Roundtable

Transforming Manufacturing Operations: Unlocking the Promise of AI

October 1, 2026 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm EST
Data-driven.
People first.
Executive Engagement.

Where is AI moving from experimentation to real operational value - and how are EMEA's industrial leaders navigating the regulatory, workforce, and governance realities that shape the path to scale?

EMEA's industrial leaders are operating in one of the world's most complex manufacturing environments. Energy cost pressures, persistent supply chain disruptions tied to geopolitical tensions, escalating operational costs, and pervasive skilled labour shortages are compounding the pressure on operations teams to do more with less. And layered on top of all that is the question that no executive can ignore: how do you move AI from experimentation into real, measurable operational value?

The challenge is no longer simply technical. In Europe, the EU AI Act is reshaping what responsible AI deployment looks like, raising the bar on transparency, explainability, and risk governance. Across the Middle East and Africa, organisations are navigating different pressures, from ambitious national transformation agendas and rapid industrial expansion to increasing expectations from governments and shareholders to deliver measurable returns on digital investment. At the same time, concerns around data readiness, trust, governance, change management, and, in Europe, regulatory compliance and labour relations continue to slow enterprise-wide adoption. Yet leading manufacturers are beginning to identify high-value use cases, establish effective human-AI workflows, and demonstrate measurable operational impact.

Join this virtual roundtable, in partnership with Seeq, as manufacturing leaders explore where AI is delivering tangible value across EMEA operations today, how organisations are balancing AI ambition with regulatory reality, and what strategies will be required to move from isolated pilots to enterprise-scale transformation over the next 12–24 months

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Speakers &
Featured Attendees

Ben Bishop

Senior Director of Strategic Growth, Enterprise Analytics & AI
Ben is a Senior Director at Seeq where he helps customers accelerate operational decision making through the find out more

Discussion Topics

1

Where is AI improving asset reliability, process performance, and operational consistency across your sites - and which use cases are gaining the most traction in your industry?

2

How is the evolving governance landscape - whether regulatory, organisational, or cultural - shaping how you deploy AI, and what does responsible AI adoption look like in practice?

3

What are the biggest challenges in measuring the business impact of AI initiatives, and how are you building the internal case to scale beyond pilots?

About Seeq Corporation

Seeq is a leader in industrial AI, analytics, and decision intelligence, helping manufacturers turn complex operational data into faster, better decisions at scale.

Seeq helps organizations preserve expert knowledge, improve performance, and scale operational insight across sites so teams can act with more speed, consistency, and confidence.

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