Michelangelo Canzoneri PhD Merck KGaA Darmstadt, Germany

Michelangelo Canzoneri, PhD, serves as the Global Head of Group Smart Manufacturing and Supply Chain Intelligence at Merck KGaA, based in Darmstadt, Germany. A seasoned leader in digital transformation, he acts as the key business interface across the Life Science, Healthcare, and Electronics sectors. His leadership is not only instrumental but transformative, as he fosters cross-sectoral collaboration and crafts unified strategies and roadmaps that are shaping the future of the manufacturing industry. In addition to his corporate responsibilities, Michelangelo is a professor at the University of Applied Sciences, Goethe Business School in Frankfurt and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, USA. He cultivates a culture of intellectual curiosity and continuous learning, preparing the next generation of industry leaders. An advocate for technological advancement, Michelangelo promotes the integration of process analytical technologies, robotics, automation, data analytics, and artificial intelligence as essential components for the industry's future.