i4.0 Innovation Program
Immersion in German i4.0 'lighthouses'
September 14th-16th, Germany
Plus 15 live online sessions pre and post-immersion program
10 Sessions pre-immersion program (7th - 10th September) and 5 sessions post-immersion program (22nd - 23rd September)
The program is aimed at promoting company competitiveness in the global market by preparing to know the cutting edge companies pertaining industry 4.0 in Germany and by assisting you in a preliminary maturity assessment and roadmapping for your company.
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A three-stage program
The program consists of a six-day live online sessions from 17h00 to 18h30 GMT for a preliminary maturity assessment and roadmapping, as well as booking and preparation of immersion in German 'lighthouses' pertaining industry 4.0
Pre-immersion program: 4 days from 17h00 to 18h30 GMT
The Pre-immersion program includes 10 live online sessions with international experts from Asia, Europe, Brazil and the US.
For those interested, there will also be a pitch evaluation session.
Main topics
Winning in industry 4.0
Build up higher readiness and competitiveness
Manufacturing industry futures
Future challenges and opportunities in electric mobility
Post-immersion: 2-day-live online sessions from 17h00 to 18h30 GMT
The Post-immersion program includes 5 live online sessions with experts from LBC and I4.0 Maturity Center.
For those interested, there will also be an individual maturity assessment and road mapping exercise.
Main topics
Future challenges and opportunities in clean energy market
How to lead innovation in the low-touch high-digital economy
During the immersion program in leading world's best practices in Germany (14th - 16th September 2022)
The program consists of presentation in person and in situ of best practices from Germany and other parts of the world. You will interact with experts and leading companies as regards to i4.0, plus networking sessions. The program will be updated as per profile and interests of the participants. The number of participants is limited.
Pre-immersion structure of the program

Winning in Industry 4.0
Day 1
Day 1 | Duration: 1h30Live online, 7th September, Tuesday, 17h00-18h30 GMT |
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Welcome to the program10 minutes |
Jorge Portugal |
Kick-off10 minutes |
Torben Rankine (LBC Partner, San Francisco) Felix Optehostert (Senior Manager I4.0 MC, Aachen, Germany) |
Session 120 minutes |
Key-Note by Carlos Oliveira |
Session 240 minutes |
Christian Hocken (Managing Partner I4.0 MC, Aachen, Germany), Jorge Portugal (General Manager at COTEC, Portugal) and Irene Li (President e CEO na Acellent Technologies, China) |

Build up Higher Readiness and Competitiveness
Day 2

Manufacturing Industry Futures
Day 3

Future Challenges and Opportunities in Electric Mobility
Day 4
During immersion in the German 'lighthouses'
Day 1, 14th September, Tuesday, time to be determined
What i4.0 means for manufacturing companies
| Felix Optehostert (Senior Manager i4.0 MC, Aachen, Germany)
How to lead manufacturing companies effectively towards i4.0
| Dr. Ing. Tobias Harland (Senior Manager Industrial Practice i4.0 MC, Aachen, Germany)
Rampup Factory WBA plus Elab Campus Aachen
Networking event and visit to e.GO lighthouse and to Aachen City
Day 2, 15th September, Wednesday, time to be determined
Visit to Lighthouse Henkel, Dusseldorf
Visit to lighthouse BPW Bergische Achsen KG, Wiehl
Day 3, 16th September, Thursday, time to be determined
Visit to lighthouse Phoenix Contact, Industrial Automation, Bad Pyrmont and Blomberg
Closing session
| Carlos Oliveira (CEO at LBC), and Felix Optehostert (Senior Manager i4.0 MC, Aachen, Germany)
Free time to visit Frankfurt or travel back

Post-immersion program structure of the program

Future Challenges and Opportunities in Clean Energy Market
Day 5
Day 5 | Duration: 1h30Live online, 22nd September, Tuesday, 17h00-18h30 GMT |
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Kick-start10 minutes |
Carlos Oliveira |
Session 1130 minutes |
Allen Huang (VP, Head of AIOT Platform Engineering at Envision Digital, Beijing, China) |
Session 1220 minutes
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Luis Manuel (Executive Board Member at EDP Innovation/ Ventures) |
Informative session10 minutes
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Information on benchmarking sessions in Germany Felix Optehostert |

How to Lead Innovation in the Low-touch High-digital Economy
Day 6
Program Dynamics
The most convenient and impactful way to learn:
Live Sessions with Direct Q&A through a virtual platform
On-Demand Access to all materials for 12 months
Access to an exclusive GSI Facebook
group designed for business executives
Certificate of Completion available
Timetable
1h30 hours x 6 days (Pre and Post-immersion program)
7th - 10th and 22nd - 23rd September 2022
During immersion program, in German 'lighthouses'
14th - 16th September 2022
Starting Time 13h00 EDT – Eastern Day Time / GMT – 4H 14h00 BRT – Brasilia Time / GMT -3H 18h00 WEST – Western Europe Day Time / GMT +1H 19h00 CEST – Central European Standard Time / GMT +2H 19h00 SAT – South African Standard Time / GMT +2H 21h00 GST – Gulf Standard Time / GMT +4H 22h30 IST – Indian Standard Time / GMT + 5H30 01h00 CST – China Standard Time / GMT + 8 |
Closing Time 14h30 EDT – Eastern Day Time / GMT – 4H 15h30 BRT – Brasilia Time / GMT -3H 19h30 WEST – Western Europe Day Time / GMT +1H 20h30 CEST – Central European Standard Time / GMT +2H 20h30 SAT – South African Standard Time / GMT +2H 22h30 GST – Gulf Standard Time / GMT +4H 24h00 IST – Indian Standard Time / GMT + 5H30 02h30 CST – China Standard Time / GMT + 8 |
Participants should join platform 10 minutes before starting time for the Pre-immersion and Post-immersion live online sessions
Benefits
Benefits
Discover the latest trends on innovation worldwide and benefit from networking amongst global players in your industry. Identify business opportunities and partnerships to make your business get higher results.
Learn how to sell in the German market and globally
Gain insight into disruptive technology trends
Grow your network and meet decision makers
Identify new markets for your products and services
Learn digital transformation strategy and execution
Identify business opportunities

Speakers
Mark Davis
Senior Director of Industry Futures Engagements
Responsible for identifying future industry problems and developing key customer relationships in the AEC and MFG industries
Engages with industries to validate technical feasibility of new research and accelerate adoption into the Autodesk portfolio
Cordell Brown
Director, Business Development at Gener8
Specializing in the development of innovative medical, diagnostic devices, micro-fluidics cartridges and consumables
Over 20 years of success in sales achievement through developing strategies for market penetration and creating value propositions selling research products, contract product development and contract manufacturing
Paolo Cerruti
Co-founder and COO at Northvolt
Leads the development of the largest Lithium Ion battery production in Europe to accelerate the transition to a Carbon
free world.
Former VP Global Supply Chain and Operations Planning at Tesla Motors
Former Director of Purchasing Core Technologies and Director of Supplier Development at Tesla
Carlos Oliveira
Co-founder and Managing Partner at LBC
Professional and Entrepreneur with multidisciplinary involving management consulting, digital transformation, innovation and entrepreneurship support and leadership development
Former Coordinator for Information Society and e-Government for UMIC
Former member of the Portugues Parliament
Christian Hocken
Managing Partner at the Industrie 4.0 Maturity Center
Responsible for strategic developments as well as customer and partner relations.
Christian coordinated the acatech Industrie 4.0 Maturity Index study
At FIR an der RWTH Aachen he was Deputy Head of Department Information Management and Head of Group IT Complexity Management
(Industrial IoT)
Allen Huang
VP, Head of AIOT Platform Engineering at Envision Digital
Before joining Envision, he was a Senior Software Engineer Leader at Microdoft (16 years), IBM (3 years) and Baidu
(3 years)
Stong expertise in B2B and B2C software product and service development, particularly in the fields IoT and Cloudplatform sectors
Torben Rankine
Partner at LBC with San Francisco Office
Responsible for structuring Silicon Valley Innovation Immersion Programs for companies like Embraer and EDP (Energias de Portugal).
Manager of the start-up accelerator program in San Francisco for Portugal Ventures, one of the leading Venture firms in Portugal. Coordinated program for more than 60 start-ups in the Bay Area.
Luís Barroso
CEO at Mobi.E
Mobi.E is the Electric Mobility Network Managing Entity (EGME), responsible for the management and monitoring of the electric charging stations network
Former CFO at Metropolitano de Lisboa, the commuter rail service through metrorail
Before Metropolitano, Luis was with Carris and with the Port Authority
in Lisbon
Ed Frank
Founding Partner and CEO at Axis Innovation
Extensive experience in global operational and advisory roles at technology companies.
Background as an entrepreneur and an investor led to the creation of Axis Innovation. Has managed international technology joint ventures, M&A activities and strategic investments and recognized the need for creating an international platform to connect promising startups with global investors
Tobias Harland
Senior Manager for Industrial Practice
Manages digital transformation of manufacturing companies - scientifically founded and practically effective; from strategic positioning to sustainable implementation; from business perspective to technical concept
Conducts Industry 4.0 roadmap studies in manufacturing companies. Develops tools & frameworks to manage the digital transformation of manufacturing companies
Margarida Gonçalves
Partner at LBC for Innovatiom
Coordinated “Valor Metal” project for ANEME: Intervention to Accelerate the Adoption of Industry 4.0 in the Metalworking Sector, including the i4.0 maturity assessment for the sector, the analysis of the potential impact of i4.0 and the identification of strategic options, programs and initiatives to guide companies towards accelerating the adoption of Industry 4.0.
Participation prices

Price per participant

Price per participant

Price per company

Please consult us to assess your company's needs
To guarantee your place and for us
to start engaging and customising to
your interests.
You will also receive a study on who will lead in the i4.0 ...
China / Europe / USA
To send us a request and setup a videoconference with us.