DAY 1 | GOLD TRACK
Industrial IoT: Powering Smart Manufacturing
09:45 AM - 10:00 AM
Chairperson’s Opening Remarks
Chairpersons welcome and opening remarks
10:00 - 10:30
Presentation: From Lean to Autonomous - What Happens to the Humans When the Lights Go Out?
A forward-looking exploration of lights out manufacturing, which follows the human journey from lean origins to fully autonomous sites. This talk is for workers and leaders, it explores how organisations can unlock value while protecting people.
10:35 - 11:20
Panel Discussion: Navigating the Future – IoT Innovations in Industrial Settings
This panel brings together industry leaders who are redefining how connected technologies unlock value across manufacturing, energy, and logistics. Attendees will gain insight into how AI-driven automation, edge intelligence and resilient IoT architectures are boosting operational efficiency and reshaping global supply chains. Speakers will examine real-world deployments, from predictive maintenance to cybersecurity frameworks built for increasingly autonomous factories. With Europe at the forefront of industrial digitalisation, this discussion offers a sharp look at the breakthroughs, and competitive advantages, emerging today for organisations ready to innovate.
11:20 - 11:40
Presentation: An Internal Audit Approach to Securing IoT
As Industrial IoT deployments expand in scale and complexity, securing these devices becomes increasingly vital. This presentation explores how Internal Audit can enhance IoT security by using a test-based approach and translating complex risks into clear, actionable language for the board of directors
11:40 - 12:00
Presentation: Powering Smarter Factory Operations with Digital Twins
Smart manufacturing depends on turning fragmented operational data into actionable insight. This session explores how manufacturing-focused digital twins connect machines, sensors, and facility systems into a single operational view using Autodesk Tandem. Learn how unifying CNC, SCADA, and facility data improves visibility into machine availability, utilization, and process control. We’ll show how digital twins help manufacturers move beyond disconnected dashboards to faster, data-driven decisions. Join us to see real-world examples of digital twins powering smarter, more resilient factory operations.
12:00 - 12:20
Networking Break
12:20 - 12:40
Presentation: The CEO’s Guide to Thriving during the Next Industrial Disruption
For decades, industry optimized for efficiency. But in an era of permanent volatility, efficiency has become a liability. To survive the next disruption, leaders must stop building resilient organizations that merely resist shock, and start building anti-fragile enterprises that grow stronger from it. Join this session to discover the investment strategies and organizational shifts required to turn chaos into business opportunities.
12:45 - 13:05
Presentation: Agentic Industrial IoT: Orchestrating Intelligence Across the Smart Manufacturing Value Chain
As industrial enterprises evolve from connectivity to cognition, the future of manufacturing lies in agentic Industrial IoT, where AI intelligence fuses with IoT telemetry to sense, reason, and act across factory floors, assets, and supply chains.
This session explores how manufacturers can harness industrial data flows, predictive analytics, and AI-driven orchestration to achieve resilient, self-optimizing operations. We will discuss how the era of fragmented IoT platforms has given way to solution-centric architectures that unify machine data, worker insights, and digital twins, enabling closed-loop automation, reduced downtime, and adaptive production ecosystems.
Join us to discover how Agentic IoT is redefining the boundaries of smart manufacturing — from predictive maintenance and quality assurance to intelligent asset orchestration and data-driven sustainability.
13:05 - 14:05
Lunch Break
14:05 - 14:30
Presentation: The AI-Ready Factory: Fusing Resiliency, Security, and Edge Intelligence into the Industrial Fabric
As we enter 2026, the definition of a “Smart Factory” has fundamentally shifted. It is no longer enough to simply connect machines; the modern industrial enterprise must be autonomous, observable, and inherently secure. For leaders, the challenge is no longer “How do we start?” but “How do we scale AI and edge native operations without compromising resiliency?”
In this session, we explore the transition from traditional production lines to the Software Defined Factory. The session is aiming to bring systems thinking dynamics to life, redefining the manufacturing landscape by fusing intelligence directly into the network, transforming it from a passive data pipe into an active, AI-ready platform.
14:35 - 14:55
Presentation: Rethinking Device Manufacturing with SGP.32: Post-Issuance Customisation at Scale
Industrial IoT manufacturers often struggle with customising firmware, accessories, and configurations across diverse markets — tasks that still require physical access during production. With SGP.32 IoT eSIMs and built-in bootstrap connectivity, devices become digital from the moment they are powered on. This enables remote, API-driven customization of firmware, SIM profiles, and device settings after manufacturing, without locking in a connectivity provider. The result: faster scaling, less complexity, and a more flexible production process.
15:00 - 15:20
Presentation: Connecting Beyond Boundaries
This session delves into how IoT is reshaping industrial maintenance through the evolution of connected lubrication systems. Technologies such as Bluetooth, LoRa and modern mobile apps are enabling remote visibility, streamlined deployment and more resilient day-to-day operations. Insights from cross-industry implementations highlight the practical realities of scaling IoT – from ensuring reliability and data accessibility to driving workforce adoption in demanding environments. The session closes with a forward look at how advanced analytics, AI and broader ecosystem collaboration are setting the stage for the next era of industrial reliability and performance.
15:20 - 15:50
Networking Break
15:50 - 16:35
Panel: Data-Driven Decisions: How IoT is Powering the Next Generation of Smart Manufacturing
This panel explores how IoT-driven data collection and analytics are transforming manufacturing by enabling smarter, real-time decisions. Experts will discuss practical applications like predictive maintenance and workflow optimization, highlighting how IoT insights reduce downtime, boost efficiency, and drive agility. Attendees will gain a concise view of the critical role IoT plays in creating adaptive, intelligent manufacturing systems in the Industry 4.0 landscape.
16:40 - 16:50
Presentation: Connected Intelligence: Intelligent Solutions for a Smart, Connected Future
Connected Intelligence brings together smart technologies, data, and automation to enable seamless connectivity across systems.
It empowers organizations with real-time insights, improved decision-making, and operational efficiency.
By integrating intelligence into connected ecosystems, businesses can build scalable, future-ready solutions.
