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Advanced and interoperable digital business-to-business platforms

Users and suppliers of Business-to-business (B2B) digital industrial platforms discussed requirements, existing solutions, and the best ways to address the challenges they face. Here you can find all the presentations and the report from the workshop.

Presentations Day 1

13:45-14:30 Opening Keynote Speeches

14:30-14:45 What do users need?

15:15-16:45 Panel discussion: barriers and challenges from user's perspective

  • Ennio CHIATANTE, Head of Digital Transformation Projects, COMAU
  • Francisco DUARTE, Industry 4.0 Coordinator, Bosch Car Multimedia Portugal
  • Hans OLOFSSON, Senior Advisor, Teknikföretagen
  • Kai PETERS, VDMA
  • Nicolas RICHET, CIO, ENTSO-E
  • Frederic SUTTER, Digital Transformation Expert, AIRBUS

16:45-18:00 Horizon 2020 ongoing activities on digital industrial platforms

Presentations Day 2

09:00-09:30 Main messages from Day1

09:30-10:30 Panel discussion: existing solutions in the market

  • Ulrich AHLE, CEO, FIWARE Foundation
  • Thomas HAHN, Plattform Industrie 4.0
  • Frederik NOLL, International Data Space (IDS)
  • Emanuele RAGNOLI, Technical Lead blockchain, IBM

11:00-12:30 Panel discussion: challenges for solution providers

  • Alain DEDIEU, SVP Strategy Industry Business, Schneider Electric
  • Sandro GAEMPERLE, Strategic Digitalization Programs, ABB
  • Thomas HAHN, Chief Expert Software, Siemens
  • Danny HEBER, IoT General Projects, Bosch Software Innovations GmbH
  • Carsten POLENZ, VP Political Engagements, IoT Strategy & Innovations, SAP SE
  • Frederic SUTTER, Digital Transformation Expert, AIRBUS
  • Hadrien SZIGETI, Corporate Development, Dassault Systèmes

13:30-15:30 Towards next-generation digital manufacturing platforms

13:30-15:30 Towards a shared data space for digital energy platforms

15:45-16:30 Recommendations & follow-up actions

Workshop report

The workshop report by Oscar Lazaro is now available for download.

See also the blog post by Max Lemke.