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The Virtual
Insight Forum

Shaping the Future of Manufacturing, Design, and Engineering

Presented by
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October 28 | Virtual Event | 11 am–1 pm ET
What separates manufacturers and engineers who can prove AI is working from those who can’t? Join us for a 2-hour live virtual event to find out.
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What You’ll Walk Away With

Hear from industry leaders on findings from our 2026 market research report covering responses from more than 500 manufacturing and engineering leaders, then deep dive in a breakout session to benchmark how your AI adoption, implementation, and ROI story compares.

Practical next steps: Learn where AI is improving quoting, selling, design, and engineering workflows and where leading teams are still applying human judgment.

Real-world perspective: Hear customer stories, see product demos, and explore the solutions helping teams move from experimentation to execution.

Your choice of breakout: Three live sessions run simultaneously, each focused on a different manufacturing or engineering workflow.

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Agenda

State of the Industry Keynote

Join industry leaders to unpack the latest research on AI adoption, implementation, and ROI across manufacturing, design, and engineering.

We’ll take the research off the page and into conversation, debating what the findings
mean for teams still stuck between pilots and proof, and what it takes to close that gap.

Speaker: Mike Sabin | CEO, Revalize
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As CEO of Revalize, Mike oversees Configure One, AutoQuotes, and PIPE-FLO. He brings 25 years across technology and software, senior leadership experience at Dun & Bradstreet, and a US Army commission. Prior to Revalize, he served as CEO of SNH Automotive Group. Mike holds a B.A. from Notre Dame and an MBA in Finance from the Wharton School.

John is the founder and CEO of The MPI Group and former editor-in-chief and publisher of IndustryWeek and Chief Executive. An expert in manufacturing strategy and performance excellence, he has served as Director for the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Digital Transformation for Manufacturers Program and as a member of the Manufacturing Extension Partnership National Advisory Board.
Brandt is the author of NINCOMPOOPERY: Why Your Customers Hate You — and How to Fix It (HarperCollins), backed by research across 50,000+ organizations. He has led over 400 advisory, research, and strategy engagements for clients such as Deloitte, Microsoft, SAP, and Ernst & Young. His leadership roles include serving on the boards of Ken-Tool Manufacturing and MAGNET, and judging the National Association of Manufacturers Awards for Workforce Excellence. He is a Phi Beta Kappa economics graduate of Case Western Reserve University and a recipient of a Neal Award.

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Breakout Sessions: You’ll select your breakout session at the event.

How the best complex manufacturers are gaining a competitive advantage with Configure One, AI, and CPQ.

For sales operations leaders and CPQ teams in complex manufacturing.

After this session, you’ll understand where AI-assisted quoting can improve speed and margin, and what high-performing teams have changed to make those gains possible.

You’ll explore:

  • CPQ trends from the latest market research.
  • Best practices for embedding AI across the quote-to-order process.
  • A preview of AI Model Builder and AI Seller.
  • A customer perspective from a team using these capabilities in production.
Session Host: Kiana Mostajabian | Senior Director, Product Management, Configure One
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Kiana Mostajabian is a passionate product leader driven by a vision to transform how organizations bring ideas to life. As Senior Director of Product Management at Revalize, Kiana plays an integral part in product strategy and development for the company’s CPQ solutions, including Configure One.

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Jim Aubrey joined Kinetiflo Group in 2024 as Chief Executive Officer.

Jim is an accomplished leader within the pump industry, having spent over 14 years at several small to mid-sized pump companies. He combines his strategic business acumen with a strong foundation of technical expertise within the pump manufacturing industry.

In his current role as CEO of Kinetiflo Group, Jim provides the business with his strategic thought leadership and vision for the organization. He is dedicated to driving growth through customer service excellence, enhancing operational efficiency, and fostering a culture of collaboration. Under his guidance, Kinetiflo Group continues to thrive as a leader in the pump industry, focusing on delivering high-quality products and exceptional service to its customers in a variety of end markets.

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Danilo Lai is Global CPQ & CRM Manager at Sumitomo Drive Technologies, where he leads the organization’s global CPQ and CRM strategy and drives business transformation initiatives across the enterprise.

Sumitomo Drive Technologies is the global brand of the power transmission business of Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd., a Japanese manufacturer of industrial gearboxes and gearmotors. With operations spanning the Americas, Europe, and Asia, the business serves customers worldwide through a global network of manufacturing, engineering, sales, and service organizations.
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What are the best FES dealers and manufacturers doing differently and what’s coming next.
For FES dealers and manufacturers looking to move from quoting faster to selling smarter.

You’ll get a practical view of the strategies leading teams are using now, along with a look at the technology designed to support what comes next.

You’ll explore:

  • State-of-the-industry metrics from the AutoQuotes platform.
  • Current AI applications in manufacturing and sales.
  • A live demonstration of AutoQuotes web capabilities.
  • The Products API and Quote-to-Order API.
  • Upcoming self-service and AI-powered configuration capabilities.
Session Host: Jessica Boquist | Director, Product Management, AutoQuotes
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Jessica began her career as a kitchen and bath designer before moving into tech, where an early role in customer support sparked her drive to take greater ownership over the solutions she was delivering. That drive led her to product management, where she has spent 15+ years building and scaling SaaS platforms across MarTech, eCommerce, and PropTech. Today at Revalize, Jessica leads CPQ and Design & Engineering products for the Food Equipment vertical. She holds certifications in Pragmatic Marketing, Product Led Growth, and Agentic AI, a BS in Interior Design from East Carolina University, and an MBA from NC State.

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Jim leads global support operations while also driving the company’s content and product data strategy.

With a deep focus on customer success and information quality, Jim ensures that support excellence and high-integrity product content work in tandem to advance customer outcomes. He plays a key role in supporting and evolving AutoQuotes (AQ), the industry-leading configure, price, quote (CPQ), design, and analytics platform trusted by foodservice equipment manufacturers, dealers, reps, and consultants to simplify sales processes and accelerate revenue cycles.

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Kathleen Bergman has 15+ years of experience in the commercial kitchen equipment and supplies industry, including seven years in sales leadership roles.
Having worked for some of the largest national and global distributors, she has gained extensive experience with AutoQuotes and eCommerce portal development in her career. At Revalize, Kathleen leads sales for AutoQuotes, leveraging her years of firsthand experience with the platform across dealer and manufacturer organizations. She holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration with minors in Marketing and Entrepreneurship from Bowling Green State University and is a Certified Foodservice Professional (CFSP) through NAFEM, a distinction recognized throughout the foodservice and commercial kitchen design industry.
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Where fluid system design loses time and how the best engineering teams are getting it back.
For process engineers, fluid system designers, and engineering managers looking to get more capacity from their teams without adding headcount.

You’ll see where fluid system design workflows are losing time, how AI may support the engineering process, and where PIPE-FLO Connect fits into the future of fluid system
design.

You’ll explore:

  • How AI-powered image-to-model import is designed to collapse 10–40 hours of manual data entry to minutes.
  • Why 150+ natively integrated OEM pump catalogs change how pump selection works.
  • A view of where fluid system design stands today and where it is headed.
  • A preview of PIPE-FLO Connect.
  • A hands-on model walkthrough: see how AI-assisted import works on a real P&ID.
Session Host: Karlos Palmer | Senior Director, Product Management, PIPE-FLO
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Karlos Palmer is a Senior Director of Product Management at Revalize, where he leads product strategy for Revalize’s Design and Engineering product portfolio used by manufacturers to design, price, and deliver complex products. His work centers on modernizing legacy platforms with AI-driven development, launching e-commerce experiences, and building go-to-market strategies for new markets and product lines. Before Revalize, Karlos served in various product and operations leadership roles at IDC, Dun & Bradstreet, and Dell Technologies. Karlos holds an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin’s McCombs School of Business and a BBA from Baylor University.

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Dominik Fry is a recognized thought leader in energy and industrial fluid systems, known for transforming complex engineering challenges into innovative, cost-saving solutions. With a Professional Engineering license and over 15 years of experience on high-profile projects, he has authored influential research and holds a patent advancing wellbore technology. Active in ASME, SPE, and EEMODS, Fry continues to shape industry standards and inspire best practices across the pump industry.

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Registered attendees receive a copy of the 2026 Market Research Report, You Can’t Scale AI on Ambition Alone

  • Hear what manufacturing and engineering leaders are doing differently.
  • See practical examples, product demonstrations, and upcoming capabilities.
  • Choose your Configure One, AutoQuotes, or PIPE-FLO breakout session during the event.
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