Our speakers

Mr. Ke Wang has over 15 years of professional consulting and management experience, he is currently a managing director of Accenture China leading their digital production and operations practice. Mr. Wang has rich experience which covers strategy and management consulting as well as engineering. Prior to joining Accenture he was the CEO of a management consulting firm and a member of the management team for a leading strategy consulting firm in China.
Mr. Wang has led various projects focusing on corporate and business strategy and operational excellence. He has optimized production processes to improve the production efficiency and implemented lighthouse projects for smart manufacturing. In addition he has strong expertise in connectivity and digitization, especially in the automotive industry.

Bob Parker is a Senior Vice President responsible for several areas of research at IDC.  Bob leads the global industry research teams which includes coverage of healthcare, government, retail, energy, manufacturing, and financial services as well as a cross industry group looking at emerging topics such as blockchain and robotics.  Additionally, Bob leads our teams in the enterprise applications space, services, and the IDC coverage of data intelligence which includes coverage of artificial intelligence.  
Bob has been conducting industry research for over twenty years including five years at AMR Research before joining IDC.  Prior to entering the research field, Bob spent over fifteen years in various Information Technology and Operational management roles in the manufacturing industry including serving as the Chief Information Officer at Eastern Technologies, a defense contractor.  
Bob speaks at numerous industry conferences and is often quoted in the technology, industry, and business press.