Innovation Talk 2018

Innovation Talk, a talkshow that was held by the Industrial Engineering Study Program on Friday the 4th of May 2018, was a part of the programs in order to welcome the 26th Dies Natalis of Industrial Engineering. Dr. Markus Waechter (Managing Director of TUM Asia) and Drs. Kresnayana Yahya, M.Sc (Enciety Business Consult) were the speakers, and Mr. I Gede Agus Widyadana, Ph.D was the moderator in this activity. This talkshow was attended by 128 students from several different majors at PCU, participants from several companies, and Industrial Engineering alumni.

Topics being discussed in the talkshow about the latest revolution in industrial world, which is the Industrie 4.0, focusing on utilizing opportunities and challenges faced in the Industrie 4.0. Dr. Markus Waechter explained that Industrie 4.0 is often linked to the term of Internet of things (IOT), many applications and challenges that will be faced in the Industrie 4.0 era. Continuing the discussion, Drs. Kresnayana Yahya, M.Sc defined the real condition of industrial world in Indonesia nowadays, as well as how significant the role of big data to support the industrial revolution in Indonesia. New innovations are also needed to be the breakthrough that may be able to generate the existing industrial condition nowadays. He also persuaded each and every of the participants to think not only “out of the box”, but also “without the box”.