Conference Description
Key Takeaways
- Focuses on scaling AI from pilot projects to enterprise-wide deployment across plants, field operations, and supply chains
- Addresses Physical AI, embedding intelligence in machines, robotics, and automation systems for autonomous operations
- Covers cybersecurity considerations for AI-enabled industrial environments
- Targets senior leaders and technology professionals in manufacturing, energy, utilities, and supply chain sectors
- Features end-user transformation stories alongside technical and strategic content
About the Event
The ARC Industry Leadership Forum Orlando 2027 convenes industrial companies, technology providers, and end users under the theme “From Intelligence to Execution: Scaling AI Across Industrial Operations and Supply Chain.” The annual forum addresses the transition from isolated AI pilots and point solutions to implementing architectures and operating models that enable AI-driven decision-making at scale. Sessions include keynotes, executive panels, concurrent track sessions, workshops, and an Innovations Showcase held at the Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld.
Industrial AI and Autonomous Operations
A central theme is Physical AI: intelligence embedded directly in machines, automation systems, robotics, and intelligent workflows. The forum examines how organizations can shift from manual processes to increasingly autonomous operations while maintaining human oversight, safety, and trust. Topics span industrial data fabrics, open digital ecosystems, execution systems (MES, MOM, control), and asset performance management.
Cybersecurity for AI-Enabled Operations
As industrial environments integrate AI and autonomous technologies, securing these systems becomes critical. The forum addresses cybersecurity challenges specific to AI-enabled operations, including governance frameworks for human-machine collaboration and safety considerations as decision-making becomes more automated.
Who Should Attend
The forum targets directors of engineering, process control technology directors, digital engineering managers, senior engineering consultants, and other technology professionals from manufacturing, energy, utilities, and supply chain organizations. Technology vendors, consultants, and solution providers also participate. Notable companies referenced include ABB, Accenture, AWS, AVEVA, Bentley Systems, Emerson, Honeywell, IBM, Inductive Automation, Microsoft, Oracle, Rockwell Automation, SAP, Schneider Electric, Siemens, and Yokogawa.