Engineers Australia and Siemens announce digitalisation forum

Date: Thursday, 1 September
Time: 2.30–6.30 pm
Location: Sofitel Melbourne on Collins, Melbourne CBD
Event Twitter: #digiforum16

Siemens Ltd

Monday, 08 August, 2016

Engineers Australia and Siemens have announced the inaugural Digitalization Forum to be held in Melbourne on 1 September.

The forum will bring together industry leaders for a timely discussion on the impact of digitalisation on energy, automation, building technology, transportation systems and process industries.

Visiting Siemens global Member of Managing Board Dr Roland Busch will deliver a keynote on core industries transitioning to the new economy. The cross-industry forum will also feature panel discussion from select members of ‘The Prime Minister’s Industry 4.0 Taskforce’.

The Digitalization Forum will also include technical breakout sessions such as:

Scenario 2050: Additive Manufacturing and Digital Services for Energy — facilitated by Vladimir Navrotsky, Head of Technology and Innovation at Energy Service, Oil & Gas and Industrial Applications.
Digitalization, Industrial Software and Automation — facilitated by Thomas Hahn, Siemens’ international expert on Industry 4.0 and German representative from Plattform Industrie 4.0.

Speaking about the forum, Siemens Australia and New Zealand CEO Jeff Connolly said, “Germany is at the forefront of digitalisation and helping their industries transition to the fourth industrial revolution. With operations in 190 countries, Siemens is ideally placed to share knowledge and insights on how companies and industries are embracing digital technologies to reduce costs, improve efficiencies, and increase flexibility and productivity — ultimately becoming more competitive.

“While our portfolio of industries is vast, we are witnessing greater cross-sector collaboration to increase innovation and competitiveness at global levels. The Digitalization Forum is a timely reflection of how Australian companies can embrace ingenuity and intelligent technology to grow their local footprint and access global supply chains.”