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Accelerating Industrial Intelligence Together

Join us at Xchange 2026 as we celebrate 40 years of empowering industry.

This one-day event brings together professionals from across the industrial enterprise from the plant floor to the boardroom to explore how data, AI, and connected technologies are shaping the future of operations.

Expect real-world insight, practical strategies, and conversations that matter. 

 

Agenda

Weds

4 Nov

Main Plenary Sessions

09.30 

Welcome

Deon van Aardt, Marketing Manager, SolutionsPT

09.35

Turning Industrial Intelligence into Business Value

Sue Roche, General Manager, SolutionsPT

Industrial organisations face growing pressure to improve performance, resilience and security while embracing AI and digital transformation. In this opening keynote, Sue Roche explores how industrial intelligence is helping businesses turn data into action, accelerate innovation and deliver measurable outcomes. She will set the scene for the day ahead and highlight the opportunities created through technology, collaboration and operational excellence.

09:50

Accelerating Industrial Intelligence from the Edge to Enterprise

Doug Warren, Senior Vice President, Monitoring & Control Business, AVEVA

Doug Warren explores how modern HMI/SCADA platforms are evolving beyond the control room to become the foundation of industrial intelligence. Covering cloud, AI, cybersecurity and IT/OT convergence, he will share AVEVA's vision for connecting operations from edge to enterprise and enabling smarter, faster and more informed decision-making across industrial organisations.

10:35

Customer Enterprise Story

A look at how AVEVA’s evolving product strategy empowers industrial teams to drive sustainable performance.

11.20

Move to Monitoring and Control Focus Sessions or

Industrial Intelligence Forum.

Follow the links to see the content of each track.

13:25

Lunch & Expo

14:40

 

Transforming Data into Business Value: The Industrial Intelligence Journey

Andrea Magnago, Channel Manager EMEA - CONNECT, AVEVA

Industrial organisations are generating more data than ever before, yet many struggle to convert it into measurable outcomes. This session explores how Industrial Data Platforms, cloud technologies, Industrial Knowledge Graphs and AI are helping organisations contextualise data, unlock insights and drive better decisions. Discover how CONNECT is enabling a new generation of Industrial Intelligence that turns information into operational and business value.

 

15:35

From Insight to Action: Turning Today’s Ideas into Tomorrow’s Progress

Aidan Finnegan, Regional Manager, Ireland, SolutionsPT

A reflective close to the main plenary, drawing together the day’s key themes around industrial intelligence, connected efficiency and business value. Aidan Finnegan will interpret the practical takeaways and highlight the next steps attendees can take to turn discussion into action across their own organisations.

Monitoring and Control Focus Sessions

McCurdy Suite

11:20

Operations Control Edge 2026 Roadmap: See how InTouch continues to drive intelligence on the plant floor

Rickard Norin, Senior Product Manager - Operations Control, AVEVA

Explore the latest roadmap for Communication Drivers and InTouch to see how advancements like python scripting are empowering smarter monitoring, control, and connectivity; turning operational complexity into a clear path forward for industrial efficiency.

12:00

Bridging the Gap: Moving from HMI to SCADA for Maximum Value

Andy Graham, Solutions Manager, SolutionsPT

Focusing on KPI-driven adoption, we will discover how to deploy into brownfield and upgrade opportunities to gain immediate visibility and make faster, more efficient operational decisions without a total system rip and replace. We will highlight the critical importance of structured data lower down in the stack, showing how clean foundations make it much easier to drive business value and advanced analytics higher up.

12:15

 

Operations Control Supervisory 2026: Future-Proof your control room with System Platform

Rickard Norin, Senior Product Manager - Operations Control, AVEVA

AVEVA is advancing its Supervisory Level Operations Control and SCADA offerings to deliver greater flexibility, scalability, and integration. Explore the latest roadmap for real-time visibility, streamlined workflows, AI-assisted engineering and IIoT readiness; empowering you to turn operational complexity into connected efficiency.

12:55

Customer Story

Hear a real life SCADA / HMI success story from a leading beverage manufacturer.

13:10

Industrial Evolution: Turning Complexity into Connected Efficiency

This closing session for our HMI / SCADA track, synthesises how modernising your architecture, embracing open systems, and scaling data operations allow you to successfully turn industrial complexity into a clear path forward for connected efficiency.

Industrial Intelligence Forum

Maginnes Suite

11:20

The Foundation of Truth: Curating Data for AI Readiness

Ken Molloy, Technical Success Manager, SolutionsPT

Before predicting the future, you must understand the present. Join us as we dissect the mechanics of data curation. We'll explore strategies for tackling unrefined data and demonstrating how building a robust, contextualised data foundation (UNS) is the mandatory first step for any industrial intelligence initiative.

11:45

Unlocking New Capabilities for Industrial Data: What’s New in the AVEVA PI System 

Ellery Murdock, Director: Product Management, AVEVA

Get up to speed on the current state of the AVEVA PI System. We'll break down recent updates, new functionalities, and how these changes empower better decision-making. We'll also provide a detailed look at how MCP integration elevates the AVEVA PI System's role in your overall architecture.

12:10

Round table: The Great Data Drag: Unpacking the Friction in Moving OT to AI

12:25

Intelligent Operations: Applied AI for Asset Reliability

Paul Alcock, Solution Architect - Customer Packaged Goods, AVEVA and Cranford Johnstone, Asset Management Sales Manager, SolutionsPT

Turn historical data into future certainty. This session provides a practical look at Applied AI, utilising AVEVA Advanced Analytics and Ultimo to monitor and predict asset health. Discover how these predictive models are deployed in real-world environments to minimise downtime and extend asset & equipment lifecycles.

12:50

Industrial Intelligence in Action: Customer Success Story

Hear directly from an industry peer on how they successfully navigated the transition toward Intelligent Operations. This rapid-fire session will cover their initial challenges, the solutions deployed, and the tangible ROI realised from their industrial data initiatives.

13:10

Round table: Applied AI & ML: What’s Hype vs. What Can Actually Work for You?

Why you should attend Xchange

  • Hear directly from AVEVA on what’s next 
  • Learn from real customer transformation stories 
  • Gain actionable strategies for operations and industrial data management 
  • Network with peers, experts and pioneers 

Featured Speakers

Sue Roche

General Manager,

SolutionsPT

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Doug Warren

Senior Vice President,

Monitoring & Control Business,

AVEVA

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Rickard Norin

Senior Product Manager, AVEVA 

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Andy Graham

Solutions Manager, SolutionsPT

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Andrea Magnago

EMEA Partner Principal - CONNECT, AVEVA
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Ken Molloy

Technical Success Manager, SolutionsPT

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Ellery Murdock

Director, Product Management, AVEVA
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Paul Alcock

Solution Architect - Customer Packaged Goods, AVEVA
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Cranford Johnstone

Asset Management Sales Manager, SolutionsPT
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Aidan Finnegan

Regional Manager, Ireland, Solutions PT

 

2026 Venue details

Lyrath Estate Hotel,
Paulstown Road,
Lyrath,
Co. Kilkenny, R95 F685,
Ireland
 
 

Free parking is available.

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This is conference is free to attend.  We request individual registration to ensure accurate information.

 

Lunch and refreshments throughout the day are included with registration.