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Before you scale AI, build the data foundation that powers it 

Industrial leaders are under immense pressure to modernise, but while the headlines focus on AI, the reality for most operators is still defined by fragmented systems, "dirty" data, and security silos. The truth is that AI readiness is simply Operational Excellence renamed and the same data foundation are required. 

Join this industry-led, interactive forum to bridge the gap between AI hype and reality. Through open discussions and shared experiences, you'll hear from industry peers, explore real-world examples and gain first-hand perspectives on what's working and what isn't. We’ll guide you around a pragmatic three‑pillar architecture: establishing a trusted context engine on the plant floor, creating a secure hybrid bridge to the cloud, and orchestrating a synchronised ecosystem of intelligence that supports Industry 4.0 initiatives at scale.

Discover how to fix the broken data pipelines that hold your business back, delivering immediate value to your engineers today while future-proofing your operations for tomorrow. (If you already use AVEVA PI you have a head start and we will show you how to leverage it.)

Places are limited, secure your place at this free to attend event, today.

Meet the Speakers

Orlagh Costello

Orlagh Costello

Engineering Services Manager, Abbott

Krzysztof Kubosz-105

Krzysztof Kubosz 

Product Manager, SolutionsPT

Vitória Régia Oliveira

Vitória Régia Oliveira

Operations Team Leader, Abbott

Ken Molloy-103

Ken Molloy

Technical Success Manager

Availability

AI Readiness Forum

24 March Lyrath Estate, Kilkenny, Ireland Free entry

Agenda

Session summary

AI Readiness Starts Today

9:30

Registration & Refreshments

10:00

Welcome Address

10:10

The Future of Industrial Operations & The Gap
Krzysztof Kubosz, Product Manager, SolutionsPT 

The Reality Check:  AI is loud, but true industrial success is often quiet. In this opening keynote, we cut through the noise of the current hype cycle to address the "Implementation Gap," the specific reason why so many digital pilots fail to scale. We will outline what a mature, AI-ready operation actually looks like in 2026 and challenge the audience to assess their own digital maturity. This is not about selling a dream; it is about understanding the groundwork required to make it a reality.

10:40 

The Foundation of Truth and True Cost of Dirty Data 

Omer Muhammad, Senior PI Consultant, SolutionsPT

Structuring Your Data: Before you can ask an AI complex questions, you must be able to trust the answers. This session tackles the "First Mile" of digital transformation: turning raw, noisy sensor tags into a reliable, structured asset model. We will explore why "dirty data" is the silent killer of AI projects and demonstrate how establishing a single source of truth on the plant floor is the only way to ensure success in the cloud. Expect a focus on the necessity of context, ensuring a pump is defined as a pump, not just a row of numbers. 

 

11:30

Coffee Break & Networking 

11:50

Collaborating Without Compromise: The Hybrid Bridge to Cloud
Eileen Mulqueen, Business Development Manager, SolutionsPT 

Secure Transport & OT/IT Convergence: How do you move industrial data to the cloud without compromising security or losing critical context? This interactive session addresses the friction between OT stability and IT agility. We will discuss the architecture required to bridge these two worlds safely, ensuring that when data leaves the plant, it retains its meaning and integrity. We will frankly address the common "boardroom blockers," from cybersecurity fears to data sovereignty and show how a hybrid approach offers the best of both worlds. 

12:40

Executive Lunch & Demo's

13:40

The Ecosystem of Intelligence
Ken Molley, Technical Success Manager, SolutionsPT

The Future:  We are shifting from simply connecting data to connecting intelligence. In this forward-looking session, we explore the next decade of operations, where AI Agents and the new Model Context Protocol (MCP) transform how we interact with our assets. We will move beyond the idea of static dashboards to a dynamic ecosystem where disparate systems, from maintenance logs to real-time process data, can finally speak a common language. This is your roadmap to avoiding "Smart Silos" and building a truly interoperable future. 

14.15

Closing Address

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Key Takeaways

The Reality Check: Why "collecting data" is not the same as "being data-driven," and why this gap kills AI ROI.

The Context Engine: A blueprint to clean and standardise your asset data before AI touches it.

The Hybrid Bridge: A pragmatic strategy to bridge OT data to the Cloud (and tools like Databricks) without compromising security.

The New Standard (MCP): An introduction to the Model Context Protocol—the future of connecting AI agents to your industrial assets.

 

Venue details

Lyrath Estate
Dublin Road
Kilkenny 
County Kilkenny
Ireland

Free parking is available.