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Event Highlights

  • Explore the key trends shaping the future of the Food, Beverage & Consumer Packaged Goods industry and the strategic priorities leading toward 2030.
  • Gain insights from industry leaders on investment strategies that strengthen resilience, enhance competitiveness, and accelerate sustainable growth.
  • Discover how connected infrastructure, energy systems, and digital technologies create the foundation for intelligent and future-ready manufacturing.
  • Learn how advanced solutions across infrastructure, energy, automation, digitalization, and production can improve efficiency, operational continuity, and long-term business performance.

About The Event

Food, Beverage & Consumer Goods manufacturers are under increasing pressure to produce more with fewer resources, strengthen operational resilience, reduce energy consumption, and meet sustainability targets while responding to rapidly changing market demands. To remain competitive, manufacturers must look beyond individual technologies and embrace a holistic transformation approach that connects infrastructure, energy, operations, and production.

Future-ready manufacturing is not achieved through automation, AI, or digitalization alone. It requires the alignment of critical infrastructure, energy systems, safety, production technologies, and data-driven intelligence to create a connected, resilient, and sustainable manufacturing ecosystem.

Agenda

Time Program   Speakers
09.00 – 09.30 Registration & Welcome Refreshments

 

 

09:30 – 09:40

Opening Remarks by Siemens President & CEO

 

 

Ross Conlon

President & CEO, Siemens Ltd.

 

09:40 – 10:00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Global Keynote:

Global Trends, Best Practices & Outlook 2030 for the CPG Industry

This session explores the global trends, emerging priorities, and industry best practices that are reshaping manufacturing and informing strategic investment decisions on the road to 2030. As the Consumer Packaged Goods industry undergoes rapid transformation, manufacturers are challenged to produce more with fewer resources while improving productivity, accelerating sustainability efforts, and responding to evolving consumer expectations.

 

 

Marc Jaegeler

Global Strategy Lead for Consumer Packaged Goods

Siemens AG

 

 

10:00 – 10:20

 

 

 

 

 

Industry Keynote:

The Future of Thailand's Food & Beverage Manufacturing Industry

This keynote explores the future of Thailand's Food & Beverage manufacturing sector, highlighting key trends, opportunities, and strategic priorities for strengthening competitiveness, resilience, and sustainable growth in an increasingly dynamic global market.

 

 

 

Dr. Amporn Poyai

Industrial IoT and Automation Research Group

NECTEC

 

10:20 – 10:40

 

Coffee Break

   

 

10:40 – 11:30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Executive Panel Discussion:
Building Future-Ready F&B Manufacturing:
Where Should Manufacturers Prioritize Their Next Investment?

This executive panel discussion explores how manufacturers can prioritize investments to build future-ready operations and create lasting business value. As organizations strive to balance growth, operational resilience, sustainability, and technological advancement, industry leaders will share perspectives on investment priorities across infrastructure, energy, automation, digitalization, and workforce development.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Susatha Wangpongpipat

Assistant Managing Director, Plant Operations, Thai Vegetable Oil PLC.

 

Chamnarn Chalermyuth

Assistant Vice President - Operational Excellence, Thai Namthip Corporation PLC.

 

Dr. Korakot Thiwongkum

Assistant Vice President - Automation & IOT, Betagro PLC.

 

Dr. Amporn Poyai

Industrial IoT and Automation Research Group, NECTEC

 

Wattanai Ruangsua

Account Manager - Food & Beverage and Consumer Packaged Good, Siemens Ltd.

 

 

 

11:30 – 11:55

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Connected Manufacturing Journey
From Critical Infrastructure to Production Optimization

This session explores how manufacturers can take a holistic approach to future-ready manufacturing by connecting infrastructure, energy, operations, and production through data-driven intelligence. By bringing together the physical and digital worlds, organizations can strengthen resilience, improve efficiency, and accelerate sustainable growth.

 

 

Laksika Leewiriyasahakit

Business Development and CPG Team Lead, Smart Infrastructure, Siemens Ltd.

 

 

11:55 – 12:00

Morning Key Takeaways & Afternoon Sessions Introduction

 

 

 

12:00 – 13:30

 

Lunch at 57th Street Restaurant

   

 

13:30 – 14.45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tech Deep-Dive Session#1:  Resilience Infrastructure & Energy Optimization  

Ensuring Operational Excellence and Business Continuity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Technical Experts from Smart Infrastructure, Siemens Ltd.

 

Pongtawat Kananurak

Technical Expert - Electrical Products

 

Kotchakorn Pariyaisut

Technical Expert - Grid Software

 

Kessuda Poempolpaibool

Technical Expert - Electrification and Automation

 

Tavit Boonthariksiri

Fire Suppression Specialist

 

 

 

14.45 - 16.00

 

 

 

 

 

Tech Deep-Dive Session#2: Intelligent Production & Process Optimization 

Driving Productivity Through Automation and AI

 

 

 

 

 

Technical Experts from Digital Industries, Siemens Ltd.

 

 

16:00 - 18:00 

Networking Reception

 

 

 

Registration