
Agenda
IDC Manufacturing Summit 2025 brings together technology and business leaders to share their visions, strategies, and practical experience. Join the discussion, gain concrete guidance, and draw inspiration for the future development.
Main Themes

Strategy & Human Factor
- Workplace and Cultural Readiness: The Human Factor in Scaling AI
- Modernization vs. Stability: A Strategy for Legacy Systems
- From Investment to Value: Ensuring ROI on Digital Projects
- PLM as a Tool to Mitigate Tariff Impact

Infrastructure & Data Foundations
- IT/OT Convergence: From Shop Floor Data to Business Value
- Private 5G: Unlock the Full Potential of Your Factory Floor
- Strategic Migration to the Cloud: The Future of PLM, CAD, and CAE Applications
- Industrial DataOps: Building the Data Foundation for AI Success

AI, Automation & Innovation
- Accelerating Innovation: Practical Use of GenAI in Engineering
- Federated Learning: Scaling AI Securely and in Compliance with GDPR
- AI in Compliance: Automate Reporting and Mitigate Risks
- Scaling Manufacturing with Cloud and AI: Building the Digital Backbone for Growth

Resilience & Sustainability
- Resilience and Sustainability in the Digital Age: More Than Just Cost Cutting
- Electrification in Action: The Path to Efficient and Sustainable Field Service

Security
- Fortifying the Factory: Cybersecurity for OT and Industry 4.0
- Data Intelligence and OT security: The Twin Pillars of Smart Manufacturing
Venue

TechTower
Koterovská 152, Plzeň 2 – Slovany
The complex is a modern revitalization of the former Světovar Brewery, located in the Slovany district on the southern edge of Pilsen. It is connected to public transport, just 4 minutes from the D5 highway.



Knowledge Hub

The Power of Manufacturing Software
Supply chain disruptions — unpredictable supplies, product shortages, increasing material costs — continue to have a profound impact on manufacturers worldwide. In response, remanufacturing, which has long been a part of the industry, has seen a surge in popularity in recent years.

Rethinking AI and Innovation: From Output-Driven to Process-Centric
Most of the hype related to GenAI in the industrial environment centers around applications and use cases. I call this output-driven.
Users and internal sponsors find it easy to understand this approach because they can see the benefits and ROI of the solutions. There is a tool, clear CAPEX and OPEX, and an obvious result.
The approach is transparent and straightforward: Do you need an industrial co-pilot? You got it. Do you need a knowledge management tool? Here it is.
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