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January 30, 2025Transform Leadership Summit: Pittsburgh, Aug. 25 – 27
February 2, 2025GrayMatter's
Transform Leadership Summit
Detroit, MI | May 12 - 14 | Free Event
Can't make it to Detroit? Join us in Pittsburgh in August!
Monday, May 12
Check-in & GrayMatter Happy Hour
Tuesday, May 13 (Full Day)
Customer Challenges & Insights
Each customer attendee shares their top
challenges (3 - 5 mins each)
Workshop Topics
Digital Strategy During Corporate Restructuring
- Protecting "in-flight" modernization projects
- Rethinking CapEx vs OpEx
- Developing an internal technology maturity model
IT/OT Convergence
- Evaluating staff & funding for Operational Technology
- Prioritizing availability in the Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability triad
- Building OT security into supply chain decision-making
Succession Planning for Legacy Systems
- Updating (or creating) an asset inventory
- Product licensing & regulatory realities
- Using what you have vs investing in new
Digital Transformation: The New Model
John Baier, GrayMatter SVP Digital Transformation
Dinner & Networking Reception
Our treat at a cool spot in Detroit
Wednesday, May 14
Automate 2025 *Optional
Check out the Automate trade show
Featured Speaker
John Baier, Sr. VP of Digital Transformation, GrayMatter
John Baier is an experienced manufacturing operations leader, change-management expert and skilled player-coach who is as comfortable on the plant floor as he is in an executive board room. A veteran of the industrial technology industry, John has worked in leadership roles at international consulting powerhouses and as a director and senior manager at leading, global manufacturers such as The Timken Company and The J.M. Smucker Company.
At GrayMatter, John leads the Digital Transformation practice as senior vice president. In this role, John works with manufacturing clients to develop an ROI-driven approach to technology modernization that balances the cultural and technical changes required to transform operations and empower people.
John earned an MBA in international operations from the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University, and a bachelor’s degree in economics and math from Kenyon College.
Who Should Attend?
We’re gathering a select group of industry leaders to discuss challenges and exchange ideas. This event is exclusively for end-users.
Your team’s participation is key—we encourage you to share your experiences, insights and successes so we can all learn and grow together.
01End-Users
End-users in the manufacturing and energy industries02Industrial Leaders
Manufacturing and Engineering leaders & teams, Digital Transformation-minded team players03Teams
Perfect for your team to attend together and share a challenge and a success to the group