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2025 Agenda
Workshop: Lean Guide to AI in Manufacturing
Welcome Day - August 25
9:00AM - 12:30PM
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Workshop: Lean Guide to AI in Manufacturing
Justin Fischgrund | Principal & Founder | Fischgrund Consulting | |
Matt Minner | Director of Technical Services | Catalyst Connection |
10:00AM - 6:00PM
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Exhibitor Setup
1:30PM - 5:00PM
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Workshop: Smarter Quality Starts Here: ISO 9001 in the Digital Manufacturing Era
Adam Marsh | President | Ledge Inc |
6:00PM
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Tour & Welcome Reception - *Registration is Required*
Day 1 - August 26
7:00AM
Registration & Breakfast
Breakfast | Sponsored by Palo Alto Networks |
8:00AM
Step-by-step Approach to Tame the AI Unicorn
Norma Grubb | CIO & Chief AI Officer | Los Angeles Department of Water & Power |
8:35AM
Panel
Achieving Operational Excellence in Manufacturing: Strategies for Efficiency, Innovation, and Sustainability
Alex Bermudez | Sales Leader, Americas | Airia | |
Lauren Dunford | CEO and Co-Founder | Guidewheel | |
Roger Caslow | CISO | Hampton Roads Sanitation District | |
Suzy Teele | Chief Strategy Officer | ARM Institute | |
Ricardo Estok | Managing Partner | Way2Protect |
9:10AM
Powering Industrial AI Transformation
Adam Bogobowicz | Sr Director, Industrial AI | Microsoft |
9:45AM
Panel
Invisible Threats & Real Consequences: Advancing Industrial Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure Resilience
Riley Porter | Senior OT Security Researcher | Palo Alto Networks | |
Brad Nash | OTCRM SOC Supervisor | ExxonMobil | |
Mark Sherman | Technical Director, Software Engineering Institute | Carnegie Mellon University | |
Danielle Jablanski | OT Cybersecurity Strategist | STV |
10:30AM
Networking Break & 1:1 Meeting Program
Networking Break | 1:1 Meetings |
11:30AM
AI Manufacturing
Enabling the Manufacturing Front-Line with Data and AI
Peter Brand | President & Co-Founder | Oden Technologies |
12:00PM
Case Study
AI Manufacturing
How to Sink an AI Project: Proven methodologies to Awesomely Fail
Ricardo Estok | Managing Partner | Way2Protect |
12:30PM
AI Manufacturing
AI Agents Are Here to Stay: Orchestrating Secure Enterprise Deployment
Alex Bermudez | Sales Leader, Americas | Airia |
11:30AM
Panel
SCADA Technology
Modern SCADA Architectures: Centralized vs. Decentralized Approaches
Kenneth Masica | Sr. Systems Engineer & Research Principal Investigator | Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory | |
Roger Quesnel | Chief Operating Officer | SkyFoundry | |
William Teodecki | Corporate Automation Engineer | Aqua, an Essential Utilities Company | |
Aaron Blinka | Principal Software Engineer and Product Security Leader | HMH |
12:00PM
SCADA Technology
Hardening Your SCADA System in the Wake of Volt Typhoon
Kenneth Masica | Sr. Systems Engineer & Research Principal Investigator | Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory |
12:30PM
SCADA Technology
Xeto and Haystack 5 – Data Modeling to Provide Unprecedented Capabilities to Industrial AI
Roger Quesnel | Chief Operating Officer | SkyFoundry |
11:30AM
Panel
Industrial AI 101
Industrial AI 101: A Practical Guide for SMEs to Get Started
Veikko Saikkonen | Head of North American Operations | Norrin | |
Emily Riggs Korns | President | Somerset Welding & Steel | |
Rob Mrozek | Manufacturing Innovation & Efficiency Project Lead | Coherent | |
Matt Minner | Director of Technical Services | Catalyst Connection |
12:00PM
Case Study
Industrial AI 101
Smart Data for Smart Industrials: Preparing Your Data and Company for AI/ML
Alicia Kimiagarov | Senior Manager of Analytics | Cerrowire |
12:30PM
Industrial AI 101
Real-Time Revolution: How AI is Mastering Continuous Flow Manufacturing
Dr. Joseph Hernandez | Vice President of Engineering | Liveline Technologies | |
Cissy Gu | Senior Data Scientist | Liveline Technologies |
1:00PM
Lunch and Table Talks
2:00PM
AI Manufacturing
How the ARM Institute Drives AI-Powered Robotics Innovation
Suzy Teele | Chief Strategy Officer | ARM Institute |
2:30PM
AI Manufacturing
Navigating the Challenges of AI Implementation in Manufacturing - Insights from Real-World Experience
Maurice Martin | Enterprise Account Executive | Domino Data Lab | |
Alexander Manasson | Director of Data Science, Innovation and Digital Operations | International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. |
3:00PM
AI Manufacturing
Case Study
A Statistical Learning Approach for Root Cause Analysis in Quality Control
Mattia Bolzoni | Data Science Manager | Pirelli |
2:00PM
SCADA Technology
Precision Perfected: How AI/ML Drives Next-Generation Manufacturing
Rahul Panat | Professor of Mechanical Engineering | Carnegie Mellon University |
2:30PM
SCADA Technology
From Challenges to Triumph: Futurizing Legacy Control Systems in Offshore Drilling
Aaron Blinka | Principal Software Engineer and Product Security Leader | HMH |
3:00PM
SCADA Technology
Water Cybersecurity Fireside Chat: Building a Program from Assessment to Fidelity
Roger Caslow | CISO | Hampton Roads Sanitation District | |
Danielle Jablanski | OT Cybersecurity Strategist | STV |
2:00PM
Industrial AI 101
From Noise to Intelligence: Unlocking Hidden Value with Human-Centric AI
Ibraheem Khalifa | VP of Product | Relay |
2:30PM
Industrial AI 101
Panel
From Data to Decisions: How to Overcome Barriers to Data-Driven Manufacturing
Peter Brand | President & Co-Founder | Oden Technologies | |
Aminur Rahman | Manufacturing Controls & Automation Engineer | Neogen Corporation | |
Brad Martineau | Best Selling Author | The AI-Enabled Executive | |
Jim Santini | Director of Advanced Manufacturing | ZOLL |
3:00PM
Industrial AI 101
Opening the black box for Generative Vision AI
Pushpendre Rastogi | Chief Technology Officer | Vizops.ai, |
3:30PM
Networking Break & 1:1 Meeting Program - Sponsored by Airia
Networking Break | 1x1 Meetings | Sponsored by Airia |
4:15PM
Public Input on the 2026-2030 National Strategic Plan for Advanced Manufacturing
Robert Rudnitsky | Division Chief, Strategy and Planning Division | NIST | |
Mike Molnar | Director, Office of Advanced Manufacturing | NIST |
4:55PM
Panel
Sustainable AI: Leveraging Intelligence for Greener Industry
Dennis Wilson | VP, ESG & Managing Director, Circular Economy Solutions | Saint-Gobain | |
Alain Lefevre | Sustainability Strategy Director | Schneider Electric | |
Cynthia Hutchison | Executive Director | BlueForge Alliance |
5:30PM
Happy Hour Reception
Happy Hour Reception |
Day 2 - August 27
7:00AM
Registration & Continental Breakfast
Registration Opens | Continental Breakfast |
8:15AM
Case Study
Duquesne Light Company Fireside Chat – Grid Modernization, AI, and IT/OT Convergence
Josh Gould | Director of Innovation and Strategic Planning | Duquesne Light Co. | |
Mike Watts | Director, Operations Applications | Duquesne Light Company | |
Jeremy Gill | Managing Director of Enterprise Applications & Data | Duquesne Light Company |
8:50AM
Panel
Data, Connectivity & Automation: The Role of OT in Industrial IoT, Digital Twins and AI
Rick Wyble | Operational Technology Security Researcher | Palo Alto Networks | |
Brad Nash | OTCRM SOC Supervisor | ExxonMobil | |
Paul Galeski | Chairman & CEO | GrayMatter | |
John Harrington | Chief Product Officer | HighByte | |
Mike Molnar | Director, Office of Advanced Manufacturing | NIST |
9:30AM
Case Study
AI at the Core: How Smucker’s Is Reinventing Plant Performance
Kevin J. Briggs | Architect, IS Operations | The J.M. Smucker Company | |
Alan Hinchman | Chief Revenue Officer | GrayMatter |
10:00AM
Networking Break & 1:1 Meeting Program
Networking Break | 1:1 Meetings |
11:00AM
AI Manufacturing
Building a Future-Proof Data and AI Strategy
Dag Calafell | Director, Technology Innovation | MCA Connect |
11:30AM
AI Manufacturing
Beyond Programming: How Autonomous AI Systems are Rewriting the Rules of Industrial Automation
Ed Tiongson | Vice President, Product Management | Palladyne AI Corp. |
11:00AM
SCADA Technology
SCADA Systems in the Utility Sector in the Dawn of Industry 5.0
William Teodecki | Corporate Automation Engineer | Aqua, an Essential Utilities Company |
11:30AM
SCADA Technology
Securing the Unseen: Reducing Risk by Integrating ICS/OT Systems into Your Cybersecurity Program
Robert Esposito | Global Solutions Architect, Ai Security | World Wide Technology |
11:00AM
Industrial AI 101
Using Large Language Models for Generating and Securing Code
Mark Sherman | Technical Director, Software Engineering Institute | Carnegie Mellon University |
11:30AM
Industrial AI 101
Robotics Made Simple: Empowering SMBs with Automation
Jared Glover | CEO and Co-Founder | CapSen Robotics |
12:00PM
Panel
AI Trends in Supply Chain Management
Daniela Osio | CEO | Kloopify | |
David Tyler | President | Think Generative | |
Micah Margolis | Founder & CEO | Kairos Telos Ventures | |
Bruce Newell | President & CEO | MANTEC | |
Angela Thurman | Founder & CEO | Thurman Co |
12:30PM
Conference Concludes - Thank you. See you next year!
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