

US factories are humming again yet scrambling for workers and parts to deliver on targets and digital transformation goals. Yet as exciting as the technology is becoming it will still require talent, leadership and culture to harness this potential.
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 60+ 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
This award will recognise outstanding C-Suite (or equivalent) Manufacturing executives who can demonstrate exemplary leadership through real-world achievements in their field. Judges are particularly interested in seeing evidence of the application of innovative technologies or strategies over the last 12 months that have led to improved business performance and operational efficiencies.
09:00 - 09:10
09:10 - 09:20
09:20 - 09:50
How to scale at speed- Lessons from the rapid manufacturing of vaccines
09:55 - 10:35
Moving from pilot to profit- How to realise the value of digital transformation
10:35 - 10:45
10:45 - 11:45
Track 1: Game of Thrones - Building resilience as the US explores its new global identity
Track 2: Nurturing talent ecosystems that drive agility and digital transformation
Track 3: Fostering cultures that bridge to Industry 5.0
11:50 - 12:10
Industrial data management through advanced analytics
09:00 - 09:10
09:10 - 09:40
Creating a culture of career mobility
09:45 - 10:20
An intelligence-first approach to industrial IoT
10:25 - 10:35
10:35 - 11:35
Track 1: Game of Thrones - Building resilience as the US explores its new global identity
Track 2: Nurturing talent ecosystems that drive agility and digital transformation
Track 3: Fostering cultures that bridge to Industry 5.0
11:40 - 12:10
Industry 4.0: Facts vs Fiction
In today’s highly volatile and competitive landscape, staying relevant, resilient, and responsive to customer expectations requires manufacturers to digitize their processes. Many manufacturers are now embracing technologies like artificial intelligence, machine learning and predictive analytics to do this. However, there is a lot of misconceptions around how to actually implement these solutions and what's needed to make the implementation successful.
Join Infor and AWS in a candid discussion on Industry 4.0 technologies facts versus fictions. In this session, you'll hear business use cases on:
• How-to ensure success through connected devices
• Information and structures needed to execute predictive analytics
• Development and implementation of AI/ML
09:00 - 09:10
09:10 - 09:40
The six figure work from home machinist- The future of talent in transformed workplaces
09:45 - 10:45
Track 1: Game of Thrones - Building resilience as the US explores its new global identity
Track 2: Nurturing talent ecosystems that drive agility and digital transformation
Track 3: Fostering cultures that bridge to Industry 5.0
10:50 - 11:30
Industry 4.0 After the Pandemic
11:35 - 12:05
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.
Recognising outstanding Executives who have demonstrated exemplary leadership.
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.