Albrecht Ricken

Program Manager​

Digital Supply Chain & Industry 4.0, SAP SE ​

Walldorf, Germany

Dr. Albrecht Ricken works at SAP SE, where he is responsible for Industry 4.0 research with a focus on robotics, digital twins, and data sovereignty. He began his career at SAP in 1994 as a logistics consultant. In 1998, he became head of SAP's Latin American supply chain practice, focusing on Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO). In 2002, he co-founded Quendian, a supply chain consulting firm. He returned to SAP in 2008 to work in the New Product Introduction group before moving to Research & Innovation in 2012. In the Supply Chain Council, he founded and chairs the Special Interest Group on Product Management and Innovation, which published the PLCOR process reference for innovation and product management. Albrecht volunteered for the ASCM RISC committee from 2019 to 2021, where he led the Innovation subcommittee for 2 years. Albrecht Ricken holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science and a Diploma in Industrial Engineering from the University of Karlsruhe, Germany. His research interests include innovation and incubation processes, as well as cyber-physical systems for Industry 4.0 / Industrial Internet.

Jason Robke

Jason Robke is the Senior Manager, Alliances Development at ASCM. In this role, he is responsible for maintaining and building relationships with ASCM’s global partners based in North America and Europe. ​

Prior to ASCM, Jason worked for The Boeing Company as a lead for the Supply Chain Transformation organization. In this role, he was responsible for leading cross functional teams through Transformation Learning Programs (TLPs) to identify strategic areas for improvement. This has provided him with a holistic view of supply chain management and an in depth understanding of the integrated nature of supply chain activities. ​ Jason holds a Bachelors degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Missouri.