Enough has been written about Industry 4.0 to fill its own Internet. But this conversation isn’t about theory, it’s about practice.

Manufacturing and distribution companies are going through change because digital rewrites the rules – think 3D printing, asset tracking, hyper connectivity, augmented reality, blockchain, robotics, nano technology. But what does this actually, practically mean for those leading the charge? What are the trends your company must address to remain competitive? What are the keys in your value chain?

We’ll be looking at the three major change actors…

* Agile products and why service differentiation is key.

* Why firms must embrace the technology revolution to reap the rewards.

* Why partnerships are the only way to tackle transformation.

… And focussing on four vital areas: 1) the opportunity of datacenter transformation, combining on- and off-premise IT services, the growth of cloud services both private and public, and the challenge of security, governance, and regulation. 2) Connected cars, connected supply chains, instore analytics… what does the Internet of Everything mean for you? 3) New IT/OT partnerships: open cloud, open stack, microservices, the new style of IT and what happens when – as Uber relies on Google Maps – you don’t own your own supply chain? And 4) When the car manufacturer became the mobility manager: the move from product to services.

Join five other senior business executives and thought leaders on this essential roundtable as we talk tomorrow’s manufacturing and distribution landscape: digital or dead?