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15th Annual Next Generation Manufacturing Signature Event

NGM's annual event for Georgia manufacturing executives. Cameron Bergen, CEO of mode40, speaks with Bill Strang, President, Corporate Strategy, eCommerce and After-Sales Consumer Experience at TOTO USA, about where the data behind AI comes from.

When
Oct 22, 2026
Where
Zoo Atlanta, Savanna Hall, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Our role
Speaking
Session
AI Foundations: Understanding Your Data Sources
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  • ERPStops over 30 minutes 4.1 h
  • HistorianEvery stop, from machine state 6.8 h
  • Shift spreadsheetAs the supervisors entered it 5.2 h
  • Downtime, Line 2, last week: three answers

Illustrative data

Who was there from mode40

  • Cameron Bergen Founder & CEO
  • Jacqueline Tupua Head of US Sales and Growth

What we talked about

  • Why AI pilots stall on the data, not the model.
  • Knowing where a plant number came from before any tool uses it.
  • Getting what your most experienced people know on record before they retire.
  • Connecting the systems you already run instead of replacing them.

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