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  1. ACM CRC: collaborative projects and the digitalisation imperative across all sectors of manufacturing
  2. Aerospace Innovation: The Need for Applied Research as an Enabler to Strengthen Competitive, Cost-efficient Production in Australia"
    Industry 4.0 has long promised smarter, connected manufacturing, but for many Australian SMEs it has remained complex, costly, and difficult to implement. This session explores how modern cloud-based …
    Speakers
    Pat Burka
    Pat Burka, Director, AIR Hub - Swinburne University of Technology
  3. Afternoon Break
  4. Afternoon Break
  5. AI can integrate supply and demand in manufacturing?
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    Benchmarking APAC’s Countries Digital Readiness: Insights from Real-life Assessments
    The Smart Industry Readiness Index (SIRI) comprises a suite of frameworks and tools to help manufacturers – regardless of size or industry – start, scale and sustain their digital transformation journ …
    Speakers
    Jesmond Hong
    Jesmond Hong, Chief Operating Officer - International Centre for Industrial Transformation
  7. Breakthrough to Scale: Why Australia's Food Manufacturers Hold the Key to Our Food Future
    Speakers
    Angeline Achariya
    Angeline Achariya, CEO - Innovation Gamechangers
  8. Bridging the gap between AI intent and execution
    Speakers
    Graeme Evans
    Graeme Evans, Regional Vice President AU/NZ & Pacific - Epicor
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    Cyber Resilience and its impact on Machinery
    This presentation examines how new legislation and standards are reshaping machine design, implementation, and operation across the full lifecycle. With cybersecurity now integral to functional safety …
    Speakers
    Justin Farrell
    Justin Farrell, National Consulting Manager - PILZ AUSTRALIA
  10. Democratising Industry 4.0: Practical Digital Transformation for Australian Manufacturers
    Speakers
    Chatura Elkaduwa
    Chatura Elkaduwa, Head of Product Development and Technology - Central Innovation
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    Fireside chat industry best practice / case study
  12. Hyperconnected Factories, Hyperexposed Risks: Is 5G Expanding the Cyber Attack Surface?
  13. Sponsored
    Interview: Innovative tech and business models enabling low cost circular milk production and distribution
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    KEYNOTE: TBC
  15. Lunch
  16. Lunch
  17. Lunch
  18. Networking Reception
  19. Panel | Connected Industry in Practice: Building the Smart Factory Ecosystem
  20. Panel | Engineering Smarter Composites for Real-World Demand
    The discussion will cover development of new technologies for composites to meet identified market needs. Featuring Industry 4.0 innovations (e.g. sensors embedded in structures and in production to c …
    Chairperson
    Brent Balinksi
    Brent Balinksi, Communications Manager - ACM CRC
  21. Panel | Smart Factories or Smart Spending? Justifying ROI
  22. Sponsored
    Panel: AI-Powered Quality Control: transforming how food, beverage, and FMCG manufacturers detect defects, contamination, and inconsistencies.
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    Panel: Smart Packaging
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    Panel: The Cost of Going Green: Does Sustainable Automation Stack Up?
  25. Quantum computing: The future of computing, vapourware, or somewhere in between
    Speakers
    Jared Cole
    Jared Cole, Professor of Physics - Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
  26. Robots Won’t Just Take Jobs—They’ll Reshape Power
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  31. The implications of the Euro Free Trade Agreement for Aussie manufacturers
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    Welcome – APPMA
    Speakers
    Denni Egan
    Denni Egan, Events & Marketing Manager - APPMA