By Kasturi Datta |
At the ARC Advisory Group’s 24th India Forum, which took place in Bangalore from 9-10 July 2026, attendees discussed how AI is shaping the future of manufacturing, industrials and supply chain operations.
Ganapathiraman Guruswamy, vice president and general manager of ARC Advisory Group India, delivered the keynote and introduced the agenda of the event. He spoke about practical strategies, innovation and achieving measurable business outcomes in the era of industrial AI.
The sessions covered key topics including industrial AI, digitalisation, sustainability, supply chain logistics, manufacturing execution systems, refinery operations, asset reliability, discrete manufacturing, software-defined applications, and more.
The core message of the event centred on how AI is driving present-day industrial transformation through improved planning, faster response times and more resilient supply chains.
The event also highlighted how open process automation (OPA) is advancing the open process automation standard by supporting a more interoperable approach to industrial systems. The new framework is designed to help industries modernise large-scale systems by offering vendor flexibility, long-term scalability and faster innovation.
Executives from different industrial sectors offers practical advice for enterprises at different stages of digital transformation, including how to scale AI initiatives at an early stage, where organisations are currently investing, and how responsible and sustainable AI deployment can be aligned with business goals.