2011 MESA European Conference
November 9-10
Jaarbeurs, Utrecht, Netherlands

 

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

JULIANA

08:00

Registration

JULIANA 1

09:00

Opening Session: Cloudy with a Chance for Profits. Cut through the clutter. Achieve real-time operations excellence.
Jan Snoeij, MESA EMEA Board Chairman; Logica (The Netherlands)

09:30

Management of Change; the Psychological Dimension
Prof. Dr. A.F.M. Wierdsma, Professor at Nyenrode Business University (The Netherlands) and CEIBS (China Europe International Business School, Shanghai)

EXHIBITION SPACE

10:30

Refreshment Break & Exhibits

JULIANA 1

11:00

MESA Education Program - Overview
Mike James, MESA Education Committee Chair, ATS International (The Netherlands)

11:10

MESA Education Program - Look-around Course
Jan Snoeij, Instructor, MESA Education Program; Logica (The Netherlands)

11:30

Results of 10 Years MES Practice
Moderators: Reinoud Visser, Atos (The Netherlands) & Ad Bontje, Tribase Datasystems & Network Services; 2001 Conference Chair (The Netherlands); Panelists: Lou Verhagen, AkzoNobel (The Netherlands); Rik Geerts, Cargill (United States); Tom Kuipers, Atos (The Netherlands)
Attendees of the 2001 conference look back how MES impacted manufacturing, what changed and what does that mean for the future.

12:00

Cloud, Another Hype or Real Game Changer in Manufacturing
Karel Crombach, Director EMEA, Manufacturing & Resources Industries, WW Industry & Global Accounts Organization, Microsoft Corporation (The Netherlands)

EXHIBITION SPACE

12:45

Lunch & Exhibits

JULIANA 1                                                                 JULIANA 2

14:00

The Digital Factory
Prof. Dr. Büttner; Head of Electronics Factory Amberg, Siemens AG (Germany)

Being Remote Means Being Closer
Stefan Malmsten, Global IT Leader, AkzoNobel Eka (Sweden)

14:45

Lessons Learned and Best Practices Gained in Taking an "Enterprise Approach" to Manufacturing Operations Management at Cummins
Olivier Dréan, Sr. Director Solution Strategy, Apriso (France)

INVITATION ONLY - RSVP REQUIRED: Executive Session - the "burning" questions about MES implementation and how MESA can help
Moderated by: Rik Geerts, Senior Solution Architect, Cargill (United States)

EXHIBITION SPACE

15:30

Refreshment Break & Exhibits

JULIANA 1                                                                JULIANA 2

16:00

MES Solution for a Medical Devices Facility in Ireland
Titus Krauss, Director Sales and Marketing, Systec & Services GmbH (Germany), Director ISPE DACH Committee  

(Continued) INVITATION ONLY - RSVP REQUIRED: Executive Session - the "burning" questions about MES implementation and how MESA can help
Moderated by: Rik Geerts, Senior Solution Architect, Cargill (United States)

JULIANA 1

16:45

Today's Wrap-up and Look Ahead for Tomorrow
Mike James, MESA EMEA Board Vice Chairman (The Netherlands)

JULIANA 2

17:00Vendor Session 1 - Rockwell Automation
17:30Vendor Session 2 - Logica

EXHIBITION SPACE

 

18:00

Dinner Reception & Exhibits (end time 21:00)

  

Thursday, November 10, 2011

EXHIBITION SPACE

07:30

Breakfast & Registration

JULIANA 1

08:30

Opening Session
Jan Snoeij, MESA EMEA Board Chairman; Logica (The Netherlands)

08:45

Metrics Makeover Contest: From Fire Fighting to Structured Improvement
Magne Nesvold, Project Manager, Norbitech (Norway)

09:30

MESA Metrics Research: Preview of the 2011 Results
Tony Christian, Director and Principal Analyst, Cambashi (United Kingdom)

EXHIBITION SPACE

10:15

Refreshment Break & Exhibits

JULIANA 1                                                           JULIANA 2

11:00

Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM) Infrastructure - It's All About the Meta-Data
Barry Lawlor, Automation Technical Services Lead for Janssen Biologics, Johnson & Johnson (Ireland) and Marc Gallant, Business Development Executive, OSIsoft, LLC (United States)

We Want Operational Excellence! A Case Story Using MES to Implement Operational Excellence
Jan Spijkerman, IT System Engineer, Bolletje (The Netherlands) and Kees Lambregts, Business Development Manager, Novotek (The Netherlands)

11:45

Manufacturing Operations Top 10 Predictions
Pier Manenti, Research Director, IDC Manufacturing Insights (Italy)

Stability in a Changing Business World - a Case Study About Managing Change 
Dave Shaw, BRM Portfolio Manager Plant Floor Systems, Jaguar Land Rover (United Kingdom)

EXHIBITION SPACE

12:30

Lunch & Exhibits

JULIANA 1 & 2

13:45

MESA's Unconference
Tony Christian, Director and Principal Analyst, Cambashi (United Kingdom)
Mike James, Group Managing Director, ATS International (The Netherlands)
Uwe Kueppers, Dircetor Software, Rockwell Automation (Germany)
Jan Snoeij, Principal Consultant, Logica (The Netherlands)

JULIANA 1

15:45

Closing Remarks
Mike James, MESA EMEA Board Vice Chairman; ATS International (The Netherlands)
Jan Snoeij, MESA EMEA Board Chairman; Logica (The Netherlands)