The industrial landscape is currently right in the middle of the Fourth Industrial Revolution with technologies such as the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), big data, predictive analytics, machine learning and more being implemented at an ever-increasing pace. The combination of IIoT and predictive analytics offers unseen possibilities for operations, maintenance and asset reliability with more diverse and affordable solutions to monitor and increase asset performance (equipment uptime, energy consumption, quality output, etc.).

However, practice shows that in order to really cope with the challenges of the 21^st century, assets need to interact harmoniously with people. By developing human-centred, innovative technologies, Industry 5.0 can not only support and empower workers, but also enhance the resilience of industry and make it more sustainable. That’s why the European Union has placed the evolution towards Industry 5.0 high on its agenda, and so have we!

After the successful virtual conference in 2020 & 2022 and the hybrid conference in 2021 & 2023 in Antwerp, Asset Performance offers also in 2024 the opportunity to stakeholders from all over Europe and beyond, to exchange ideas and inspiration in the field of digital transformation, industrial manufacturing and infrastructure management. In recent years the initiative has inspired a community of 900+ participants by offering 250+ presentations on the online platform. This will take place in Antwerp again on 13-14 November, 2024.

For this occasion, we are looking for:

• speakers willing to share insight into digital transformation in operations, maintenance and asset management to achieve higher equipment reliability and cost performance in asset-intensive industries

• presentations about improvement projects with a positive impact on sustainability

• speakers who present how to incorporate resilience in maintenance and asset management practices, and how focusing on human aspects helps to improve asset performance

• presentations which demonstrate the key role of maintenance resilience, bringing humans back to the forefront

More details can be found here.

Please submit your proposal before 15 March by entering your contact details below. On the next pages we will be asking for more information about your possible presentation including the title and a small description of the content you would present. This submission process takes about 10 minutes.

Deadline for submissions: 31 March, 2024