What does it take to make industry truly future-ready?
In this episode, we speak with Gunther Weidinger, founder and chairman of Estanium and former Siemens executive, about how manufacturing can become more connected, resilient, intelligent, sustainable and people-centric — or, in one word: CRISP.
Drawing on more than three decades of industrial experience, Gunther shares why the biggest challenges facing manufacturing cannot be tackled in isolation. Digitalization, resilience, sustainability, AI and people all need to become part of the same transformation.
We discuss:
What CRISP manufacturing means — and why factories need a more holistic approach to transformation
How trusted data sharing can create transparency across complex supply chains
Why circularity can strengthen both sustainability and industrial resilience
Why technology alone is not enough — and the role trust, collaboration and people play in making transformation work
And the conversation continues in Munich!
📅 On October 20, Gunter will moderate the Munich Climate Week event “From Ambition to Implementation – How CRISP Transforms Manufacturing for a Sustainable Future”, with Matt joining the panel alongside experts from procurement, supply chain and sustainability.
The discussion will explore one of the key themes from our conversation: how companies can turn supply-chain decarbonization ambitions into measurable action.
Register here: https://luma.com/7e0f4epl
The technologies are evolving quickly. But building the future of manufacturing is about more than adopting the latest tools. It is about connecting technology, sustainability, resilience and people into one coherent industrial system.
Or, as Gunter puts it: keeping it CRISP.
🎧 Listen now on Spotify and Apple Podcasts — and see you at Munich Climate Week!
