PARTS FORUM 2025: Agenda Update and Session Highlights

The latest agenda update for the upcoming PARTS FORUM 2025 has been released, featuring expert speakers and valuable insights for manufacturing and aftermarket professionals.

We're pleased to announce that Phil Evans, VP, Aftermarket Solutions at Hussmann Corporation, has joined the prestigious speaker lineup for PARTS FORUM 2025. Evans will bring his extensive expertise in aftermarket strategy and pricing optimization to the event, offering valuable insights for attendees.

The forum will be moderated by Wade Holeman, VP Sales & Head of North America who recently joined MARKT-PILOT. In addition to his moderating duties, Wade will deliver the welcome keynote to kick off the event and provide the wrap-up session at the conclusion.

Key Sessions Highlights

The agenda features several notable presentations:

• Santiago Velez Gonzalez, Global Head of Pricing and Bid Strategy - Gas Services at Siemens Energy, will present "Driving AI Adoption: The Critical Role of Change Management in Maximizing Pricing Impact"
  
  
• Global Parts & Service Report 2025 Launch: "The State of the Aftermarket in Machine Manufacturing"

  will unveil a unique, data-driven analysis of the current state of the aftermarket in the machine manufacturing industry. This one-of-a-kind report combines exclusive insights from a comprehensive survey of aftermarket and parts experts, conducted by MARKT-PILOT, with real market data from our platform.

  The report will provide actionable insights into key challenges, market trends, and opportunities—empowering OEMs to sharpen their aftermarket strategies and remain competitive.

•  John Orton, Manager Pricing Strategy and Analytics at Okuma, will share "Optimizing Spare Parts Pricing with MARKT-PILOT: Okuma's Journey to Enhanced Profitability". This presentation will detail how Okuma transitioned from a costly web scraping tool to MARKT-PILOT's advanced solutions, enabling more accurate, market-driven pricing recommendations, enhanced profitability, and significantly reduced manual workload.
  
  
• Phil Evans, VP, Aftermarket Solutions at Hussmann Corporation, will present "Rethinking Pricing Strategies at Scale". This case study will offer insights into how pricing strategies contribute to Hussmann's commercial success, examining why pricing strategies matter with examples of how to rethink them.

For the full list of confirmed speakers and their credentials, visit: https://parts-forum.com/speaker

Detailed Agenda

The comprehensive agenda with all sessions, times, and locations is available at: https://parts-forum.com/agenda