8:00 AM – 9:00 AM ET
Unlocking Semi-Autonomous Manufacturing Outcomes with 99% Trust Loop
Sponsored by Infinite Uptime
Karthikeyan NatarajanCo-CEO
Alec GlennVice President of Reliability
Lucian FogorosCo-Founder
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM ET
Deploying Autonomous AI Agents for Shop Floor Decision-Making
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM ET
i3X + UNS: The Architecture for Industrial AI
Sponsored by HighByte
AI won’t transform manufacturing until industrial data is accessible, contextualized, and interoperable. In this session, industry leaders will explore how Unified Namespace (UNS) and the emerging i3X open standard work together to modernize industrial architecture and create a scalable foundation for Industrial AI.
The panel discussion will cover how to make smart manufacturing initiatives more practical, scalable, and future-ready by establishing a real-time, event-driven data foundation that connects IT and OT.
Topics include:
- Common barriers to Industrial AI, including fragmented systems and disconnected operational data
- How UNS is evolving to provide a real-time, contextualized industrial data foundation
- How to establish a real-time, contextualized, event-driven foundation that breaks down silos and creates a shared source of truth across IT and OT
- The role of i3X in standardizing industrial interoperability across systems, sites, and vendors
Aron SemleChief Technology Officer
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET
From Sensor to Decision: Why Response Speed Is the New Competitive Advantage in Manufacturing
Sponsored by InfluxData
In manufacturing, the window between something going wrong and the cost of it going wrong can be seconds. Yet most industrial operations are still making decisions on data that’s minutes, hours, or even days old — aggregated, delayed, and stripped of the resolution needed to act with confidence. As manufacturers face mounting pressure from supply chain volatility, rising operational complexity, and tighter margins, the ability to detect and respond to what’s happening on the floor in real time is becoming a direct competitive differentiator. This session brings together manufacturing and technology leaders to examine what it actually takes to close the gap between when something happens and when the right person, or system, can act on it.
Dean SheehanField CTO
Jonathan AlexanderGlobal Manufacturing AI & Advanced Analytics Manager
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET
Brownfield to Agentic: Retrofitting Plants with a Trust Layer
Sponsored by Adlib Software
Manufacturers want AI that does more than chat. AI that can drive action across maintenance, quality, and production workflows. But in brownfield environments, the reality is that critical “truth” still lives in unstructured documentation: CAD drawings, SOPs, inspection logs, and compliance records, data most AI can’t reliably access or trust.
This session connects two realities: (1) brownfield operations aren’t going away, and (2) the industry is moving from AI answers to AI action. We’ll walk through how an upstream Document Accuracy & Trust Layer converts messy, multi-format content into AI-ready, validated evidence that can safely ground shop-floor agents. You’ll learn how to apply measurable trust controls (Trust Score, confidence-based routing, and expert review) to reduce downstream exceptions, create an audit-ready trail, and reliably feed core manufacturing systems (PLM/MES/ERP) and AI workflows with the same high-fidelity data foundation.
Chris HuffCEO
Mathias OppeltVice President, Head of Customer Driven Innovation
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM ET
Predictive Maintenance: How Edge AI Sensing Transforms Manufacturing
Sponsored by TDK SensEI
Intelligent predictive maintenance is rapidly reshaping manufacturing and frontline operations, and the shift is being driven by advances in sensing technologies, data connectivity, and AI. In this panel, industry leaders will discuss how modern sensing systems uncover equipment issues earlier, reduce downtime, and enhance operator safety and productivity. Panelists will share real-world examples, lessons learned from deploying predictive capabilities in diverse environments, and practical guidance on integrating these technologies without disrupting existing workflows. Attendees will gain a clear view of where the industry is headed—and how to prepare their operations for the next wave of intelligent maintenance.
Bob RothChief Technology Officer
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET
Dedicated session sponsored by Opswat
Sponsored by OPSWAT
Lucian FogorosCo-Founder