Sesethu Dowiasch brings with her more than 15 years of hands-on experience in automation and digitalization covering Southern Africa, Europe, and USA. In her current role, she helps Life Science manufacturers transform their manufacturing operations to bring innovative treatments to patients faster, while improving quality, yield, and product security. Her practical background in automation and mechatronics engineering gives her a unique perspective on the impact of converging IT and OT through a scalable digital transformation journey. In addition to the strategy development for process control systems and secure network architecture design, Sesethu also supports manufacturers with the vertical and horizontal integration between systems such as Batch, DCS, MES, Historian, IOT, ERP, Cloud, etc. Sesethu also serves as the Co-Chair for the ISPE Women In Pharma community of practice in the DACH region.