Richard Allbert (Past Speaker)

Richard is Head of Digital Innovation at Pirelli Germany overseeing 60 digital professionals. Richard’s biggest career success to date is the implantation of the smart manufacturing programme he started in Milan, including the training of 400 people globally to develop their own value add to the smart manufacturing strategy. He sees the biggest opportunity in manufacturing as the organisational development and the need to change to make the most of data and modern technology. Richard is extremely dedicated to the different approach to the way his company is organised in order to drive transparency and flexibility, bringing technology and business together to form an agile way of working.