ISA Automation Summit and Expo - Digital Transformation Track

Keynote - Beyond the Stars: How Digital Transformation is Shaping the Future of Space Exploration

Carolina Ballroom | Francis Marion Hotel
Houston Green, Space Exploration Engineer, The Aerospace Corporation, NASA Johnson Space Center

NASA’s Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston, Texas, is a hub of human spaceflight activity and plays a pivotal role in many of NASA’s key programs. This presentation will delve into the critical role that digital transformation is playing within challenges and solutions of advanced lunar surface initiatives and astronaut training at JSC, all central to NASA's vision for the future of space exploration and human presence beyond Earth.

Houston Green is the Human Surface Mobility and Extravehicular Activity Program Technical Leader for reduced gravity environments at NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC). He manages cost, schedule, and upgrades for the Active Response Gravity Offload System (ARGOS) Project used in testing of the Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV) and space suits associated with the xEVAS contract and is currently writing system requirements for a host of new and innovative gravity offload capabilities to be used for testing and training of Astronauts within upcoming Artemis missions. Houston was previously a Designer and Operator on the ARGOS Project, where his team designed and are currently assembling the Next Generation ARGOS (AX3S) in the Building 9 Highbay at JSC.

Securing the Energy Industry: A Demonstration of ISA/IEC 62443 Implementation Approach

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Presenter: Carlos Buenaño, CTO, OT, Armis

The energy industry faces several cyber security threats, making it imperative for companies to adopt robust security measures. The ISA/IEC 62443 standard is designed specifically for the energy industry to protect critical infrastructure from cybersecurity risks such as cyber attacks. In this 30-minute technology demonstration, Carlos Buenano will showcase how the ISA/IEC 62443 implementation approach can be applied to secure systems and networks in the energy industry. This demonstration aims to help organizations in the energy industry understand and implement the ISA/IEC 62443 standard to strengthen their cyber security posture and protect their critical assets.

Carlos Buenaño is the Chief Technology Officer for the Operational Technology (OT) vertical. With more than 30 years of progressive experience in the control systems and telecommunications field, Carlos’ history includes positions such as Principal Systems Engineer, Senior ICS Cybersecurity Consultant, Solutions Architect and Technical Account Manager and Principal Solutions Architect. Carlos has been actively involved in several brown and green field industrial control systems projects in Manufacturing, mining and Oil and Gas, from the concept definition to the commissioning stages of the projects. The last 5 years of his career have been focused on operationalizing cybersecurity Solutions on industrial networks. He possesses a degree of Electronic Engineering and a master's degree in telecommunications.

The Current State of Industry 4.0

Colonial Ballroom | Francis Marion Hotel
Presenter: Jeff Winter, ISA Executive Board Member

Explore how manufacturers can thrive in the era of industry 4.0 by capturing and harnessing the power of data to unlock innovation and deliver new revenue streams. This session will highlight the companies who are doing it best.

Jeff Winter is a globally recognized thought leader in Industry 4.0 and manufacturing, with over 55 million views of his content and 110k LinkedIn followers. Honored more than 25 times as a top expert in his field, Jeff excels at simplifying and communicating complex concepts to diverse audiences, from the shop floor to the executive boardroom. With nearly 20 years of experience in industrial automation, he is a passionate advocate for digital transformation. Jeff is also highly active in the Industry 4.0 community. He serves on the Executive board for the International Society of Automation (ISA), the International Board of Directors for MESA (Manufacturing Enterprise Solutions Association), a U.S. registered expert for the IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) as a member of TC 65 and as a Smart Manufacturing Advisor to CESMII.

Industrial AI - The New Automation

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Colonial Ballroom | Francis Marion Hotel
Presenter: Jonas Berge, Senior Director of Applied Technology, Emerson in Singapore

In this cutting-edge session, we’ll delve into the exciting ways Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing the deployment of automation systems. Join us as we explore the pivotal role of industrial AI in enhancing production and maintenance operations, and how it serves as a driving force behind configuration systems and sensors integration.

Jonas Berge is the Senior Director of Applied Technology at Emerson in Singapore. He is a trusted advisor for plants and EPCs to adopt new automation technologies moving the industry forward with digital transformation. He has over thirty years of experience in the field of industrial automation. Mr. Berge is a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in Digital Transformation (DX) including data management, and industrial AI. Mr. Berge is the author of two books and has contributed to several others. He is frequently featured in articles and technical papers.

Introducing Generative AI to your Organization: How ISA is Driving Digital Transformation with Their New LLM, Mimo!

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Presenter: Robert Barnes, Chief Executive Officer, BettyBot.ai

In this captivating session, Robert Barnes will discuss the transformative power of Generative AI and its potential to revolutionize organizations across various industries. Robert will discuss how ISA is successfully leveraging their new Large Language Model (LLM) – MIMO - for digital transformation, and will explore the key strategies, challenges, and opportunities that arise when introducing Generative AI to your organization. Discover the tangible benefits of LLMs in optimizing workflows, enhancing customer experiences, and unlocking new business opportunities.

From the coffee-growing highlands of Papua New Guinea to the hustle and bustle of Washington, D.C., my journey has been nothing short of an adventure!

At 19, I dove headfirst into the world of association management with Surf Life Saving Australia. Picture this: a young Aussie balancing leadership duties with a surfboard under one arm! This role didn't just sharpen my leadership skills; it sparked a lifelong love for community service and innovation.

Fast forward three decades, and my professional escapades have taken me across three countries, each one adding a unique flavor to my expertise. Along the way, I earned the prestigious CAE credential, proving that even a beach-loving Aussie can excel in the world of associations.

Today, as the CEO and Co-founder of Betty: AI Knowledge Assistant, I'm at the coalface of AI’s impact in the association sector. Betty isn’t just a company; it’s a revolution in knowledge management, powered by the latest AI wizardry. We’re not just creating products; we’re crafting experiences that help associations connect with their members in ways they never thought possible.

Connecting Intelligence with Technology

Carolina Ballroom | Francis Marion Hotel

Traditionally, manufacturing systems were integrated through point-to-point connections. This meant that as new systems were added, they would need to be integrated with all other systems. As manufacturers become data driven organizations, it became clear that traditional architectures would no longer suffice. This panel will discuss how manufacturing and business systems should be integrated through a common technology stack. The result is faster integration and short time to value.

Moderator: David Schultz, Senior Consultant, Spruik Technologies

Panelists:

effrey Schroeder, Product Manager, HighByte

Russell Gregg, Director of Manufacturing Solutions, Canary Labs

Robert Graves, Technical Solutions Program Manager, Sales Engineering, Inductive Automation

Dan White, Director of Technical Marketing, Opto 22

Josh Schadel, General Manager & CTO, Signalfire Wireless Telemetry

Arlen Nipper, President & CTO, Cirrus Link Solutions

Jeffrey Schroeder is a product manager at HighByte, focused on guiding the company’s product strategy. His areas of responsibility include market research, product positioning, product road mapping, and ecosystem integration strategy. Jeffrey is an experienced technologist who has more than a decade of experience in technology leadership roles in the automotive and discrete manufacturing industries. He brings deep domain expertise and perspectives in information technology, operations, and management for industrial organizations.

Robert Graves joined Inductive Automation in 2019 as a Technical Sales Representative and previously served as the Technical Sales Manager. Before joining Inductive Automation, Robert worked in the ethanol industry for 9 years and led a variety of IT infrastructure, virtualization, ERP and OT projects. He has two bachelor’s degrees: History and Administrative Studies from UC Riverside and Electrical Engineering from Arizona State. He also has a Master's in Information Systems from the University of San Francisco and is certified as a Project Management Professional.

Dan White has worked at Opto 22 for over a decade. His Tufts Engineering background, MBA in International Business and prior industrial controls experience give him a unique edge on automation. Dan enjoys staying active through biking, basketball, skiing and keeping up with his three young kids!

As the General Manager and CTO of SignalFire Wireless Telemetry, Josh Schadel leads the company’s innovation and growth in the field of wireless automation solutions for industrial applications. He has over 25 years of expertise in high-tech instrumentation, specializing in embedded systems and low-power wireless sensor networks. He was a key contributor to SignalFire’s product development and technology since he joined the company in 2008 as the Director of Engineering. Josh graduated from Worcester Polytechnic Institute with a bachelor’s degree in electrical and computer engineering.

Arlen Nipper is President and CTO of Cirrus Link Solutions. With over 45 years of experience in the SCADA & IIoT industry, Arlen has broad experience covering design and manufacture of embedded computer systems to complete SCADA system infrastructure implementations for many companies. As a leading expert on the Internet of Things and as co-inventor of MQTT – a publish-subscribe network protocol that has become the dominant messaging standard in IoT – Arlen has been involved in many activities, including writing publications, keynoting and producing executive presentations about digital transformation and OT methodologies for organizations such as TEDx, IBM, Intel AWS and more.

Improving Plant's Performance Using Digital Tools - An Optimization Case Study

Colonial Ballroom | Francis Marion Hotel
Presenters:

Maxym Lachance, Project Manager - Optimization, Advanced Control and Alarm Management, BBA

Dennis Nash, President and Chief Executive Officer, Control Station

Plant optimization through loop tuning is nothing new, but how can it be done efficiently and safely? Once optimization is achieved, how do you ensure that performance gains are sustained as process conditions change and equipment wears down? This presentation will guide you through initiating a plant-wide optimization project, highlighting the methodologies and digital tools used. It will also demonstrate, with data and real-world examples, how control loop performance monitoring tools can keep the plant operating at peak performance while quickly identifying and resolving any new issues that arise.

Maxym Lachance is project manager of optimization, advanced control, and alarm management at BBA, and he is a current member of the executive board of the International Society of Automation. Lachance has over 25 years of working in industrial automation and leading engineering teams. He received his BS in Automation from Université du Québec - École de Technologie Supérieure located in Montreal, Quebec.

Dennis Nash is president of Control Station where he holds primary responsibility for development and execution of the company’s growth strategy. Control Station currently leads the market for plant-wide process analytics and optimization solutions. Under Dennis’ direction, the company has successfully licensed its software-based solutions to half of the manufacturers listed in the Fortune 500 and maintains deployments in support of production facilities located in over 70 countries. Dennis serves as a board member of both the Connecticut District Export Council and the University of Connecticut’s Digital Frontiers Initiative. He holds a BA from the University of Notre Dame and an MBA from the University of Connecticut.

The Future of Flexible Manufacturing

Colonial Ballroom | Francis Marion Hotel
Presenter: Andrew McDonald, Principal Consultant/Managing Director, FutureofManufacturing LLC

Manufacturing has traditionally relied on business models that drive economies of scale, based on costly carbon-heavy supply chains, that as the COVID pandemic showed, often lack resilience. Every day manufacturers across the globe, execute demand decisions, based on lagging indicators, over long planning horizons, making products far from where they are to be consumed. In this dynamic session, learn how manufacturing will move towards making today what was sold yesterday, leveraging a dynamic ecosystem of flexible manufacturing nodes coupled with complete supply chain visibility. You will hear about the upcoming revolution and how it will foster automated collaboration between buyers of product, those who create it and those owning the IP on how to manufacture, and how it opens up new business models for manufacturing and exciting times ahead for the automation community to invent the infrastructure of the future.

Andrew McDonald is Principal Consultant/Managing Director of FutureofManufacturing LLC a company focused on delivering strategic consulting services for organizations that are moving to full-scale digital transformation of manufacturing. Andrew's expertise lies in Business Strategy Development, Technology Road Mapping, New Business Model Development, Venture Capital Investment Analysis, Change Leadership, Transformational Program Leadership, and Digital Manufacturing. Prior to the formation of FutureofManufacturing LLC, Andrew served as Director for Future Manufacturing at Unilever and led robotics and physical automation, digital factory and factory cybersecurity programs, company-wide.

Data Governance and Why Your Data Backend Matters

Colonial Ballroom | Francis Marion Hotel
Presenter: Tom Hollingworth, Principal Consultant, Rhize Manufacturing Data Hub

As manufacturers become data-driven organizations, it is critical to understand how data is organized and consumed. Different data structures are better for different types of analysis. This presentation will discuss a company's digital maturity and how data can be stored and analyzed. Included are time-series data, columnar data, tabular data, and graph data.

Tom Hollingworth, a seasoned manufacturing technologist, excels at bridging traditional enterprise and factory floor integration gaps. At Rhize, he has been at the forefront of transforming manufacturing data management by leading project implementations that leverage a standardized ISA-95 data structure. His expertise in GraphQL for microservice federation and BPMN engines for flow programming has driven significant advancements in manufacturing data hubs.

With a solid foundation in controls projects across diverse environments, Tom combines his deep knowledge of web technologies, data integration, analytics, messaging and IIoT to foster innovation within large organizations. His work is driven by a keen understanding of emerging trends and a commitment to aligning with customers' visions of quality.

Keynote - Security by Design

Carolina Ballroom | Francis Marion Hotel
James Clark, Vice President, Information Technology, South Jersey Industries Information Security

Jamie will present a success story on delivering a secure solution allowing data to traverse OT to IT to gain central visibility across our entire portfolio of farms generating renewable energy. It is a very challenging project designed from the ground up, emphasizing cyber security for safety and compliance.

With 22 years of experience leading IT teams and 15 years in building cybersecurity programs across the chemical, medical, and utility industries, Jamie Clark is a visionary technologist who bridges the gap between security, IT, SCADA, and business teams. Currently, Jamie leads the Information Security (IT/OT) & GRC programs for South Jersey Industries (SJI), where he also manages the OT Solution Services Team. SJI is a leader in delivering safe, reliable, and affordable energy solutions. Jamie holds a BS in Computer Information Systems (CIS), an MBA, and certifications including Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and Global Industrial Cyber Security Professional (GISCP).

Leveraging Digital Transformation to Reduce Cost of Instrumentation Testing

Colonial Ballroom | Francis Marion Hotel
Presenter: Eric Van Beek, Product Manager, aeShield

The ACME Chemical Company tests 20,000 instruments annually. These instruments have been added to the testing program over the last 20 years and were deemed to be safety critical, production critical, environmentally critical, air permit critical, etc. Management has asked the maintenance/reliability team to reduce the cost of testing but still maintain the overall reliability and safety of the facility. So, how does one achieve what appears to be conflicting goals to extend testing from 12 months to 24 months or even longer while simultaneously maintaining instrumentation performance?

This presentation will address how to digitally transform your instrumentation testing program, such that it delivers actionable data to the maintenance/reliability team. This instrumentation centric data can be leveraged to Conduct sensitivity/impact analysis on test interval extension and resultant instrumentation reliability/performance. With impact analysis data at one's fingertips, informed business decisions can be easily made regarding optimization of the instrumentation mechanical integrity program.

A typical case study with ROI cost analysis will be presented, highlighting the benefits of Digitally Transforming your Instrument Reliability program to:

Deliver quality failure rate DATA
Conduct rapid reliability assessments
Provide justification to extending testing
Reduce costs while minimizing business risk

Eric Van Beek is a product manager for aeShield, a software company that specializes in the digitalization of process / functional safety lifecycle solutions. He has over 14 years of experience supporting the process safety lifecycle for companies in the oil and gas, petrochemical, and biotech/pharmaceutical sectors. His experience is associated with Process Hazards Analysis studies (PHAs), Layer of Protection Analysis studies (LOPAs), SIL Calcs, and Test Plans.

IEC 61511 Committee Member
Inventor on 2 patents for the aeShield application

Bridging the Skills Gap: Strategies for Recognizing and Mitigating Workforce Shortages

Colonial Ballroom | Francis Marion Hotel
Presenter: Brian Romano, Director of Technology Development, The Arthur G. Russell Co., Inc.

The rapid advancement of technology has ushered in the era of Industry 4.0, characterized by the integration of automation, robotics and data-driven decision-making in manufacturing. This session will delve into the pressing issue of the skills gap in the modern workforce, focusing on strategies to recognize and mitigate workforce shortages in automation and control systems engineering. Participants will explore the specific skills required for various facets of Industry 4.0, including robotics, vision systems, process control, data systems, networking and motion control. The session will highlight:

Capabilities needed to design, implement and maintain advanced systems
Higher-level skills and knowledge necessary for data systems
Integration of data analytics, machine learning and cybersecurity into manufacturing processes, underlining the need for a workforce proficient in these areas to drive innovation and efficiency.
Current and future skill requirements for Industry 4.0.
Effective strategies to bridge the skills gap, ensuring a competent and adaptable workforce ready to meet the demands of modern manufacturing.

Brian Romano, currently the Director of Technology Development at The Arthur G. Russell Co., has been in the process and automation control systems industry for more than 40 years, starting as a bench technician. After serving as president of a division for an automated machine builder, Romano owned a systems integration company, growing and positioning it as one with expertise in connecting the factory floor to the front office. To keep current with the ever-evolving automation industry, Romano holds an AS, BS, MS, and MBA and Ph.D. in Technology and Innovation. Romano has been designing and implementing Industry 4.0 solutions starting initially in 2004 with connecting factory floor data systems to customer business systems. Understanding a skills gap and workforce shortage in the control systems engineering profession, Romano leverages is academic knowledge and years of experience to teach the next generation of engineers at two local universities. He also serves as an industrial advisory board member for two technology and engineering universities, as a member of the CSIA Digital Committee and as chair of the ISA Smart Manufacturing division IIoT committee, where he was awarded the 2022 ISA SM/IIoT Division Leader of the Year Award.

Fireside Chat: Engaging Young Minds in Automation

Colonial Ballroom | Francis Marion Hotel

As technology advances, the demand for skilled professionals in automation continues to grow. In this discussion, we’ll explore how to inspire and equip the next generation with the tools and knowledge they need to excel in automation and drive successful digital transformation strategies for companies worldwide.

Our expert panelists will discuss:

The importance of early exposure to automation concepts and technologies.
Strategies for promoting automation education in schools and universities.
Building strong partnerships between industry leaders and educational institutions.
Reinforcing the pipeline from school to work via early career programs designed to attract, train, and retain automation talent.
Real-world examples of successful initiatives that are preparing young talent for the future of work.

Presenters:

Riddhi Padariya, Sr. Controls Engineer, Heirloom

Sherry LaBonne, Software Product Manager, Rockwell Automation

Shreya Nandiraju, Consultant, Global Infrastructure Advisory - Deal Advisory, KPMG

Patrick Corbett, Senior Systems Data Engineer, Eli Lilly and Company

Riddhi Padariya has over six years of experience in the Automation and Controls Engineering field. She recently held the position of Senior Controls Engineer at Heirloom, a Direct Air Capture company featured in *Time* magazine’s Top 50 Green Tech Companies of 2024. Previously, she spent four years at Tesla as an engineer, playing a key role in deploying code for the Tesla Megapack line, Model 3/Y Battery Module lines, and the 4680-cell manufacturing line. Riddhi has also served as a judge at the United Nations COP28 Hack for Earth and HackMIT at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In her free time, she mentors junior engineers and college students who are curious about the world of manufacturing and industrial automation.

Sherry LaBonne is a Product Manager for cloud-based design software at Rockwell Automation. She is a graduate of Rockwell’s early career Engineer-in-Training program and a former controls engineer. She is also a leader in Rockwell’s Supporting Women in Engineering (RASWE) employee group and is passionate about mentoring young women and other early-career employees entering automation professions. Within ISA, she is a past chair of the Young Professional Committee, a Division Excellence in Technical Achievement – Process Measurement and Control Division awardee, and a 2025 Member-Elect of the ISA Executive Board.

Leveraging Digitalization for a Greener Future

Colonial Ballroom | Francis Marion Hotel
Presenter: Dr. Soloman Almadi, Principal Scientist, Aramco

Technological developments in recent times have greatly increased our ability to address carbon emissions in a variety of processes and operations. Massive datasets have been collected easier thanks to the spread of automation and instrumentation solutions, creating data lakes that may be used to proactively identify emission sources and the connections between them and primary carbon emission sources. In this context, digitalization is essential because it makes it possible to identify the sources of emissions both within and between them, analyze the composition of emissions, and optimize processes—all of which lead to a more sustainable future. This presentation will explain the transformative power of digital technologies and digitalization capabilities, such as the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and Digital Twin technologies among others in serving the netzero objective.

Dr. Soloman Almadi is currently professional engineering Principal Scientist in Process Control Systems, Digital Transformation Programs, and Open Process Automations in Saudi Aramco. Soloman Almadi holds a PhD in simulation and computing from Brunel University, UK, an M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Southern Methodist University, USA and a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas, USA.

Life on the Edge: Harnessing Opportunities, Mastering Challenges and Mapping the Future of Edge Computing

Colonial Ballroom | Francis Marion Hotel

Edge devices have a unique set of requirements. Whether they are on the constant move or even going in and out of communication coverage, edge devices need to be designed to be away from connectivity and the ability to acquire information from the back office. This panel will discuss the unique challenges presented by edge devices and different methods that can be used to enable and manage them.

Moderator: Ron Victor, Executive Vice President, AustinGIS

Panelists:

Mark Kraeling, Solutions Architect, GE Transportation

Arlen Nipper, President & CTO, Cirrus Link Solutions

Eva Feng, VP of Product Management, ZEDEDA

Ron Victor is a silicon-valley based technology entrepreneur with 25+ years of experience and expertise launching new ventures at start-ups and fortune 1000 technology companies. His exits include IoTium Inc. (Edge Compute, IIoT, Zero-trust Remote Access – acquired by View Inc.), Hellosoft Inc. (VoIP, Wifi, IMS, Telco – acquired by Imagination Technologies), Phasecom Inc. (Broadband Technologies – IPO VYYO). Ron started his career at Intel corporation where he played multiple roles in launching new businesses for Intel including Broadband, Personal Conferencing, Video compression chipsets and assisting launching Intel in China. He was also Technical counsel to Intel legal.

Mark Kraeling is a Product Architect for the Train Performance group at Wabtec, Inc. At Wabtec, a Fortune 500 company, he drives technical innovation and unique digital solutions to propel the rail industry forward in a sustainable way. Mark is a regular speaker at technical conferences worldwide such as AusRAIL and IoT Solutions World Congress. He works to share his knowledge and passion of the rail industry on topics such as system architecture, software development and safety-related systems. Mark resides with his wife in Melbourne, Florida.

Arlen Nipper is President and CTO of Cirrus Link Solutions. With over 45 years of experience in the SCADA & IIoT industry, Arlen has broad experience covering design and manufacture of embedded computer systems to complete SCADA system infrastructure implementations for many companies. As a leading expert on the Internet of Things and as co-inventor of MQTT – a publish-subscribe network protocol that has become the dominant messaging standard in IoT – Arlen has been involved in many activities including writing publications, keynoting, and producing executive presentations about digital transformation and OT methodologies for organizations such as TEDx, IBM, Intel, AWS and more.

Eva Feng is the VP of Product Management for ZEDEDA, a market leader in the edge computing space. Before joining ZEDEDA, Eva had several senior leadership roles at Amazon Web Services, Service Now, Twilio, HPE and startups in Silicon Valley. She is a product management expert with a demonstrated history of bringing innovative products to market across various sectors, including edge, SaaS, cloud, and enterprise service products. Eva is a passionate leader with extensive global work experience, and has worked in the UK, China and the United States. She combines deep technical expertise, customer insights and market knowledge to build a strong product vision and lead teams to deliver product solutions into customers' hands.

Unpacking and Assembling ISA95

Colonial Ballroom | Francis Marion Hotel
Presenter: David Schultz, Senior Consultant, Spruik Technologies

ISA-95 is likely the most well-known standards in manufacturing. It is also one of the least understood. It is often characterized as obsolete or out-of-date and not suitable for a modern manufacturing architecture technology stack. This session will provide a basic overview of the standard, covering Parts 2, 3 and 4. It will also demonstrate how to apply the standard to a basic manufacturing use case.

David Schultz is a senior consultant with Spruik Technologies. He works with manufacturers to help them develop and execute strategies for their digital transformation and asset management initiatives. He has 25 over years of automation and process control experience across many market verticals, with a focus on continuous and batch processing. He is the Director for the SMIIoT Division of ISA and serves on several technical committees. He is also a member of the Society of Maintenance and Reliability Professionals (SMRP) and Project Management Institute (PMI).

Driving ROI of Industry 4.0 Initiatives

Colonial Ballroom | Francis Marion Hotel
Presenter: Sujata Tilak, Managing Director, Ascent Intellimation Pvt. Ltd.

ROI of Industry 4.0 has many facets. This session will look at how to identify immense potential of Industry 4.0 projects and realize the economic and sustainable ‘value’. The session will also delve upon soft returns for customers, employees and finally the society.

Sujata Tilak is a thought leader and recognized expert in IIoT and Industry 4.0. An instrumentation and control engineer from the College of Engineering, Pune, Sujata has more than 30 years of experience. She worked with Alfa Laval and KPIT before founding Ascent Intellimation. Under her leadership, AIPL has conceptualized and developed an innovative Internet of Things platform, PlantConnect and various products based on this platform. Sujata is an executive board member of the International Society of Automation (ISA). She is the founder and first director of ISA Smart Manufacturing and IIoT Division and past DVP of Asia Pacific District. She is associated with various engineering colleges as industry advisor. Sujata mentors students, professionals and startups wanting to step in automation and IoT world. She regularly speaks in conferences and writes in technical magazines.

ISA Standards Overview

Carolina Ballroom | Francis Marion Hotel
Presenter: Charley Robinson, Senior Director, Standards Administration, ISA

ISA’s international standards play a vital role in promoting safety, cybersecurity, and efficiency across global industry. This workshop will provide an overview of ISA’s international standards program and its relationship to and collaboration with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). A panel of experts representing standards stakeholders will then answer questions from the audience.

ISA Standards Panel

Carolina Ballroom | Francis Marion Hotel

This panel is an extension of the ISA Standards Overview and will have time for audience Q&A.

Moderator: Scott Reynolds, Security Engineering Manager - ITD, Johns Manville

Panelists:

Ed Manns, Managing Director, External Relations, ISA

Charley Robinson, Senior Director, Standards Administration, ISA

Steve Mustard, President & CEO, National Automation, Inc.

Dennis Brandl, Chief Consultant, BR&L Consulting

Steve Mustard is an independent automation consultant and a subject matter expert of the International Society of Automation (ISA). Backed by more than 30 years of engineering experience, Mustard specializes in the development and management of real-time embedded equipment and automation systems. He serves as president of National Automation, Inc., and served as the 2021 president of ISA.

Digital Transformation Track

Generative AI, Smart Manufacturing, Cloud Technology and Digital Twins

Wednesday, 2 October

08:30-09:15

Keynote - Beyond the Stars: How Digital Transformation is Shaping the Future of Space Exploration

09:30-10:00

Securing the Energy Industry: A Demonstration of ISA/IEC 62443 Implementation Approach

10:00-10:30

The Current State of Industry 4.0

10:30-10:45

Break

10:45-11:15

Industrial AI - The New Automation

11:15-11:30

Break

11:30-12:00

Introducing Generative AI to your Organization: How ISA is Driving Digital Transformation with Their New LLM, Mimo!

12:00-13:00

Lunch and State of the Society Address

13:00-14:00

Connecting Intelligence with Technology

14:00-14:30

Improving Plant's Performance Using Digital Tools - An Optimization Case Study

14:30-15:00

The Future of Flexible Manufacturing

15:00-15:15

Break

15:15-15:45

Data Governance and Why Your Data Backend Matters

Thursday, 3 October

08:30-09:15

Keynote - Security by Design

09:15-09:30

Break

09:30-10:00

Leveraging Digital Transformation to Reduce Cost of Instrumentation Testing

10:00-10:30

Bridging the Skills Gap: Strategies for Recognizing and Mitigating Workforce Shortages

10:30-10:45

Break

10:45-11:15

Fireside Chat: Engaging Young Minds in Automation

11:15-11:30

Break

11:30-12:00

Leveraging Digitalization for a Greener Future

12:00-13:00

Lunch

13:00-13:45

Life on the Edge: Harnessing Opportunities, Mastering Challenges and Mapping the Future of Edge Computing

13:45-14:00

Break

14:00-14:30

Technology Demonstration

14:30-15:00

Unpacking and Assembling ISA95

15:00-15:15

Break

15:15-15:45

Driving ROI of Industry 4.0 Initiatives

15:45-16:00

Break

15:45-16:15

ISA Standards Overview

16:15-16:45

ISA Standards Panel

Digital Transformation Track Program Committee

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Generative AI, Smart Manufacturing,
Cloud Technology and Digital Twins