With a particular focus on IoT in manufacturing, we will talk about how factories in China should start their IoT journey, identify potential opportunities, find the right technologies & partners, implement and execute your plans and build a business case/ROI for larger implementation. We will also share some templates of a typical engagement model, issues expected along the way and solutions to overcome challenges.

Join our IoT experts Erik Walenza, CEO, IoT and Chair of the Industrial Internet Consortium's Smart Factory Task Group, Dr. Wen-Syan Li, SVP, Head of IoT SCM & Strategic Projects – APJ & GC, SAP SE, Jiangning Chen, Head of Baosteel & Siemens Go to Industry 4.0 Project, Siemens, Yonghong Wang, Founder and CEO, MXCHIP, and Bob Buttermore, Managing Director, Greater China, Rockwell Automation. The event includes comprehensive presentations and a panel discussion that will cover:

- China’s Intelligent Manufacturing 2025 vision and reality
- IoT platform for supply china and intelligent manufacturing
- How Chinese chip companies are competing with international competitors and what are their competitive advantages
- Challenges and solutions on interoperability
- Case design for IoT pilot projects including scenario selection, planning and execution

Agenda:

10:00 Registration and networking
10:10 Welcome and opening
10:15 Presentations
11:15 Moderated panel discussion and Q&A
12:00 Event ends

About the Speaker:

Erik Walenza, as the CEO, IoT and Chair of the Industrial Internet Consortium's Smart Factory Task Group, works with IIC members to reduce the cost and risk of becoming an early adopter of Industrial IoT technologies.

Eric has a passion for researching the Industrial Internet (Industry 4.0). In addition to running IoT ONE, Eric is an active member of the Industrial Internet Consortium and Director of Startup Grind's Shanghai chapter. He is very active in China's innovation ecosystem.

Dr. Wen-Syan Li is SVP, Head of IoT SCM & Strategic Projects – APJ & GC, SAP SE. His team works on IoT SCM new applications like SAP Global Track & Trace, SAP Transportation Resource Planning, etc. He also focuses on the IoT strategic engagements with Huawei, NTT and etc. in APJ & GC. Additionally, his team is also responsible for building predictive analytics capabilities in SAP’s in-memory database HANA.

Before joining SAP, he was with IBM Almaden Research Center in Silicon Valley; he was the winner of the 2007 IBM Research Award and 2004 Best of CeBIT America Award in Enterprise Software.

Jiangning Chen is Head of Baosteel & Siemens Go to Industry 4.0 Project (Metal), Siemens Corporation Technology. Mr. Chen has worked at Siemens in the last decade, and held many positions in the DF&PD division, such as GM System integrator management, head of sales excellence, head of Competence Center, etc. Before joining Siemens, Mr. Chen was GM of IRM group in China.

Yonghong (Bill) Wang, the founder and CEO of MXCHIP, has more than 10 years of experience managing embedded systems for industrial and consumer applications.

Founded in 2004, MXCHIP started as an embedded software and hardware provider that enables corporate clients to upgrade their products. Later, the startup shifted its business to embedded wireless module products and internet connectivity operating systems.

Bob Buttermore, Managing Director, Greater China, joined Rockwell Automation China in January 2016. He is responsible for Rockwell Automation’s businesses in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong with approximately 2200 employees. Rockwell Automation has a broad footprint in China with 34 offices, 2 manufacturing facilities, Research & Development Center, Software Development Campus, and three distribution centers.

Before taking up his current role, Buttermore was the Regional Director for Rockwell Automation Southeast Asia for three years. Buttermore was responsible for sales, marketing and business operations in ASEAN countries. He has done an outstanding job growing Southeast Asia, exceeding the business goals, and providing general management and oversight of all business operations as well as business compliance, succession and key talent development.


About the Moderator:

Dr. Hugh is a practitioner-scholar with over 25 years of experience working and consulting with global organizations in the US, Europe and Asia on software-enabled innovations. Over the last eight years, he has taught design-driven innovation, Cross-Culture Management and International Marketing at various universities including University of Southern California (USC), Wuhan University, Chongqing University, Beijing Normal University, Peking University, Renmin University and Fudan University.

Hugh is also the managing director of Xavor China (a design-driven technology innovation consulting firm based out of Shanghai) with a focus on human-centered design research to gain deeper insights for product innovation. He is currently the Co-Chair of AmCham Technology and Innovation Committee.