The valuation of a machine vision company is influenced by a multitude of factors. Some of these can be managed in the short term, while others require 3 to 5 years to optimize. This task has become increasingly complex in the context of a rapidly changing market environment, characterized by technological breakthroughs in AI, significant geopolitical shifts, and accelerated consolidation within the machine vision supplier landscape.
The opportunities and challenges of the next five years necessitate that component OEMs, system integrators, and machine builders adopt smart strategies to grow revenue and profitability. In this presentation, the machine vision market experts from Vision Markets will share actionable insights into investors' perspectives on machine vision businesses and key parameters for defining and executing winning strategies.
About Ronald MüllerRonald Müller boasts over two decades of expertise in the global machine vision market. His passion for the diverse applications of this technology began well before he earned his doctorate in Computer Vision and Machine Learning. Since 2014, Müller has been driving the growth of ambitious companies in the machine vision industry worldwide. The advisory services of his team span four synergistic business areas: strategy, M&A, marketing, and recruitment.
In addition to his consultancy work, Müller is an active contributor to the global vision community. He is a sought-after speaker at industry conferences, a regular author in trade publications, and serves on the Board of Directors of the European Machine Vision Association, the Indian Machine Vision Association, the Advisory Board of the Image Sensors conferences and SPIE Vision Tech program, and several innovation award juries.
About Mark Williamson
With over 35 years of experience in the machine vision industry, Mark Williamson brings deep expertise in product strategy, market understanding, and corporate sales development. He now helps machine vision businesses worldwide navigate the rapid shifts in economics and industrial sectors, leading to sustainable growth in revenue and profitability.
About Oliver RunkelOliver Runkel has more than 25 years of consulting and management experience. He supports corporate clients in reviewing their strategy, developing a business plan for sustainable future positioning, and implementing the plan; he successfully developed business units himself. Runkel regularly works with financial investors to assess investment opportunities (commercial and operational due diligence work on the sell—and buy-side, 350+ assignments) and drives the development of portfolio companies (value creation). Here, the focus lies on the industrial automation and machine vision sector.
Runkel holds a degree in economics and acquired a master's of business administration from the Bradford Centre of Management.