Alan Spreckley
Global Industry Segment Manager F&B and CPG - Robotics
ABB
In this role, Alan has responsibility for the strategy of the food, beverage and personal care segments for robotic automation. He supports all countries and is a member of ABB’s global Packaging Management team and represents ABB on a number of trade bodies and associations. Since joining ABB, Alan has been involved in and led a number of industry-related events which have seen him give presentations and keynote speeches at many seminars and exhibitions globally. He is also a guest lecturer on robotics at a number of Universities, primarily the University of Manchester (UK) where he has lectured for the past 7 years. Prior to joining ABB, Alan has been involved in robotic and automation solutions for over 30 years with various robotics companies, primarily within consumer-based industries. He has worked with systems houses in technical, project management and sales roles covering a diverse range of application areas globally.
Derrick Stacey
Product Owner – North America
B&R Industrial Automation Group
Derrick has been with B&R for over 5 years, primarily working with B&R’s Next Generation Industrial Transport Technology (SuperTrak and ACOPOStrak), machine vision, and Digital Twin technologies. Derrick helps to introduce these technologies and products to the North American market and provide feedback from the market to R&D to further innovate and meet the needs of a changing marketplace.