The manufacturing sector has experienced a number of challenges and disruptions in recent years, from the global pandemic to supply chain issues and inflation. At the same time, the need to remain sustainable is also growing within the industry.
As the 'China +1' strategy takes off, firms are moving some capacity to the ASEAN region, making it the new production hub. ASEAN is an attractive region for manufacturers due to its geographic, regulatory, economic and demographic advantages. Flexibility, supply chain resiliency, increased productivity and workforce transformation are among the emerging business imperatives for manufacturers today.
The two-day conference will invite speakers from global institutions, key manufacturers, solution providers, and government agencies to share insights on technology trends on the future of manufacturing, while either regionalizing or localizing this trends to fit the region’s and Malaysia’s manufacturing capability. The planned Deep Dive sessions will offer in-depth discussions on selected key technology trends for the future of manufacturing.
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Day 1 (16 March 2023, Thursday)
| 10:00 – 10:15 | Opening remarks / Ceremony |
| Emerging Technology Trends towards Manufacturing Excellence | |
| 10:15 – 10:45 | Keynote: A Path to a Brighter Future of Smart Manufacturing via People-centricity, Process Innovation, and Technology Adoption Speaker: Prof Dr David Romero, Professor of Advanced Manufacturing, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico |
| 10:45 – 11:15 | Demystifying Sustainability and Digital Transformation for SME |
| 11:15 - 11:30 | Coffee Break |
| 11:30 – 12:30 | Panel discussion: Government Initiatives for Technology Adoption – Challenges and Opportunities, EU vs Asia Moderator: Dr Ing Dominic Gorecky, Head of Swiss Smart Factory, Switzerland Innovation Panel speakers: Fabian Bigar, Chief Executive Officer, MyDIGITAL Corporation, Ministry of Economy |
| 12:30 – 13:00 | Sustainability in Smart Manufacturing / ESG’s impact in Manufacturing Speaker: Eric Huang, Vice-President, Business Development, Synergies Intelligent Systems Inc |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch break |
| Human-Machine Collaboration for Sustainable Manufacturing | |
| 14:00 – 14:30 | Keynote: Robot-human Co-operation in Manufacturing and Infrastructure |
| 14:30 – 15:00 | Autonomous Mobile Robots for Smart Warehousing Management Systems Speaker: Kent Goh, Head of Robotics Business, Omron Electronics Sdn Bhd |
| 15:00 – 15:30 | Success Story on Human-Machine Collaboration for Intelligent Robotics Speaker: Keith Tay, Assistant General Manager, CPI (KL) Sdn Bhd |
| 15:30 – 15:45 | Coffee Break |
| 15:45 – 16:00 | Developing a Sustainable Talent Ecosystem for Intelligent Manufacturing |
| 16:00 – 16:30 | Human-Centric Factory Transformation Speaker: Markus Khachan, Smart Factory Strategic Sales Consultant, Bossard Ltd |
| 16:30 – 17:00 | Success Story on Sustainable Digital Transformation and Implementation through Talent Development Strategies Speaker: Loong Kin Leong, Senior General Manager, Auto Global Parts Industries (AGP) |
| 17:00 – 18:00 | Panel discussion: People-Centric Approach for Technology Adoption Moderator: Prof Dr David Romero, Professor of Advanced Manufacturing, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico Panel Speakers: Datuk Shahul Dawood, Chief Executive, HRD Corp Loong Kin Leong, Senior General Manager, Auto Global Parts Industries (AGP) |
Day 2 (17 March 2023, Friday)
| Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence for Intelligent Manufacturing | |
| 10:00 – 10:25 | Kaynote: Real-Time Monitoring for Effective Factory Intelligence |
| 10:25 – 10:50 | Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence: The lifeblood of manufacturing Speaker: Laurence Liew, Director for AI Innovation, AI Singapore |
| 10:50 – 11:15 | Open Innovation and Unified Architecture Success Story on Real Time Conditioning Monitoring Systems for Enhanced Maintenance Strategies Speaker: Dr Maksim Sonnykh, Head of Factory Automation and Ahmad Khairi Hamzah, Bosch Rexroth Academy Manager, Bosch Rexroth Sdn Bhd |
| 11:15 - 11:30 | Coffee Break |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | Advantages of Digital Automation platform at the Edge with Sangfor Cloud Technology, to help Manufacturing verticals enhance Decision Making via Data Analytics |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | Panel Discussion: Data & Intelligence / Analytics for Improving Profit Moderator: Dr Ing Dominic Gorecky, Head of Swiss Smart Factory, Switzerland Innovation Panel Speakers: |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch break |
| 14:00 – 17:00 | Deep Dive Session (s) |
The conference schedule and presentation topics are subject to changes, updated as of 1 March 2023.
*Speakers are to be confirmed
Contact us
If you are interested to become a speaker or sponsor for this event, please feel free to contact:
Ms Jenny Ma
Tel: +852 2238 9914
Email: jenny.ma@hongkong.messefrankfurt.com