Rethinking How Digital Transformation Actually Scales

What changes when engineering and operations finally share the same reality?

the context

How do you scale digital transformation when teams don’t work from the same reality?

After a full day at MMTS, ConneXion 2026 brings together manufacturing leaders to tackle one of the industry’s toughest challenges.

Digital transformation stalls when engineering teams, plant operations, and site reality don’t share the same source of truth. ConneXion focuses on the missing link: a shared visual foundation connecting engineering, operations, and enterprise workflows

ConneXion brings together a small group of leaders shaping how industrial digital transformation actually scales.

Digital transformation and innovation leaders
Driving Industry 4.0 initiatives across manufacturing organizations.
Engineering Directors
Responsible for capital projects, retrofits, and facility modernization.
Plant and operations leaders
Focused on execution, uptime, and operational performance.
Technology and integration partners
Building the digital infrastructure connecting engineering and operations.

In the former Montréal Exchange trading floor at Place Victoria, Ax.c brings together innovators, investors, and technology leaders shaping the future of industry.

MMTS convenes more than 4,000 manufacturing professionals.
73% influence purchasing decisions.
70% oversee equipment budgets exceeding $20,000.
ConneXion 2026 carries that momentum beyond the show floor into strategy and scalable transformation.

ConneXion 2026 extends that momentum beyond the show floor—into strategy, leadership conversations, and scalable digital transformation.

the agenda

Executive Panels: From Reality Capture to Operational Impact

4:30 PM EST
Welcome Cocktail
Canapés, drinks, and intentional networking
5:30 PM EST
Opening Address
Michel Besner, CEO, Prevu3D
Framing the challenge of managing site reality at enterprise scale
5:35 PM EST
Rethinking How Digital Transformation Actually Scales
From scan to sign-off: engineering leaders and reality capture specialists explore how the as-built world gets delivered to the people who design, operate, and maintain industrial facilities, and what it actually takes to make it stick at scale.
6:30 PM EST
Closing Perspective
From tool adoption to platform thinking
A short perspective on what it takes to move from isolated tools toward scalable digital transformation across the enterprise.
6:35 - 8:00 PM EST
Industry Exchange
Grazing table. Open bar. Strategic conversations

the executive speakers

The Leaders Behind the Conversation

Senior leaders across engineering, operations, and industrial technology share their perspective on scaling digital transformation—from reality capture to operational impact.