THE FUTURE OF THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY

November 27th, Flanders Make will organize its annual conference. 3IF has always supported Flanders Make, and is happy to do so for its 2018 activities

Agenda:

• 09h00 Welcome
• 09h30 Opening presentation - Urbain Vandeurzen, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Flanders Make
• 10h00 Keynote speeches
  - Smart sourcing strategies for smart innovation in the semicon industry - Jan Smits, Executive Vice President Strategic Sourcing & Procurement, ASML (The Netherlands)
  - How to turn asset data into actionable intelligence? - Philippe Mol, Technical Manager, Performance for Assets (P4A)
  - Modular drive train concepts for electric vehicles - fast charging ready! - Rik De Doncker, Director E.ON Energy Research Center, ISEA and Forschungscampus FEN, RWTH Aachen (Germany)
• 11h15 Visit demonstrations & coffee
• 12h00 Evolving towards smart & highly adaptive products & production with Flanders Make:
  - Opportunities & advantages of multi-context adaptivity in products and production for your company - Marc Engels, COO, Flanders Make
  - Introduction to the 4 demonstration areas
  - Decision & Control - Andrei Bartic, Cluster Manager, Flanders Make
  - Design & Optimisation - Paola Campestrini, Cluster Manager, Flanders Make
  - Motion Products - Bert Paquet, Cluster Manager, Flanders Make
  - Flexible Assembly- Sonia Vanderlinden, Cluster Manager, Flanders Make
• 13h00 Visit demonstrations & sandwich lunch
• 14h30 Testimonials: how companies realize technological progress collaborating with Flanders Make
• 15h00 The value of the digital twin: understanding and optimizing your product’s performance throughout the complete lifecycle - Professor Wim Desmet, KULeuven & Flanders Make
• 15h30 Inspirational testimonials: Innovative solutions that can also contribute to your company’s success
  - Mind the gap - IT/OT interoperability - Mike James, Chairman of the Board of Directors, ATS Global (The Netherlands)
  - Manufacturing at the speed of light- Bart Decloedt, Manager Sales & Innovation, Mariasteen
  - Duracell builds factory of the future through co-creation - Luc Deleu, CEO, Ometa
• 16h00 Visit demonstrations & coffee
• 16h45 Keynote speeches
  - Solving the war for talent - Jan Beyen, Founder, Connect Human Capital
  - How innovation supports the love for the customer - Myriam Schepers, CEO, Prefamac Chocolate Machines NV
  - Adidas Speedfactory: Flexible Production for the Future - Paul Smith, Director Mechanical Engineering, Adidas (Germany)
• 18h00 Closing session - Anneleen Van Bossuyt, Parlementslid, Europees Parlement & Dirk Torfs, CEO, Flanders Make
• 18h30 Walking dinner

Date:
27/11/2018 - 09:00
Place:
Kinepolis Antwerp

More information and registration: https://www.flandersmake.be/en/about-us/events/programme-flanders-make-symposium-2018-future-manufacturing-industry