AI & Digital Practitioners Summit 2025
Meet international experts & peers from your region
October 31, 2025 | CITS – Centro Internacional de Tecnologia de Software, Curitiba, Brazil
Your One-Day Deep Dive into Successful Digital Transformation in Manufacturing
AI will reshape manufacturing, but you can have a say in how it does - Explore with us how to align the potentials of AI with your digital readiness and lead successful Digital Transformation with lasting impact!
Insights from over 400 Digital Maturity Assessments around the world will help you understand how Transformation can work at scale beyond individual Proofs-of-Concept.
What matters and what not to become a Digital Leader
Demystify the Hype –
How Digital & AI provide real value
in Industry
Challenge the Challenge –
Case study talks and expert panels about real, hands-on use cases show how cutting-edge technologies like AI can be leveraged to solve the most important challenges of the industry.
When learning together becomes a competitive advantage
Connect the Practitioners –
Extend and strengthen your ecosystem with experts from different industries in Brazil, Latin America, and around the globe to exchange experience and discuss the top priorities for 2026.
Expert to Expert - International Experience Meets Digital Leaders from the Region
… and many more Digital Leaders from Brazilian Manufacturing Industry…
for Transformation Leaders
from manufacturing industry
Limited Seats
Driving Digital Transformation in Manufacturing
At Onward Partners, we guide manufacturing companies with confidence through the challenges of digital transformation.
The industry is undergoing profound change: reducing emissions sustainably, addressing demographic shifts, and keeping pace with rapid technological progress are just some of the key challenges. We are your reliable partner in leading the way into the new era of Industry 4.0 and smart manufacturing.
Our focus is on unlocking the full potential of data as a strategic resource – and this goes far beyond the adoption of new technologies. It requires a holistic transformation: from ways of working to organizational structures and the empowerment of your teams.
Our approach? No off-the-shelf solutions. We design tailored strategies precisely aligned with your goals and starting point – always with a clear focus on the long-term success of your business.
Your sparring partner to scale the Digital Transformation of your manufacturing business
Inventor & provider of the Industrie 4.0 Maturity Index & platform for Digital Maturity Assessments
Experience & benchmarks from > 400 production sites across industries and around the world!
How It Works &
What to Expect
Participants: Digital Leaders from Manufacturing Industry
Location: CITS - Centro Internacional de Tecnologia de Software R. do Semeador, 702 - CIC Curitiba – PR – Brasil
Date: October 31, 2025
Cost: Free of Charge – Limited Spots
Keynotes on 4 core pillars of Digital Transformation and the impact of AI across them
Panel Discussions with Leading
Companies
Case Study Talks & Live Demos
Networking & Interactive Q&A
The Agenda at a Glance
Welcome & Intro
09:00 - 09:30
Govern Transformation @ Scale
How to own @ shape your digital maturity journey
09:30 - 10:00
Keynote | Governance
10:00 - 10:30
Panel Discussion | Governance
10:30 - 11:00
Break
Build your Digital & Data Backbone
Integrate & scale digital infrastructure on open, modern IIoT architectures
11:00 - 11:30
Keynote | Enterprise Architecture
11:30 - 12:00
Case Study Talk | Enterprise Architecture
12:00 - 12:30
Q&A Session
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch
13:30 - 14:00
Interactive Session
Augment your Lean & Op. Ex
Merge the power of Lean & digital to augment your workforce
14:00 - 14:30
Keynote | Digital Lean
14:30 - 15:00
Expert Talk | Digital Lean
15:00 - 15:30
Live Demo
15:30 - 16:00
Break
Democratize Data & Decision-Making
How to empower & enable your current & future workforce
16:00 - 16:30
Keynote | Data Empowerment
16:30 - 17:00
Panel | Data Empowerment
17:00 - 17:30
Q&A Session
From 17:30
German closing beer
Meet Your Hosts and Experts of the Day
Marcel Hagemann, M.Sc.
Manager @ Onward Partners
Marcel supports manufacturers in shaping their Digital Transformation by aligning vision and strategic goals with current maturity, structuring transformation programs, and guiding project implementation. He brings insights from over 40 Digital Maturity Assessments conducted worldwide across industries. As Market Lead for Latin America, he is your dedicated point of contact in Spanish and Portuñol.
Dr.-Ing. Jacques Engländer
Senior Expert @ Onward Partners
Jacques supports manufacturers in building modern IIoT architectures. With a strong focus on event-driven approaches, he designs tailored solutions from the customer perspective and accompanies organizations from strategy development through to implementation. As Lead Architect, he is your point of contact to establish the data foundation of your future-proof business.