Manufacturing in the Age of Experience 2026 - Agenda

Tuesday, October 13, 2026

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM EDT

Private Museum Experience

Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation An exclusive, journey through one of the world's most significant collections of manufacturing and industrial innovatio...

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM EDT

Private Dinner

Continuing the Conversation A private dinner within the museum, offering an opportunity to deepen connections and continue the dialogue in an iconic setting tha...

Wednesday, October 14, 2026

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM EDT

Arrival & Networking Breakfast

9:00 AM - 9:15 AM EDT

Welcome & Setting the Challenge

9:15 AM - 9:45 AM EDT

Opening Keynote: Models of Manufacturing Innovation: U.S., Europe, China, and Beyond

How and where are the next great technologies going to be produced? Innovations in spaceflight, energy, computing, and housing all require manufacturing breakth...

9:45 AM - 10:30 AM EDT

Economist Enterprise Research Premiere

What is Changing? Exclusive first presentation of the global findings

10:30 AM - 10:50 AM EDT

Coffee & Conversations

10:50 AM - 11:20 AM EDT

From Insight to Action

What Are We Learning Across Industry? Drawing on decades of collaboration with manufacturers worldwide, Dassault Systèmes leaders reflect on the research findin...

11:20 AM - 12:15 PM EDT

Leadership Dialogue

How Are Leaders Responding? Industry transformation rarely follows a straight path. This discussion brings together manufacturing leaders to explore how organis...

12:15 PM - 1:00 PM EDT

Lunch

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT

Peer Exchange

Your Voice Shapes the Conversation No one organisation has all the answers. In these facilitated peer roundtables, participants will discuss where they are on t...

3:00 PM - 3:15 PM EDT

Refreshment break

3:15 PM - 4:30 PM EDT

The Human Equation Experience

Leading Through Complexity An immersive virtual twin experience where participants step into the role of executive decision-makers, exploring how human judgemen...

4:30 PM - 4:45 PM EDT

Looking ahead: Closing remarks

The Question We Leave With A closing conversation bringing together the day's insights and inviting participants to reflect on the leadership questions they wil...

4:45 PM - 5:30 PM EDT

Reception