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Rosanne Jessop, the managing director at Pilz Industrial Automation ANZ and a non-executive director at APPMA and AHK, has been appointed to the Industrial Transformation 2025 Advisory Committee. 

This committee will oversee the planning of next year’s Industrial Transformation event, scheduled to take place alongside CeMAT in July 2025 in Sydney.

APPMA will host a Packaging & Processing Pavilion at the combined CeMAT/Industrial Transformation event, offering a platform for the packaging and processing sectors to explore the latest industry technology advancements.

With over 26 years' experience in sectors such as mining, food and beverage, and energy, Jessop has a deep understanding of Industry 4.0 and the digitalisation of manufacturing. She will leverage this expertise to help shape the direction of the event.

Commenting on LinkedIn on the role, Jessop said, "Always happy to help, especially on a topic like this. Many friends and colleagues head to Germany for Hannover Messe… let’s bring it Down Under!"

Jessop will join fellow committee members Fay Susanna Cranmer from APAC, Accenture; Veena Sahajwalla from the Faculty of Science, UNSW; and Christian Ruberg from Robotics Group Australia on the advisory board.

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