演讲嘉宾 ⇽ The 4th VDMA China Flagship Industrie 4.0 Conference

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Pit Heltmann

Consul General, Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany in Shanghai

Welcome speech by Mr. Pit Heltmann, Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany

Pit Heltmann is the Consul General of the Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany in Shanghai. Prior to his role in Shanghai he has been stationed in Pyongyang, North Korea as Ambassador. He has been a Minister Counsellor and Head of the Political Section at the Germany Embassy in Tokyo, Japan. He started his diplomatic career in 1988 in the Federal Foreign Office in Bonn, Germany.

Dr. Vincent Guo

BD Director, Strategy and Portfolio Management, Digital Manufacturing, Siemens Digital Industries Software

Siemens Digital Industries Software: Closed Loop Digital Twin Driven Smart Manufacturing

Dr. Vincent Guo is a director of business development in the digital manufacturing segment of Siemens Digital Industries Software. He is a part of the global team that is responsible for product, R&D, and sales strategy. He works with product management and R&D department to develop and commercialize solutions for traditional and new energy automotive, electronics, heavy equipment, aerospace, and other verticals. Before joining Siemens Digital Industries Software, Dr. Guo was a director in Siemens’ corporate venture capital unit Next47 and Siemens’ central innovation organization corporate technology. He was leading the investment, technology incubation, and partnership with start-up companies in advanced manufacturing, energy, and healthcare sectors. Dr. Guo received his PhD and MS from California Institute of Technology (Caltech) after he obtained BS in Peking University.

Dr. René Arnold

Vice President Public Affairs Strategy, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.

Dr René Arnold is Vice President Public Affairs Strategy at Huawei Technologies. Previously, he worked at high-profile think tanks in Germany (German Economic Institute and WIK) and Brussels (Bruegel) where his research focused on digital economy, internet policy and impact assessments of regulatory frameworks. Over the past ten years, René has (co-)authored more than 100 conference papers, journal articles and white papers. He is a frequent speaker at both academic and industry events contributing among other fora to the ITU economic and industry round table, the Digital Summit of the German government and the research committee of the Munich Circle.

Dr. Christian Mosch

Managing Director, Industrial Digital Twin Association e.V. (IDTA)

Mission Digital Twin – Open Technology for Industry 4.0

Dr. Christian Mosch has been appointed as Managing Director of the newly formed Industrial Digital Twin Association in Frankfurt in 2021. Prior to this engagement Dr. Mosch has been responsible for the standardization strategy of the VDMA in the field of Industrie 4.0.

Shane Sun

Chief Representative, VDW - German Machine Tool Builders’ Association Shanghai Representative Office

umati – Connecting the World of Machinery

Shane Sun is heading the office of the German Machine Tools Builders Association (VDW) in China. He majored in mechanical engineering and started his career with a leading machine tool builder in China.
He than progressed to work for the China National Aviation Project to help build the C919 as the lead project planner for COMAC SAMC. In 2017 he has joined the VDMA as a project manager for the machine tool industry.
In 2019 he has been appointed as the key contact for the umati project in China. Since 2021 he has been officially promoted to Chief Representative of the VDW Shanghai Representative Office.

Erik Walenza

CEO, IoT ONE

Interactive Panel: Realizing the Value of Data

Mr. Erik Walenza is the CEO of IoT ONE which is the leading source of information and insight regarding Industrial Internet of Things vendors and technologies. Companies work with IoT ONE to bring new products to market, build partner ecosystems, and evolve their innovation strategies.

Florian Weihard

CTO, Ruhlamat Automation Technologies

Interactive Panel: Realizing the Value of Data

Florian Weihard is a German technology specialist based in China with extensive track record in international innovation and general management as well as new business startup. As CTO, he is responsible for the innovation management and technology development as well as for business startup and development for new business fields in ruhlamat Automation Technologies. As GM of ruhlamat Smart Technologies he is initiator and person in charge for all digital products in the group. As Chairman of the Board of Directors of DUSA European Companies Suzhou Association he is helping 150 European manufacturing member-companies to be successful in greater Suzhou. His achievements have been recognized as winner of the Jiangsu province High-Level Innovation and Entrepreneurship High Skilled Talent award of 2018. He was also invited to the 2020 Spring Festival Symposium for Foreign Experts hosted by Premier Li Keqiang in Beijing.

Bill Qin

Managing Director, GCN, EPLAN Software (Shanghai) Co., Ltd

https://www.eplan.cn

Interactive Panel: Realizing the Value of Data

Bill Qin, Managing Director, EPlan Greater China Region

Philipp Albus

Director, Homag

Philipp Albus joined the HOMAG group after obtaining his degree in economic engineering. Over the years he built up expertise in data analysis, technical sales and strategic key account management. Philipp Albus came to China in 2020 to head the Solutions department in the HOMAG China, responsible for the overall development of software, automation, factory planning and project management.

Austin Li

Product Manager, Balluff Automation (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

Mr. Austin Li is currently working as Regional Industry Portfolio Manager at Balluff China. With a professional background in electrical automation, he has 13 years of rich sales and industry management experience in the field of automation and industrial control. After joining Balluff in 2021, Mr.Li has been focusing on product marketing in all relevant industries, from strategy to execution. At the same time, he’s also effectively involved in building the product roadmap with Balluff innovative solutions in the Asia-Pacific region.

Tim Li

Director, Smart Factory Solutions, TRUMPF (China) Co., Ltd.

Mr. Zhenghao Li has accumulated 20 years of experience in advanced manufacturing industry, through service in multinational high-tech companies. From 2019, he is leading Smart Factory Solution team at Trumpf China, committed to promoting automation and digitalization system solutions in sheetmetal production.

Mr. Li graduated from Tsinghua University with Bachelor degree of Thermal Engineering in 2002, and obtained Master degree from FH Ravensburg.

Whigon Li

Key Account Management Director, Lenze Drive Systems (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

Mr. Whigon Li is a senior expert in the field of factory automation and drive in China, with more than 18 years of experience covered from technical application to industry segment penetration, from business development to sales management. He is also a technical expert in intelligent manufacturing and industry 4.0 of Lentz Group. He holds an executive MBA from Nanyang Technology University , Singapore, and bachelor's degree of electrical engineering and Automation from Shanghai Jiaotong University.

Since joining Lenze, Mr. Whigon Lee has established an excellent international customer management team, professional technical experts, and a strong sales and service, which has laid the foundation for Lenze China to continuously serve the localization business of international customers. He successively expanded Lenze international business to intelligent logistics, automobile manufacturing, woodworking machinery, textile machinery and other industries, and promoted Lenze to become an important supplier in the automation field of global machinery and equipment manufacturers.

Peach Tao

Senior Connectivity Consulting Business Manager, Weidmüller Interface (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

Mr. Peach Tao, Senior product technical manager, more than 20 years working experience in electrical and industrial automation field, with rich experience in product development, production, market development and other work.
Lead the development and market management of electrical cabinet connection consulting business of Weidmüller in Asia Pacific region and provide rich optimization and consulting services on how to assist manufacturing enterprises to improve the reliability, safety, EMC and other aspects of electrical cabinet signal transmission.

John Wang

Product Market Management - Senior manager, Basler Vision Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd.

John Wang graduated from Halmstad University in Sweden with a Master's degree in intelligent system and is currently the Senior Product Market Manager at Basler China.He has more than 10 years of experience in the vision industry, including BDmanagement, sales management and product market management. As a computer vision expert, he has a keen insight and unique views to industry and technology trends and product market management.

Juan Wang

Technical Support Manager, Shanghai Pepperl+Fuchs Automation Trading Co., Ltd.

Graduated from Wuhan University of Technology,master degree major in Automation，have two years’ experience of software development. Join pepperl+fuchus in 2006, as a product manager,mainly responsible for the technical support and marketing promotion of Sensors. I have more than 10 years of experience in sensor application, have an in-depth understanding of the working principle and performance of sensors, and be familiar with the requirements and system operation of related electrical equipment in the mainstream industry of automation,such as Mobile Equipment ,Automotive ,Material Handling ,Packaging and Printing etc. Currently I am in charge of national technical support team, responsible for the promotion and support of full range of P+F products.

Rong Zhang

Industry 4.0 Project Manager, ifm electronic (Shanghai) Co., Ltd

Mr. Rong Zhang, Industry 4.0 Project Manager of ifm electronic (Shanghai) Co., Ltd,. is mainly responsible for providing training and technical support in China. He is a certified system engineer of Microsoft, network engineer, and electrical engineer. With this valuable experience, he has extensive practical experience not only in the automation industry but also in the big data industry and witnessed the transformation of the automation industry from traditional to digital upgrading. With years of deep knowledge about the Chinese market, as well as Industry 4.0, Mr. Zhang assists users to build more efficient, smart, and reliable smart factories through the Industrial Internet of Things.