SMART MOVE 4.0: THE MOST IMPORTANT INDUSTRY 4.0 EVENT IN MEXICO

May-June 2019

Everything is changing. Soon we will be 4.4 billion active users on the internet, which will allow society to have better access to knowledge. Before, innovation was an option; now it is becoming a necessity is becoming a necessity for today's leading today's leading companies do not cease to exist tomorrow. tomorrow. The solution is the digital transformation of their operations, business models, processes and their people. Smart Move 4.0 is an annual event event, organized by Caintra Nuevo León by Caintra Nuevo Leon for the sixth time, where the right references will be made known regarding the entry of the new digital era in business. of the new digital era in business.

"AS THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY IS ONE OF THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY IS ONE OF THE MAIN CREATORS OF OF EMPLOYMENT IN THE COUNTRY, IT IS VITAL TO TO PROMOTE INITIATIVES SUCH AS THESE INITIATIVES SUCH AS THESE TO SERVE AS AS SPACES FOR CONVERSATION."

- BEATRIZ RIVAS LEAL, FORMER VICE PRESIDENT OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS, OF GREAT PLACE TO WORK

Through keynote speeches and specialized workshops, Smart Move 4.0 will focus on introducing Move 4.0 will focus on presenting international and national international and national experts experts who will show the routes to follow in order to digital transformation in companies in different areas in different areas, such as operations, finance, human resources, production, administration, processes production, administration, processes, technology, innovation, among others, which will maximize the human potential to prepare them as the organizations of the future. human potential to prepare them as the organizations of the future.

According to Carlos Solares, president of the of the Centro de Vinculación Tecnológica (cvt) and ceo of Granatum Bioworks (cvt) and ceo of Granatum Bioworks, the value of Caintra and its value of Caintra and its affiliated organizations -such as the cvt and the Monterrey Competitiveness Center (ccm)- is in "guiding companies and pointing us as a compass to where in "guiding companies and pointing us as a compass where the north is; which are the right references and which are the which are the issues on which we should focus our attention, and, most importantly, that they tell us where the doors are, where the people are, and where we can find them. where the doors are, where the right people the right people who have the solutions in their hand.

Hence, the chamber provides, in addition to suppliers with technological solutions, the experiences of companies that are transforming companies that are transforming themselves digitally. The opportunity for companies to companies to share their challenges, best practices challenges, best practices and how to overcome obstacles sets this event apart from others others related to industry 4.0 in Mexico. 4.0 in Mexico. "All this information helps companies helps companies make important decisions for the future," says Iván Pelayo, executive vice president of Digital Factory and Process Industries and Drives at Siemens Mexico and of Digital Factory and Process Industries and Drives, Siemens Mexico and Central America. Central America.

Smart Move 4.0 is not only a space for large companies; startups and SMEs are also included. This event is an important platform to face this globalized world, in which, according to Emilio Lozano, ceo of Herramental Monterrey, cheap labor is no longer relevant. relevant. Being in this ecosystem generates a very important wealth for SMEs to start in this industrial transformation," he says. industrial transformation," he says.

For his part, Michael Mackensie, vice president of EcoStruxure Technology Platforms, Schneider Electric, sees Smart Move 4.0 as a vehicle to connect all industry players and create innovative and disruptive partnerships. For him, Industry 4.0 talks about being connected, creating co-innovation and co-development models, not working alone. Example of this is the VIP cocktail that Caintra organizes at the end of the meeting. It is an ideal scenario for networking networking, where attendees have the opportunity to meet potential partners and customers.

During this event, world experts, including global business leaders leaders of global companies and Industry 4.0 influencers, will present case studies on the use of digitalization and innovation, and will propose ways and best practices to achieve digital to achieve digital transformation in all areas and maximize human potential within organizations.

This year it will take place on June 13 and 14 at the Showcenter Complex in Monterrey, Nuevo León, and will bring together speakers such as Gerd Leonhard, author of the bestseller Technology vs. Humanity, who has dedicated his career to helping individuals, companies and governments to develop their own technology. his career to helping individuals, companies and governments to understand the future and embrace change as a way of life.

"The changes in humanity in the next 20 years will be greater than in the last 300 years. 20 years will be greater than in the last 300 years." Leonhard is a European futurist and a leading expert in helping individuals, companies, and governments deal with "future shock" and embrace change as a way of life. as a way of life. He is also a humanist who believes that all scientific and technological progress should drive collective human flourishing. "People, planet, purpose and prosperity"-that is the credo of Leonhard, who has spent his life committed to embracing change. to embracing change. As an expert futurist, entrepreneur, author, and now visionary speaker, he will participate in Smart Move 4.0 on June 13.

IN THE NEXT EDITION OF SMART MOVE 4.0, COMPANIES SUCH AS TERNIUM, VIVAAEROBUS, QUIMMCO, AMONG OTHERS, WILL SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES IN I4.0 AND MORE THAN MORE THAN 400 ATTENDEES