Stephen has over 30 years experience in IT with over half focussed in Manufacturing and Utilities companies.

Currently leading a team of talented Architects driving through innovation and business value for our customers at Dufrain.

Formerly Senior Cloud Solution Architect for Microsoft with specific responsibility for Data and AI in the Manufacturing and Utilities space.

Examples of Stephens' work have attracted national press attention associated with Critical National Infrastructure and Environmental Protection.

Stephen has spoken at trade conferences on this and other Data and AI subjects. Most recently at the UK's Smart Manufacturing and Engineering Week expo at the NEC in Birmingham.

Stephen has over 30 years experience in IT with over half focussed in Manufacturing and Utilities companies. Currently leading a team of talented Architects driving through innovation and business value for our customers at Dufrain. Formerly Se... Show more

Solutions Architect with technical background and experience in enterprise integration, APIs, microservices, and cloud-native standards to build scalable modern architectures and legacy systems. Focused on delivering the best solution to fit the customer scenarios.

Solutions Architect with technical background and experience in enterprise integration, APIs, microservices, and cloud-native standards to build scalable modern architectures and legacy systems. Focused on delivering the best solution to fit the cust... Show more

Graeme Payne has more than 35 years of IT audit, technology risk, and security experience working in the consumer products, manufacturing, financial services, healthcare, and insurance industries. He has held leadership positions and led teams in the design and implementation information security programs for Fortune 500 companies.

Graeme has developed and presented business cases for investment in security and risk programs. He has regularly presented to Senior Leadership Teams and Board of Directors on risk and security.

Graeme has extensive experience of managing through a major data breach, including the initial response, public notification and remediation. He has testified to Congress and regulators on the breach.

Graeme holds numerous information security certifications. He is a regular speaker on cybersecurity topics. He is the author of the book “The New Era of Cybersecurity Breaches: A Case Study and Lessons Learned” and writes articles on cybersecurity topics.

Graeme Payne has more than 35 years of IT audit, technology risk, and security experience working in the consumer products, manufacturing, financial services, healthcare, and insurance industries. He has held leadership positions and led teams in the... Show more

Dr. Sirisha Kuchimanchi is a TEDx speaker and former Tech Executive from Texas Instruments. She co-chaired the Technology & Manufacturing Women’s ERG, which supported over 500 employees across three continents and 8 countries. Sirisha is a keynote speaker, entrepreneur, podcast host, and investor. She has a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University, and is an IEEE Senior Member.

Sirisha has empowered women and students globally reaching 50+ countries through podcasts, workshops, and speaking engagements. She hosted the top 30% Spotify podcast "Women, Career & Life." She is a recognized expert: on LinkedIn as a "Top Leadership Voice" and "Top Public Speaking Voice."

Sirisha has spoken at venues such as Toyota North America (keynote), Association of Equipment Manufacturers, Society of Women's Engineers, Johns Hopkins University, Carnegie Mellon University and more. Empowering women in leadership: I guide women to achieve leadership roles and financial independence.

Sirisha is passionate about empowering women to achieve leadership roles and financial independence. She is invested in student success by enabling them to navigate their careers and achieve financial success. Sirisha also leans into her technical expertise and is actively engaged in addressing the workforce development gap in High Tech Manufacturing and the Semiconductor Industry.

Dr. Sirisha Kuchimanchi is a TEDx speaker and former Tech Executive from Texas Instruments. She co-chaired the Technology & Manufacturing Women’s ERG, which supported over 500 employees across three continents and 8 countries. Sirisha is a keynote sp... Show more

Laurent is Market Development Manager at Kraton, based in the Netherlands, in charge of technical development for polymer and pine chemical additives in paving and roofing application.
He has a master degree in civil engineering from Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussees, France. With 30 years of experience, he has capitalised a worldwide expertise on pavement engineering with pavement design, materials, job works and research & development.
He is representative for Kraton at EAPA and Eurobitume, chairman of LCA Eurobitume LCA and chairman of CEN TC336 sustainability task group.

Laurent is Market Development Manager at Kraton, based in the Netherlands, in charge of technical development for polymer and pine chemical additives in paving and roofing application. He has a master degree in civil engineering from Ecole Nationale... Show more

Brad Hopper is a technology executive with over three decades of experience applying data analytics to solve manufacturing challenges. With a background in Materials Science Engineering from UC Berkeley, Brad's career has ranged from hands-on analytics practitioner in Process and Yield Engineering at AMD to Product Management and Executive roles at Spotfire, TIBCO, Quantrix, and currently Cloud Software Group. At Spotfire, Brad led the development of the Manufacturing and Energy sectors, creating solutions for quality control, root cause analysis, and operational effectiveness using visual analytics, machine learning, and streaming data. In his current role leading global vertical markets at CSG, he focuses on data-driven approaches to tackle evolving challenges in modern manufacturing.

Brad Hopper is a technology executive with over three decades of experience applying data analytics to solve manufacturing challenges. With a background in Materials Science Engineering from UC Berkeley, Brad's career has ranged from hands-on analyti... Show more

• Indrajit is highly experienced SAP Senior Solution Architect having expertise in designing and implementing SAP solutions across multiple industries.
• He is Known for expertise in both SAP products and business processes. Undertaking large SAP implementations, upgrades, and digital transformation initiatives, which ensures SAP systems alignment with business goals, cost-effectiveness, scalability, and seamless integrity with other enterprise systems.
• Indrajit brings over 12 years of experience and certified in niche SAP technologies such as SAP Extended warehouse Management, SAP Activate project management, SAP Gen AI, SAP Material management, along with ITIL.
• He has delivered measurable results within multiple industry sectors such as Manufacturing, Mining, Oil and gas, F&B, Chemical, Pharmaceutical. Implemented feature-rich software solutions in SAP and web applications that facilitate millions of supply chain transactions across the USA. His leadership has empowered cross-functional teams to deliver secure, compliant, and efficient enterprise systems.
• Indrajit has led numerous end-to-end SAP transformations where he was a key driver to collaborate with cross-functional teams to achieve goal of aligning technology with business objectives. Specialized in SAP S/4HANA rise with SAP, SAP logistics execution, SAP sourcing and procurement to drive digital transformation and operational efficiency.
• He developed and manage the relationships with clients, ensuring they are aware of relevant SAP solutions. Pioneer in generating new business opportunities by identifying and nurturing leads and keeping customers informed about SAP product innovations and roadmaps on potential upgrades or new implementations.
• He is a senior member of esteemed organizations, including IEEE, ISA. Also a member of CSI, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) , and IAENG, which continuously enrich his expertise further.
• He is an active judge for prestigious global awards such as Globee Awards, Titan awards, DVSF, Business Intelligence, Future City.
• Indrajit was a speaker in international conference on recent advances in social sciences and humanities CASH 3.0 2024, which was organized by Eudoxia research university, New castle USA.
• He designed scalable, robust, and secure SAP architecture solutions (e.g., S/4HANA, SAP ERP, SAP Cloud) that align with business processes. Developed functional designs for SAP modules like EWM, WM, MM, SD, PP, etc based on business processes and integration requirements for reputed industries globally.
• Indrajit developed strategies for integrating SAP with other enterprise applications, cloud services, third-party solutions, and data sources. Defined the data architecture, including database design, data migration, and data integration strategies within SAP.
• His contribution in merger and acquisitions is commendable where he lead multiple M&A assignments and delivered hight quality results, also Lead the configurations of SAP modules to meet business requirements, including customizing system settings, workflow automation, reports and user interfaces in M&A.
• He ensures seamless data flow between SAP and external systems using middleware like SAP PI/PO, MuleSoft or APIs. Worked as a SME for SAP and client, utilizing understanding of functional FDD and technical TDD architecture design and integration with third party Manufacturing execution systems, warehousing systems
• Indrajit developed a custom digital solution in SAP to Identify potential technical risks and develop strategies to mitigate them, including system redundancies, failovers, and back-up plans.
• He played a pivotable role being part of solutions team of leading pharmaceutical industry the manufacturing of multiple vaccines including covid 19 vaccine which is commendable in national interest of united states.

• Indrajit is highly experienced SAP Senior Solution Architect having expertise in designing and implementing SAP solutions across multiple industries. • He is Known for expertise in both SAP products and business processes. Undertaking large SAP ... Show more

Georgina is a Business Intelligence professional, with over 7 years experience in IT & Business Services consulting. Currently, she serves as a Business Intelligence Analyst in the manufacturing sector, where she lends her skills to developing BI solutions for real-time data.

In addition to her analytics work, Georgina is also passionate about automation, and enjoys blending her knowledge in data with her interest in IoT and AI to build futuristic automations and interfaces.

Georgina is a Business Intelligence professional, with over 7 years experience in IT & Business Services consulting. Currently, she serves as a Business Intelligence Analyst in the manufacturing sector, where she lends her skills to developing BI sol... Show more

Seasoned Entrepeneur with many years of experience. Specialized in Project business in Architecture, building and manufacturing.

Seasoned Entrepeneur with many years of experience. Specialized in Project business in Architecture, building and manufacturing. Show more

Bearing and Tool Service.

Bearing and Tool Service. Show more