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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 |
1:30 - 5:00PM
Workshop
From Data to Decisions: Operationalizing AI in Manufacturing IT/OT Ecosystems
Shuvdeep Bhattacharya | Global IT Director, Seating Engineering | Lear Corporation |
6:00PM
Welcome Reception
DAY 1
August 19
7:00AM
Networking Break
Executives Breakfast Reception
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
Keynote Fireside Chat: Alphia & Upstart 13
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 | |
Shashank Kadetotad | Global Senior Director, Enterprise Data Science and AI | Mars | |
Rafael Garcia | Cybersecurity Principal | El Paso Electric |
10:00AM
Networking Break
Networking Break & 1:1 Meeting Program
11:00AM
AI Manufacturing
From Digital Thread to Operational AI: Scaling Trusted Intelligence in Manufacturing
Jeff Everham | Head of Innovation | ChapsVision |
11:30AM
AI Manufacturing
Agentic AI for End-to-End Plant Optimization: Insights, Scheduling, and Anomaly Detection
Raghavendra Kalapatapu | Senior Manger Data Platform | Mohawk Industries |
12:00PM
AI Manufacturing
Insights on the State of Industrial AI
Ganesh Kalipershad | Head of Enterprise Solutions | Software Toolbox |
12:30PM
AI Manufacturing
Panel
AI-Enabled Continuous Improvement & Operational Excellence in Industrial Operations
Scott Tucker | Operational Excellence Manager | Framatome | |
Vilas Shelke | Director Business Excellence | Jubilant Draximage Radiopharmacies | |
Shawn Driggers | Operational Excellence and Training Manager | Westinghouse |
11:00AM
SCADA Tech & AI Utilities
SCADA: Session Coming Soon
Speaker Coming Soon | AIMST Conference |
11:30AM
SCADA Tech & AI Utilities
From Fragmented to Integrated: The OT Journey to WIMS
Jonathan Pitney | Director of SCADA and Controls | EPCOR USA |
12:00PM
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 |
12:30PM
SCADA Tech & AI Utilities
Panel
Smarter SCADA: AI-Enhanced Control, Monitoring, and Predictive Operations for the Next Generation of Industrial Systems
Jose Urquijo | Principal Systems Engineer | Solstice Advanced Materials | |
Alicia Kimiagarov | Senior Manager, Data & Analytics | Cerrowire | |
John Salako | SCADA Engineer | Enbridge |
11:00AM
Industrial AI 101
Enhancing Manufacturing, from Process Engineering to Commercialization at Lubrizol
Dan Floyd | Vice President, Manufacturing Technology | The Lubrizol Corporation |
11:30AM
AI Manufacturing
Applications of AI on the Production Shop Floor
Vijay Gurav | Senior Industrial Engineer | Boston Whaler |
12:00PM
Industrial AI 101
Customer-Side Playbook for Deploying AI in Manufacturing
Adam Marsh | President | Ledge Inc | |
Ameet Sonalkar | CTO | The Anstadt Company |
12:30PM
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 |
1:00PM
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
From AI Pilots to Operational Impact: Building Trusted AI for Manufacturing
1:15PM
Table Talk
Problem First, AI Second: A Practical Approach to Manufacturing Innovation
1:15PM
Table Talk
The Response Gap: Finding the Minutes Between a Detected Problem and a Completed Fix
1:15PM
Table Talk
Industrial AI in Practice: Separating Fact from Fluff
1:15PM
Table Talk
From Data to Dollars - Show Me the Money: How A.I. can accelerate business impacts at your manufacturing facility
2:00PM
AI Manufacturing
Accelerating AI-Enabled Robotics for Manufacturing: Bridging R&D and Commercialization
Tasha Miller | Director, Technology Programs | ARM Institute |
2:30PM
AI Manufacturing
Panel
AI-Driven Supply Chain Optimization: From Factory Floor to Global Network
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
SCADA Session: Coming Soon
Speaker Coming Soon | AIMST Conference |
2:30PM
SCADA Tech & AI Utilities
Panel
Digital Twins for Control Optimization: SCADA-Driven Simulation, Prediction & Response
Brad Nash | OTCRM SOC Supervisor | ExxonMobil | |
John Salako | SCADA Engineer | Enbridge |
3:00PM
SCADA Tech & AI Utilities
The Invisible Bridge Between CIM and IEC 61850
Joel Greene | Vice President | SISCO |
2:00PM
Getting Started with Enterprise AI: A No-Nonsense Guide for Manufacturers
Michael Luttenberger | Field CTO | Netrix Global |
2:30PM
Industrial AI 101
Panel
Legacy Systems, Modern Threats: Securing Aging Infrastructure in the Age of Industrial AI
Dawn Bali | Senior Cyber Defense Threat Intelligence Analyst | Constellation Energy | |
Speaker Coming Soon | AIMST Conference |
3:00PM
Industrial AI 101
A Practical Roadmap from Data Readiness to Measurable ROI
3:30PM
Networking Break
Networking Break & 1:1 Meeting Program
4:30PM
Keynote
Keynote: Southern Company
Dr. Matthew Alberts | Manager of Innovation and Emerging Technologies | Southern Company |
5:00PM
Panel
Keynote
Beyond Pilots: CIO Lessons from Real-World AI Deployments
Steve Russell | CEO | Upstart 13 | |
Jason Sankey | Chief Information Officer | City of Atlanta, Atlanta Information Management | |
Norma Grubb | CIO & CAIO | LA Department of Water and Power |
5:30PM
Happy Hour Reception
DAY 2
August 20
7:00AM
Networking Break
Executives Breakfast Reception
8:00AM
Keynote
Transforming Atlanta’s Water with Modern Technology
Greg Eyerly | Commissioner | City of Atlanta, Department of Watershed Management |
8:30AM
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
10:30PM
AI Manufacturing
Autodesk: Session Coming Soon
Speaker Coming Soon | AIMST Conference |
11:00AM
AI Manufacturing
Panel
Designing the Industrial Data Stack: OT, IT, and AI Convergence in Practice
Shuvdeep Bhattacharya | Global IT Director, Seating Engineering | Lear Corporation | |
Jeffrey Schroeder | Director of Product Management | HighByte | |
Sandhya Narayanan | Executive Director of Data Management | LA Department of Water and Power |
11:30AM
AI Manufacturing
AI: Session Coming Soon
Speaker Coming Soon | AIMST Conference |
10:30AM
SCADA Tech & AI Utilities
Driving Continuous Improvement Through Data-Driven Operational Excellence
Rajan Chaudhary | Senior Process Engineer | PPG |
11:00AM
SCADA Tech & AI Utilities
Panel
Modern SCADA for Utilities: Interoperability, Edge Intelligence, and Cybersecurity
Dawn Bali | Senior Cyber Defense Threat Intelligence Analyst | Constellation Energy | |
Brad Nash | OTCRM SOC Supervisor | ExxonMobil |
11:30AM
SCADA Tech & AI Utilities
SCADA: Session coming soon
Speaker Coming Soon | AIMST Conference |
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
Alicia Kimiagarov | Senior Manager, Data & Analytics | Cerrowire |
11:30AM
Industrial AI 101
From Alert to Answer: How Tormach Used AI to Solve the Knowledge Gap in Technical Support
Brian Kaufman | Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer | Strudel |
12:30PM
Conference Concludes - Thank you. See you next year!
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