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Masterclass led by Rainer Muller

Rainer Müller is an Executive Consultant and expert in Digital Transformation and Industry 4.0 implementation. He has over 30 years of experience acquired in senior leadership roles at global manufacturing companies, including most recently as Vice President Digital Transformation at TE Connectivity.

Previously Rainer was Chief Operating Officer of the global automotive business unit at TE Connectivity, with responsibility for operations across 25 sites and over 25,000 employees. Prior to that he was the Vice President Operations EMEA.

At Johnson Controls – today Adient and Visteon – he held senior positions including Plant Manager, Operations Director and Director of Continuous Improvement.

Rainer’s industrial career started with his university dual studies/co-op program at DHBW University in Karlsruhe, Germany, as well as at different sites of the BMW Corporation. After graduating with a degree in Mechanical Engineering, Rainer then joined Michelin tire company where his first leadership positions were in the production environment.

Through his executive consulting and coaching work Rainer now advises leading companies across various industries on Operations, Supply Chain, Digitalization, Leadership and General Management, in order to get corporations and individuals from good to great.

Masterclass led by Dr. Erwin Rauch

Dr. Erwin Rauch is Assistant Professor for Manufacturing Technology and Systems at the Free University of Bolzano (Italy), Head of the Smart Mini Factory laboratory for Industry 4.0, and a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of Fraunhofer Italia. He is a leading expert on Industry 4.0, Smart and Sustainable Production Systems, and Digital Manufacturing, and is one of the top 3 authors with the most scientific publications on Industry 4.0.

His current research also includes Cyber Physical Production Systems; Engineering Education 4.0 and Learning Factories; Digitization and Assistance Systems in Production; Axiomatic Design (AD) and Design of Complex Systems.

Previously, Erwin spent ten years in industry as a management consultant and later Associate Partner advising manufacturing businesses on their strategy, technology implementation and workforce development.

Erwin holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Stuttgart with summa cum laude; a M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from the Technical University Munich (TUM); a M.Sc. in Business Administration from the TUM Business School; and a B.Sc. in Logistics and Production Engineering from the Free University in Bolzano, Italy. He has also served as Visiting Research Scholar at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in the USA and at Chiang Mai University in Thailand.