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Welcome notes

This presentation will provide an overview of Lithuania's economic development over the past decade and beyond, analysing the main drivers of growth, structural changes and competitiveness challenges. It will look at global and regional trends affecting the country's economy and identify the main risks and opportunities ahead. How can Lithuania remain competitive in an era of technological transformation? What solutions are needed for long-term economic sustainability? These and other questions will be explored based on data, analysis and insights.

This presentation explores the global trends, opportunities, and challenges of applying Artificial Intelligence (AI) in industrial sectors, with a focus on both regional and the international landscape. We will examine how AI is reshaping manufacturing, planning, logistics, maintenance, and sustainability initiatives, and what strategic steps industrial companies must take to successfully integrate AI technologies across the end-to-end supply chain, for the purposes of driving productivity, resilience and autonomy for industrial companies. Key enablers such as data infrastructure, workforce upskilling, and cross-sector collaboration will be discussed, and what SAP is proposing to alleviate the complexity. The session will highlight practical areas where AI can deliver value, from predictive maintenance and process optimization to autonomy in the decision making of supply chain management and sustainability, offering a roadmap for companies looking to stay competitive in the age of intelligent industry.

Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) practices, traditionally used by Systems Architects during the conceptual phase of complex products in the Aerospace & Defence industry, are now gaining significant momentum across multiple industries, like Automotive, Infrastructure, Healthcare and across the entire lifecycle of products & services, from mission engineering to operation & support. MBSE is emerging as a pivotal enabler for end-to-end processes, spanning architecture, hardware and software integration, to virtual testing and validation. The integration of electrical & electronics, safety, and cybersecurity domains into a unified & consistent model-based approach is becoming increasingly crucial to deliver smarter & safer End Users Experiences. Emerging technologies, such as generative Artificial Intelligence leveraging large language models, and new modelling languages, like SysML V2 are also gaining a lot of attention. How will they accelerate the adoption of MBSE practices?

The presentation will discuss the changing geopolitical relationship between major powers, the impact of US foreign policy on Europe's security and economy, and the new opportunities arising from the current uncertainties.

Cybersecurity has become law and is no longer an option for factory owners and machine builders. The security of a production site or a machine fundamentally relies on its network design. The presentation will reveal the common defects in network design that you should avoid, highlight the key requirements from industrial security standard IEC62443, and give you best practice recommendations taking account of network segmentation, multi-layered defence, and secure remote access.

Insights into Tesla’s approach to sustainability, automation, and digital transformation in manufacturing.

Step into the future of manufacturing with Epicor Prism – your AI-powered assistant. In this session, we’ll show how Prism brings real-time, contextual insights and intelligent task automation directly into your daily workflows. See how manufacturers can reduce downtime, make faster decisions, and increase operational efficiency by putting generative AI to work where it matters most – on the shop floor and beyond.

Lithuania 2030 - the country of engineering