Toby Mankertz

Manufacturing Industry Director · Columbus Global · company speakers →

Digital transformation matters because the industrial landscape has fundamentally shifted. Manufacturers are now operating in an environment defined by rising input costs, volatile supply chains, tightening regulation, and rapid advances in data, AI and automation, smart factory, IoT, AI and edge strategies are already well underway across the sector. It’s also become a business necessity rather than a technology choice. Integrating systems, improving visibility, and modernising processes directly improve competitiveness, compliance and innovation. Finally, digital transformation is critical because the sector is in a decisive transition, where success depends on agility, resilience and data-driven decision-making, modern manufacturing now turns on clarity, control and digital infrastructure rather than traditional engineering capability alone.

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Speaking history

The RELIABILITY Conference

19 April 2027 Detroit, United States

Manufacturing & Engineering Week

3 June 2026 Birmingham, United Kingdom

Sectors

manufacturing_industrial

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