Dennis Hackney
.Speaker Group: Smart Factories US 2025
Anurag Sachdev
Salim Sopariwalla
Salim Sopariwalla is an accomplished Agile & Digital Transformation Leader with 15+ years of experience and expertise in Digital Manufacturing, and Supply Chain Operations. With a proven track record of successfully leading 5+ organizations through complex digital transformations, Salim possesses a deep understanding of agile methodologies and their application in the Manufacturing and Supply Chain… Read more »
Fernando Bera
Raj Iyer
Niels Helkov
Niels Helkov brings over 30 years of expertise in information and communication services, primarily with Orange Business. As the current Head of Smart Industries at Orange Business Americas, Niels is at the forefront of shaping go-to-market strategies, leading solution sales, overseeing service delivery, and ensuring customer satisfaction across the region. He has extensive experience in… Read more »
Prabhu Ramachandran
I have 25+ years of engineering, project management and operations experience in various industries, including Chemical, Life Sciences, Cement and Power Plant Projects. Multinational global experience in India, USA, Japan, Vietnam and Singapore. Have led several projects, ranging from small plant improvement projects to large multi million dollar projects. Experienced in digital transformation, plant automation,… Read more »
Warren B. Smith
Warren B. Smith is a Sr. Principal Systems Engineer at General Dynamics Mission Systems, and the Principal Investigator for the company’s Digital Ecosystem investments. In this role, he is leading a cross-functional team building the Digital Thread of design-to-manufacturing information across Manufacturing, Engineering, and IT. For the past three decades, he has developed innovative techniques… Read more »
Kristen M. Pope
Kristen M. Pope is a seasoned business and operations professional with over 30 years of experience in the manufacturing and oil & gas industries. Currently, she serves as the CEO /Chief Strategist of Rooted Resilience LLC, an organization dedicated to empowering small to medium-sized businesses with tailored business continuity management solutions, financial consulting, strategic supply… Read more »
Ruthvik Vaila
Ruthvik Vaila currently works in the field of ML/AI for Agriculture and Industrial Automation. In previous roles, he has successfully applied AI in Object Detection and Image Sensor Characterization. During his PhD, he focused on spiking deep neural networks (SDNN) for image learning, inspired by the primate visual cortex. His experience extends to Computer Vision… Read more »
