Program
The full program of the FoMI 2025 event. Please note that the program is subject to change.
9.00 - 9.10
Welcome and Conference Opening
Event intro with basic rules and event set-up. Introducing sponsors.
Speakers:
Tomaž Vidonja, The FoMI 2025 Community Lead
Klara Eva Kukovičič, The FoMI 2025 Event Host
9.10 – 9.30
Keynote Speech: "People inside" - challenges for manufacturing companies in the era of hyper-automation, data, and artificial intelligence (AI).
"Your Industry, Your Voice: A Keynote Without a Speaker!"
9.30 – 9.50
Quest for making the right decisions: Making your data work for you.
Speaker:
John McKeon, Gallarus Industry Solutions Ltd.
9.50 – 10.10
The role of artificial intelligence in transforming your business for the future
Speaker:
Marko Šmid, SRC.SI
10.10 – 10.30
Title 3 - TBD
Speaker:
Andrej Kos, FE UL
10.30 – 11.00
Coffee Break
11.00 – 11.20
Connecting Factory Systems: Why Unified Namespace (UNS) projects fail
Speaker:
Daniel Goldeband, i-flow GmbH
11.20 – 11.40
Machine downtime prediction using scalable AI-driven Digital Twin for improving resource efficiency and enabling real-time decision-making.
Speaker:
Bojan Miličič, Medius
11.40 – 12.00
Using UNS for OT/IT integration is an evolution not revolution: Starting with the smart energy case
Speaker:
Jure Lampe, SenLab d.o.o.
12.00 – 12.15
Interactive Q&A session
Speaker:
Klara Eva Kukovičič, The FoMI 2025 Event Host
12.15 – 13.30
Lunch Break & Networking
13.30 – 13.50
Same Data, New Value: From Compliance to Predictive Insights – Leveraging the Digital Product Passport (DPP) and Digital Twins for Smart Energy & Predictive Maintenance – Customer Case
Speaker:
Simon Jurič, Inova IT
13.50 – 14.10
The value of manufacturing data based on the OT/IT integration and using the UNS/MQTT architecture: Impol case with demo
Speaker:
Denis Špelič, Impol 2000 d.d.
14.10 – 14.30
Making the best of on-site solar and battery storage with automated energy management
Speaker:
Matija Arh, INEA d.o.o.
14.30 – 15.15
Round Table: “Which Real Problems Can Data and AI Solve in Manufacturing—and How Do People Drive the Change?”
Speaker:
Klara Eva Kukovičič, The FoMI 2025 Event Host
15.15 – 15.30
Event Wrap-Up
Speakers:
Tomaž Vidonja, The FoMI 2025 Community Lead
Klara Eva Kukovičič, The FoMI 2025 Event Host
15.30 – 16.30
FoMI 2025 After-Party “Digital Detox: Unplugged and Unfiltered"
The main goal is to avoid the tech hangover, no AI will be served.
After a full day of insights, discussions, and screen time, it's time to disconnect to truly connect. Welcome to the After-Party, where conversations flow freely, and notifications take a break.
Speaker:
Tomaž Vidonja, The FoMI 2025 Community Lead
