The industrial revolution was a favorable time for manufacturing and had a lasting impact on the industry. After the industrial revolution, the digital transformation and advent of information technology in manufacturing is believed to be a breakthrough era. IT is believed to revolutionise the production processes and systems, and help companies to switch from mass production to customised production.

 

Consumer expectations and the introduction of connected devices to the industry are facilitating digitisation. Hence, a persistent evolution concurs with the adaptive advancements in IT for manufacturing. The 10th edition manufacturing IT summit is the perfect platform for C-suite executives of manufacturing companies across industries, to come together and discuss the IT trends in Indian manufacturing industry, network with peers, and build ROI-backed business relations. This summit also facilitates a marketplace for the buyers to meet with the sellers, offering disruptive solutions on the emerging trends in manufacturing's IT.

 

The platform hosts very influential and experienced professionals from manufacturing sector as speakers and panellists to share their knowledge with the attendees. The topics to be enclosed and discussed at the event include, Leveraging smart manufacturing for digital transformation; Data-driven manufacturing - enabling operational excellence; Machines are friends, not foes: Artificial intelligence accelerates the journey; IT/OT convergence - moving digital manufacturing forward; The future of manufacturing: 3D printing innovations; Driving industrial revolution 4.0; Global policy update - smart initiatives to support innovative sustainable and competitive manufacturing; Industry facing a new reality: virtual reality and augmented reality.

 

Some of the esteemed speakers at the conference include Gyan Pandey (CIO at Aurobindo Pharma); Jitendra Singh (CIO at JK Cement); Bhupendra Pant (CIO & VP-IT Welspun Corp Ltd.); V Ranganathan Iyer (CIO at JBM Group); Manish Gaur (Head IT, Patanjali Group); Rajendra Abhange (CTO & Sr. Director- Gabriel India Ltd); Saurabh Gupta (CIO at Kent RO systems Ltd.); Narender Pasupuleti (Director and Head IT - India at AMETEK); Atul Govil (Chief Transformation Officer and Head (SAP & IT) at India Glycols Ltd.); Parna Ghosh (VP & Group CIO at Minda Industries Ltd.); and Bishwanath Ghosh (CIO - Enterprise, Mfg Systems, & Corporate Functions at Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd).

 

IT is the driver of digital change and solicits acknowledgment and recognition for the impact in the dynamic manufacturing sector. Thus, the 10th edition MITS will honor the Top 20 CIOs from manufacturing companies with the MITS Leadership Awards 2018, for delivering innovative solutions and business value to their organisation in an extraordinary manner.

 

This conference is an ROI-driven, invitation-only platform to bring together pre-qualified buyers with an estimated spending budget, and reputed solution providers to foster meaningful business associations. The conference is aimed to enable sponsors with a target audience including C-Suite decision makers having considerable spending budgets, and, on the spot one to one meetings with the representatives of their preferred companies of each sponsor.