The Era of the Adaptive Factory and Connected Worker
Smart Manufacturing World Summit
"Where Human Ingenuity, Connected Workers, and Machine Intelligence Unite to Outperform Change."
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BY GLOBAL LEADERS
Meet Our Esteemed Speakers
ams OSRAM Group
IAC Group
Schneider Electric
Bonfiglioli
Fortrea
JLR
ASML
Rolls-Royce
Ypsomed AG
BSH
Barry Callebaut Group
VELUX
About the Summit
Welcome to the Smart Manufacturing World Summit 2026 (18–20 March, Stuttgart) – where the future of manufacturing is engineered, not imagined. This is not another conference. It’s a three-day revolution for leaders building factories that learn, adapt, and outpace change.
Join Europe’s top manufacturers to operationalize 2026’s most critical strategies: scaling AI plant-wide in 12 months, turning regulations into €2M+ profits, and creating cyber-resilient, circular factories. Expect zero fluff. Only actionable blueprints from Siemens, Bosch, and pioneers redefining industrial performance.
You’ll leave with:
– A personalized implementation roadmap
– Your toughest challenges solved
– A coalition to future-proof your operations
The revolution starts here. Will you lead it?
What You'll Learn
AI Scaling: Pilot to plant-wide in 12 months.
Predictive Maintenance 2.0: Slash downtime 40%.
Human-Centric Automation: Reduce turnover 25%.
Cyber-Resilient Factories: Build unhackable operations.
Circular Manufacturing: Unlock €8M+ from waste.
Self-Optimizing Production: 99% uptime guaranteed.
Change Leadership for Industry 5.0: Build adaptive, future-proof teams.
Scope 3 Decarbonization: Embed full ESG into your supply chain.
SME-Smart Implementation: Achieve ROI with lean budgets.
Data-Driven Service Revenue: Monetize your operational platform.
Agenda Focus Areas
Digital Transformation in Manufacturing
Supply Chain in Manufacturing
Lean & Operational Excellence
Advanced Manufacturing
Integrated Digital Factory/Smart Factory
Advanced Production Strategies
Predictive Maintenance 4.0
Cyber Security
FREE PORSCHE & MERCEDES VIP TOUR
Unique Tour with A Special Focus On Smart Factory Used Cases
Reasons to Attend
See how real factories are scaling AI — beyond the proof of concept.
Get ahead of the EU Digital Product Passport, before it gets ahead of you.
Learn from leaders who turned disruption into operational advantage.
Explore tools that elevate people — not just automate them.
Connect with those who are executing, not just exploring.
Sponsors
Alight with Sustainability leaders. Explore sponsorship benefits.
DIAMOND SPONSOR
GE Vernova
GE Vernova is a planned, purpose-built global energy company that includes Power, Wind, and Electrification segments and is supported by its accelerator businesses of Advanced Research, Consulting Services, and Financial Services. Building on over 130 years of experience tackling the world’s challenges, GE Vernova is uniquely positioned to help lead the energy transition by continuing to electrify the world while simultaneously working to decarbonize it. GE Vernova helps customers power economies and deliver electricity that is vital to health, safety, security, and improved quality of life. GE Vernova is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., with more than 80,000 employees across 140+ countries around the world.
GE Vernova’s Digital business is focused on providing a suite of software products and services to customers aiming to accelerate a new era of energy by electrifying and decarbonizing the energy ecosystem through intelligent and efficient data analytics, monitoring, and management.
Website: https://www.gevernova.com/
SILVER SPONSOR
mithryl
Website: www.mithryl.co
Media Partners
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