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November 25th, 2026 Virtual UK

Fivetran

Join us for an exclusive executive virtual panel exploring What’s Actually Stopping Manufacturing AI? Discover how to eliminate the Data Lag Tax on plant operations and supply chains.


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Sponsored by Fivetran & dbt Labs

What’s Actually Stopping Manufacturing AI?

Eliminating the Data Lag Tax on Plant Operations and Supply Chains
Whether optimizing plant floor yield, predicting equipment failures, or tracking inbound supplier reliability, Discrete and Process Manufacturers face a shared barrier to operational efficiency caused by data lag. Every hour that operational data remains trapped or delayed across legacy ERPs (SAP/Oracle), plant-floor MES/SCADA systems, supplier feeds, and streaming IoT sensors, margins erode through unplanned downtime, miscalculated OEE, and wasted engineering hours spent fixing custom pipelines.
While over 70% of manufacturers have initiated AI projects, most initiatives stall before reaching enterprise scale. The primary bottleneck isn't model capability—it is pipeline fragility, IT bottlenecks, engine-bound platform lock-in, and stale operational context.
This closed-door, peer-led discussion will explore how manufacturing data and technology leaders are reducing integration complexity across OT and IT, improving data freshness, standardising business logic across plants, and creating trusted data foundations for analytics and AI. Attendees will compare notes on what it actually takes to build a trusted, real-time data layer capable of supporting physical AI, autonomous workflows, and enterprise analytics at scale.

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