CINTONA

Agenda

6. November 2024

How to fill gaps and leapfrog the digital technology roadmap in a fast-evolving environment

Johnson Controls transforms from mechanical engineering and software products with building services into a digital leader in building solutions. We’re leveraging edge&cloud technologies, big data, IoT, AI/GenerativeAI in our OpenBlue...
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Michael Tenbrock, Johnson Controls

Strategic R&D in the Age of Industry 4.0: Unlocking New Business Horizon

From Foundry to Platform – Bridging Traditional Strengths and Digital Futures. From Traditional to Transformative – Leading with Innovation. Redefining the Value Chain through Strategic R&D Leadership.
Patrik Zeiter, R. Nussbaum AG

Digital Transformation – The Platform Engineering Approach

Tech VS human – the challenges of digital transformation, from legacy to startups. Platformation cookbook – how to utilize values and culture into a magic carpet. Connecting the dots –...
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Ido Lev, EL AL Israel Airlines
10:45-11:30

Coffee break & Networking

Connecting the Dots: Enabling the Customer Journey from R&D to Product

METTLER TOLEDO is rapidly changing the approach to digitalization. What it took and will take. Why standardization on tools and platforms is key but not easy. What it takes to...
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Sicco Drion, Mettler-Toledo International

Breaking Inertia: The maturity of Digital Transformation and the development of Circular Economy Design Environments

Strategy Soup – Technology and organisational conflicts in the pursuit of growth. Partners and Frenemies – Digital Transformation, Innovation & Profit. The paradigm of Circular Economy Multiple Lifecycles Smart Products.
Adrian Crawford, Veralto
12:30 - 13:30

Lunch & Networking

Unleashing Developer Efficiency: Boosting Productivity with Micro-Releases and Continuous Delivery

Boost developer productivity through micro-releases and extreme continuous delivery. Leverage techniques like ATDD, TDD, and Story Mapping to optimize development processes. Hands-on examples of how teams can safely release small...
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Dr. Alexander Schwartz, emnify

Building a Strategic Innovation Ecosystem Across Europe

Value-driven associations and cross-organization network. Partnerships to accelerate the deployment of new technologies. Creating a facility to host stakeholders and showcase the organization’s thought leadership, innovation culture, and history.
Prof. Dr. Iliana Portugues, Siemens Energy

How Radical R&D Transformation Transformed the Whole Business

Understanding after-covid market shifts. Transition to connected products enabling new business models. Strategic choices across the organization. Strategic narratives aligning the organization. Shift to “Core Teams” with decision power, challenges,...
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Timo Inkinen, Framery Acoustics
15:00 - 15:30

COFFEE BREAK & NETWORKING

AI Transition in Traditional Industries

Background: Megatrend. From Strategy to R&D practice : Transformative impact of AI. From Knowledge to Data: Bridging the gap. AI integration: Navigating challenges and risks amidst opportunities.
Dr. Xiaomeng Wang, BBR VT International

Sustainability and New Development

Sustainability factors outside product development. Considerations of Eco design during new development. Strategies for Eco Design and Development Planning.
Dr. Deepika Sharma, Gutor Electronic

The Integration of Agile Startups to Complement Corporate R&D

Introduction of Sony Org and R&D structure. Sony ways to support startups and external research (incl. academic work). Technical scouting activities.
Dr. Nabil Loghin, Sony