Manufacturing & Industrial Materials

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

Angela Johnson

Angela Johnson

Angela is an award-winning, fashion designer, industry innovator, disruptor, humanitarian, and consultant to hundreds of emerging fashion brands. She is best known as the Co-Founder of AZ’s fashion incubator FABRIC and the non-profit 501-c3 AZ Apparel Foundation.

Angela’s 25 years of industry and entrepreneurial experiences from LA to AZ have fueled her mission to mentor the next generation of design entrepreneurs as well as her vision to champion a new, innovative, responsible, and sustainable fashion industry for the 21st Century in the state of Arizona.

Angela is an award-winning, fashion designer, industry innovator, disruptor, humanitarian, and consultant to hundreds of emerging fashion brands. She is best known as the Co-Founder of AZ’s fashion incubator FABRIC and the non-profit 501-c3 AZ Appare... Show more

Marcos Lora Rosa

Marcos Lora Rosa

Consultant & Full Stack Developer .NET of Microsoft solutions. Enthusiast in the process of training on Big Data & ML environments to get the most out of productivity and system automation.

Consultant & Full Stack Developer .NET of Microsoft solutions. Enthusiast in the process of training on Big Data & ML environments to get the most out of productivity and system automation. Show more

Antonio Ferreira

Antonio Ferreira

Globally recognised technology and supply chain expert, futurologist, entrepreneur and startup enthusiast. Antonio is regularly sought out for his fresh perspective and brutally-honest style of accurate forecasting. Evangelising innovation with 20 years advisory experience in technology consulting, disruptive supply chains, and new business models. Continuously influencing the future, working together with most Fortune 500 global companies and mentoring hundreds of startups worldwide.

Globally recognised technology and supply chain expert, futurologist, entrepreneur and startup enthusiast. Antonio is regularly sought out for his fresh perspective and brutally-honest style of accurate forecasting. Evangelising innovation with 20 ye... Show more

David Krajewski

David Krajewski

Dave is a Senior Solutions Architect with Snowflake where he focuses on end-to-end data analytics solutions powered by the "Data Warehouse Built for the Cloud”, SNOWFLAKE! Dave is an experienced system engineering and data executive and has been responsible for leading data management, engineering, systems operations for over two decades. Dave has led several successful data warehousing programs in the financial, media and manufacturing industries. Dave holds a master’s degree from The Johns Hopkins University.

Dave is a Senior Solutions Architect with Snowflake where he focuses on end-to-end data analytics solutions powered by the "Data Warehouse Built for the Cloud”, SNOWFLAKE! Dave is an experienced system engineering and data executive and has been resp... Show more

Taiya Thompson

Taiya Thompson

After a life-changing experience managing her son’s multiple special needs with Cannabidiol (CBD), Taiya is passionate about sharing her knowledge and experience to help others. She started CBDchicks to be a resource for education and support so people can be better informed and empowered to be their best health advocate and founded Crooked Cactus CBD to provide access to safe and high-quality products they can trust and feel good giving to their families.

Taiya feels her main job as CEO is Chief Education Officer. She speaks on stages at industry trainings, expos, and trade shows to raise awareness, increase acceptance, and promote natural healing. Previously, Taiya spent 19 years as a CFP® and RLP® working in private wealth management for two of the Top 10 firms in the world. She has always been driven to help people and to inspire them to live their lives with passion and purpose. Now she’s doing that through plant medicine and encouraging people to restore their health and well-being so they can show up and do more of what makes them happy.

After a life-changing experience managing her son’s multiple special needs with Cannabidiol (CBD), Taiya is passionate about sharing her knowledge and experience to help others. She started CBDchicks to be a resource for education and support so peop... Show more

Amy Peck

Amy Peck

Amy Peck is the founder & CEO of EndeavorVR, a leading global VR/AR (XR) strategy & consulting firm. Amy is a recognized thought-leader in the space and speaks globally on the future of XR. She has deep connections within the industry and works with Fortune 500 companies, digital media/production companies and tech startups on XR strategy, content, development, product and GTM.

Amy holds several Advisory Board roles:
Geo.Network, a volumetric geospatial control platform
VantagePoint, VR Sexual Harassment Training
Venture Partner, Capital Region AR/VR Accelerator
XR Marin Leadership Council
Virtual World Society Ambassador

Amy is a mentor at Draper U, Women in XR Fund, Korean Innovation Center and River Studios and is an active member of several Women in Tech & STEM Education organizations. Amy is a member of the VR/AR Association’s (VRARA) Digital Healthcare Committee and Co-chairs the VRARA Enterprise Committee.

Amy's true passion for this technology emerged at Leap Motion where she launched the Enterprise division working with clients across every major vertical including healthcare, entertainment, retail, hospitality, education and government.

It became clear that there was a need to help foster XR development in the commercial arena and more importantly, shepherd these critical early wins. EndeavorVR was conceived for this very purpose.

Amy continues her work with Fortune 500 clients, helping them adopt XR for both internal process and consumer-facing initiatives, including marketing, customer experience, productivity and training. She engages the top content creators, designers, developers and platform partners to bring these solutions to fruition.

Amy’s forte is distilling complex technologies into meaningful solutions across many verticals and business lines, delivering strategy and resources at scale.

Her own personal mission is to see XR accessible to all - fundamentally improving every aspect of our lives and changing the way we work, learn, communicate and play.

Amy Peck is the founder & CEO of EndeavorVR, a leading global VR/AR (XR) strategy & consulting firm. Amy is a recognized thought-leader in the space and speaks globally on the future of XR. She has deep connections within the industry and works with ... Show more

Shivendra Kumar

Shivendra Kumar

Shivendra Kumar is a results-driven supply chain and demand planning leader currently serving as Manager of Demand Planning at Amazon in Seattle. With over a decade of experience spanning technology and manufacturing sectors, he has built his expertise across logistics forecasting, automation, and operational excellence.
At Amazon, Shivendra leads a team of seven demand planners, developing ML-based forecasting products that have generated significant cost savings and revenue improvements for the Heavy & Bulky business. His innovative forecasting models have achieved remarkable accuracy improvements, including reducing forecast error from 22% to 12% WAPE, resulting in $80MM in operational cost savings. He has also created ML-driven forecasting products that helped increase revenue by approximately $40M annually.
Prior to Amazon, Shivendra held key roles at Dell Technologies as Worldwide Demand Planner for their $20B+ Enterprise Storage Business, and various operations and engineering positions at Caterpillar Inc. across multiple global locations. His career began after earning a Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology-BHU, followed by an MBA with specializations in Supply Chain, Finance & Strategy from Penn State's Smeal College of Business.
Known for his expertise in machine learning, forecasting, and process automation, Shivendra has consistently delivered measurable results through data-driven solutions and cross-functional leadership. He combines technical proficiency in Python, SQL, and advanced analytics with strong leadership skills, having coached team members to senior roles and led numerous strategic initiatives across his career.

Shivendra Kumar is a results-driven supply chain and demand planning leader currently serving as Manager of Demand Planning at Amazon in Seattle. With over a decade of experience spanning technology and manufacturing sectors, he has built his experti... Show more

Aiste Kytriene

Aiste Kytriene

Having simultaneously worked with over 10 of Softera Baltic's and partner products, I made the switch to focusing on just one - Bankfeed. With the goal for exponential growth, new markets and marketing channels, and lots of room for experimentation - the pace is fast, and the lessons are plenty.

Having simultaneously worked with over 10 of Softera Baltic's and partner products, I made the switch to focusing on just one - Bankfeed. With the goal for exponential growth, new markets and marketing channels, and lots of room for experimentation -... Show more

Frank Maier

Frank Maier

Frank CEO of OctoCon GmbH, Board member of YAVEON GmbH and Board member of Directions EMEA. Frank started his career as a passionate NAV developer. After that Frank worked as Microsoft certified Trainer, consultant and project manager. NAV and the whole BC stack are not only tools to work with, they are until today passion for Frank. Since the early beginning Frank was one of the persons who formed Directions.

Frank lives with his family on the countryside in South Germany. In his free time you can find Frank often cycling, on the golf course, running or skiing.

Frank CEO of OctoCon GmbH, Board member of YAVEON GmbH and Board member of Directions EMEA. Frank started his career as a passionate NAV developer. After that Frank worked as Microsoft certified Trainer, consultant and project manager. NAV and the wh... Show more

Shinhu Cho

Shinhu Cho

As the CEO of MADDE, I lead a team of innovators in developing and implementing cutting-edge 3D printing systems for various industries, including semiconductor, space, and SMR. With over 15 years of experience in research and development, I have a proven track record of advancing 3D printing technology and materials to address productivity and material property challenges.

My journey began as a Senior Research Engineer at Hyundai Motor Company, where I focused on developing innovative materials and 3D printing systems. I also hold a Ph.D. in Ceramic Composites, 3D printing, Geopolymer, and its applications in stress wave mitigation from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. My passion is to leverage my expertise in 3D printing and materials science to create sustainable and efficient solutions for the future.

As the CEO of MADDE, I lead a team of innovators in developing and implementing cutting-edge 3D printing systems for various industries, including semiconductor, space, and SMR. With over 15 years of experience in research and development, I have a p... Show more

Enrique Medina Montenegro

Enrique Medina Montenegro

A Senior Solution Architect and Technical Leader who has been delivering successful distributed applications in several sectors, in Spain, Europe and USA for over 25 years. With over 20 years of Java experience, and before that, Delphi, C++, Visual Basic. This record has been founded on strong leadership, communication, business and technical skills.

Specialties: Big Data, Cloud, Streaming, Containers, Financial Decision Making, Price Mgmt, Real Estate Mgmt, Trademark/Design Mgmt, Library Mgmt, SC Mgmt, Travel Services Mgmt, Health Services Mgmt, Business Analysis, Feasibility Studies, N-Tier Systems, Application Servers, Code Generation, Reference Databases, User Interface Design, Object-Orientation, Aspect-Orientation, JSON, Messaging, State-Modeling, Relational DB, NoSQL DB, Use-Case, Work-Flow, SOLID, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, ORMs, etc.

A Senior Solution Architect and Technical Leader who has been delivering successful distributed applications in several sectors, in Spain, Europe and USA for over 25 years. With over 20 years of Java experience, and before that, Delphi, C++, Visual B... Show more

Jonathan Wickström

Jonathan Wickström

With a strong background in manufacturing I'm on the constant look out for how we can bridge the gap between OT and IT to leverage new and existent technology to drive true value realization.

With a strong background in manufacturing I'm on the constant look out for how we can bridge the gap between OT and IT to leverage new and existent technology to drive true value realization. Show more

Joe Kehoe

Joe Kehoe

Joe brings over 15+ years experience in driving digital transformation across large organizations. He believes organizations can be successful with transformation when they focus on business change, end user experience, actionable insights, and change management. Joe believes strategy is complete when it is executed and measureable against the business case supporting it.

Joe brings over 15+ years experience in driving digital transformation across large organizations. He believes organizations can be successful with transformation when they focus on business change, end user experience, actionable insights, and chang... Show more

Enrique Tello

Enrique Tello

Senior Consultant at enVista, is passionate about optimizing business processes, delivering best practice designs, and providing innovative solutions to clients' needs. He has driven solutions in Warehousing and Production, enhancing data capture for a comprehensive operational view, increased visibility, and data-rich decision-making. Enrique has collaborated with companies in manufacturing, distribution, and retail to refine inventory policies, achieving greater traceability and efficiency.

Senior Consultant at enVista, is passionate about optimizing business processes, delivering best practice designs, and providing innovative solutions to clients' needs. He has driven solutions in Warehousing and Production, enhancing data capture for... Show more

Thomas Poppelgaard

Thomas Poppelgaard

Thomas Poppelgaard is awarded Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Enterprise Mobility since 2015.

Currently working as a independent Technology Evangelist at his own company Poppelgaard.com. Thomas Poppelgaard works with Advisory, Security, Business development, IT-strategy, Pre-sales, Architectural designing, Planning, Implementation and Troubleshooting solutions within Microsoft, Citrix, VMware solutions.

Specialised in GPU, Cloud, Virtualisation, Security, End User Computing, Infrastructure, Monitoring, User Experience. Thomas Poppelgaard is also a Trusted Azure Cloud Advisor

Thomas helps customers with enabling GPUs in their infrastructure from AI workload to accelerating Microsoft operating systems and applications from high end CAD. Thomas works on a daily basis with Azure and more specific Azure Virtual Desktop and Window365
Thomas also helps clients with Citrix CVAD and VMware Horizon in end user computing.
Thomas works with building Virtualized solutions based on Microsoft Hyper-V and VMware.

Thomas Poppelgaard is awarded Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Enterprise Mobility since 2015. Currently working as a independent Technology Evangelist at his own company Poppelgaard.com. Thomas Poppelgaard works with Advisory, Security,... Show more

Marcel Czarkowski

Marcel Czarkowski

Marcel is a Sr. Consultant & Int.Project Manager at DGP GmbH. With over ten years of experience in digitalizing manufacturing companies, he specializes in advising clients with the highest demands for efficiency and quality. Marcel combines his engineering expertise and leadership skills from his professional career with a deep passion for implementing complex, international projects..Through his career Marcel has honed a keen eye for detail, crafting tailored solutions that enhance value chains across borders and cultures. With expertise in MS B.C. since NAV2009 and MS365ecosystem, he leverages every tool to optimize production processes. His focus is on boosting clients’ value chains and securing competitiveness through seamless process optimization. Privately, he enjoys life in the countryside with his wife, two children, two cats and a dog, away from which he uses every spare sec. to find innovative industry solutions to stay at the forefront of digital and technological progress.

Marcel is a Sr. Consultant & Int.Project Manager at DGP GmbH. With over ten years of experience in digitalizing manufacturing companies, he specializes in advising clients with the highest demands for efficiency and quality. Marcel combines his engin... Show more

Peter Schmitter

Peter Schmitter

https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-schmitter-a95492264/

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Vignesh Ananthakrishnan

Vignesh Ananthakrishnan

Vignesh A is a Senior Software Engineer at Intuit, working on API Gateway and Service Mesh in the Core Platform team. He brings deep expertise in networking and service mesh, with a strong focus on solving customer problems. Vignesh has been instrumental in leading recent mesh adoption efforts, simplifying network management for developers across Intuit.

Vignesh A is a Senior Software Engineer at Intuit, working on API Gateway and Service Mesh in the Core Platform team. He brings deep expertise in networking and service mesh, with a strong focus on solving customer problems. Vignesh has been instrume... Show more

Scott Martin

Scott Martin

Scott has more than 20 years of experience in biogas conveyance, treatment, beneficial use, and regulatory compliance. He has served as lead engineer for numerous biogas beneficial use projects, from preliminary feasibility through commissioning and management of facility improvements, expansions, and environmental compliance. He has extensive environmental permitting experience (air, solid waste, beneficial use) and developing operating plans for all types of biogas generation facilities. Scott’s core engineering competencies include gas process engineering, mechanical and civil design, and overall balance of plant facility design.

Scott has more than 20 years of experience in biogas conveyance, treatment, beneficial use, and regulatory compliance. He has served as lead engineer for numerous biogas beneficial use projects, from preliminary feasibility through commissioning and ... Show more

Rhijnhardt Marais

Rhijnhardt Marais

Field Service Architect and Lead Consultant

Field Service Architect and Lead Consultant Show more

Seth Dobrin

Seth Dobrin

Dr. Seth Dobrin, an accomplished authority in artificial intelligence (AI), is the founder and CEO of Qantm AI, a venture launched in 2022. A visionary with over two decades of experience, Dr. Dobrin's career is distinguished by his relentless pursuit of AI-enabled transformation, culminating in his role as IBM's inaugural Global Chief AI Officer, where he effectively integrated AI initiatives into complex business ecosystems.

Before this, as Chief Data Officer at IBM's Software Group, he was instrumental in modernizing the business through data-driven insights. His unique, human-centered approach to AI strategy and its application has helped transform global corporations and propelled a more people-focused AI discourse in the industry.

An ardent advocate of responsible and inclusive AI, Dr. Dobrin served as President of the Responsible AI Institute and actively supports Women Leaders in Data and AI. His transformative contributions have earned him numerous accolades, including AIConics Innovator of the Year and recognition amongst the Top 10 Most Influential Chief AI Officers and Top 50 Tech Entrepreneurs in 2023.

Dobrin's multidisciplinary approach is grounded in his scientific background, holding a Doctorate in Molecular and Cellular Biology from Arizona State University. This and his business acumen inform his impactful work at the nexus of AI, data, and business transformation.

His inspirational leadership, commitment to inclusivity, and human-centric approach to AI underscore his profound influence on ethical AI development worldwide.

Dr. Seth Dobrin, an accomplished authority in artificial intelligence (AI), is the founder and CEO of Qantm AI, a venture launched in 2022. A visionary with over two decades of experience, Dr. Dobrin's career is distinguished by his relentless pursui... Show more

Bill Dinger

Bill Dinger

Bill is a Technical Product Manager at T-Mobile working on delivering digital solutions to our amazing customers. Passionate about building great software, diverse high performing teams, and making life easier for everyone. When not working, Bill will probably be found at the dog run with his lovable mutts in his hometown of Lincoln, Nebraska.

Bill is a Technical Product Manager at T-Mobile working on delivering digital solutions to our amazing customers. Passionate about building great software, diverse high performing teams, and making life easier for everyone. When not working, Bill wil... Show more

Lars Platzdasch

Lars Platzdasch

I'm a MCT, MCSE SharePoint, MCSE Data Platform (SQL Server) with more then 20 Years in IT as a Consultant. Regular SQL Konferenz Speaker and Community Lead for SQL PASS Thueringen.

I'm a MCT, MCSE SharePoint, MCSE Data Platform (SQL Server) with more then 20 Years in IT as a Consultant. Regular SQL Konferenz Speaker and Community Lead for SQL PASS Thueringen. Show more

Thanyamon Nisamaneewong

Thanyamon Nisamaneewong

I'm a Squad Lead who loves building, leading, and pushing limits.
Passionate about tech, efficiency, and teamwork—making things work fast and smooth.
Always learning, always leveling up.

I'm a Squad Lead who loves building, leading, and pushing limits. Passionate about tech, efficiency, and teamwork—making things work fast and smooth. Always learning, always leveling up. Show more

Jason Kelly

Jason Kelly

Jason Kelly is a tech entrepreneur with deep experience in applied autonomy and industrial AI. He is CEO of Fremont Robotics, a startup dedicated to automating dull, dirty, and dangerous tasks across manufacturing, energy, facilities management, and more.

Jason Kelly is a tech entrepreneur with deep experience in applied autonomy and industrial AI. He is CEO of Fremont Robotics, a startup dedicated to automating dull, dirty, and dangerous tasks across manufacturing, energy, facilities management, and ... Show more

Yuki Kakegawa

Yuki Kakegawa

Yuki is a data professional with a background in Computer Science. He specializes in building data pipelines as well as delivering BI/analytics solutions.

Yuki is a data professional with a background in Computer Science. He specializes in building data pipelines as well as delivering BI/analytics solutions. Show more

Noshin Omar

Noshin Omar

Prof. Noshin Omar is the President of Avesta Holding. Avesta is active in the field of battery production and recycling for automotive and stationary applications.

Prof. Noshin Omar is the President of Avesta Holding. Avesta is active in the field of battery production and recycling for automotive and stationary applications. Show more

Jonathan Blaue

Jonathan Blaue

Jonathan has been designing secure Microsoft 365 cloud environments for the past 10 years. He provides organizations with advisory, planning, and strategic roadmaps to help them move to or maximize their cloud environments. His primary focus is Security, Compliance, Identity, Management, and Privacy.

Jonathan has been designing secure Microsoft 365 cloud environments for the past 10 years. He provides organizations with advisory, planning, and strategic roadmaps to help them move to or maximize their cloud environments. His primary focus is Secur... Show more

Jennie King

Jennie King

Jennie King is a lifelong learner with over a decade of experience working in education. She has taught K-12 science and engineering courses and volunteers through NASA as a Solar System Ambassador, sharing her love of astronomy and space exploration. Currently, Jennie works as the Manager of Educator Programs at Science World in Vancouver, a role which allows her to support the important work of educators across the province. If your brain is full of questions or ideas, especially about STEAM education, Jennie wants to hear them all!

Jennie King is a lifelong learner with over a decade of experience working in education. She has taught K-12 science and engineering courses and volunteers through NASA as a Solar System Ambassador, sharing her love of astronomy and space exploration... Show more

Joeffrey Costa Imprimeur de jeu

Joeffrey Costa Imprimeur de jeu

Directeur commercial en imprimerie et PLV
PDG de la société Essentials, spécialisée dans l'impression et la fabrication de jeux de plateaux, boites, cartes

Directeur commercial en imprimerie et PLV PDG de la société Essentials, spécialisée dans l'impression et la fabrication de jeux de plateaux, boites, cartes Show more

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