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Thursday, January 27, 2022

Digital Transformation: Smart Factory Trends to Unlock the Potential of Digital Production Operations

We will be joined by Peter Coffee, VP for Strategic Research, at Salesforce who will share insights around these trends, followed by a roundtable discussion amongst several manufacturers who will be sharing their best practices for building smart factories.

Event Recording

About the Event

NGen is pleased to host Salesforce and advanced manufacturing executives for a discussion about digitizing production for greater operational visibility, resilience, and control, and the opportunity for a Smart Factory future.

Opening remarks from Jayson Myers, Keynote from Peter Coffee, and panel discussion featuring Paul Boris, and Peng Cau.

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Forecasting Frameworks: Capture a holistic view of predicted volumes and demand.
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Embedded Analytics: Make fast, informed decisions with out-of-the-box dashboards for manufacturing.
Digital Process Automation: Deliver manufacturing-specific experiences and automation.
Rebate Management: Grow trusted channel partner relationships with powerful incentive programs.

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Agenda Highlights

Item	Time	Topic	Speaker
Welcome	1:00pm - 1:10pm	Introduction	Jayson Myers, CEO, NGen
Salesforce Speaker	1:10pm - 1:30pm	Keynote	Peter Coffee
Panel Introduction	1:30pm - 1:35pm	Welcome Panelists	Jayson Myers
Discussion	1:35pm - 2:15pm	Moderated Panel discussion	Peng Cau, and Paul Boris
Questions & Answers	2:15 - 2:25pm	Open Audience Q&A	Facilitated by NGen
Closing	2:25pm - 2:30pm	Closing Remarks	Salesforce

Meet the Speakers

Peter Coffee, VP, Strategic Research, Salesforce
Peter Coffee is VP for Strategic Research at Salesforce, where he serves as a liaison with the IT and business community, to define the opportunity and clarify customers’ requirements on the company’s evolving Salesforce1 Platform.

Paul Boris, President & CRO, Praemo

Paul has driven digital transformation within industrial operations for decades. Starting his career at GM, he’s held P&L responsibility for facilities in all manufacturing modes. As the GVP of Enterprise Operations Management at SAP and CIO of Advanced Manufacturing Solutions at GE, he worked closely with senior executives and operational teams to deliver hundreds of millions of dollars in sustainable performance improvements.

Boris is considered a thought leader on topics of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and Digital Transformation, with extensive industrial experience.

Peng Cau, VP, LS Emerging Markets and Symphoni™

Peng is a global tech executive with ATS Automation focusing on emerging markets as well as their revolutionary automation technology, Symphoni™. Prior to that, she was President and CEO at Transformix Engineering and a member of Schulich’s Centre for Global Enterprise (CGE) Advisory Council.