.Speaker Group: Smart Manufacturing for Automotive 2024 Speakers

Gerry Abbey

Gerry is Copia Automation’s Director of Product Marketing, focused on storytelling with data. Gerry has owned many B2B and B2C roles across software marketing over the last 15 years in both small and large organizations. Most recently, he spent two and half years at Plex Systems and Rockwell Automation, working in Product Marketing, Win-Loss, Competitive, and Analyst… Read more »

Adam Gluck

Adam was a founding engineer on Uber’s engineering strategy team, working on the company’s driver app and playing an instrumental role in redesigning Uber’s overall microservice architecture. Adam founded startup Copia with Matthew Lee on a mission to accelerate the digital revolution within US manufacturing. Adam and Matthew were recognized in 2022 on Forbes’ “30… Read more »

Tazeen Hossain

Tazeen Hossain is a Digital Product Manager in the automotive industry, specializing in bringing digital manufacturing use cases to life for the factory. With a degree in Mechanical Engineering, she has spent her career to working in and around manufacturing and process engineering in various industries. Her expertise lies at the intersection of manufacturing, data… Read more »

Werner Müller-Veith

Werner Müller-Veith has been serving as the CEO of Photoneo Sensors & Automation since October 2021. A Telecommunications engineer by education, he graduated from Danube University in Krems, Austria, as a certified board member. His 25+ years of international management experience includes successful assignments in the USA, Switzerland, Germany, and Austria. Prior roles included leadership… Read more »

Patrick Tew

Patrick Tew is a seasoned professional with over 15 years of experience in driving successful technology adoption and propelling business growth. His extensive career includes pivotal roles as an Enterprise Account Executive at renowned organizations, including Oracle, Cloudera, and Databricks. In these positions, Patrick has consistently delivered innovative solutions tailored to the unique demands of… Read more »

Brandon Ruiz

Brandon Ruiz, with nearly a decade of experience in the End-to-End IoT Platform provider space, has assisted many OEM manufacturers and Internet Service Providers across various sectors in their digital transformation journey. As connectivity and data demands grew, he recognized the importance of edge computing and MQTT being “the” definitive standard for IoT messaging. Now… Read more »

Austin Ulerick

Austin has 7 years of experience in automotive manufacturing, ranging from new model launch / equipment installations to transforming processes for increased productivity.  Austin has been instrumental in implementing new technologies across our North American Manufacturing Facilities, focused on safety, quality, and productivity. Austin Ulerick serves as a Senior Engineer in the Press Production Engineering… Read more »