
The moderators will present the results of the World Café Round Tables and all the most important questions, challenges and solutions arising from the event will be discussed.
Product Specialist, Valmet Automation Oy
Information and Knowledge Management graduate working currently as a Product Specialist in IoT context.
Head of Global Unit Data & Analytics, Function IT (Vice President), Evonik Digital
Yves Gorat Stommel is currently the VP of Electrical and Process Controls, with a strong focus on both greenfield and brownfield industrial manufacturing projects, as well as digitalization of engineering. Yves holds both an engineering (Dipl.-Ing.) and PhD (Dr.-Ing.) degree from the Technical University of Brandenburg, Germany, and an MBA degree from the Euro*MBA Consortium.
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Passionate about deepening organizational competencies in emerging technologies, driving innovation, and delivering operational excellence.
Repräsentant Industrialisierung Produktionssysteme, MTU Aero Engines AG
Josef Kriegmair works as Representative Industrialization Production Systems in the Center of Enablement at MTU Aero Engines AG. His main task since 2010 has been the development and implementation of digital process chains and manufacturing intelligence systems for turbine blades and structural castings. Prior to that, he worked in production engineering with a focus on technology development for production and maintenance, repair and overhaul.
Prior to that, he worked in logistics and maintenance at MTU Aero Engines from 1997 to 2001. Josef started in technical procurement at MTU. He has a degree in mechanical engineering with a focus on production technology and a degree in industrial engineering with a focus on project management and technology management.
Director, Asset Performance Management, Valmet GmbH
Stephan Wenzel is currently working as Director, Asset Performance Management at Valmet, a company specializing in services and technologies for the process industry.
He is responsible for the business areas of Condition Monitoring Service and Control Loop Performance Monitoring, as well as the development of new digital service offerings in the field of Asset Management.
He studied Paper Technology at the Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University and earned a Master of Business Administration in 2013.
Working in an international team is incredibly enriching. It offers me the opportunity to experience different perspectives and learn from the diverse experiences and knowledge of my colleagues and our clients.
The constantly changing challenges keep me on my toes and ensure that every day is different. This is very motivating because it gives me the chance to continuously develop and hone my skills.
Overall, I have a position that not only demands my abilities and knowledge but also gives me the opportunity to be creative and work with a team of people from all over the world.
Officer Strategic Innovation, GEMÜ
H. Werner Flögel is responsible for strategic innovations at GEMÜ Gebr.
world market leader 2022 - is responsible for strategic innovations and represents the
company in international associations. He studied communications engineering, specialising in
specialising in information technology and gained experience in various industries,
including in development and design, automation technology and robotics for the production
robotics for the production of automotive components and consumer goods.
Werner Flögel has supported GEMÜ in various positions for many years,
including as Head of the Electronics division, Head of Electronics Product Management or as
technical project manager of digitalisation and IoT programmes, such as the Conexo product
Conexo product identification system.
H. Flögel is involved in industry working groups of the PI, the VDI and various standardisation topics,
such as the ERKI - Expert Council AI in Industrial Automation, holds several patent applications
patent applications and supports the local university HS-Heilbronn / Campus RWHS
Künzelsau as a lecturer for electrical design and software engineering.
Valmet has a global customer base across various process industries. We are a leading global developer and supplier of process technologies, automation and services for the pulp, paper and energy industries, and with our automation and flow control solutions we serve an even wider base of process industries. Our more than 19,000 professionals in more than 40 countries around the world work close to our customers and are committed to moving our customers’ performance forward – every day.
Valmet is organized around five business lines and five geographical areas. The business lines are Services, Flow Control, Automation Systems, Pulp and Energy and Paper. The areas are North America, South America, EMEA (Europe, Middle-East and Africa), Asia Pacific, and China.
The company has over 220 years of industrial history and a strong track record in continuous improvement and renewal. Valmet’s net sales in 2023 were approximately EUR 5.5 billion.
Valmet’s shares are listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki and the head office is in Espoo, Finland.
We may not manufacture tires, mattresses, medications, or animal feeds, but Evonik is part of all of those products – and many more. While we often contribute only small amounts of material, those contributions are precisely what make the difference. That's because Evonik products make tires fuel-efficient, mattresses more elastic, medications more effective, and animal feeds healthier. That’s what specialty chemicals are all about. And when it comes to specialty chemicals, we're among the best in the world. The company is active in more than 100 countries around theworld and generated sales of €15.3 billion and an operating profit (adjusted EBITDA) of €1.66 billion in 2023. Evonik goes far beyond chemistry to create innovative, profitable and sustainable solutions for customers. About 32,000 employees work together for a common purpose: We want to improve life, today and tomorrow.
Three letters stand for world-class technology in aviation: MTU. We at MTU Aero Engines are experts in the design, development, manufacture and maintenance of commercial and military engines—in all thrust and power categories—and of stationary industrial gas turbines. With our innovative engines, high-tech solutions and comprehensive services, we make aviation safer, more efficient and more sustainable. Our technology and our innovative strength make us an indispensable partner worldwide. And with the Pratt & Whitney GTF™ engine family, MTU is helping ensure that the world’s most eco-efficient engines are flying the skies.
Valmet is a global leader in the development and supply of process technologies, automation and services for the pulp, paper and energy industries. They also serve an even broader base of process industries with their automation systems and flow control solutions. Valmet has over 220 years of industrial history and a strong track record of continuous improvement and renewal. In 2022, an important milestone was reached when the flow control company Neles merged with Valmet. Net sales of the merged company amounted to around 5.1 billion euros in 2022, based on the respective company figures.
The GEMÜ Group develops and manufactures components and systems for liquids, vapors and gases. The company is the world market leader in valve, process and control technology for sterile processes. Product diversity for media control and regulation Specially developed measurement and control components made of metal and plastic enable a variety of products that is unparalleled worldwide. GEMÜ also offers engineering and manufacturing services, including multi-port valve blocks and components for medical technology. Wide range of applications GEMÜ valve technology and instrumentation is used successfully in a wide range of applications, for example in water treatment: from seawater desalination and drinking water treatment to the treatment of WFI water. We also offer suitable, high-quality solutions for distribution and dosing tasks in chemical process technology, the beverage industry and microelectronics. Thanks to its expertise, GEMÜ is the global market leader in sterile applications for pharmaceuticals and biotechnology. On site on all continents The GEMÜ Group currently employs over 1,700 people worldwide. Personal contacts for our customers are active in more than 50 countries on all continents. In addition to our 26 subsidiaries, we rely on long-term partnerships with our distributors and service centers.