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(5) Challenge Your Peers: How can Zero Trust principles be effectively implemented in manufacturing to safeguard access for suppliers, contractors, and employees, while addressing the unique challenges of OT environments?

What challenges has your organization encountered when trying to apply IT security tools to OT systems, and how have these affected your operations and security posture? How are you engaging with leadership and your board to highlight the critical need for dedicated OT security investments? What strategies have been effective in shifting focus and securingRead more

THE Manufacturing IT/OT WORLD CAFÉ SESSION

WHAT IS A WORLD CAFÉ? World Café session are designed to help you discuss with colleagues and peers similar issues and challenges that everyone is facing in the industry. Not only will the conversation be moderated by an expert speaker, the aim of the session is to find real solutions to real world problems withRead more

Conference wrap-up and parting message from the Chair and we.CONECT Global Leaders

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REFRESHMENT BREAK & NETWORKING

Get tea, get snacks, make connections and talk with your peers – and have the chance to actively participate in product and service demos on the expo floor.Read more

(B) STREAM Case Study: IT/OT Security Convergence

Rainer Rodler from ZF Friedrichshafen AG presents insights into securing the convergence of IT and OT in manufacturing. This presentation traces the historical context, navigates current challenges, and forecasts future trends. It emphasizes the importance of organizational alignment, compliance with standards, and risk management. Practical strategies, including network segmentation and Business Continuity Management, are discussed,Read more

(4) WORLD CAFÉ: How can data transparency drive true interoperability across components in digital industrial ecosystems?

What are the main challenges in achieving consistent data flow across heterogeneous production systems? How can we ensure transparency and usability of data despite diverse formats and structures? Which methods and tools have proven effective for integrating IT and OT data in real-world industrial environments? Why is structured raw data a key enabler for gainingRead more

(B) STREAM Case Study: From Data to Business Success – Tetrapak’s Digital Transformation

Digital transformation is a critical topic for companies aiming to enhance their competitiveness. In this presentation, Kristian Antonsson from Tetrapak shares insights into a comprehensive digitalization initiative undertaken by the company over the past years. The focus was on leveraging production data to explore new business areas and models. Tetrapak successfully developed innovative software fromRead more

Challenge Your Peers

What are Challenge Your Peers Sessions?  In the Challenge Your Peers session, you have the opportunity to enter into an interactive exchange with your peers in order to generate different ideas on the same question. The topics are requested directly from all participants in advance and selected according to the current challenges of the community.Read more

Case Study: Solution-oriented process industry – Problem of integrating new measurement data into existing systems

In the process industry, integrating new measurement data into existing systems is a significant challenge. This session offers solution-oriented approaches to overcome this problem. You will learn how to efficiently integrate new sensors into your existing systems, optimize data processing and use the data obtained to improve your processes. Solutions include how to seamlessly integrateRead more

(2) Manufacturing Café: How does digital transformation technologies enhance traditional asset performance management (APM)?

Best practice: What asset performance management concept do the participants use? How can B2B companies ensure data quality and integrity?  What are the implications, coming with new technologies, for the skills required by asset performance managers?      How can APM contribute to sustainability goals? What is the value connected to APM?Read more