This week, ARC Advisory Group held its 19th Annual Industry Forum in Orlando, Florida. The event drew more than 700 participants from approximately 300 different companies and 25 countries. The theme for this year's Forum, "Industry in Transition: The Information-driven Enterprise for the Connected World," resonated well with attendees, many who are currently trying to get a handle on the latest Internet-enabled automation and information technologies and determine if and how they can enable competitive advantage.
Presenters from industry, government, and academia shared knowledge and experiences on a wide variety of topics including cyber security, plant lifecycle design, automation project management, integrated control and electrification, smart manufacturing, and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT).
Monday's program featured well-attended workshops on cyber security, future workforce development, IIoT, and sustainable reliability. Monday afternoon, executives from Forum platinum and gold sponsors – Yokogawa, Mentor Graphics, IFS, Bentley Systems, and Honeywell Process Solutions – held press conferences to announce some exciting new products, solutions, and acquisitions. Additional platinum and gold Forum sponsors included GE, AT&T, and ABB, as well as Siemens, the Forum's Global Sponsor. For a full list of supplier, media, and industry organization sponsors, readers can visit the Forum web pages.
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