Talking about Smart Cities with Dave Shuman from Cloudera
“A smart city is about how we can create public policy to create an environment that citizens want to live in, that is safe, that is equitable, and that supports equality of life where our citizens want to be. And that’s all about being smart.” Dave Shuman, Cloudera
Aligning People, Data, and Priorities: A Real-World Strategy for Scaling Digital Manufacturing
At the MES & Industry 4.0 Summit in Porto, May Yap, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Jabil, offered a clear message for manufacturers navigating global digital transformation: technology isn’t the hard part—alignment is. Across dozens of production sites and
Rethinking MES Architecture for the Age of AI and Edge Computing
At the MES & Industry 4.0 Summit in Porto, Adélio Fernandes, VP of Engineering and Co-founder of Critical Manufacturing, shared forward-looking insights on how MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems) must evolve to meet the needs of today’s data-intensive, AI-driven factories. His
The Urgent Shift in Automotive Manufacturing: Data Ownership, Shorter Lifecycles & Trust in AI
As manufacturing becomes increasingly digital and sustainability-focused, automotive leaders are confronting new pressures that reach far beyond the factory floor. In a recent interview at the MES & Industry 4.0 Summit in Porto, Dr. Thomas Kaufmann, Executive VP & COO