The third International Smart Factory Summit was held under the theme “Rewiring Global Value Chains and Production Networks for Resiliency and Sustainability.”
The summit kicked off with a social event featuring a visit to the Cité du Temps Museum of Omega and Swatch, followed by a relaxed dinner. From June 23 to 24, more than 50 participants from the global Smart Factory community gathered for the first time at the new Swiss Smart Factory to exchange ideas and develop new approaches on the following topics:
After the Pandemic: Lessons Learned & Perspectives for the Future
Data & Analytics: The Lifeblood of Advanced Manufacturing and Value Chains
Towards More Sustainable, Resilient and Human-Centric Industries
Outstanding speakers such as Prof. Dr. Dr.-Ing. Detlef Zühlke, Industry 4.0 pioneer, retired Professor of Industrial Automation and founder of smartfactory-KL; Prof. Dr. Dimitrios Kyritsis, Professor of ICT for Sustainable Manufacturing at EPFL; Dr. Milan Kumar, Chief Information Officer (CIO) at ZF Commercial Vehicles; Benjamin Schönfuss, Initiatives Specialist for Advanced Manufacturing and Value Chains at the World Economic Forum; and Mario Fürst, Head of Digital Enterprise at Siemens Switzerland, ensured an extremely engaging and informative event.
The International Smart Factory Summit concluded on Friday afternoon with a visit to the new headquarters of GF Machining Solutions in Biel.
