4th September 2019
| 08:00 | Registration |
| 08:45 |
Chairman’s Opening Remarks & Welcome Speaker: TBC |
Digital Transformation & Organisational Shifts
| 09:00 | Keynote Presentation: Delivering end-to-end digital transformation in today’s technology environment Speaker: Marouan Aouri, Chief Architect and Digital Transformation Director, Cognizant |
| 09:30 | Humans vs Machines, Future vs Now, Skills Gap and New Careers Speaker: Wael Bazzi. Chair, Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering & Professor of Computer Engineering, School of Engineering, American University in Dubai (AUD) |
| 10:00 | Incorporating young leaders in automation technology Speaker: Dr. Mohammad Al Khawaldah, Assistant Professor, Electro-mechanical Engineering Program, Abu Dhabi Polytechnic, Institute of Applied Technology |
| 10:30 | Multi-sector Leaders Panel Discussion Building the digital enterprise of the future in the era of automation, transformation, AI and machine learning - Implementing a successful AI strategy for your organisation - Where are the biggest challenges or inhibitors for building digital operations capabilities? - How are data analytics capabilities and opportunities organised in your company? - Which return on investment period (ROI) do you expect from your digital investments? Panelists: Marouan Aouri, Chief Architect and Digital Transformation Director, Cognizant Adam Lalani, CIO and Digital Transformation and Information Security Strategist. Wael Bazzi. Chair, Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering & Professor of Computer Engineering, School of Engineering, American University in Dubai (AUD) Dr. Mohammad Al Khawaldah, Assistant Professor, Electro-mechanical Engineering Program, Abu Dhabi Polytechnic, Institute of Applied Technology |
| 11:15 | DELTA ELECTRONICS MASTERCLASS: Delta Electronics Industrial Automation Solutions Speaker: Mazen Suleiman, Regional Sales Manager, Middle East and Africa, Delta Electronics |
| 11:35 | BECKHOFF MASTERCLASS: EtherCAT, the fastest automation field bus in the world Speaker: Berley M. Rajan, Technical Sales Specialist, Beckhoff Automation |
Robotic Process Automation
| 12:00 | The Power of Warehouse Automation: Why businesses should turn to technology to drive profitability - Top warehousing challenges today and how automation can resolve them - The role of software in warehouse management and material flow orchestration - Virtual and augmented services for automated technologies - Intelligent automation: how robots and AI are redefining business operations - Envisioning the warehouse and distribution centres of the future Speaker: Alain Kaddoum, General Manager, Swisslog |
Future of Supply Chain Automation
| 12:30 | Blockchain in Industries: How decentralised systems will change the face of logistics and supply chain Adam Lalani, CIO and Digital Transformation and Information Security Strategist |
| 13:00 | Technical Application Presentation: Application of Six Sigma, RPA and Automation - Where Strategy meets Process Improvement & Technology - Will automation investments encourage innovation? - How six sigma can maximize existing technologies’ support for technologies such as IIoT, AI etc? - What are the process barriers to information flows that create a digital thread? Speaker: Thabani Ndlovu, Regional Operations Excellence Manager - Middle East and Africa – Lean, Quality & HSE, CEVA Logistics |
| 13:30 |
Warehouse-Centric Factory Speaker: Andrey Kras, Account Manager, Daifuku |
| 14:10 | Strategic Supply Chain Debate: Increasing warehousing efficiency & Using technology to improve the supply chain - Connecting production processes to suppliers, logistics, product lifecycle and ordering systems - Enabling real-time asset tracking and inventory management - Reviewing case study examples and the impact on manufacturing operations Panelists: Raphael Hallenbarter, Corporate Supply Chain Director, Transmed Federico Ruiz, Supply Chain Manager EMEA, Valmont Middle East Andrey Kras, Account Manager, Daifuku |
| 14:50 | PROCENTEC MASTERCLASS: Industry 4.Human Speaker: Jonathan Machin, Global Sales Manager, PROCENTEC |
| 15:10 | End of SPS Automation Conference |
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