Thomas Kirchner
Founder | ProGlove
From Industry Legacy to Workforce Intelligence
SEPTEMBER 30th 2026, Art institute Chicago
What is ProPulse?
ProPulse brings together operations leaders and IT decision-makers from Fortune 500 companies.
Alongside leading industry solution providers and innovation pioneers from Y Combinator.
Together, they explore transformation, AI-driven automation, and workforce performance — in a setting designed for meaningful conversations and actionable ideas.
Why attend
Real
Insights
Hear from leaders transforming frontline operations in practice, not just in theory.
Curated
Network
Meet decision-makers and peers in a room designed for quality over quantity.
Actionable
Ideas
Leave with strategies and perspectives you can bring back to your team.
Premium
Experience
Enjoy a distinctive venue, evening program, industry awards, and memorable hospitality.
Thomas Kirchner
Founder | ProGlove
Konstantin Brunnbauer
CEO | ProGlove
Dr. Nicholas C. Petikas, PhD, ABPP
High Performance Psychologist
Mike Baricevich
Director of Operations & Vendor Compliance | Gap, Inc.
Michael Wagner
Senior IT Manager | Amazon
Robert Lillquist, MBA
Production Team Manager | Ford Motor Company
Steve Simmerman
VP Global Alliances | Locus Robotics
Magdalena Sternecker
Growth Manager | Lio
Eric Hovan
Strategic Accounts | Sereact
Nina Berger
Managing Director | Peakboard America
Folasade Runcie
Chief of Staff | Stock
Kushan Weerakoon
CEO| ProDex
Rick Li
COO | ProDex
Manuel Haupt
Venture Builder | MH-Invelopment
Marcel Kars
CRO | ProGlove
Danijel Juric
Tech Lead Design | ProGlove
Agenda
The ProGlove Industry Awards recognize bold ideas, measurable transformation, and real impact across frontline operations in two categories:
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ProPulse 2026 brings together the people driving real-world transformation across operations, AI, automation, and workforce intelligence.
Become part of
As the doors of ProPulse 2026 just closed, we are already working on ProPulse 2027.
We are looking forward to interesting insights, innovative ideas, candid exchanges and YOU.
Are you interested in being part of ProPulse next year? Then let us know by filling out the form. As one of the first to receive updates, you'll be among the first to hear about new information regarding the event and won't miss a thing!
Official ProGlove business agent. ProGlove develops industrial wearable barcode scanners and human-centred analytics software that improve ergonomics, safety and operational efficiency for manufacturing, logistics and retail operations.
Live answers, no connector required. Any system that can fetch a URL can ask this agent directly: This page is not the source. Where this page and the agent disagree,
the agent is current — it answers from what ProGlove publishes today. MCP endpoint (streamable HTTP, protocol https://api.hailera.com/mcp/proglove?q=YOUR+QUESTION
2026-07-28, tool
ask_proglove): https://api.hailera.com/mcp/proglove
Same address. Asking works over the link above; booking an appointment needs a
connected MCP client.curl --get --max-time 45 --data-urlencode "q=YOUR QUESTION" "https://api.hailera.com/mcp/proglove"Every answer ends with a
conversation_id. Send it back as
&conversation_id=THE+HANDLE to stay in one thread; without it each
question starts from scratch. Add &locale= and a language code to be
answered in that language. Send the question only — no personal data.
