Internet of Manufacturing North America will convene C/VP level business and technical executives from leading manufacturing companies, to share best practice and inspire new revenue opportunities from the integration of Internet of Things technologies.

Chicago, Illinois - January, 2017 - The Internet of Business is proud to announce its first Internet of Manufacturing North America event, taking place at the Hyatt Magnificent Mile in Chicago, Ill. on March 7 and 8, 2017. This is the first-ever conference designed exclusively for manufacturers grasping the importance of IoT to their future factories, product lines and overall profitability.

The conference will host more than 30 distinguished panelists and speakers, including business leaders, technical implementers, data scientists and investors. Keynote speakers include Hardik Bhatt, Chief Information Officer and Secretary of Innovation and Technology of the State of Illinois; Saytam Priyadarshy, Ph.D., Chief Data Scientist at Halliburton and Nahel Gandhi, Global IT Director IoT, CNH Industrial.
"Were excited to bring the first IoT conference program delivered by manufacturers themselves, to an exclusive audience of just manufacturers. The wealth of key decision-makers getting ready to attend Internet of Manufacturing only strengthens further what we have been told during industry research calls: North American manufacturers understand the competitive edge IoT brings in todays world, and know they need to learn how to implement it, and quickly!," said Lucy Ashton, Portfolio Director of Internet of Business USA.
Panel topics include:
- Stay ahead of the curve and competition: secrets to innovation and ROI from IoT investment
- Implementing 21st Century Smart Manufacturing: IT change management, skill sets and standardization
- Key steps to successfully bringing IoT to business at scale
- Building a device for connected health: utilizing connectivity in durable products
- Preparing the North American Manufacturing for the future
Conference panelists and speakers include Digital and Technology director from Caterpillar, Inc.; Data Science Director, Navistar; Chief Digital Officer and Chief Information Officer at Konecranes; Executive Vice President of Product and Business Strategy at thyssenkrup Elevator; and many more.
The lead sponsor for the conference is Wind River, the world leader in embedded software for intelligent connected systems. Additional sponsor and partners include Helium, Flexera, Lumavate, Panoramic Power, Verndale and Boston Consulting Group.
For more information and to register for the conference please visit https://internetofbusiness.com/events/internet-of-manufacturing-usa/