Industry 4.0

Taking Your Next Steps Towards Advanced Manufacturing Excellence 

DATE:  Friday 17th July 2020

TIME: 11.30am AEST - 12.30pm AEST  

LOCATION: Zoom

FEE (incl. GST): Free

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Event Overview

AME Australia understands the challenges its Members have competing in a global economy and can sometimes stall when it comes to leveraging innovative technologies and solutions to take their products and processes to the next level on their excellence journey. 

We are proud to welcome Ishan Galapathy (Author, Speaker and Founder of Productivity Unlimited) and Nico Adams (Director Factory of the Future, Associate Professor at Swinburne University of Technology) to help you demystify what Advanced Manufacturing is, share their expertise in helping companies like yours strive for Advanced Manufacturing Excellence and help you consider your next steps to compete in an Industry 4.0 world. 

What Attendees Will Learn 

Come join us for an engaging discussion with Ishan and Nico to: 

• Hear from Leading Experts who deliver solutions day-in-day-out to help organisations like yours build Advanced Manufacturing Excellence  
• Understand what’s in it for you and your team to invest in and strive for Advanced Manufacturing Excellence 
• How to know if you’re ready to take the next steps along your Advanced Manufacturing Excellence journey 

Speakers

Ishan Galapathy

Ishan has a wealth of knowledge in the field of Operational Excellence (OpEx), working across six countries for nearly two decades, for multi-nationals such as Kellogg’s and Arnott’s.   

In his last corporate role, Ishan was responsible for Operational Excellence in Asia Pacific for Kellogg’s and was part of the global team that developed its global supply chain excellence program.  

An industry expert in OpEx, speaker and author, Ishan has appeared on several media platforms sharing his knowledge on all things OpEx. 

When he’s not working, you can find him playing backyard cricket with his sons or sipping a cup of coffee with his wife. 

Nico Adams

Nico Adams is the Director of the Factory of the Future and an Associate Professor at Swinburne University of Technology. He supports Australian manufacturing companies in exploring and leveraging modern Industry 4.0 and digitalisation to compete on added value and business model innovation. 

Before his appointment at Swinburne, Nico was the IMCRC Program Lead for Industry 4.0 and Digital Transformation, where he co-created the widely used futuremap innovation diagnostic. He also held positions as a senior research scientist and product manager in CSIRO’s Manufacturing and Data61 business units. 

Through these roles, Nico has developed a deep understanding of how manufacturing companies think about the role of digital technologies in their businesses and how to formulate and implement strategies allowing them to take advantage of digitisation. He holds degrees from the Universities of York and Oxford. 

Other Registration Information

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You can become an AME member from $120.

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Contact

Please direct enquiries to Laura Robertson on 1300 263 287 or ame@ame.org.au.