60. Industry 4.0, Mega Trends and Australia’s Moment – with Prof Henrik von Scheel

In collaboration with CeMAT and Industrial Transformation Australia 2025, we bring you a conversation with the man who coined the term “Industry 4.0”—Professor Henrik von Scheel.

Henrik shares insights from decades of advising Fortune 500s and governments around the world, and lays out the eight evolutionary stages of industrial transformation.

We dig into:

• Where Australia sits on the Industry 4.0 maturity curve

• How 77 mega trends are converging to reshape manufacturing

• Why most manufacturers already have enough technology—but lack a strategy

• The real value in sustainability and how to profit from it

• How AI, trust, and bioengineering will redefine what comes next

Henrik also previews his two keynote sessions at Industrial Transformation Australia 2025 in Sydney, and explains why now is Australia’s opportunity to lead.