ARC Industry Leadership Summit
How AI Can Accelerate Business Value Creation

October 23-24, 2024 - Houston, TX

ARC Industry Leadership Summit

Join us for a by invitation-only summit featuring Mike Carroll, Vice President of Innovation at Georgia-Pacific. Hosted at a venue graciously provided by Rockwell Automation, this event is exclusively for Executives striving to realize business value from AI in the industrial sector.

This Leadership Summit highlights one industrial leader’s AI journey, inviting fellow executives to explore how to unlock future Industrial AI value at scale. This isn’t just another speaker series—it’s a collaborative think-tank designed to push AI advancements beyond the buzz of Generative AI, aiming for generational value creation and transformative business outcomes. Together, we’ll examine how smart AI agents, seamlessly integrated with existing infrastructure and technologies, can drive this transformation. Collaboration across IT, OT, and ET domains within an industrial-grade AI ecosystem will be key to seizing these opportunities.

Why Attend?

Despite significant technological advancements, realizing business value from AI remains a challenge for many. This summit is specifically for Executives willing to share and explore strategies that the industrial sector can use to increase their ROI from AI investments. By harnessing AI as an enabling tool, industrial organizations can improve learning rates, decision-making speed, and the accuracy of value-based outcomes.

Summit Themes and Discussions

Industrial AI Leaders and LaggersARC Advisory Group Analysts facilitate peer to peer discussions at its Leadership Summits, but it’s the participating industry Executives that shape the conversations that take place. Georgia Pacific’s showcase and journey with AI is expected to trigger discussion on the following:

Current State and Potential of AI in Industrial Sectors

  • Discover AI's role in revolutionizing industrial operations with real-world examples from Georgia-Pacific.

Scaling Value with AI

  • Examine traditional notions of ROI and how to invest in AI technologies effectively.
  • Understand the relationship between data quality and the effective use of AI at scale.
  • Discover AI methodologies that enable rapid scaling without excessive costs, reducing human
  • task dependency, and managing uncertainty, such as Causal AI.

Organizing Expertise for Maximum Impact

  • Learn strategies for organizing expertise to amplify impact and extend the reach of differentiating knowledge.
  • Discuss approaches for connecting workers and enhancing productivity through AI-driven solutions.
  • Understand where the talent battle is being fought and how to position your organization to attract and retain top talent.

Governance and Ethics in AI

  • Explore governance structures that ensure ethical and responsible AI use in industrial operations.

Rethinking Legacy and Digital Systems

  • Rethink the role of legacy systems and partnerships in evolving Industrial AI ecosystems.
     

Agenda and Interactive Sessions

Attendees should be prepared to share and discuss their own AI journey and learn from peers through open collaboration and discussion, facilitated where appropriate by ARC. Agenda times may be adjusted and extended to accommodate attendees’ networking needs.

Wednesday, October 23 - Event Kickoff
7:00 PMNetworking Dinner – Hosted by Rockwell Automation, Location to Be Announced (Registration Required) 
Thursday, October 24 - Rockwell Automation Conference Center
8:00 AMNetworking Breakfast
8:30 AMIndustrial AI Leadership Summit Goals by ARC
8:45 AMGeorgia Pacific’s Digital Transformation and Industrial AI Journey
9:30 AMGeorgia Pacific Industrial AI Showcase
10:15 AMNetworking Coffee Break
10:45 AM

Roundtable Discussion Facilitated by ARC

  • Panel Q&A with Georgia Pacific Team
  • Attendee Peer to Peer Sharing of AI Journeys
  • Open discussion on achieving scale with Industrial AI 
1-2 PMNetworking Lunch – Hosted by Rockwell Automation

To Register

Space is limited to 2 Executives per Company. Registration is required for Kickoff Dinner and the Summit.  If you are interested in attending, please Contact Us for more information and to receive invitation to register. Limited Hotel block booking available. Register early! 

About ARC Industry Leadership Summits

ARC's Industry Leadership Summits bring together senior managers and executives to network with each other, showcase solutions, and share best practices and lessons learned on their digital transformation journeys. These summits each focus on a topic relevant to the industrial sector and attract participants from multiple industries.