# Smart Manufacturing for Automotive 2026

- Dates: 10 September 2026
- Location: DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Hotel, Detroit, United States
- Organiser: AMG World
- Industry: Automotive

## Official links

- [Official website](https://www.amg-world.co.uk/smart-manufacturing-automotive/)
- [Registration](https://www.amg-world.co.uk/smart-manufacturing-automotive/register/)
- [Agenda](https://www.amg-world.co.uk/smart-manufacturing-automotive/agenda/)

## Topics

- AI
- Sustainability
- Automation
- Supply Chain
- Engineering
- IoT
- Robotics
- Design
- Data & Analytics
- Cloud
- Energy
- Technology

## Speakers

- Aaron Dunlap, Manufacturing Execution Systems - Architect, General Motors
- Murugan Boominathan, Senior Analyst, Manufacturing Solutions, Magna International
- Arun Prakash Mantena, Global Manager, Advanced Manufacturing Engineering-Stamping, Lucid Motors
- Dan Drouin, VP Operational Excellence – iDEA by Lear, Lear Corporation
- Raidan Lage, Regional Smart Factory Coordinator, ZF Group
- Liz Fernandes, Senior Electrical Engineer – Equipment Integration (Americas), Continental
- Jason Hamp, AI Technologist, North America Manufacturing Vertical, Lenovo
- Austin Ulerick, Senior Engineer - Stamping Production Engineering, Toyota North America
- Trent Randles, Engineering Manager, BorgWarner
- Lazola Tutani, Production Department Manager, Continental
- Raj Sohmshetty, Director, IntelliMake Research Hub and Factory, Wayne State University College of Engineering
- Douglas Harris, GM Commodities Execution Virtualization, General Motors
- Pratik Khanore, Senior MES Engineer, Wolfspeed
- Ragu Athinarayanan, Director, Smart Manufacturing Innovation Center, Purdue University
- Jonathan Wu, Chief Technology Officer of Smart Manufacturing, Lenovo
- Mohan Swaminathan, US Operations Director, Gestamp

## Sponsors and partners

- Auvesy
- Belden
- Concept Reply
- MaintainX
- MetaLearner

## Where to stay

- **Courtyard Detroit Downtown**: 360 m from the venue, 333 East Jefferson Avenue, Detroit, 48226
  - [Hotel website](https://www.marriott.com/dtwdc)
  - Phone: +1 313-222-7700
- **The Westin Book Cadillac Detroit**: 380 m from the venue, 1114 Washington Boulevard, Detroit, 48226
- **Atheneum Suite Hotel**: 390 m from the venue, 1000 Brush Street, Detroit
- **Shinola Hotel**: 390 m from the venue, 1400 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, 48226
  - [Hotel website](https://www.shinolahotel.com/)
  - Phone: +1 313 356 1400
- **Hotel Indigo**: 390 m from the venue, 1020 Washington Boulevard, Detroit, 48226
  - [Hotel website](https://www.ihg.com/hotelindigo/hotels/us/en/detroit/dttwb/hoteldetail)
  - Phone: +1-313-887-7000
- **Detroit Foundation Hotel**: 410 m from the venue, 250 West Larned Street, Detroit, 48226
- **Fort Pontchartrain Detroit a Wyndham Hotel**: 410 m from the venue, 2 Washington Boulevard, Detroit
  - Phone: +1-313-965-0200
- **Hotel Houze Detroit**: 480 m from the venue
  - [Hotel website](https://hotelhouze.com/)

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