

Predictive analytics, AI, and ML are no longer considered emerging technologies, they are here and here to stay. In many cases senior leaders are still using old tools to tackle new challenges. Evolution is key.
Sense check your approach with likeminded industry experts, sharing insight on business-critical challenges and disruptive technology and drive your industry forward collaboratively.
Connect with 70+ senior Manufacturing leaders for a curated agenda focused on tackling your current business critical challenges and driving industry forward.
Our summits are designed to help you:
Build new connections with likeminded senior leaders
Stay current with emerging business trends
Understand the impact new technology can make
De-risk new projects by gaining a broad range of insights
Accelerate key projects through meaningful new partnerships
Downloadable and actionable takeaways
09:00 - 09:20
Intro & Challenger Panel
4 RT Moderators
09:20 - 09:50
Culture of Manufacturing - What's gone before, and what to expect in 2022
What’s the biggest change you’ve seen in the past 18 months within the manufacturing industry?
09:55 - 10:35
Smart manufacturing at software speed: Integration of the digital ecosystem and deployment of digital edges
While remote working, resilient digital supply chain, and optimized omnichannel business have accelerated over the past year, companies that have adopted a Digital-First strategy are no longer suffocated by these pandemic transformation requirements, but rather have pivoted to accelerate their business transformation
10:35 - 10:45
10:45 - 11:45
Track 1: Industry 5.0 and the interaction between humans and machines
What is industry 5.0 and how is it different from 4.0 such that it requires a revolutionary approach to realise the benefits?
Track 2: Nurturing talent ecosystems that drive agility and digital transformation
As the world embraces the dramatic workplace transformation that took place in 2020, labor strategies have had to shift dramatically
Track 3: Making Manufacturing Smarter with Knowledge Graph
Where do most senior leaders feel that they actually are within their customer journey and what challenges do they currently experience?
11:50 - 12:20
Market Trends Driving Innovation in Manufacturing
In this keynote, DIRTT’s Chief Commercial Officer Jennifer Warawa will share key trends in the market that are driving closer collaboration and connection between commercial and manufacturing and how you can leverage innovation in the manufacturing process to increase sales
09:00 - 09:10
09:10 - 09:40
Aligning and Nurturing Talent
This session will explore the opportunities companies have to deliver transformation and delight customers by focusing on employees
09:45 - 10:25
Embracing new technologies to adapt manufacturing to current needs
Nowadays customer demand has changed, specially with COVID-19 which created an acceleration point
10:25 - 10:35
10:35 - 11:35
Track 1: Industry 5.0 and the interaction between humans and machines
What is industry 5.0 and how is it different from 4.0 such that it requires a revolutionary approach to realise the benefits?
Track 2: Nurturing talent ecosystems that drive agility and digital transformation
As the world embraces the dramatic workplace transformation that took place in 2020, labor strategies have had to shift dramatically
Track 3: Making Manufacturing Smarter with Knowledge Graph
Where do most senior leaders feel that they actually are within their customer journey and what challenges do they currently experience?
11:40 - 12:10
How Supply Chain can Augment the Organizations Manufacturing ERP
Enterprise resource planning (ERP) planning systems have become a mainstay amongst manufacturing companies due to their ability to streamline processes through automation, to provide accurate, real-time information, and to reduce costs
09:00 - 09:10
09:10 - 09:40
Industry 4.0/Digitization to get ahead, or to catch up?
It used to be that that Industry 4.0/Digitization was seen as a path to differentiation. Now with labor shortages, lockdowns, supply chain challenges, and regulatory uncertainty it is more likely seen as a necessity to just stay competitive
09:45 - 10:25
AIoT in Industry 4.0 : Orchestrating Value at Scale, Now… Next… & Beyond…
Let’s take a walk through some success stories of AIoT implementation across AI@Edge, IIoT Platforms, Digital Twins, Sustainability, etc., and discuss some key learnings to help you get your Industry 4.0 “First Time Right”
10:25 - 10:35
10:35 - 11:35
11:40 - 12:40
Discussing the KPIs of day-to-day management - a comment on operational productivity
Engage with a virtual live audience just as you would at a physical event and create meaningful conversations.
The ultimate live polling and gamification tools, keeping your audience engaged.
Enabling our team to help you control your session experience.
Interactive quizzes to gamify your session.
Content and insight from industry experts when it matters most.
There is no cost associated with attending a GDS Summit. In return, we ask that all senior executives in participation attend for the full duration to ensure that all attendees get maximum value and insight from the interactive roundtables, live Q&As and breakout networking sessions.
Our digital summit portfolio is designed to bring together senior decision makers from large global businesses and innovative disruptor brands to drive industry forward through addressing business critical challenges collaboratively.
If you’re keen to build new connections with likeminded leaders, de-risk your projects through new insight and establish new partnerships that can accelerate your projects then apply to attend today.
Complete our ‘apply to attend’ form on the event page if you’re interested in attending the summit and you meet our application criteria. A member of the GDS team will then reach out to run you through the programme and event format and discuss your participation.
On stage: co-host a panel discussion with a group of likeminded senior executives or host a solo keynote presentation. Both slots include elements of interactive audience Q&A
Off stage: become a roundtable moderator, leading the discussion with the same cohort of executives for the duration of the summit around a specific topic you’ve agreed to focus on during the roundtable session.
We can tailor a partnership package to help meet your business objectives. This might include brand awareness, driving traffic to your site or quality editorial content via exclusive interviews and Q&As with our executive audience. Enquire today for more information.
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You will leave the summit with best practices to immediately apply back to your organisation and new connections from meaningful conversations.
If you haven’t been to a GDS Digital Summit, you will be incredibly impressed. It’s far more engaging than most digital event experiences. It’s a very interactive environment.
I connected with peers that I know I’ll stay in touch with, including suppliers which have presented a fantastic opportunity for 7-Eleven Global in the future. It may well be the most valuable summit I’ve attended in many years
Thank you so much! Great Summit - an outstanding 3 days that culminated in this Award ... I am humbled and honored. Congratulations to you all for pulling off a Hybrid Summit with Augmented Reality features that are truly unparalleled in the Industry! Collaborative, Interactive & showcasing leading edge technology ... GDS Summits really set the bar so high that a return to physical conferences might be re-evaluated in the Industry. You are an amazing Team of Professionals & I am truly honoured to have been a part of this Summit.