Transatlantic Business Panel

Subtitle: 
Industry 4.0: Considerations for American Industry
Activity Type: 
Panel Discussion
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Presenter: 
Kristin A. Biedinger,Esq. Tucker Arsenberg Attorneys Ervin Sejdic, PhD Swanson School of Engineering, University of Pittsburgh
Date: 
Monday, November 28, 2016 - 16:00
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Location: 
625 Liberty Avenue, Floor 5
Contact Person: 
Kate Bowersox
Contact Phone: 
412-648-8517
Contact Email: 
kal68@pitt.edu
Event Web Site: 
http://bit.ly/2fmOKKU

Pioneered in Germany, Industry 4.0 is changing the manufacturing industry. Increasing automation and the creation of so-called “smart factories” presents a number of challenges and opportunities.
Join us as our experts discuss Industry 4.0 – what it means and how American businesses are adopting and adapting it for their use. Stay for a networking reception afterwards.

Panelists:

Kristin A. Biedinger, Esq.
Tucker Arensberg Attorneys

Ervin Sejdic, PhD
Swanson School of Engineering, University of Pittsburgh

Kris Bledowski, PhD
Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation

Moderated by Ravi Madhavan, Katz Graduate School of Business, University of Pittsburgh

The Transatlantic Business Panel is free and open to the public but advanced registration is required. To register visit http://bit.ly/2fmOKKU or contact Kate Bowersox at kal68@pitt.edu.

This event is being organized by the European Studies Center at the University of Pittsburgh in cooperation with the Pittsburgh Chapter of the German American Chamber of Commerce and the World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh.

UCIS Unit: 
European Studies Center
European Union Center of Excellence
Non-University Sponsors: 
World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Chapter - German American Chamber of Commerce