An interactive discussion between leading organisations
In-person | 20th June | 12.55pm - 2.10pm AEST

CFO | CIO Executive Sit-Down

Theme:
Smart factories: How automation increases efficiencies and helps solve your skills problem
Format:
Executive Sit-Down
Location:
Pullman On The Park, Melbourne
In-person | 20th June | 12.55pm - 2.10pm AEST
8:30 am
to
3:15 pm

Topic:

Smart factories: How automation increases efficiencies and helps solve your skills problem

Overview

Most mid-market manufacturers that operate in Australia are undergoing a digital transformation program aimed at eliminating inefficient and long-standing manual processes. Legacy and piecemeal applications that have become costly to manage over the years are being replaced by new core ERP platforms that support these digitisation activities.

At its core, digital transformation enables manufacturers to create smarter factories by automating key processes while solving the single biggest issue impacting the sector today: a lack of skilled workers.

Join Sit-Down’s director of research and production, Byron Connolly, senior executives from Epicor and your c-level finance and technology peers from the manufacturing sector for this invitation-only lunch discussion, ‘Smart factories: How automation increases efficiencies and helps solve your skills problem.’

The discussion will include but not be limited to:

How your digitisation program is tracking and what you look for when you evaluate ERP software, particularly at a time when budgets are tight.

How automation technologies can increase efficiencies, cut costs and help solve the skills crisis in manufacturing.

The challenges you face when rolling out digital technologies (legacy systems, siloed decision making, lack of skills, a risk-averse culture) and how you are addressing them.

Venue

Panelists

Kevin Bell
Head of Higher Education and Research –
ANZ
AWS

About David

With over 25 years experience within the Financial Services industry both domestically and in the UK, I have accumulated a diverse skill-set transcending the banking value chain. A specialist within the Risk Management...See more

Vibi Bangaar
Director
Deloitte

About David

With over 25 years experience within the Financial Services industry both domestically and in the UK, I have accumulated a diverse skill-set transcending the banking value chain. A specialist within the Risk Management...See more

Laura Rennie
Partner
Deloitte

About David

With over 25 years experience within the Financial Services industry both domestically and in the UK, I have accumulated a diverse skill-set transcending the banking value chain. A specialist within the Risk Management...See more

Dr Deborah Pike
Principal Supply Chain Solutions Consultant -
APAC
Anaplan

About David

With over 25 years experience within the Financial Services industry both domestically and in the UK, I have accumulated a diverse skill-set transcending the banking value chain. A specialist within the Risk Management...See more

Panelists

Dr Hoda Davarzani
Director -
Supply Chain Strategy and Network Operations
Deloitte

About David

With over 25 years experience within the Financial Services industry both domestically and in the UK, I have accumulated a diverse skill-set transcending the banking value chain. A specialist within the Risk Management...See more

Dr Deborah Pike
Principal Supply Chain Solutions Consultant -
APAC
Anaplan

About David

With over 25 years experience within the Financial Services industry both domestically and in the UK, I have accumulated a diverse skill-set transcending the banking value chain. A specialist within the Risk Management...See more

Manuel Baeuml
Head of Supply Chain Advisory -
Asia Pacific, Japan, and China, AWS
Amazon Web Services

About David

With over 25 years experience within the Financial Services industry both domestically and in the UK, I have accumulated a diverse skill-set transcending the banking value chain. A specialist within the Risk Management...See more

Panelists

David Fodor
Business Development -
Financial Services Australia & New Zealand
Amazon Web Services

About David

With over 25 years experience within the Financial Services industry both domestically and in the UK, I have accumulated a diverse skill-set transcending the banking value chain. A specialist within the Risk Management...See more

Jason Makins
Partner -
Finance and Performance | Data & Analytics
Deloitte Australia

About Vincent

I help business make smarter, faster decisions by improving their capacity to forecast, act, measure and outperform using data and analytics. I’m passionate about combining the creative thinking of our...See more

Soren Breth
Major Account Executive
Anaplan

About Vincent

Vincent is leading Anaplan APAC’s Strategy team since 2019, focusing on driving the company’s revenue hypergrowth across the region and formulating & creating value for its largest customers. He is based in Asia since 2004...See more

Panelists

Vincent Casanova
Senior Director, Head of APAC Strategy & Business Value
Anaplan

About Vincent

Vincent is leading Anaplan APAC’s Strategy team since 2019, focusing on driving the company’s revenue hypergrowth across the region and formulating & creating value for its largest customers. He is based in Asia since 2004...See more

Panelists

Harrison Bass
Cloud Application Integration Specialist, Asia Pacific & Japan
Informatica

About Harrison

Harrison is a multi-faceted IT professional at Informatica, with a specialist focus on Cloud Application Integration fitting within the Informatica IDMC unified platform offering. He resides in Sydney, Australia; and his focuses have predominately revolved around the sectors of Government, Education, Manufacturing, Healthcare, and Not-for-Profits.

Harrison is driven by looking at the wider outcomes achievable by a technology enhanced organisational strategy, whether that be operational efficiency or enabling innovation. This has seen him achieve outcomes for organisations including migration off legacy systems, cloud modernisation projects, and provision of new IT focused revenue channels.

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