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2026 Agenda
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WELCOME DAY
August 18
10:00AM-5:00PM
Exhibitor & Sponsor Set-Up
9:00AM - 12:30PM
Workshop
Human Judgment in the Age of Industrial AI: Leading Safely in Manufacturing, SCADA, and OT Environments
Eric Bannavti Suiseka | Global AI & Digital Literacy, Author | Bannav S Bannav |
1:30 - 5:00PM
Workshop
You Think It’s Controlled: Identifying and Fixing Hidden Risk in AI Driven Operations
Adeel Shaikh Muhammad | Founder | Adeel Solutions |
6:00PM
Welcome Reception
DAY 1
August 19
7:00AM
Networking Break
Executives Breakfast Reception
Breakfast Sponsored by: | NAIC National Artificial Intelligence Center |
8:00AM
Keynote
From Pilot Purgatory to the AI Highway: Why the Roman Roads & Google Maps Foreshadow the Future of Industrial Intelligence
Jonathan Alexander | Global Manufacturing AI & Advanced Analytics Manager | Albemarle Corporation |
8:30AM
Keynote
Map It Before You Build It: Why We Spent Six Months on a Digital Value Stream Map Before Writing a Line of Code
Steve Russell | CEO | Upstart 13 | |
Cody Risner | Vice President of Continuous Improvement | Alphia |
9:00AM
Panel
Keynote
From Pilot to Platform: Scaling Industrial AI Across the Enterprise
Lauren Dunford | CEO and Co-Founder | Guidewheel | |
Scott Duncan | Lead AI & Decarbonization Engineer | Solstice Advanced Materials | |
Ricardo Estok | Former Global Operations Transformation leader at Johnson Controls and Goodyear | Way2Protect | |
Shashank Kadetotad | Global Senior Director, Enterprise Data Science and AI | Mars | |
Rafael Garcia | Cybersecurity Principal | El Paso Electric |
9:45AM
Networking Break
Networking Break & 1:1 Meeting Program
10:45AM
AI Manufacturing
Operational AI For Mission Critical Work: The Trusted Foundation to Move Beyond the Pilot
Jeff Everham | Head of Innovation | ChapsVision |
11:15AM
AI Manufacturing
Crowdsourcing Industrial AI at National Scale: Lessons from DataRace
Ulfan Aliyev | Chief Commercial Officer | National Artificial Intelligence Center of the Republic of Azerbaijan |
11:45AM
AI Manufacturing
Insights on the State of Industrial AI
Ganesh Kalipershad | Head of Enterprise Solutions | Software Toolbox |
12:15PM
AI Manufacturing
Panel
AI-Enabled Continuous Improvement & Operational Excellence in Industrial Operations
Fred Heller | Vice President Data & AI | Xorbix Technologies | |
Vino Kingston | AI Transformation Strategy, Advanced Solutions | Lockheed Martin | |
Luke O'Brien | Sales Director | Viaduct | |
Vilas Shelke | Director Business Excellence | Jubilant Draximage Radiopharmacies |
10:45AM
SCADA Tech & AI Utilities
From Smart City to Cognitive Community: Building the AI-Powered Digital Twin
John Rohrer | President of Enterprise AI & Technology Services | AMSYS | |
Nicole Coughlin | Chief Information & AI Officer | Town of Cary |
11:15AM
SCADA Tech & AI Utilities
From Fragmented to Integrated: The OT Journey to WIMS
Jonathan Pitney | Director of SCADA and Controls | EPCOR USA |
11:45AM
SCADA Tech & AI Utilities
Xeto and the Next Industrial Stack: Why AI in SCADA Will Rise or Fall on Data Meaning
Roger Quesnel | Chief Operating Officer | SkyFoundry |
12:15PM
SCADA Tech & AI Utilities
Panel
Smarter SCADA: AI-Enhanced Control, Monitoring, and Predictive Operations for the Next Generation of Industrial Systems
Rahul Bali | Founder & CEO | Arcwise | |
Joel Greene | Vice President | SISCO | |
Alicia Kimiagarov | Senior Manager, Data & Analytics | Cerrowire | |
John Salako | SCADA Engineer | Enbridge |
10:45AM
Industrial AI 101
Enhancing Manufacturing, from Process Engineering to Commercialization at Lubrizol
Justin Robinson | VP of Industrial Automation Services | GrayMatter | |
Dan Floyd | Vice President, Manufacturing Technology | The Lubrizol Corporation |
11:15AM
Industrial AI 101
Applications of AI on the Production Shop Floor
Vijay Gurav | Senior Industrial Engineer | Boston Whaler |
11:45AM
Industrial AI 101
Customer-Side Playbook for Deploying AI in Manufacturing
Adam Marsh | President | Ledge Inc | |
Ameet Sonalkar | CTO | The Anstadt Company |
12:15PM
Industrial AI 101
Panel
AI on a Budget: High-ROI Use Cases SMEs Can Deploy Today
Alex Gruebele | President | Tau9 Labs | |
Jaime Camelio | Executive Director, Georgia Network for Electric Mobility | University of Georgia College of Engineering | |
Scott Duncan | Lead AI & Decarbonization Engineer | Solstice Advanced Materials | |
Vijay Gurav | Senior Industrial Engineer | Boston Whaler |
12:55PM
Lunch & Themed Table Talk Discussions
Enjoy lunch while participating in focused table talk discussions led by industry leaders and practitioners. These interactive conversations provide a unique opportunity to exchange ideas, share real-world experiences, and connect with peers tackling similar manufacturing and technology challenges. Advance registration is required, and seating is limited to ensure meaningful discussion and interaction at each table.
1:15PM
Table Talk
Funding the Factory of the Future: R&D Credits and Tariff Recovery for Manufacturers
1:15PM
Table Talk
Why the Knowledge Layer Is the Next Frontier for AI-Driven Business Automation
1:15PM
Table Talk
Problem First, AI Second: A Practical Approach to Manufacturing Innovation
1:15PM
Table Talk
Safeguarding Industrial Operations from Cyber-Physical Threats
1:15PM
Table Talk
From AI Pilots to Operational Impact: Building Trusted AI for Manufacturing
1:15PM
Table Talk
Industrial AI in Practice: Separating Fact from Fluff
1:15PM
Table Talk
From AI Pilot to Plant Floor: Making Manufacturing AI Deliver Real Business Value
1:15PM
Table Talk
The Response Gap: Finding the Minutes Between a Detected Problem and a Completed Fix
2:00PM
AI Manufacturing
Accelerating AI-Enabled Robotics for Manufacturing: Bridging R&D and Commercialization
Matthew Powelson | Senior Robotics Software Engineer | ARM Institute |
2:30PM
AI Manufacturing
Panel
AI-Driven Supply Chain Optimization: From Factory Floor to Global Network
Prashant Gopalan | Director, Enterprise Modernization, AI & Business Platforms | Carpenter Technology Corporation | |
Sadan Kulturel‐Konak | Professor | Penn State Berks | |
Mohamed Taha Elkiaei | Supply Network Operations and Logistics Director | Procter & Gamble |
3:00PM
AI Manufacturing
From onboarding to offboarding — what happens when your workforce isn't human?
Ricardo Estok | Former Global Operations Transformation leader at Johnson Controls and Goodyear | Way2Protect |
2:00PM
SCADA Tech & AI Utilities
AI, Baseball, and You: A Winning Strategy for Industrial Agentic Engineering
Aaron Blinka | Principal Software Engineer and Product Security Leader | HMH |
2:30PM
SCADA Tech & AI Utilities
Panel
Digital Twins for Control Optimization: SCADA-Driven Simulation, Prediction & Response
Jim Redman | President & Founder | Ergo Tech | |
Aaron Blinka | Principal Software Engineer and Product Security Leader | HMH | |
Brad Nash | OTCRM SOC Supervisor | ExxonMobil | |
John Salako | SCADA Engineer | Enbridge |
3:00PM
SCADA Tech & AI Utilities
Twenty Years of Centralized Remedial Action at Southern California Edison: Architecture, Operational Lessons, and the Emerging Grid Control Platform
Joel Greene | Vice President | SISCO |
2:00PM
Industrial AI 101
Getting Started with Enterprise AI: A No-Nonsense Guide for Manufacturers
Michael Luttenberger | Field CTO | Netrix Global |
2:30PM
Industrial AI 101
Panel
Modernizing Legacy OT & IT: Strategies for Upgrading Industrial Infrastructure Without Disruption
Jason Moss | Founder and CEO | Georgia Manufacturing Alliance | |
Dawn Bali | Senior Cyber Defense Threat Intelligence Analyst | Constellation Energy | |
Jonathan Pitney | Director of SCADA and Controls | EPCOR USA |
3:00PM
Industrial AI 101
Driving Continuous Improvement Through Data-Driven Operational Excellence
Rajan Chaudhary | Senior Process Engineer | PPG |
3:30PM
Networking Break
Networking Break & 1:1 Meeting Program
3:45PM
DEMO
DEMO: From Zero to AI without Replatforming
Anselm Bossacoma | Chief Strategy Officer | SEIDOR US |
4:30PM
Panel
Keynote
Beyond Pilots: CIO Lessons from Real-World AI Deployments
Daphne Rackley | Deputy Chief Information Officer | Atlanta Department of Watershed Management, Office of Information Management | |
Scott Christensen | Cyber Practice Director | GrayMatter | |
Nicole Coughlin | Chief Information & AI Officer | Town of Cary | |
Steve Russell | CEO | Upstart 13 |
5:00PM
Panel
Keynote
Measuring What Matters: Where AI and Digital Investment Deliver Real Manufacturing Impact
Vignesh Mani | Consulting Partner | ERA Group | |
Kaushik Datta | Manager, Innovation and Emerging Technology | Mercedes-Benz USA | |
Nashay Naeve | President, Global Manufacturing Operations | Industrial / Manufacturing Companies |
5:30PM
Happy Hour Reception
Happy Hour Reception Sponsored By: | Viaduct AI |
DAY 2
August 20
7:30AM
Networking Break
Executives Breakfast Reception
8:30AM
Keynote
Transforming Atlanta’s Water with Modern Technology
Greg Eyerly | Commissioner | City of Atlanta, Department of Watershed Management |
9:00AM
Keynote
The Conversion Layer: Why Automation ROI Lives or Dies on Human Response
Nikhil Arora | Director of Business Development | Relay |
9:30AM
Networking Break
Networking Break & 1:1 Meeting Program
10:30AM
SCADA Tech & AI Utilities
Fast Track to the Future: AI Plant Modernization Tools
Leo Vieira | Smart Manufacturing Director | Stefanini Group |
11:00AM
AI Manufacturing
From Alert to Answer: How Tormach Used AI to Solve the Knowledge Gap in Technical Support
Brian Kaufman | Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer | Strudel |
10:30AM
SCADA Tech & AI Utilities
ISA-112 Part 1: Building the Foundation for Modern SCADA Systems
Alex Boesenberg | Program Manager for Standards Advocacy | International Society of Automation |
11:00AM
SCADA Tech & AI Utilities
Panel
Modern SCADA for Utilities: Interoperability, Edge Intelligence, and Cybersecurity
Warren Shepard | CEO | Control Seat | |
Roger Quesnel | Chief Operating Officer | SkyFoundry | |
Dawn Bali | Senior Cyber Defense Threat Intelligence Analyst | Constellation Energy | |
Brad Nash | OTCRM SOC Supervisor | ExxonMobil |
10:30AM
Industrial AI 101
Using AI in Manufacturing to Eliminate Late Production Orders – Case study of OTD Improvement in Hi-Mix/Lo-Volume Production Environment
Mark Lilly | Presdient & CEO | Lillyworks |
11:00AM
Industrial AI 101
Upskilling the Workforce with Digital & AI Literacy
Eugene Park | Data Science | Cerrowire | |
Alicia Kimiagarov | Senior Manager, Data & Analytics | Cerrowire |
11:30AM
Panel
Keynote
Designing the Industrial Data Stack: OT, IT, and AI Convergence in Practice
Danny Smith | Principal, AI Strategic Advisory, Auto & Manufacturing | Amazon Web Services | |
John Patanian | Senior Manager, Manufacturing Digital Innovation | IDEXX | |
Francisco Javier Franco Espinoza | Strategy and Innovation Manager, Factory Automation | Siemens | |
Joshua Wiggins | Senior Solutions Architect | The Boeing Company | |
Jeffrey Schroeder | Director of Product Management | HighByte |
12:15PM
Conference Concludes - Thank you. See you next year!
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