{"id":1485,"date":"2026-07-13T09:34:55","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T09:34:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/supplychain360.io\/events\/supply-chain-summit\/?page_id=1485"},"modified":"2026-07-28T04:45:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T04:45:56","slug":"timo-kistner","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/supplychain360.io\/events\/supply-chain-summit\/timo-kistner\/","title":{"rendered":"Timo Kistner"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1570810222697{padding-top: 60px !important;padding-bottom: 120px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;5\/12&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1570810198631{padding-top: 60px !important;}&#8221;][ct_single_image image=&#8221;1439&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;7\/12&#8243; ct_column_class=&#8221;rm-padding-sm&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1571973145611{padding-top: 60px !important;padding-left: 55px !important;}&#8221;][ct_space space_lg=&#8221;57&#8243; space_md=&#8221;0&#8243; space_sm=&#8221;0&#8243; space_xs=&#8221;30&#8243;][vc_row_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1570810635264{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner ct_column_inner_class=&#8221;rm-padding-lg&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1570810502418{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}&#8221; offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-10 vc_col-md-12&#8243;][ct_heading text=&#8221;Timo Kistner&#8221; font_size=&#8221;50&#8243; font_size_md=&#8221;50&#8243; font_size_sm=&#8221;36&#8243; font_size_xs=&#8221;32&#8243; font_weight=&#8221;&#8221; font_style=&#8221;&#8221; text_color=&#8221;#001b61&#8243; subtitle=&#8221;Speaker&#8221; subtitle_color=&#8221;#0385ff&#8221; sub_title_style=&#8221;style1&#8243; font_weight_desc=&#8221;&#8221; margin_bottom=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][ct_text_block content_color=&#8221;#ec398b&#8221; font_size=&#8221;24&#8243; line_height=&#8221;34&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1785213945313{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;]EMEA Industry Lead &#8211; AI for Manufacturing and Industrial, NVIDIA[\/ct_text_block][ct_text_block font_size=&#8221;16&#8243; line_height=&#8221;28&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1783935275200{margin-bottom: 25px !important;}&#8221;]<span class=\"TextRun SCXW39786937 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW39786937 BCX0\">Timo Kistner is EMEA Industry Lead for AI in Manufacturing and Industrial at NVIDIA, where he focuses on industrial AI, physical AI, digital\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW39786937 BCX0\">twins<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW39786937 BCX0\">\u00a0and the scaling of advanced manufacturing technologies. 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