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Kiran Ahmed
Lead Economist,
Global Industry Services
Kiran has worked at Oxford Economics for over 10 years. During her time at the company, she has had responsibility for forecasting a number of different industrial sectors including metals and engineering for the Industry Team subscription services and has been responsible for several consultancy projects in the capital goods sector.
Kiran has also been responsible for Oxford Economics’ commodity prices forecasts and is currently working on expanding the Commodity Service offering to include agricultural commodities. Prior to working at Oxford Economics, Kiran worked at CRU, a metals consultancy, where she contributed to the aluminum demand analysis. Kiran holds an MSc in Economics from Nottingham University and a BA (Hons) from Kingston University.
Presentation Synopsis
Kiran will present the key points from the 2024 World Pump report. She will talk about the main macroeconomic and industrial backdrop and how it impacts upon the pumps market.
Stephen Phipson CBE
Chief Executive
Stephen Phipson has been the Chief Executive of Make UK since joining in 2017.
Stephen previously spent 5 years as a senior civil servant holding the position of Head of the Defence and Security Organisation within the Department for International Trade delivering export support to UK defence and security businesses. Prior to this Stephen held the position of Director for Security Industry Engagement within the Office for Security and Counter Terrorism at the Home Office.
Before serving in the UK Government Stephen spent 35 years in senior roles in the manufacturing industry including 15 years with Smiths Group plc as President of Smiths Detection where he was awarded a CBE in 2010 for services to the Security industry. Stephen has worked extensively abroad in high technology manufacturing businesses and started his career as an engineering apprentice with the Plessey company.
Presentation Synopsis
As the Chief Executive of Make UK, Stephen enjoys high level interaction with the UK Government, and as such he is well placed to both understand and influence the political agenda as it relates to the manufacturing sector at home in the British Isles, and among its trading partners throughout Europe and the rest of the World. Stephen will share his thoughts on the current political landscape, and any implications that the forthcoming general election might have for the European pump manufacturing and installation arena.
Mike W. Otten
Director Edge & Intelligence
Mike is the Director of Edge & Intelligence within the Corporate Growth & Innovation team at Xylem (NYSE: XYL), where he focuses on digitizing water through AI, machine learning, and digital twins. He is committed to driving smart, disruptive change to improve business outcomes and fulfil Xylem’s purpose of making water more accessible, affordable, and communities more resilient.
With expertise in water technology, including holding a global patent in the field of digital wireless power transmission, Mike is passionate about solving customers' biggest problems of asset and total system life cycle cost through digitalization of assets and advanced data intelligence. Having worked and lived across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the US for global water technology OEMs and as a founder of two start-up’s, he possesses deep insights into global business dynamics and cultural diversity. This specialized knowledge enables him to ease and accelerate the customer’s digital journey in optimizing water assets and systems at scale.
Presentation Synopsis
Join the real world of digitization and leap into the near future with the impact of Artificial Intelligence for the pump manufacturing industry with Mike W. Otten. How to harness the power of digital twins and Generative AI for an evolution of the industry. Learn how these technologies optimize asset performance, predict maintenance needs, and drive unprecedented efficiency gains. Join us to explore the transformative impact on business operations, cost reduction, and customer satisfaction, positioning your company at the forefront of innovation in the pump manufacturing industry.
Martin Brand
Industrial & Engineering Director
Martin Brand received the Dipl.-Ing. degree in electrical engineering from the Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany, in 1999.
From 1999 to 2004 he was with Robert Bosch GmbH in Schwieberdingen, Germany as an R&D Engineer.
In 2004 he joined WEG Automation in Jaraguá do Sul, Brazil, where he developed low voltage and medium voltage Soft-Starters. 2010 he started the development of power converter applied to renewable power generation. Today WEG has a multi-gigawatt track record of solar and wind farms mainly in Brazil. In 2017 he was appointed as R&D manager for Engineered Drives to develop medium voltage Drives and power converters for renewables and E-Mobility.
Since 2023 he is Industrial and Engineering Director at WEG Automation in Jaraguá do Sul, Brazil. Today he is in charge of the fabrication and engineering of products for the several business segments like low and medium voltage Drives, switchgears and solar, among others.
Presentation Synopsis
As a leader in motor, drive, and asset management systems technology, a key component in pump installations, WEG is renowned for its best practice in developing technologies and solutions that contribute to a more efficient and sustainable world. This dedicated presentation will provide details on its internal ESG targets and programs as well as the products and solutions aimed at supporting its partners' decarbonization journey, and the all-important reduction in energy consumption and CO2 emissions.
Daniel Godinho will deliver the first part of this presentation and Martin Brand will deliver the second part.
Carolynn Bernier
Consortium Coordinator
Carolynn Bernier is research Engineer at CEA and the consortium coordinator of the CIRPASS project, in charge of defining the framework for the EU’s Digital Product Passport (DPP). She holds a degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Toronto and a PhD in Microelectronics from the National Polytechnic Institute of Grenoble.
Her background is in integrated circuit design for IoT wireless communications. Her current research activities include smart embedded perception systems, and digital technologies for the circular economy and sustainable electronics.
Presentation Synopsis
With Digital Product Passports (DPP) expected to come into force by 2027, and gradually expanded to a wide scope of product groups, including pumps, this presentation will contribute to your understanding of DPP deployment.
It will address the opportunities and challenges the pump industry will face with the Digital Product Passport and present initiatives and ‘work in progress’ within the CIRPASS and CIRPASS 2 projects.
Among the topics/questions to be discussed include:
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Possible benefits of DPP for the industry
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Return of experience from technical demonstrators developed under CIRPASS
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Perspective on the data gathering effort vs. value of information requirements
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DPP user stories and circular use cases
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What needs to happen before full technical deployment of the DPP system?
Daniel Marteleto Godinho
Sustainability and Corporate
Affairs Director
Godinho has academic degrees both in Law and International Relations, a Post-Graduate degree in Foreign Trade (in Brazil) as well as a Master's degree in International Law and Economics (in Switzerland).
Daniel Godinho joined WEG in 2017, where he currently holds the position of Sustainability and Corporate Affairs Director, being responsible for sustainability, social investment, institutional affairs, corporate marketing and business intelligence.
Before joining WEG, Godinho worked for the Brazilian government, serving in various positions. From 2013 to 2017, he was the Brazilian Secretary of Foreign Trade. Godinho also worked at the Interamerican Development Bank (IDB) as Senior Advisor for Trade and Investments.
Besides representing WEG in Business Associations globally, Godinho is also a nonresident fellow at the Atlantic Council, Washington D.C.
Presentation Synopsis
As a leader in motor, drive, and asset management systems technology, a key component in pump installations, WEG is renowned for its best practice in developing technologies and solutions that contribute to a more efficient and sustainable world. This dedicated presentation will provide details on its internal ESG targets and programs as well as the products and solutions aimed at supporting its partners' decarbonization journey, and the all-important reduction in energy consumption and CO2 emissions.
Daniel Godinho will deliver the first part of this presentation and Martin Brand will deliver the second part.