The increasing significance of AI, Blockchain and data for the industry and their impact on production companies

Artificial intelligence and blockchain are two disruptive technologies and their application in different business sectors are gathering a lot of attention. During this online event, we look at the application and synergies of these technologies in the manufacturing sector and their potential for the manufacturing supply chain.

Which opportunities arise for small and medium manufacturing enterprises willing to implement these technologies? Two startups will present their state-of-the-art solutions in this field.

Fetch.ai is building a decentralized machine learning platform based on a distributed ledger, that enables anyone to share or exchange data. Maria Minaricova, Director of Business Development of Fetch.AI. will explain the role of machine learning, AI and Blockchain in building the autonomy of things.

Following, Christoph Sauerborn, Co-founder of iFlow will show the path to AI in manufacturing. While AI is very well known also in the context of Industry 4.0, profitable and scalable business cases are still rare. Industry 4.0 expert Christoph Sauerborn will explain what can be expected from this technology and what the conditions are for a – real – profitable use case. He will also give an insight into i-flow, a solution to minimise the effort for tedious integration of machines, plants & sensors into IT systems & I4.0 use cases and eliminate complex data handling tasks on the shop floor.

Participants of the event will also have the chance to do a virtual tour of the new location of AI Xpress in Böblingen.

The event will conclude with a joint workshop on the challenges of digitalisation for industrial companies and how they can improve their value creation potential through the use of data.

Please register HERE to get your calendar invitation and participation link before the event.

Who Should Attend?

The workshop is addressed to business owners and representatives, production and technology managers of local and international manufacturing SMEs in automotive, machinery and equipment, food and textile, as well as innovative startups that want to unleash the power of data, AI and Blockchain in their companies.

Please register HERE to get your calendar invitation and participation link before the event.

Agenda

17:00–17:05 Welcome

17:05-17:15 Virtual 360-degree tour of the AI xpress: Volfgang Vogt, Senioren der Wirtschaft 17:15–17:45 Keynote presentation: Maria Minaricova, Fetch.AI

17:45–18:15 Keynote presentation: Christoph Sauerborn, iFlow

18:15–18:45 Workshop session, moderated by Simona Pede, bwcon

18:45–19:00 online Networking for SIG KI members and wrap up

Please register HERE to get your calendar invitation and participation link before the event.

Organizer

The workshop is organized as part of the European project RestartSMEs by its coordinator bwcon.

Before the event

Get a free assessment and find out how your SME can move towards Industry 5.0. Project experts will get back to you with a wholesome analysis of your strengths and weaknesses, and help you come up with an action plan. Evaluate your Company’s Digital Maturity HERE

If you need assistance do not hesitate to contact:

Carla Marquez

Consultant Business Development

marquez@bwcon.de

+49 179 4366541