IndustryXTalk 2025

IndustryX is the premier annual gathering that unites influential practitioners from across the global manufacturing digital value chain, ranging from SME’s to large multinational industrial enterprises. As Industry 4.0 has exponentially grown over the past decade, we are now witnessing a gradual shift from smart technology-based transformation to a more human-centric approach to digital transformation. IndustryX will showcase powerful emerging trends in workforce empowerment and explore questions such as “Is Industry 4.0 enough?” and “Is Industry 5.0 more relevant than we think?”

Industry Leaders and pioneers will be able to engage with fellow peers through a ‘closed door’ and ‘invitation only’ networking environment and discuss some of the industries key challenges in an intimate setting.

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            Program Highlights

Moving Beyond Pilots to Scale Effectively: Taking a promising prototype and embedding it into a production-ready ecosystem.

  • Prototype ? Scale: Turning pilots into enterprise-wide impact.
  • AI in Manufacturing: From buzzword to real-world efficiency and resilience.
  • Security & Compliance: Trust as the foundation of connected factories.

Biplab Sah, Global Lead Architect – Smart Factory, Mars Inc.

Most Digital Transformations Fail. Yours Doesn’t Have To.

  • Why most digital transformations stall before they deliver value.
  • The common traps leaders fall into when framing digital initiatives.
  • Why treating digitalization as an IT project sets you up for failure.
  • How to reframe transformation as a socio-technical challenge.
  • Principles for aligning human well-being and system performance.

Bzhwen Kadir, Former Business and Portfolio Lead, Novo Nordisk

Looking into the Future of Industry 4.0 / 5.0: What Lies Ahead?

  • Where are we now? What is the current state of play?
  • How do we get to the next phase of optimizatio, execution and sustainability?
  • Will Digital Twins Change Business Models?
  • Is there a need to shift towards towards a human -centric approach to digitalisation?
  • The way forward – How do we get to Indsutry 5.0

Dr. Lukasz Osuszek, Digital Transformation Senior Manager, Danone

Using Artificial Intelligence to drive Operations

  • AI is not Chat GPT (not only…)
  • AIntecedents
  • Success story

Manel Dominguez, Senior Project Manager & European EM Pillar leader, Owens Corning

Inside LEGO’s Smart Factory: How Next-Gen Robotics and AGVs Are Powering Scaled Automation in Manufacturing?

  • How is LEGO deploying robotics and AGVs to create an intelligent, adaptive production flow — and what can manufacturing leaders learn from their approach to scale and integration?
  • From ERP to MES to the edge — what is needed to orchestrate a seamless automation ecosystem in high-velocity production
  • What does “human-machine collaboration” look like on LEGO’s shop floor and how is it improving safety, reducing training time, and unlocking frontline innovation?
  • How can robotics and automation support operational resilience in uncertain times?
  • What future-forward innovations is LEGO exploring to ensure scalable, secure, and sustainable manufacturing ecosystems?

Jesper Toubøl, Vice President Operations , Lego Group

AI Decision Matrix -From Infrastructure to Intelligence

  • How far is AI from Hi ? Competitive Stats & Results
  • Who can be my AI partner ? Practical Decision Matrix
  • Which is the Ideal AI Tool in Cloud ? A Service-by-Service Breakdown of Cloud AI Spectrum
  • Has Cloud AI created any value for any business ? Calculating ROI on AI from real world examples
  • Ready for your AI strategy Decision Making Time

Harman Maan, Digital Platform Architect -Solution Lead, Mars Inc.

     

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