Webinar

Our first speaker is Tommy Wagemans – Tommy is with the Siemens family since 2000. He started as software engineer, in a next Siemens chapter Tommy introduced the variable speed drives family Sinamics on the Belgian market in a marketing and sales role. As of that point variable speed drives, motors and process automation remained a red wire in his further steps within the company: high current products sales in heavy industries, turn-key solutions in water, cranes, cement & paper industries. In his today’s role as countryhead of industrial application solutions within Siemens Energy Belgium Tommy is responsible for industrial solutions in several countries in Europe and N-Africa.

Furthermore, Tommy is holding an MBA Entrepreneurship of the Flanders Business School in Antwerp/Belgium. He lives with his family in Lier/Belgium. In his spare time, he likes tennis, hiking and adding value to the local society via active participation in nonprofit organizations.

Our second speaker is Dries Goossens – Dries has been with Siemens and Siemens Energy for 23 years now, first in a role as project manager and later project director for projects related to turnkey mobile communications networks and transportation of water from dams to cities. In that quality, he has traveled to many places and lived abroad for some time. 7 years ago, he entered into a business development position to promote solutions Siemens Energy is providing around asset management, pressure relief analysis and sustainability. It is in the latter domain that we have to situate the topic of today around Electrification.

Furthermore, Dries is holding a master degree in engineering and an MBA of the Vlerick business school in Gent/Belgium. He lives with his family in Belgium and in his spare time, he likes to sport a lot, especially running, swimming and riding with his bike. 

Our third speaker is Bernd Faulenbach – Bernd started his career in 1992 as a project engineer in the man-made fiber machinery business. In his position as a senior expert, he played a key role in the planning of fiber plants up to turn-key level all around the world. He has been with Siemens and Siemens Energy for 13 years now as a sales manager for turbo compressor modifications and upgrades. Since February 2021 he is the team lead for advanced business sales in Duisburg, Germany. In an intensive dialogue with the client Bernd and his team tailor compressor modifications that fit the real needs. 

Bernd is holding a degree in mechanical engineering (Dipl.-Ing.) of the Cologne University of Applied Sciences. He lives with his family in Germany between Cologne and Düsseldorf. In his spare time, he likes to spend his time with his kids, hiking and playing guitar.