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After his international engineering studies, Mr. Marco Pabstmann joined Knauf Gips in Iphofen, Lower Franconia, as a production engineer on June 1, 2008. As an engineer for mining and petroleum/natural gas technology, he initially dealt with the existing processes and was able to realize significant successes in process optimization together with his team by meansRead more

Jonas van Thiel is a Principal at ROI-EFESO leading the practice for future factory. In his 10 years of experience his focus is always on business value. He has a strong operations background helping him leading operational excellence programs and developing digital transformation strategies. In digitization projects, he is running the program and supports theRead more

CV: Lau Meng Chee, specializes in manufacturing integration and automation, working 18 years in semiconductor mfg. mainly focus on factory and equipment integration and automation. Graduated with bachelors and master of science from university of southern Queensland Australia and Portsmouth UK, certified IPMA level C. Driving several factory smart automation transformation projects for Malaysia, WuxiRead more

CV: Dan Parker is the Sr. Product Marketing Manager for the Asset Performance Management (APM) solution at GE Digital. With more than 10 years of experience in the development and commercialization of enterprise application software solutions, Dan focuses on the delivery of APM solutions that enable asset-intensive chemical companies to drive safer, more reliable operationsRead more

CV: Andreas Eschbach is the founder and managing director of the software company eschbach which specializes in digitized shift communication, collaboration and documentation. He draws his experience from leading a variety of international software consulting and implementation projects for Fortune 500 chemical manufacturing companies, focusing on production, continuous improvement, EHS and maintenance. His company withRead more

Zuzana operates as international expert with focus on human dynamics within ROI-EFESO and is currently based in Austria. Due to several different stages over the last 20 years of her professional career, she has built up profound expertise in the field of transformation, leadership and change management. Stages include firms such as General Electric HomeRead more

Didier Brackenier (1971), a Belgian national, graduated as Civil Engineer (University Leuven) and Financial Analyst (ICHEC). He holds a MBA (EDHEC-France). He has 25 years of experience in designing and managing large scale transformation programs with substantial business impact. He has been active in various sectors such as chemistry, manufacturing, food, retail, aerospace and logistics.Read more

CV: Wim de Rooij (1966), a Dutch national, is an experienced Manufacturing & Supply Chain Leader. He graduated from Wageningen University in 1990 in Food and Bioprocess Technology and thus can build on more than 25 years of experience in this industry. He is an enthusiastic professional manager with strong focus on delivering results; goodRead more

Dr. Marc Heinisch is CSO & Partner at CON MOTO Consulting Group.Read more

Sebastian Grundstein has been head of ROI Analytics at ROI-EFESO since 2017. He has been supporting companies in making data-driven decisions since 2012 and started his personal data journey developing simulation-based optimisation algorithms for production planning and control. As a mechanical engineer with computer science background, he focuses on bringing Data Science together with OperationalRead more