Rebounding from the Covid-19 Crisis: IoT and Automation Solutions

Tuesday, 7 July 2020, Webinar

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This forum will address how ASEAN’s food manufacturing industry is coping with the after effects of Covid-19 and the need for flexible manufacturing which can help companies navigate the current crisis and emerge stronger once operations ramp up again.

10:00 Short Introduction

Shali S Editor Asia Pacific Food Industry Magazine

10:02 – 10:15 Industry 4.0: Driving Digital Transformation of Food Industry Supply ChainThe outbreak of COVID-19 left the food products industry relatively unscathed, although ingredient supply problems and transportation bottlenecks exposed vulnerability of the existing supply chains. The industry is expected to increase flexibility of the supply chains and develop crisis containment strategies for the future. New digital tools can help to drive transformation of the food industry’s supply chain, increase operational efficiency, production regionalization and better prepare for future disruptions.

Justinas Liuima Senior Consultant Euromonitor International

10:15 – 10:35 Rebounding From the Covid-19 Crisis: IoT & Automation SolutionsDigitally transformed business are best position to deal with uncertainty and changes. Cutting-edge technology in artificial intelligence, augmented reality, remote tools and other advanced IoT applications are designed to help companies maximise performance across their operations and unlock opportunities across the value chain.

Marcelo Tarkieltaub Regional Director Southeast Asia Rockwell Automation

10:35 – 10:55 The Need for Flexible ManufacturingToday, food and beverage companies are faced with many challenges. Profitability is impacted as raw material costs rise and the cost of maintaining aging infrastructure increases. At the same time, they are experiencing inefficiencies as changeovers increase to keep up with the constant change in consumer demand.So, what’s the best way to address these competing challenges?

Pierre Kardasz Regional Industry Manager CPG and Life Sciences Rockwell Automation

10:55 – 11:10 Q&A

11:10 – 11:15 Wrap Up

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Meet The SpeakersShali is a language enthusiast with a keen interest in the advancement of food tech as well as F&B consumer behaviour trends in Asia. She currently reports on the latest research developments, industry news and product innovations in the field.

Shali has a Masters of Arts degree in English Literature from The University of Edinburgh and in the past, has held an Editor’s position at SAHARA Communications PR and itcher magazine.

Justinas Liuima specialises in Industrial and B2B analysis. He holds bachelor’s degree in Economics from ISM University of Management. In his current position Justinas works in Euromonitor‘s Passport Industrial team where he analyses transport equipment industries globally, as well as Autonomous Vehicles, Industry 4.0 and Internet of Things fields. He is also busy training and mentoring new analysts at Euromonitor and liaising directly with clients.

Marcelo Tarkieltaub is based in Singapore and is responsible for sales and business operations across Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Pakistan and Vietnam.

Prior to that, he was Regional Director, Southern Cone, a portfolio within the Latin America region covering the markets of Argentina, Chile, Peru, Paraguay, Uruguay and Bolivia.

Marcelo holds an MBA from Fundação Getulio Vargas and Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering from Universidade de São Paulo.

Marcelo is fluent in English, Spanish, Portuguese.

Pierre Kardasz is the Regional Industry Manager for Consumer Products Groups and Life Sciences at Rockwell Automation. He has been with the company since March 2014. Prior to that, he was Sales Manager, Asia Pacific, Food & Non Food Division at KHS AG in Thailand and Division Country Manager at Franco Pacific Trading in Vietnam. He has more than 24 years in the Food and Beverage industry.

Pierre holds a Degree in Food Technology and Engineering Diploma with Masters in Packaging.

Pierre speaks English, French and German.

Marcelo Tarkieltaub Regional Director Southeast Asia Rockwell Automation

Pierre Kardasz Regional Industry Manager CPG and Life Sciences Rockwell Automation

Justinas Liuima Senior Consultant Euromonitor International

Shali S Editor Asia Pacific Food Industry Magazine

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