The End of Trial and Error in Manufacturing: Simulate First, Build with Confidence

Executive Breakfast

April 21, 2026 - Hannover, Germany

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Sebastian Meyer

Associate Partner

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Associate Partner at Autonomous Reply, where he focuses on enabling the next generation of manufacturing through autonomous systems and intelligent automation. With deep expertise in industrial transformation, he advises organisations on leveraging cutting-edge technologies to enhance efficiency, flexibility and resilience in production environments. Sebastian explores how autonomous solutions help companies move from traditional operations to smart, competitive systems. He is passionate about shaping a future where manufacturing is defined by adaptability and intelligent decision-making.

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Jens Boonen

Managing Partner

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Jens Boonen is Managing Director at Storm Reply, bringing over a decade of experience leading large-scale cloud transformations. He combines a strong technical foundation with deep expertise in cloud computing to help organisations build systems that continuously learn and evolve. Jens focuses on bridging edge AI, digital twins and AWS into cohesive, forward-looking architectures. He believes that the right application of technology has the power to fundamentally shift the boundaries of entire industries.

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Maxim Stoljar

Business Unit Manager and Head of Spacial Computing

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Manager at Roboverse Reply. Maxim brings more than 10 years of experience in IT transformations and technology-enabled business change, combining strategic vision with deep technical expertise. He helps organisations integrate next-generation robotics by anchoring orchestration in high-fidelity digital twins, building simulation-first foundations that make complex multi-vendor fleets predictable and manageable. His approach spans accurate 3D environments, robot-to-twin synchronisation and rigorous scenario testing to ensure changes are validated before reaching live operations. Maxim is dedicated to making advanced robotics accessible, reliable and ready for the realities of modern industrial environments.

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All times Central European Time

8:00 AM - 10:00 AM

The End of Trial and Error in Manufacturing: Simulate First, Build with Confidence

This executive breakfast roundtable is designed as a focused, off-the-record conversation among manufacturing leaders tackling one of the industry’s most pressing challenges: how to make faster, more informed operational decisions in increasingly complex environments. Rather than a product discussion, the session will open with a concise, experience-driven perspective on a fundamental shift underway—how leading manufacturers are moving beyond reactive decision-making toward the ability to model, test, and validate changes before they are implemented on the production floor.

The discussion will explore the root causes of costly decisions, including fragmented data, siloed systems, and disconnected teams, and how integrating operational data across machines, processes, and supply chains can significantly improve decision quality and speed. Leaders will also examine what it takes to evolve from reactive to predictive and ultimately prescriptive operations—without large-scale disruption—as well as the measurable business impact, with many organizations realizing 5–15% EBITDA improvements through gains in uptime, quality, and efficiency.


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