Jon Hobgood

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GE HealthCare

Jon Hobgood is the Global Head of Advanced Manufacturing Technology at GE Healthcare. In this role, Jon leads advanced manufacturing engineering operations, including collaboration with R&D teams, optimization of our manufacturing processes, and the integration of AI, machine learning, and robotics technologies to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance product quality.

Jon is a proven cross-cultural leader in driving transformational results with experience leading technology and product development, and optimizing supply chain and business operations. He has held previous leadership roles in Ford Motor Company, Honeywell International, and a fuel cell startup company.

GE Healthcare is on a journey to transform their factory network and manufacturing strategy with AI, digital twins, and smart automation solutions, including scaling platforms for inspection, assembly and test. Jon continues to partner with companies bringing the right enterprise technical solutions.

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Reinventing Manufacturing with Digital Twin

2025-11-20 · Microsoft Ignite 2025 Watch

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with Aniket Deshpande (NVIDIA) , Prasad Satyavolu , Jon Hobgood (GE HealthCare) , Todd Mersch (Microsoft) , Gaurica Chacko (Accenture)

AI/ML

This session will focus on the transformative impact of digital twins on manufacturing and supply chains, powered by AI. Leaders from across the ecosystem share how these technologies can accelerate the planning and build-out of advanced manufacturing facilities. Additionally, we will explore how to transform productivity and efficiency across existing operations leveraging data and AI including use of agents.