Inside Manufacturing CapEx: Real-World Strategies for Better Capital Decisions

Join us for a live roundtable discussion with senior manufacturing leaders from The Lubrizol Corporation and Daikin Comfort Technologies as they share practical insights into how they're navigating today's biggest capital investment challenges.

This session will focus on real-world experiences, lessons learned and practical approaches that manufacturing organizations can apply to improve their own CapEx processes. 

Can't attend live? Register anyway and we'll send you the webinar recording after the event.

Meet Our Webinar Guest Speakers & Host

Guest Speakers:

Aaron Adamick - Director Global Capital Portfolio, Lubrizol Corporation

Aaron Adamick is Director, Global Capital Portfolio, where he oversees capital investment strategy across the company's global manufacturing operations. Aaron brings over two decades of project and portfolio management experience across major global organisations. His background spans large-scale capital projects, from billion-dollar plant expansions to multi-region portfolio governance, giving him a rounded, hands-on perspective on the CapEx challenges manufacturers face today. 

Cray Vidrine - Senior Program Manager, New Product Development, Daikin Comfort Technologies

Cray Vidrine is Senior Program Manager, New Product Development, where he leads cross-functional teams across engineering, operations, finance, and marketing to deliver complex programs from concept to market. With over seven years' experience in program management, Cray specializes in project planning and risk management, with a close focus on the budget governance and CapEx decisions that shape every new product launch. This experience gives Cray a practical view of the CapEx trade-offs manufacturers face when bringing new products to market.

Webinar Host

Pierre Hulin - Chief Strategy Officer, Cora Systems

Pierre Hulin is a CxO with more than 20 years of experience helping enterprise organizations improve how they plan, govern, and deliver complex capital investments. Working closely with manufacturers and other asset-intensive industries, Pierre brings deep insight into the challenges of managing large-scale CapEx portfolios—from aligning strategic priorities and investment decisions to improving execution, governance, and visibility across the project lifecycle.

What We'll Cover

• Understand the New Reality of Manufacturing CapEx —
  Walk away with a clear read on the forces reshaping capital investment today — from supply chain disruption, rising costs and geopolitical uncertainty to evolving compliance requirements

• Identify Where Your CapEx Process Is Holding You Back —
  Learn to spot the blockers slowing manufacturers down — slow approval cycles, inconsistent governance, disconnected systems, and poor data visibility — and how leading teams are working through them.

• Learn How Leading Manufacturers Are Prioritizing Capital Investments —
  See how experienced practitioners decide what gets funded when more projects compete for limited capital, balancing growth against maintenance, compliance, and risk.

• Scaling Consistent CapEx Processes Across Global Operations —
  Hear how our speakers have rolled out standardized capital planning across multi-site organizations at different levels of maturity, without disrupting local operations.

Who should attend? 

This webinar is ideal for senior professionals responsible for capital investment decisions in large manufacturing organizations, including: 

• CFOs, Finance Directors, and FP&A Leaders 

• Capital Planning and CapEx Program Managers 

• Plant and Operations Directors 

• Engineering and Asset Management Leaders 

• Chief Procurement Officers 

• Heads of Strategy and Corporate Development 

• CIOs and Digital Transformation Leaders 

• Enterprise PMO and Portfolio Leaders with capital oversight responsibility 

Can't attend live? Register anyway and we'll send you the webinar recording after the event.