Keynote Speakers

Merry Frayne, Product Manager, Boston Dynamics

Caleb Sylvester, Director of Sales and Key Accounts, Boston Dynamics

Artificial intelligence (AI) enables almost everyone to tackle their toughest challenges in new and exciting ways. For asset-intensive industries, the promise of AI is predictability. The key to unlocking this AI-enabled future is consistent, reliable data. That’s why factories, foundries, and plants worldwide use Boston Dynamics Spot® to gather higher-quality and higher-quantity data than ever. We’ll explore how our end-to-end industrial inspection solution exceeds expectations for customers like AB InBev, Nestle Purina, BMW, and more. In our keynote, we’ll highlight these success stories and show how our customers find ROI in less than two years with automated robotic inspection.

Jeremy Drury, Owner, Jeremy Drury IoT

Digital transformation has been marred with issues, delays, and empty promises causing broken trust across industry. IoT is gaining traction, but slowly. Does new research show improvement? This keynote will pull compelling research, intelligence, and anecdotes from the field to orient the audience on whether they should be green light, yellow light, or red light in their pursuit of scalable IoT.

Lake Speed Jr, Tribologist, Total Seal

The No. 1 source of engine friction and wear is the piston rings rubbing against the cylinder walls. Multiple research studies from Ford and the U.S. Department of Energy have concluded that the piston ring and cylinder wall contact account for as much as 40% of all engine friction. That friction comes at a high price in terms of energy costs and equipment downtime due to wear. Engines that consume less fuel and compressors that draw less current save a company on fuel and energy costs over time, especially with today’s fuel costs. Engines and compressors that last longer obviously save money by reducing replacement/rebuild costs. Engines with less blowby enable longer engine oil life, which saves money through fewer oil changes (both in labor and oil costs). With inflation driving up the cost of materials and labor, isn’t now the best time to look at proven examples that improve efficiency?

Jody Parsons, Leader and Organizational Development Coach, Tulsa, OK

In this keynote address, Dr. Parsons weaves a framework for effective leadership through connection to Merle Haggard songs and lyrics. In doing so, the audience learns to find effective leadership practices in everyday and unsuspecting places.

Wes Cash, Vice President of Services, Noria Services

With the skill shortage in full effect, employers must attract talent differently than in the past. By emphasizing reliability and its benefits, you can provide a compelling reason for people to seek employment within your organization. Increasingly, job seekers want to know that their employer has a cause beyond profit worth supporting. Connecting this cause with a stable work environment can create a compelling reason why employment in your organization is the best option. In this keynote, you will discover the top reasons that reliability impacts staffing and how you can leverage these to entice people to your facility.