Background:

Smart manufacturing blends virtual and physical infrastructure, including advanced facilities, connectivity, and sensors. Digital twins help optimize performance with real-time insights, while fostering city and regional collaborations boosts innovation in the manufacturing ecosystem.

Keynote Speakers:

Mr. Andreas Riecken, Austrian Ambassador to China (TBC)

Mr. Namir Hourani, Managing Director, Organizing Committee of Global Manufacturing & Industrialization Summit (GMIS) (TBC)

Mr. Bernhard Jarolim, City Planning Director of Vienna (TBC)

Mr. Peter Lazar, Managing Director of HoHo (TBC)

Round Table Dialogue – Mayors’ Talk:

Mr. Michael Ludwig (TBC), Mayor of Vienna

Mr. Zhifeng Ma (Confirmed), Vice Mayor of Zhengzhou City

Mr. Haitian Yu (TBC), Mayor of Jinan City

Panel Discussion:

•    Which obstacles are there to overcome in politics/regulatory?
•    Which funding opportunities need to be put in place in order to foster this change?
•    How is this beneficial on a macro-economic level?
•    Risk mitigation regarding the interconnectedness of new technologies, are companies (especially infrastructure companies like ÖBB) prepared for cyber   threats?
•    What is done politically on a national/international level to raise awareness and put safety measures in place?
•    How can also less developed countries participate in the growth that comes from digitalization and technology?

Panelist:

•    Mr. Nicolas Miravalls (Confirmed), CEO of ORIS
•    Mr. Günter Emberger (Confirmed), Head of Research Department of Technical University Vienna
•    Mr. Winfried Büdenbender (TBC), CTO of Plasser & Theurer

Workshops:

These workshops offer stakeholders a chance to discuss and share insights on the infrastructures essential to smart manufacturing. Participants will delve into the benefits and challenges of each, considering scalability, adaptability, and resource use.