoli is an economist with experience spanning international development, academia, and technology business. He is a Fintech co-founder as well as co-founder and business development manager in Bidverse, an additive manufacturing(AM) tech startup which promotes sustainable manufacturing through the use of AM as an alternative approach for producing components of manufacturing plants.

Ikechukwu Okoli is an economist with experience spanning international development, academia, and technology business. He is a Fintech co-founder as well as co-founder and business development manager in Bidverse, an additive manufacturing(AM) tech s... Show more

Francisco Veiga Simão

Francisco Veiga Simão

Geoscientist and entrepreneur for sustainable development with >5 years experience in turning waste into resources within raw materials field. Neutral-oriented problem solver for a better world combining environmental and socio-economic boundaries.

Geoscientist and entrepreneur for sustainable development with >5 years experience in turning waste into resources within raw materials field. Neutral-oriented problem solver for a better world combining environmental and socio-economic boundaries. Show more

Wafiya Bukhari

Wafiya Bukhari

Wafiya Bukhari: Where marketing prowess meets the world of affordable floor wall tiling works in dubai . With a proven track record, she orchestrates campaigns that showcase our company's exceptional services and products. Let's embark on a journey of design and marketing excellence!

Wafiya Bukhari: Where marketing prowess meets the world of affordable floor wall tiling works in dubai . With a proven track record, she orchestrates campaigns that showcase our company's exceptional services and products. Let's embark on a journey o... Show more

Rick Bojahra Bojahra

Rick Bojahra Bojahra

As a Director of Hyper Automation, I bring my process reengineering, software development, IT operations, UX/UI and senior leadership experience to each customer engagement. I work with various organizations to improve their processes, collaboration, teams, and management practices. Helping organizations as they build out technology solutions, process improvement/reengineering, and digital transformation. This includes governance and planning around using the Microsoft ecosystem, such as Office365, Teams, Project Online, Power Apps, Flow, and other Power Platform products.

As a Director of Hyper Automation, I bring my process reengineering, software development, IT operations, UX/UI and senior leadership experience to each customer engagement. I work with various organizations to improve their processes, collaboration,... Show more

Mudit Sharma

Mudit Sharma

Mudit Sharma is a Software Engineer at Codethink, a leading open source software consultancy. His expertise lies in embedded software and electronics with focus on creating turnkey solutions that help streamline and automate processes. Currently, his primary areas of interest include embedded systems, Linux kernel development and dev-ops.

Mudit Sharma is a Software Engineer at Codethink, a leading open source software consultancy. His expertise lies in embedded software and electronics with focus on creating turnkey solutions that help streamline and automate processes. Currently, his... Show more

Hitesh R Padhiyar

Hitesh R Padhiyar

Hitesh Padhiyar

Experienced Software Engineer in Oil and Gas Industry.

Hitesh Padhiyar is a dynamic and results-driven software engineer with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Applications (BCA), graduating in 2022. With a strong passion for technology and a keen interest in the Oil and Gas industry, Hitesh Padhiyar has quickly become a key player in the field.

Professional Experience:

With over two years of experience in the Oil and Gas sector, Hitesh Padhiyar has been instrumental in leveraging technology to streamline operations, enhance productivity, and ensure the seamless integration of various systems. As a software engineer, Hitesh Padhiyar primarily specializes in REST API integration and has successfully connected ERP systems to automation software, including SAP, among others.

Areas of Expertise:

RESTful API Integration,

ERP System Integration, Automation Software,

Multithreading,

SAP Integration,

Oil and Gas Industry Software Solutions.

Passion for Technology:

Hitesh Padhiyar's passion for technology extends beyond the workplace. They are dedicated to staying up-to-date with the latest developments in the software engineering field, ensuring that their skills and knowledge remain cutting-edge.

Speaking Engagements:

Hitesh Padhiyar is embarking on their speaking journey, eager to share insights and expertise in technology and software engineering. While this may be their first speaking engagement, they bring a fresh perspective and enthusiasm to the stage.

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Feel free to connect with Hitesh Padhiyar on professional platforms such as LinkedIn and Email to stay updated on their work.

Hitesh Padhiyar Experienced Software Engineer in Oil and Gas Industry. Hitesh Padhiyar is a dynamic and results-driven software engineer with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Applications (BCA), graduating in 2022. With a strong passion for tech... Show more

Lynne Barton

Lynne Barton

Lynne is the Manager of CeraTek sales at SencorpWhite. She has worked at SencorpWhite since 2001 where she appreciates the company’s philosophy, team environment and career growth opportunities. Lynne is an energetic individual who takes fulfillment in partnering with medical device manufacturing engineers with the goal of determining ideal sealing solutions for medical device packaging applications. Lynne graduated from the University of South Florida as a Philosophy major with Honors in 1995. Lynne participates in industry organizations including IoPP - New England, IoPP’s MDPTC and AAMI. In her personal time, Lynne is a Girl Scout Troop Leader for a group of 13 girls in her home town on Cape Cod where she also enjoys the Cape’s nature trails and beaches.

Lynne is the Manager of CeraTek sales at SencorpWhite. She has worked at SencorpWhite since 2001 where she appreciates the company’s philosophy, team environment and career growth opportunities. Lynne is an energetic individual who takes fulfillment ... Show more

Suchandra Sengupta

Suchandra Sengupta

Industry Solutions Cloud and AI Architect at Microsoft with 18 years of experience. Enabling customers for their digital transformation journeys leveraging Cloud and AI technologies

Industry Solutions Cloud and AI Architect at Microsoft with 18 years of experience. Enabling customers for their digital transformation journeys leveraging Cloud and AI technologies Show more

Andreas Pfohl

Andreas Pfohl

Hello, my name is Andreas Pfohl and I'm a full-stack software developer with 8+ years of experience from Magdeburg in Germany. Though I started coding on quite some projects during my studies I did a lot of passion projects for way longer back starting in high school. Most of my experience comes from working at the bridgefield GmbH (5+ years), where I worked in several fields like the automotive industry, heavy machinery industry, security asset management, and many more. I developed software components from all parts of the stack: server backends, web frontends, native clients, databases, software libraries, just to name the obvious candidates.

I'm currently working at OpenProject as a full-stack software developer.

Hello, my name is Andreas Pfohl and I'm a full-stack software developer with 8+ years of experience from Magdeburg in Germany. Though I started coding on quite some projects during my studies I did a lot of passion projects for way longer back starti... Show more

Joel Byler

Joel Byler

Joel is a polyglot developer who primarily develops in ruby during the day at CoverMyMeds in Cleveland, Ohio. He has experience working with startups as well as large corporations with Java, C#, Ruby, Elixir, and the list goes on. He is also the organizer for the Cleveland Ruby Brigade and enjoys participating in community events such as Cleveland RailsBridge, GiveCamp, Startup Weekend, and Global Day of Code Retreat.

Joel is a polyglot developer who primarily develops in ruby during the day at CoverMyMeds in Cleveland, Ohio. He has experience working with startups as well as large corporations with Java, C#, Ruby, Elixir, and the list goes on. He is also the or... Show more

Brian Greene

Brian Greene

Brian Greene is CTO of HMD Labs, makers of NeuronSphere, a platform engineering toolkit focused on high-complexity data management and regulated infrastructure.

Prior to building NeuronSphere, he worked across App development, BI, MDM, EA, SOA, EDA, APIs, wrangling data from ERPs to surgical robots, and many things in between for several F500 firms.

When not going on about platforms and data, he loves spending time with his wife, 5 children, and several 4 legged friends.

Brian Greene is CTO of HMD Labs, makers of NeuronSphere, a platform engineering toolkit focused on high-complexity data management and regulated infrastructure. Prior to building NeuronSphere, he worked across App development, BI, MDM, EA, SOA, ED... Show more

Josh Jacobs

Josh Jacobs

Josh is responsible for engaging and understanding the global marketplaces' sustainable rating systems, codes, purchasing policies, and standards for WAP Sustainability. In this role he helps develop and track the environmental programs that are being utilized throughout the world. As a LEED AP+ BD&C, Josh has served on over 40 sustainably focused committees, including but not limited to ASHRAE 189.1, LEED Steering Committee, USGBC’s Pilot Credit Committee, and served on the water/IEQ work group that developed the first public draft of the IgCC. He is a recurring guest lecturer at multiple universities and has spoken on sustainable building practices and purchasing on 5 continents. He works with organizations investor relations and sustainability teams to help them understand sustainable financial reporting tools such as SASB, GRI, and TCFD. Josh served as Chairman of the US Mirror Committee for ISO 20400 Sustainable Procurement, the 2015 NAHB Material/IEQ Working Group, Chair for USGBC’s Pilot Credit Committee, and Chair of the LEED Steering Committee Chair and currently serves as Vice Chair of ASHRAE 189.1.

Josh is responsible for engaging and understanding the global marketplaces' sustainable rating systems, codes, purchasing policies, and standards for WAP Sustainability. In this role he helps develop and track the environmental programs that are bein... Show more

Rick Garner

Rick Garner

Rick is a solution director at Razor where he works with companies to refine their IT strategy and roadmap. He has been developing software for over 25 years, mostly on the Microsoft stack and worked in consultancy and in-house roles. Rick co-founded and still runs DotNetNorth - a community Meetup group in Manchester for developers and technologists interested in Microsoft technologies, and he regularly speaks at community and industry events. In recognition of his community work, Rick has held the Microsoft MVP award since 2013.

Rick is a solution director at Razor where he works with companies to refine their IT strategy and roadmap. He has been developing software for over 25 years, mostly on the Microsoft stack and worked in consultancy and in-house roles. Rick co-founded... Show more

Philippe Sebag

Philippe Sebag

Philippe Sebag began his career as a security consultant at Microsoft France for the Consulting 23 years ago, before joining Thales Secure Solution as assistant to the technical director. Philippe then spent over 20 years with IT services companies pure players Microsoft, setting up security offerings, managing the infrastructure/security entity and developing business in the banking sector and luxury n particular

Philippe is now Regional Security Lead France for Avanade where he developped the security business since 4 years.

Philippe Sebag began his career as a security consultant at Microsoft France for the Consulting 23 years ago, before joining Thales Secure Solution as assistant to the technical director. Philippe then spent over 20 years with IT services companies ... Show more

Eric Cheng

Eric Cheng

I am a Digital Solutions Architect for Komatsu Australia and currently based out of Sydney, Australia.

I have been working with Microsoft technologies for over 15 years and enjoy solving complex challenges through the use of innovative technology solutions.

Apart from spending time and travelling with my family, I also enjoy keeping up and tinkering with the latest technologies to broaden my knowledge.

One of my greatest passion is to be able share my knowledge and learnings with the wider global community. I have been a frequemt speaker at various online and in-person conferences and events and was also in the pilot of the APAC Power Up program.

I am a Digital Solutions Architect for Komatsu Australia and currently based out of Sydney, Australia. I have been working with Microsoft technologies for over 15 years and enjoy solving complex challenges through the use of innovative technolog... Show more

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