Industrial Innovation Symposium

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The world is not in a financial or economic crisis, but in a transformation to the next phase of our civilization. This transition affects almost everyone and has great influence on our lives and work. Ruud Veltenaar provides clarity about the future and offers concrete hope for a better world. Are you ready for the future and able to continue to make a difference even in turbulent times?

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Manufacturers are waking up to a new reality: sustainability has vaulted to the forefront of their business initiatives. Companies are facing social and competitive pressure to meet the market demand. Organizations who may have previously resisted the perceived cost of sustainability are now scrutinizing the environmental impact of their products and processes. This includes examining their business and finding new ways to make their products and operations more sustainable.

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Sustainability decisions made early during product design affect businesses, impacting time to market, quality, and cost. Whether it's the materials selection, manufacturing process, and optimization, or the design tradeoffs, this is a multi-dimensional optimization where more often than not, the dataset used to make choices needs to be completed. Digital transformation is essential to solving complex engineering challenges.

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Sustainability and digitalization will be increasingly linked in the future, particularly in the steel industry. David will dive into this topic by showing how digitalization can drive sustainability by optimizing energy use and reducing waste. The concept of "green steel" will also be explored, which will be produced using renewable energy sources like hydrogen. Green steel will have potential benefits such as reduced carbon emissions and increased energy efficiency. However, its adoption will require significant investment and regulatory support.

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Human nature is conditioned on repetition and certainty. We are therefore naturally opposed to change. The economy, on the other hand, runs on change. The economic context forces companies to change. So does technological evolution. It is always a challenge for companies and organizations to get everyone on board in a change process. If anything, that challenge is even more significant for changes driven by technological evolution. Doing (or having to do) something differently because computer software dictates it requires much convincing. At the same time, technology can help make change processes transparent and monitorable. Research shows that a large proportion of change processes in companies never reach full completion. Why that is, and how companies can ensure that it does, is what the keynote "How to manage change processes in a growth company" is about.

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Gella brings a passionate story of her personal life on top sport, neck fracture injury, resilience, the conversion to entrepreneurship, the impact of corona and re-invention. It is a true testimonial which describes the similarities between top sport and the corporate world which includes elements like coaching, ambition, teambuilding, defeat, stress and motivation. Gella will share her own experiences with various examples covered with both humour and drama at the same time.