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| Smart Manufacturing Summit | |
|---|---|
| Name | Smart Manufacturing Summit |
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Industry conference |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Venue | Various |
| Location | Global |
| First | 2010s |
| Participants | Manufacturers, technology providers, researchers |
Smart Manufacturing Summit The Smart Manufacturing Summit is an annual international conference that convenes leaders from Siemens, General Electric, IBM, Microsoft, and Amazon (company) alongside academics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Carnegie Mellon University, and University of California, Berkeley to discuss digital transformation in manufacturing. The summit brings together executives from Toyota, Ford Motor Company, Bosch, ABB (company), and Schneider Electric with policymakers from entities such as European Commission, World Economic Forum, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, United States Department of Commerce, and representatives from standards bodies like International Organization for Standardization, IEEE, and Industrial Internet Consortium.
The summit focuses on convergence of platforms from Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, Microsoft Azure, IBM Cloud, and Oracle Corporation with automation providers including Rockwell Automation, Honeywell, Fanuc, KUKA, and Yaskawa Electric Corporation. Participants explore applications of technologies developed at institutions like ETH Zurich, Tsinghua University, University of Cambridge, Imperial College London, and National University of Singapore and commercial deployments by Siemens Energy, Boeing, Airbus, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman.
Early editions drew thought leaders from MIT Media Lab, Fraunhofer Society, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and Argonne National Laboratory and companies such as Intel Corporation, NVIDIA, AMD, ARM Limited, and Qualcomm. The summit evolved in response to milestones like initiatives by Industry 4.0 (Germany), Industrial Internet Consortium, and policy statements from European Commission and National Institute of Standards and Technology. Key historical moments included panels featuring leaders from General Motors, Daimler AG, Nissan, Hyundai, and Volvo Group discussing additive manufacturing advances pioneered by Stratasys, 3D Systems, and Markforged.
Core themes cover integration of cyber-physical systems with platforms from SAP (company), Siemens PLM Software, Dassault Systèmes, PTC (company), and Autodesk. Sessions address supply chain resilience with case studies involving Maersk, DHL, FedEx, UPS, and BASF (company), and standards interoperability debates with delegations from IEC, ITU, W3C, and ISO. Other topics include workforce upskilling initiatives modeled on programs by UNESCO, ILO, European Training Foundation, Apprenticeship programs in Germany, and corporate training from Accenture, Deloitte, McKinsey & Company, and Boston Consulting Group.
Keynotes historically featured executives and researchers such as CEOs and CTOs from Siemens, GE Digital, IBM Research, Microsoft Research, and Google DeepMind; academic speakers from Harvard University, Yale University, Princeton University, University of Oxford, and Columbia University; and government representatives from United States Trade Representative, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (China), German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, Ministry of Economy and Finance (France), and Department for Business and Trade (UK). Thought leaders such as Elon Musk-adjacent innovators, executives from Tesla, Inc., and entrepreneurs backed by Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, and SoftBank Group have appeared on panels alongside researchers from Bell Labs and SRI International.
The summit showcases case studies from deployments at Procter & Gamble, Unilever, Nestlé, PepsiCo, and Coca-Cola Company integrating predictive maintenance solutions from GE Predix and Siemens MindSphere. Manufacturing transformations highlighted include digital twins used by Rolls-Royce Holdings, Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, Vestas, and General Electric in energy and aerospace. Supply chain digitalization examples involve Walmart, Target Corporation, IKEA, H&M, and Zara (Inditex), while robotics integrations cite projects by Amazon Robotics, Blue River Technology, Boston Dynamics, and UBTECH Robotics.
Organizers typically include consortiums and firms such as Industrial Internet Consortium, Smart Manufacturing Leadership Coalition, Manufacturing USA, National Association of Manufacturers, Society of Manufacturing Engineers, and event producers like Informa PLC, Reed Exhibitions, UBM plc, and Clarion Events. Partners and sponsors have included SAP, Siemens, ABB, Schneider Electric, Honeywell, Rockwell Automation, Microsoft, Amazon, and Google along with academic partners from MIT, Stanford, UC Berkeley, and national labs such as Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
Attendees span executives from multinational corporations such as Siemens, GE, Toyota, Ford, BMW, Volkswagen Group, Renault–Nissan–Mitsubishi Alliance, and Tata Group; startup founders represented by Y Combinator and Techstars; venture capital from Sequoia Capital, Accel Partners, Kleiner Perkins; and researchers from MIT, Stanford, Cambridge, ETH Zurich, and Tsinghua University. Delegations often include representatives from standards organizations like ISO, IEEE, IEC, and government agencies such as NIST, European Commission, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (China), and Japan External Trade Organization.
Category:Industrial conferences