Automotive

Smart Manufacturing for Automotive 2026

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The essentials

Event details

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

Agenda themes

Topics covered

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

On stage

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

On the floor

Sponsors and partners

  • Auvesy
  • Belden
  • Concept Reply
  • MaintainX
  • MetaLearner

Logistics

Where to stay

Places to stay near the venue.

  • Courtyard Detroit Downtown

    360 m from the venue

    333 East Jefferson Avenue, Detroit, 48226

    MapHotel site+1 313-222-7700

  • The Westin Book Cadillac Detroit

    380 m from the venue

    1114 Washington Boulevard, Detroit, 48226

    Map

  • Atheneum Suite Hotel

    390 m from the venue

    1000 Brush Street, Detroit

    Map

  • Shinola Hotel

    390 m from the venue

    1400 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, 48226

    MapHotel site+1 313 356 1400

  • Hotel Indigo

    390 m from the venue

    1020 Washington Boulevard, Detroit, 48226

    MapHotel site+1-313-887-7000

  • Detroit Foundation Hotel

    410 m from the venue

    250 West Larned Street, Detroit, 48226

    Map

  • Fort Pontchartrain Detroit a Wyndham Hotel

    410 m from the venue

    2 Washington Boulevard, Detroit

    Map+1-313-965-0200

  • Hotel Houze Detroit

    480 m from the venue

    MapHotel site

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