The Smart Factory Grand Opening
20th March 2025 | 12:30–10:30 pm | The Smart Factory
21st March 2025 | 08:00 am – 03:00 pm | The Smart Factory
Erna-Scheffler-Straße 2, 40476 Düsseldorf
Join us for the grand opening of our new The Smart Factory by Deloitte @ Düsseldorf
This exclusive event will spotlight completely new client experiences and use cases, as well as our alliance partners. We will discuss the latest hot topics in our industry with expert panels, discussions, round tables and plant tours.
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The Deloitte Smart Factory network has an ecosystem of innovative collaborators with a shared goal: to demonstrate how an authentic smart factory can move beyond the shop floor to improve efficiency, productivity, and sustainability across the enterprise.
The Smart Factory
The Smart Factory @ Dusseldorf is much more than just a showroom for digital applications. We show digitalization along the whole product life cycle and a full 360° view for our clients.
Opening in April 2025, the NEW Smart Factory convenes an ecosystem of solution providers, technology innovators, academic researchers, and futurists to bring to life how a smart factory can transform your entire enterprise. In our state-of-the-art facility, visitors can get hands-on experience exploring how to apply innovative solutions to their real life challenges and develop forward-looking transformation models for their companies.
Our Agenda | Day 1 | 12:30 to 10:30 pm
Welcome on stage: Our leadership team for an introduction to give you an overview on latest topics about global industrialization and importance of our Alliances. How the future of advice and consulting is connected to our new Smart Factory and how we develop our solutions for our clients. Get wrapped up on the history of the Smart Factories of Deloitte and how it all started to what the future promises.
From left to right:
- Thomas Schiller | Managing Partner Clients & Industries – DCE | Deloitte
- Maren Hauptmann | Managing Partner Consulting | Deloitte
- Harald Proff | Global Sector Lead Automotive & Founder of the Smart Factory | Deloitte
- Britta Mittlefehldt | Manufacturing Offering Lead and Leader of the Smart Factory | Deloitte
Manufacturers need to become more connected with their people, machines, clients and suppliers. How to set yourself up strategically / from technology strategy perspective to achieve those ambitions.
The session will explore the transformative impact of the "software-defined" approach on the factory of the future, focusing on how this paradigm shift will revolutionize manufacturing processes and enhance operational efficiency. Additionally, the discussion will delve into the critical role alliances play in the successful implementation and scalability of this concept.
From left to right:
- Sascha Tittelwitz | Domain Lead IT Production & Logistics for Scout Motors | VW
- Ivan Mirandolle | Manager Solutions Architecture | AWS
- Sunita Mathur | Business Development Lead SCM Manufacturing | SAP
- Elmar Pritsch | Partner Consulting Enterprise Performance, Consumer | Deloitte
Britta Mittlefehldt and Dejan Boberic give a sneak peak into the Smart Factory before our doors will open for the first time.
From left to right:
- Britta Mittlefehldt | Manufacturing Offering Lead and Leader of the Smart Factory | Deloitte
- Dejan Boberic | The Smart Factory Tech Lead, Senior Manager Consulting Enterprise Performance | Deloitte
To lead a successful manufacturing operation in traditional manufacturing countries like Germany. US or Japan, one must augument human intelligence with machine intelligence. How to introduce AI solutions to factories and what is the significance of "human-in-the-loop".
This panel will focus on the successful implementation of AI solutions in brownfield factories, highlighting the challenges and strategies involved. The discussion will also cover the expected business outcomes and the critical role of data in driving these transformations.
From left to right:
- Raul Gamboa | Head of Production Control, Production System and Logistics | BMW
- Praveen Rao | Global Director Manufacturing | Google
- Thorsten Herrmann | Senior Vice President Technology and Country Leader Germany | Oracle
- Tatjana Wiebusch | Partner Consulting Strategy, Analytics & M&A, Energy, Resources and Industrials | Deloitte
Driven by the continously adapting requirements from the manufacturing buisness, factory IT and OT departments are required to implement changes at an increasing rate. This stands in conflict with their traditional core strengths of establishing stability and reliability. How to set up the organizational structures and provide people with the right tools to overcome this conflict.
This session will explore the pivotal role of humans in the digital transformation of the manufacturing industry, emphasizing how human-centric approaches can drive success. Additionally, the discussion will envision the future of work in manufacturing, highlighting the evolving roles and skills required in this digital era.
From left to right:
- Johannes Keller | Senior Vice President Business Chief Digital Officer & SVP Logistics | Bosch Rexroth
- Daniela Stederoth | Head of Digital Enterprise Sales Germany | Siemens
- Jürgen Schön | Head of Manufacturing Industry | Service Now
- Maren Hauptmann | Managing Partner Consulting | Deloitte
Hanno Brümmer is Executive Vice President for Supply Chain & Logistics for Europe, Middle East, Africa and Latin America at Covestro and member of its Leadership Team of Global Commercial Operations.
Before that he has been Global Head of Production and Technology for the largest Business Unit Polyurethanes of the company.
Hanno Brümmer is a PhD chemist by profession and started at Bayer in 1996. In his career he has held positions of increasing responsibilities in Innovation followed byProduction & Technology included assignments in several locations in Germany as well as in Baytown, Texas, USA.
- Dr. Hanno Brümmer | Head of Supply Chain & Logistics EMLA | Covestro
Explore the Tech-Landscape and The Future of Manufacturing with Frank Thelen and Lara Sophie Bothur.
The event will end: 10:30 pm
From left to right:
- Frank Thelen
- Lara Sophie Bothur
Our Agenda | Day 2 | 01:00 pm to 03:00 pm
Roundtables
The future of manufacturing is data-driven. A lot of that data is still not tapped into, locked behind legacy protocols on the shopfloor or obscured by lack of proper documentation and standaronthology. How to leverage modern connectivity solutions to connect the shopfloor at scale what are the implications on the company wide EA and the future role of AI in that context.
From left to right:
- Ivan Mirandolle | Manager Solutions Architecture | AWS
- Torben Pörtner | Head of SaaS | Siemens
- Dejan Boberic | The Smart Factory Tech Lead, Senior Manager Consulting Enterprise Performance | Deloitte
- Volker Barent | Director Consulting Enterprise Performance | Deloitte
The 'Digital Thread' is a data-driven transformation set to revolutionize the future of manufacturing by collectively assembling product data from cradle to grave. How to establish an exceptional platform to gain invaluable insights into this data-centric manufacturing paradigm and navigate its complexities.
From left to right:
- Roger Giuliano | Solution Advisory Expert SCM Manufacturing | SAP
- Nico Michels | Head of Digital Enterprise | Siemens
- Tino Krüger | Partner Consulting Enterprise Performance, Consumer | Deloitte
- Ulrich Schoof | Director Consulting Enterprise Performance | Deloitte
- Dorothea Nochelski | Director Consulting Enterprise Performance, Energy, Resources and Industrials | Deloitte
To deal with the challenges of an increasingly volatile supply chain, manufacturers require not only a significant degree auf visibility into their supply chain but also a direct integration into their supplier networks. How to establish such an ecosystem and the role of AI in supply chain.
From left to right:
- Tamara Hofer | Solution Sales Executive Supply Chain | Service Now
- Fabian Müller | SCM Expert | Oracle
- Stefan Klang | Partner Consulting Enterprise Performance, Consumer | Deloitte
- Tobias Exler | Partner Consulting Enterprise Performance, Consumer | Deloitte
Demands for unified data are increasing due to advancements in GenAI. How data and AI are closely linked and why this is important for future tech developments. How GenAI aids in streamlining data processes, provides deeper insights and improves decision-making. What are challenges and opportunities in this field, how to move into a positive feedback loop between data and adoption.
From left to right:
- Marc Voß | Country Lead Customer Engieneering | Google
- Franz Förster | Principal AI Lead | Google Cloud
- Tatjana Wiebusch | Partner Consulting Strategy, Analytics & M&A, Energy, Resources and Industrials | Deloitte
- Patrik Sojda | Director Consulting Enterprise Performance, Energy, Resources and Industrials | Deloitte
Picture gallery
You can get an impression of the Smart Factory in our gallery.
