Introduction At the recent "AI Strategy for Business Development" panel discussion, industry leaders gathered to share raw, unvarnished insights into how artificial intelligence is reshaping corporate strategy, product design, and organizational culture. Moderated by Ohno-san, AI Strategy Advisor at DMM.com, the panel brought together diverse perspectives from high-growth technology companies and modernized legacy sectors: Kawahara-san, Board Director at Information Strategy

Session: From pilot to production: How industrial leaders are scaling AI across global manufacturing. Speakers: CK Kumar — Director, Edge Marketing, Dell Technologies (Moderator) Jason Nassar — Vertical Enablement Leader, Product Management, Dell Technologies Ralf Schulze — VP Physical AI, HCLTech Jessica Bethune — Vice President Industrial Automation DACH, Schneider Electric Sean Young — Director, Enterprise Marketing, NVIDIA Headquarters Summary: This panel addresses the ma

In a rapidly evolving manufacturing landscape, relying on delayed data has become a critical vulnerability. To successfully navigate this new paradigm and absorb supply chain shocks, manufacturers must surface risks early and immediately realign customer demand with operational commitments through instant replanning. Microsoft is addressing this challenge by shifting the industry away from passively providing insights on isolated dashboards. Instead, the strategic focus is on

The global economy has a hidden architecture, and it isn't found in the glass towers of Silicon Valley or the trading floors of London. It is built by the "deskless" workforce—the 80% of global workers who staff our factories, airports, retail floors, warehouses, and construction sites. Yet, for decades, a massive digital divide has persisted: while information workers received a steady stream of productivity tools, the frontline was often left with paper manuals and radio ch

Session Name: From Automation to Autonomy: How Agentic AI Is Redefining Industrial Operations Speaker: Jürgen Schön, Head of Manufacturing GTM, EMEA, ServiceNow Session Summary: This session explores the critical transition from basic automation to true enterprise autonomy using agentic AI. It highlights how ServiceNow's overarching AI platform orchestrates tasks across hundreds of disconnected IT systems to seamlessly resolve complex business problems. By acting as a unified

Session: From Pyramid to Hourglass: How AI is Reshaping Industrial Automation Profit Pools Speaker: Adrien Bron: Partner and Leader of Advanced Manufacturing & Services for DACH, Bain & Company Michael Schertler: Senior Partner, Bain & Company Timo Kistner: EMEA Industry Lead for Manufacturing and Industrial, NVIDIA Dr. John Markus Lervik: Founder, Cognite Rainer Brehm: COO for Automation and CTO, Siemens Digital Industries Florian Dörrfuß: CTO, Schaeffler Special Machinery S