About the Event
Critical Networks in Manufacturing Forum is an annual event with topics on digital infrastructure where cybersecurity and reliability are engineered into the fabric of the plant floor to ensure maximum uptime and data integrity.
In a smart factory you bridge the gap between IT and OT, integrate legacy assets with next-gen automation and AI, bring together engineering and plant leadership to achieve the resilient throughput necessary for a true, future-proof smart factory.
EPB Tour
Optional!
Schedule
9:00am Registration & Networking
9:30 am Welcome
9:45 am Cyber Security in the Age of Smart
Manufacturing
10:45 am Powering the Digital Factory:
The Strategic Role of Data Centers in Modern
Manufacturing
11:30 am
Session A
Achieving Zero-Trust Security and 99.999%
Reliability
Session B
The Interoperability Blueprint: Unifying Fragmented Data for Real-Time Visibility
Session C
Engineering Scalability for the AI-Driven Factory
12:00pm
Lunch & Industry Panel
The Resilient Factory: Balancing Security,
Scale, and Seamless Connectivity
12:45pm Closing
1:00 pm
Shuttle Bus departs Smart Factory Institute
3:30 pm
Shuttle Bus returns to Smart Factory Institute
The tour will leave the Smart Factory Institute at 1:00 PM and visit the EPB Control Center, where participants will learn how EPB manages one of the most advanced smart grid systems in the country. The experience will continue at 2:30 PM with a visit to EPB Quantum Center, where guests will explore how EPB is advancing next-generation technology and innovation through quantum networking and computing, returning to the Smart Factory Institute at 3:30pm.
Conference only $50 (attend virtually, $25)
with tour $90
Please go to the event site for more details and to register.