Upcoming events.
International Conference on Industry of the Future and Smart Manufacturing
The International Conference on Industry of the Future and Smart Manufacturing (ISM) is a yearly open forum fostering the smart culture and exploring the transformative impact of digital technologies characterizing the 4th industrial revolution across the full breadth of economic sectors.
The manufacturing community is leading a series of world-class breakthroughs driven by the convergence of physical and digital spaces, operational excellence and human-automation symbiosis that are intimately changing the profile and behavior of socio-technical ecosystems at all levels of public and private sectors
To support this transition, ISM promotes the cross-fertilization of multidisciplinary knowledge bringing together a global community of eminent academics, research innovators, professionals, leaders and policy makers committed to build more efficient, agile, safe, sustainable and ethical systems; encourages the dissemination of the latest scientific advances, research results and industrial stories to strengthen the theoretical base of Industry 4.0/5.0; and provides a stimulating ground for business-to-science cooperation opportunities.
Source: https://www.msc-les.org/ism2025/
European Big Data Value Forum
The EBDVF is the flagship event of the European Big Data Value and Industrial AI Research and Innovation community. EBDVF target audience includes industry professionals, business developers, researchers and policy-makers from all over Europe and other regions of the world to advance policy actions, and industrial and research activities in the areas of Data and AI. The event is hosted every year in the country that holds the European Presidency.
Learn more: https://european-big-data-value-forum.eu/
AI Circular Economy Conference 2026
Join us at this groundbreaking conference to explore how advanced AI tools and applications are shaping the future of circular and sustainable materials by unlocking the full potential of renewable carbon from biomass, carbon capture utilisation (CCU), and recycling:
High-tech innovators are delivering cutting-edge AI solutions for science and industry.
Chemical and plastics producers are using AI to innovate more quickly, efficiently, and sustainably.
The agricultural and biomass sectors are using AI to identify new sources of raw materials and close the loop on material flows.
Cutting-edge applications of AI, including AI-assisted modelling of CCU processes and catalysts, optimisation of CO₂ capture, and the design of novel chemical pathways such as those involving electrochemistry
Use of AI for process control and optimisation in depolymerisation, advanced waste stream sorting and feedstock analysis, as well as quality assurance of recycled materials.
Source: https://ai-circulareconomy.eu/
Smart Manufacturing Week 2026
Celebrating the best in UK manufacturing and engineering excellence and innovation
Smart Manufacturing Week returns in June 2026 and is designed to help support the sector in all stages of their smart manufacturing and engineering journeys.
The Manufacturing Partnership Days 2025
The third edition of the Manufacturing Partnership Days will take place on October 20-21-22, 2025, at the Event Lounge in Brussels. This key event will bring together the manufacturing research and innovation community for three days of insightful presentations, interactive discussions, and valuable networking.
This year, the event will be structured around three thematic focus areas, each explored on a dedicated day:
- Day 1: AI and Digital Transformation of SMEs
- Day 2: Circularity & Sustainability
- Day 3: Productivity and Human-Centric Manufacturing
The event will be a great occasion to discover and showcase the latest achievements and future goals of the Factories of the Future and Made in Europe projects.
Industry leaders, researchers, and policymakers will share their expertise, offering a deep dive into cutting-edge advancements shaping the future of European manufacturing.
An exhibition area will provide a dedicated space to meet project representatives, discover innovative technologies, and engage in in-depth discussions. With ample networking opportunities, the event is perfect for connecting with experts, fostering collaborations, and exchanging ideas.
Source: https://effra.glueup.com/event/the-manufacturing-partnership-days-2025-136448/
Streamlining Sustainability & Circular Economy Decisions with GRETA
An insightful webinar introducing GRETA, an innovative sustainability assessment tool created by the University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI) as part of the DaCapo project.
GRETA is a web-based, microservices-driven application specifically designed to assess the sustainability and circularity performance of products and processes within manufacturing environments. Through its advanced diagnostic and advisory features, GRETA empowers users to optimize their manufacturing practices and make informed, data-driven decisions to improve environmental, economic, social, and circular performance.
To enhance your understanding of this powerful tool, the webinar will feature a practical use-case demonstration, illustrating GRETA's functionalities in a real-world manufacturing context.
Don't miss this opportunity to discover how GRETA can transform your sustainability efforts!
What to expect:
• Expert Insights: Learn from SUPSI experts about sustainability modelling and evaluation.
• Practical Tools: Gain hands-on knowledge of the GRETA sustainability tool.
• Interactive Learning: Engage in live Q&A sessions to make the content relevant to your challenges.
• Professional Development: Take away actionable insights to assess sustainability in your organisation.
DaCapo Webinar: The 6Ps Maturity Model for the Twin Transition
In this webinar we present the 6Ps Maturity Model for the Twin Transition developed by the POLIMI School of Management Manufacturing Group within the framework of the Circular TwAIn project. The maturity model contains six main dimensions (i.e., Product, Process, Platform, People, Partner, Performance) to guide end-users in assessing SMEs' maturity and creating an improvement plan towards higher circularity levels.
What to Expect:
Expert Insights: Learn from POLIMI experts in circular and digital manufacturing.
Practical Tools: Gain hands-on knowledge of the 6Ps maturity model, its dimensions and questions.
Interactive Learning: Engage in live Q&A sessions to make the content relevant to your challenges.
Professional Development: Take away actionable insights to assess and plan the implementation of circularity-oriented practices with the support of digital technologies.
Register here: https://bit.ly/4gXA2aJ
Smart Factory + Automation World 2025
The Smart Factory Automation World Show is an exhibition for Industrial Automation B2B that guides the Digital Transformation of the manufacturing industry with a range of products and solutions including sensors, cameras, AI and more.
Source: https://www.automationworld.co.kr/fairDash.do
DaCapo Webinar: Measuring Sustainability and Circularity
An insightful webinar on sustainability and circularity KPIs, hosted as part of the European project DaCapo. In this session Quentin Aubert, environmental science engineer at CEA, will introduce a comprehensive list of indicators designed to evaluate the sustainability and circularity of manufacturing products and processes.
What you'll gain:
- Identify and recall the core concepts of circularity and sustainability.
- Comprehend the structure and how to navigate the comprehensive indicator list.
- Select and use the best indicators for your scope.
- Get sensitized to the methods needed to calculate the indicators.
European Manufacturing Strategies Summit
The EMS Summit will be returning in 2024 bringing together the industry's best speakers, technical experts, specialists and industry leaders. Resulting in an unmissable two days of the latest information.
Moving into a historic 20th year, the summit continues to go from strength to strength. Last year saw a record number of over 200 senior leaders, with an astounding 45 presentations covering a diverse range of topics.
Explore the critical issues with the industry's best speakers. There will be plentiful networking opportunities, expect to meet with fellow industry leaders, enabling meetings, connections and business growth.
Source: https://ems-summit.com/2024/en/page/home
Sustainability Europe 2024
Sustainability Europe is the event for executives and investors that are looking to understand how they can navigate the CSRD with confidence and deliver a net zero business. Why is this year different? We're enhancing collaboration, knowledge-sharing, and impact by bringing four previously independent events all under one roof for 2024. This is your chance to join over 750 like-minded practitioners and investors in a concerted effort to leverage the CSRD’s potential and expedite your sustainability transition.
Source: bit.ly/45nnzJt
Digital Twin & Smart Manufacturing Summit
Digital Twin & Smart Manufacturing is a 2-day networking event that will invite visionary speakers, industry experts, innovative digital twin, and digital manufacturing technology providers on one platform and facilitate the discussion pertaining to the current trends and Future innovation in the field of Digital Twin.
European Big Data Value Forum
The European Big Data Value Forum (EBDVF) brings together industry professionals, business developers, researchers and policy-makers from all over Europe and other regions of the world to advance policy actions, and industrial and research activities in the areas of Data and AI.
This year, the event will take place in Valencia, Spain on 25 – 27 October.
The EBDVF 2023 is organised by the Big Data Value Association (BDVA),in collaboration with INCLIVA VLC (Biomedical Research Institute), ITI (Investigate to Innovate), Polytechnic University of Madrid (Universidad Politecnica de Madrid) Polytechnic University of Valencia (Universitat Politicnica de Valencia) and the European Commission (DG CNECT). It has been granted with the Spanish Presidency Auspice.
AI REGIO FINAL EVENT
The AI REGIO consortium is organises the AI Regio Final Event at the BluePoint in Brussels on the 27th of September 2023. This hybrid event will be back-to-back with the Manufacturing Partnership Event of EFFRA in Brussels on the 26th of September.
Within this full day interactive event the results and efforts of the project and in particular AI and Manufacturing solutions of involved SMEs and Digital Innovation Hubs will be presented. The main program contains: three main 90’ participative sessions that will showcase the results of the project in terms of Digital Innovation Hubs, Didactic Factories Networks and Regional Ecosystems; AI-based Data Platforms for Manufacturing, SME-driven experiments for Manufacturing Industry.
These sessions will be organised in three slots:
Session 1: Illustration of main outcomes of the AI REGIO project;
Session 2: Voting, questions and discussions led by external expert;
Session 3: Panel discussion moderated by key AI REGIO experts with the participation of industrial cases and success stories.
In addition to these three sessions, there will be an exhibition area to showcase innovative solutions and services of involved experiments as well as a guided exhibition tour for interested attendees.
Source: https://eveeno.com/airegiofinalevent
EOSC Symposium
A cornerstone of the new European Research Area, the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) aims to provide user-friendly access to Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable (FAIR) data, resources, and services in all scientific disciplines through a single sign-on system. This year’s fully hybrid event will tackle the challenge of EOSC’s sustainability under the heading ‘Taking EOSC into the Future’.
Source: https://symposium23.eoscfuture.eu/
The 2023 IEEE International Conference on Digital Twin
Digital twin, as a recent iconic phrases of fashions, has been coined and broadened somewhat in that it is now being extensively applied, or rather used, to characterize a variety of digital simulation models that run alongside real-time processes that pertain to social and economic systems as well as physical systems since its inception. It is even conceivable that latency between when data is received from the basic system and when the users closest to the system can use is often short enough to enable good corrective actions. Progress towards digital twins will surely enable us to gain ever deeper insights into the nature of reality and its virtual form. How close we can get to the real thing is a collective exploration we are about to embark upon as a society.
The 2023 IEEE International Conference on Digital Twin will provide a high-profile, leading-edge forum for researchers, engineers, and practitioners to present state-of-art advances and innovations on Digital Twin, as well as to identify emerging research topics and define the future of Digital Twin. We seek submissions of papers which invent new techniques, introduce innovative methodologies, and propose new research directions in advanced digital twin theories, methods, implementations, and applications.