[{"date":"Thursday, January 1, 1970","date_in_text":null,"results":[{"key":0,"id":712,"title":"Home","post_status":"publish","firstlevel_data":[{"primary_tags":null,"secondary_tags":null,"trim_text":null,"main_text":null,"btn_name":null,"btn_link":null,"btn_new_tab":null,"main_title":null,"wistia_id":null,"wistia_content":null,"wistia_btn_name":null,"wistia_btn_link":null,"speakers":null,"speakers_btn_name":null,"speakers_btn_link":null,"sponsors":null,"sponsors_btn_name":null,"sponsors_btn_link":null}],"secondlevel_data":null},{"key":1,"id":646,"title":"Speakers","post_status":"publish","firstlevel_data":[{"primary_tags":null,"secondary_tags":null,"trim_text":null,"main_text":null,"btn_name":null,"btn_link":null,"btn_new_tab":null,"main_title":null,"wistia_id":null,"wistia_content":null,"wistia_btn_name":null,"wistia_btn_link":null,"speakers":null,"speakers_btn_name":null,"speakers_btn_link":null,"sponsors":null,"sponsors_btn_name":null,"sponsors_btn_link":null}],"secondlevel_data":null},{"key":2,"id":1750,"title":"AIP Forum","post_status":"publish","firstlevel_data":[{"primary_tags":null,"secondary_tags":null,"trim_text":null,"main_text":null,"btn_name":null,"btn_link":null,"btn_new_tab":null,"main_title":null,"wistia_id":null,"wistia_content":null,"wistia_btn_name":null,"wistia_btn_link":null,"speakers":null,"speakers_btn_name":null,"speakers_btn_link":null,"sponsors":null,"sponsors_btn_name":null,"sponsors_btn_link":null}],"secondlevel_data":null},{"key":3,"id":1766,"title":"AIP Forum","post_status":"publish","firstlevel_data":[{"primary_tags":null,"secondary_tags":null,"trim_text":null,"main_text":null,"btn_name":null,"btn_link":null,"btn_new_tab":null,"main_title":null,"wistia_id":null,"wistia_content":null,"wistia_btn_name":null,"wistia_btn_link":null,"speakers":null,"speakers_btn_name":null,"speakers_btn_link":null,"sponsors":null,"sponsors_btn_name":null,"sponsors_btn_link":null}],"secondlevel_data":[{"id":1769,"title":"Registration and Coffee","post_status":"publish","data":[{"primary_tags":[{"tag_name":"8:00 - 8:50","link":"","rem_bg":"No","external_link":"No"}],"secondary_tags":[{"tag_name":"Exhibition Area","link":"","rem_bg":"No","external_link":"No"}],"trim_text":"","main_text":"","btn_name":"","btn_link":"","btn_new_tab":"Yes","main_title":"","wistia_id":"","wistia_content":"","wistia_btn_name":"","wistia_btn_link":"","speakers":false,"speakers_btn_name":"","speakers_btn_link":"","sponsors":false,"sponsors_btn_name":"","sponsors_btn_link":""}]},{"id":1772,"title":"IFS Connect Plenary Sessions","post_status":"publish","data":[{"primary_tags":[{"tag_name":"9:00 - 10:45","link":"","rem_bg":"Yes","external_link":"No"}],"secondary_tags":[{"tag_name":"","link":"","rem_bg":"Yes","external_link":"No"}],"trim_text":"","main_text":"","btn_name":"","btn_link":"","btn_new_tab":"Yes","main_title":"","wistia_id":"","wistia_content":"","wistia_btn_name":"","wistia_btn_link":"","speakers":false,"speakers_btn_name":"","speakers_btn_link":"","sponsors":false,"sponsors_btn_name":"","sponsors_btn_link":""}]},{"id":1778,"title":"Emerging trends in asset investment planning","post_status":"publish","data":[{"primary_tags":[{"tag_name":"11:20 - 11:50","link":"","rem_bg":"Yes","external_link":"No"}],"secondary_tags":[{"tag_name":"","link":"","rem_bg":"Yes","external_link":"No"}],"trim_text":"
An opening view of the trends reshaping AIP: tighter alignment of risk, cost, outcomes and strategy, increased optimisation, and the role of AI in faster scenario evaluation, better insights, and stronger decision confidence across the asset lifecycle.<\/span><\/p>\n Speakers:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Edwar Clark – IFS Copperleaf An opening view of the trends reshaping AIP: tighter alignment of risk, cost, outcomes and strategy, increased optimisation, and the role of AI in faster scenario evaluation, better insights, and stronger decision confidence across the asset lifecycle.<\/span><\/p>\n Speakers:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Edwar Clark – IFS Copperleaf SSE, one of the UK\u2019s leading electricity network operators, shares how they are optimising the remaining years of ED2 while preparing for ED3, supported by PA Consulting and using IFS Copperleaf. The session covers how SSE maintained risk levels, approached optimisation and scenario planning, and factored in practical constraints such as deliverability and supply chain considerations.<\/span><\/p>\n Speakers:<\/p>\n Conor Toal – IFS Copperleaf SSE, one of the UK\u2019s leading electricity network operators, shares how they are optimising the remaining years of ED2 while preparing for ED3, supported by PA Consulting and using IFS Copperleaf. The session covers how SSE maintained risk levels, approached optimisation and scenario planning, and factored in practical constraints such as deliverability and supply chain considerations.<\/span><\/p>\n Speakers:<\/p>\n Conor Toal – IFS Copperleaf The capability of decision support tools is advancing rapidly, of which artificial intelligence is a key factor. Whether as a natural result of increasing complexity, or through the desire for cheaper human operators, there is a risk that we lose understanding of what the \u2018machine\u2019 is doing. In the context of asset management, this means not being able understand the decisions we are taking. How do we guard against this risk? How do we maintain our and other\u2019s confidence that we understand how the answer to a decision is being arrived at? In short, how do we learn to trust the machine?<\/span><\/p>\n Speaker:<\/p>\n Piers Treacher – Network Rail, Head of Advanced Analytics<\/span><\/p>\n","main_text":" The capability of decision support tools is advancing rapidly, of which artificial intelligence is a key factor. Whether as a natural result of increasing complexity, or through the desire for cheaper human operators, there is a risk that we lose understanding of what the \u2018machine\u2019 is doing. In the context of asset management, this means not being able understand the decisions we are taking. How do we guard against this risk? How do we maintain our and other\u2019s confidence that we understand how the answer to a decision is being arrived at? In short, how do we learn to trust the machine?<\/span><\/p>\n Speaker:<\/p>\n Piers Treacher – Network Rail, Head of Advanced Analytics<\/span><\/p>\n","btn_name":"","btn_link":"","btn_new_tab":"Yes","main_title":"","wistia_id":"","wistia_content":"","wistia_btn_name":"","wistia_btn_link":"","speakers":false,"speakers_btn_name":"","speakers_btn_link":"","sponsors":false,"sponsors_btn_name":"","sponsors_btn_link":""}]},{"id":1790,"title":"IFS Copperleaf Product Roadmap","post_status":"publish","data":[{"primary_tags":[{"tag_name":"14:00 - 14:30","link":"","rem_bg":"Yes","external_link":"No"}],"secondary_tags":[{"tag_name":"","link":"","rem_bg":"Yes","external_link":"No"}],"trim_text":" See a forward-looking showcase from IFS Copperleaf product team, including live demos of selected innovations and early capabilities. We\u2019ll share the themes shaping our near-term direction and how customer input is influencing priorities\u2014focused on making value-based planning and decision-making faster, clearer, and more scalable.<\/span><\/p>\n Speakers:<\/p>\n Kieran Billingsley – IFS Copperleaf See a forward-looking showcase from IFS Copperleaf product team, including live demos of selected innovations and early capabilities. We\u2019ll share the themes shaping our near-term direction and how customer input is influencing priorities\u2014focused on making value-based planning and decision-making faster, clearer, and more scalable.<\/span><\/p>\n Speakers:<\/p>\n Kieran Billingsley – IFS Copperleaf AI is becoming a practical accelerator for planners\u2014not a replacement. This session explores how AI can support Asset Investment Planning by improving speed and consistency in scenario evaluation, helping teams surface insights faster, and making trade-offs easier to explain.<\/span><\/p>\n Speaker:<\/p>\n Steve Webb – IFS Copperleaf<\/span><\/p>\n","main_text":" AI is becoming a practical accelerator for planners\u2014not a replacement. This session explores how AI can support Asset Investment Planning by improving speed and consistency in scenario evaluation, helping teams surface insights faster, and making trade-offs easier to explain.<\/span><\/p>\n Speaker:<\/p>\n Steve Webb – IFS Copperleaf<\/span><\/p>\n","btn_name":"","btn_link":"","btn_new_tab":"Yes","main_title":"","wistia_id":"","wistia_content":"","wistia_btn_name":"","wistia_btn_link":"","speakers":false,"speakers_btn_name":"","speakers_btn_link":"","sponsors":false,"sponsors_btn_name":"","sponsors_btn_link":""}]},{"id":1796,"title":"Together Towards Tomorrow: Wrap up and close","post_status":"publish","data":[{"primary_tags":[{"tag_name":"15:00 - 15:15","link":"","rem_bg":"Yes","external_link":"No"}],"secondary_tags":[{"tag_name":"","link":"","rem_bg":"Yes","external_link":"No"}],"trim_text":" Summary of insights, appreciation, and outline of follow-up actions.<\/span><\/p>\n Speaker:<\/p>\n Edwar Clark – IFS Copperleaf<\/span><\/p>\n","main_text":" Summary of insights, appreciation, and outline of follow-up actions.<\/span><\/p>\n Speaker:<\/p>\n Edwar Clark – IFS Copperleaf<\/span><\/p>\n","btn_name":"","btn_link":"","btn_new_tab":"Yes","main_title":"","wistia_id":"","wistia_content":"","wistia_btn_name":"","wistia_btn_link":"","speakers":false,"speakers_btn_name":"","speakers_btn_link":"","sponsors":false,"sponsors_btn_name":"","sponsors_btn_link":""}]},{"id":1799,"title":"Coffee Break","post_status":"publish","data":[{"primary_tags":[{"tag_name":"15:25 - 16:00","link":"","rem_bg":"Yes","external_link":"No"}],"secondary_tags":[{"tag_name":"","link":"","rem_bg":"Yes","external_link":"No"}],"trim_text":"","main_text":"","btn_name":"","btn_link":"","btn_new_tab":"Yes","main_title":"","wistia_id":"","wistia_content":"","wistia_btn_name":"","wistia_btn_link":"","speakers":false,"speakers_btn_name":"","speakers_btn_link":"","sponsors":false,"sponsors_btn_name":"","sponsors_btn_link":""}]},{"id":1803,"title":"IFS Connect sessions and Evening Drinks","post_status":"publish","data":[{"primary_tags":[{"tag_name":"16:00 - 18:00","link":"","rem_bg":"Yes","external_link":"No"}],"secondary_tags":[{"tag_name":"","link":"","rem_bg":"Yes","external_link":"No"}],"trim_text":"","main_text":"","btn_name":"","btn_link":"","btn_new_tab":"Yes","main_title":"","wistia_id":"","wistia_content":"","wistia_btn_name":"","wistia_btn_link":"","speakers":false,"speakers_btn_name":"","speakers_btn_link":"","sponsors":false,"sponsors_btn_name":"","sponsors_btn_link":""}]}]},{"key":4,"id":1769,"title":"Registration and Coffee","post_status":"publish","firstlevel_data":[{"primary_tags":[{"tag_name":"8:00 - 8:50","link":"","rem_bg":"No","external_link":"No"}],"secondary_tags":[{"tag_name":"Exhibition Area","link":"","rem_bg":"No","external_link":"No"}],"trim_text":"","main_text":"","btn_name":"","btn_link":"","btn_new_tab":"Yes","main_title":"","wistia_id":"","wistia_content":"","wistia_btn_name":"","wistia_btn_link":"","speakers":false,"speakers_btn_name":"","speakers_btn_link":"","sponsors":false,"sponsors_btn_name":"","sponsors_btn_link":""}],"secondlevel_data":null},{"key":5,"id":717,"title":"Registration and Coffee","post_status":"publish","firstlevel_data":[{"primary_tags":[{"tag_name":"8:00 - 8:50","link":"","rem_bg":"No","external_link":"No"}],"secondary_tags":[{"tag_name":"Exhibition Area","link":"","rem_bg":"No","external_link":"No"}],"trim_text":"","main_text":"","btn_name":"Test","btn_link":"https:\/\/www.google.com","btn_new_tab":"Yes","main_title":"","wistia_id":"","wistia_content":"","wistia_btn_name":"","wistia_btn_link":"","speakers":false,"speakers_btn_name":"","speakers_btn_link":"","sponsors":false,"sponsors_btn_name":"","sponsors_btn_link":""}],"secondlevel_data":null},{"key":6,"id":663,"title":"Sponsors","post_status":"publish","firstlevel_data":[{"primary_tags":null,"secondary_tags":null,"trim_text":null,"main_text":null,"btn_name":null,"btn_link":null,"btn_new_tab":null,"main_title":null,"wistia_id":null,"wistia_content":null,"wistia_btn_name":null,"wistia_btn_link":null,"speakers":null,"speakers_btn_name":null,"speakers_btn_link":null,"sponsors":null,"sponsors_btn_name":null,"sponsors_btn_link":null}],"secondlevel_data":null},{"key":7,"id":672,"title":"FAQs","post_status":"publish","firstlevel_data":[{"primary_tags":null,"secondary_tags":null,"trim_text":null,"main_text":null,"btn_name":null,"btn_link":null,"btn_new_tab":null,"main_title":null,"wistia_id":null,"wistia_content":null,"wistia_btn_name":null,"wistia_btn_link":null,"speakers":null,"speakers_btn_name":null,"speakers_btn_link":null,"sponsors":null,"sponsors_btn_name":null,"sponsors_btn_link":null}],"secondlevel_data":null},{"key":8,"id":652,"title":"Venue","post_status":"publish","firstlevel_data":[{"primary_tags":null,"secondary_tags":null,"trim_text":null,"main_text":null,"btn_name":null,"btn_link":null,"btn_new_tab":null,"main_title":null,"wistia_id":null,"wistia_content":null,"wistia_btn_name":null,"wistia_btn_link":null,"speakers":null,"speakers_btn_name":null,"speakers_btn_link":null,"sponsors":null,"sponsors_btn_name":null,"sponsors_btn_link":null}],"secondlevel_data":null},{"key":9,"id":659,"title":"Contact","post_status":"publish","firstlevel_data":[{"primary_tags":null,"secondary_tags":null,"trim_text":null,"main_text":null,"btn_name":null,"btn_link":null,"btn_new_tab":null,"main_title":null,"wistia_id":null,"wistia_content":null,"wistia_btn_name":null,"wistia_btn_link":null,"speakers":null,"speakers_btn_name":null,"speakers_btn_link":null,"sponsors":null,"sponsors_btn_name":null,"sponsors_btn_link":null}],"secondlevel_data":null},{"key":10,"id":661,"title":"Agenda","post_status":"publish","firstlevel_data":[{"primary_tags":null,"secondary_tags":null,"trim_text":null,"main_text":null,"btn_name":null,"btn_link":null,"btn_new_tab":null,"main_title":null,"wistia_id":null,"wistia_content":null,"wistia_btn_name":null,"wistia_btn_link":null,"speakers":null,"speakers_btn_name":null,"speakers_btn_link":null,"sponsors":null,"sponsors_btn_name":null,"sponsors_btn_link":null}],"secondlevel_data":[{"id":1766,"title":"AIP Forum","post_status":"publish","data":[{"primary_tags":null,"secondary_tags":null,"trim_text":null,"main_text":null,"btn_name":null,"btn_link":null,"btn_new_tab":null,"main_title":null,"wistia_id":null,"wistia_content":null,"wistia_btn_name":null,"wistia_btn_link":null,"speakers":null,"speakers_btn_name":null,"speakers_btn_link":null,"sponsors":null,"sponsors_btn_name":null,"sponsors_btn_link":null}]},{"id":1121,"title":"IFS Connect","post_status":"publish","data":[{"primary_tags":null,"secondary_tags":null,"trim_text":null,"main_text":null,"btn_name":null,"btn_link":null,"btn_new_tab":null,"main_title":null,"wistia_id":null,"wistia_content":null,"wistia_btn_name":null,"wistia_btn_link":null,"speakers":null,"speakers_btn_name":null,"speakers_btn_link":null,"sponsors":null,"sponsors_btn_name":null,"sponsors_btn_link":null}]}]},{"key":11,"id":1254,"title":"How IFS is helping customers with AI","post_status":"publish","firstlevel_data":[{"primary_tags":false,"secondary_tags":[{"tag_name":"Breakout 3","link":"","rem_bg":"No","external_link":"No"}],"trim_text":" Join this session to see how IFS is delivering practical AI to enable internal teams to deliver real outcomes for customers and partners and later be available to customer and partners. We will showcase a set of AI-powered assistants designed to simplify everyday interactions and accelerate time to value.<\/p>\n You\u2019ll get an early look at how these tools will reduce friction, improve self\u2011service, and help teams resolve issues faster, make better upgrade decisions, and access support when they need it most. Whether you\u2019re focused on support efficiency, system adoption, or customer experience, this session offers clear, tangible examples of AI applied where it matters.<\/p>\n Speaker:<\/strong> Join this session to see how IFS is delivering practical AI to enable internal teams to deliver real outcomes for customers and partners and later be available to customer and partners. We will showcase a set of AI-powered assistants designed to simplify everyday interactions and accelerate time to value.<\/p>\n You\u2019ll get an early look at how these tools will reduce friction, improve self\u2011service, and help teams resolve issues faster, make better upgrade decisions, and access support when they need it most. Whether you\u2019re focused on support efficiency, system adoption, or customer experience, this session offers clear, tangible examples of AI applied where it matters.<\/p>\n Speaker:<\/strong> This manufacturing breakout session delivers a concise industry update and the latest IFS Cloud innovations, including IFS.ai for Logistics and Industrial Sustainability, focused on building resilience and operational excellence. The session concludes with a customer panel sharing real\u2011world insights on using IFS in practice, driving adoption, and preparing for future disruption with support from Arcwide.<\/span><\/p>\n Speakers:<\/strong><\/p>\n Maggie Slowik – Global Industry Director Manufacturing, IFS<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Ben <\/span><\/span>Baker – <\/span><\/span>Pre Sales Solution Architect, IFS<\/p>\n Jonathan Snelgrove – Head of Sales UK&I, Arcwide<\/span><\/p>\n Chris Anthony – Senior Presales Architect, Arcwide<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Mark Muldoon – Director of Operations Technical, BT and IT, O’Brien Fine Foods<\/p>\n This manufacturing breakout session delivers a concise industry update and the latest IFS Cloud innovations, including IFS.ai for Logistics and Industrial Sustainability, focused on building resilience and operational excellence. The session concludes with a customer panel sharing real\u2011world insights on using IFS in practice, driving adoption, and preparing for future disruption with support from Arcwide.<\/span><\/p>\n Speakers:<\/strong><\/p>\n Maggie Slowik – Global Industry Director Manufacturing, IFS<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Ben <\/span><\/span>Baker – <\/span><\/span>Pre Sales Solution Architect, IFS<\/p>\n Jonathan Snelgrove – Head of Sales UK&I, Arcwide<\/span><\/p>\n Chris Anthony – Senior Presales Architect, Arcwide<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Mark Muldoon – Director of Operations Technical, BT and IT, O’Brien Fine Foods<\/p>\n Unlock service excellence with intelligent scheduling and mobile tools, Apply predictive service through asset-service integration,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and Accelerate to outcome-based service as competitive advantage.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Speakers:<\/strong> Mark <\/span><\/span>George – Pre-Sales Director SMBU, IFS<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","main_text":" Unlock service excellence with intelligent scheduling and mobile tools, Apply predictive service through asset-service integration,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and Accelerate to outcome-based service as competitive advantage.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Speakers:<\/strong> Mark <\/span><\/span>George – Pre-Sales Director SMBU, IFS<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","btn_name":"","btn_link":"","btn_new_tab":"Yes","main_title":"","wistia_id":"","wistia_content":"","wistia_btn_name":"","wistia_btn_link":"","speakers":false,"speakers_btn_name":"","speakers_btn_link":"","sponsors":false,"sponsors_btn_name":"","sponsors_btn_link":""}],"secondlevel_data":null},{"key":14,"id":1772,"title":"IFS Connect Plenary Sessions","post_status":"publish","firstlevel_data":[{"primary_tags":[{"tag_name":"9:00 - 10:45","link":"","rem_bg":"Yes","external_link":"No"}],"secondary_tags":[{"tag_name":"","link":"","rem_bg":"Yes","external_link":"No"}],"trim_text":"","main_text":"","btn_name":"","btn_link":"","btn_new_tab":"Yes","main_title":"","wistia_id":"","wistia_content":"","wistia_btn_name":"","wistia_btn_link":"","speakers":false,"speakers_btn_name":"","speakers_btn_link":"","sponsors":false,"sponsors_btn_name":"","sponsors_btn_link":""}],"secondlevel_data":null},{"key":15,"id":1131,"title":"CSR Event","post_status":"publish","firstlevel_data":[{"primary_tags":[{"tag_name":"18:30 - 21:30","link":"","rem_bg":"Yes","external_link":"Yes"}],"secondary_tags":[{"tag_name":"Vox 2","link":"","rem_bg":"No","external_link":"Yes"}],"trim_text":" Join us for an evening of fun, creativity, and giving back!<\/p>\n Dinner & drinks will be provided.<\/p>\n<\/ul>\n Don’t miss this exciting CSR event where fun meets impact.<\/p>\n","main_text":" Join us for an evening of fun, creativity, and giving back!<\/p>\n Dinner & drinks will be provided.<\/p>\n<\/ul>\n Don’t miss this exciting CSR event where fun meets impact.<\/p>\n","btn_name":"Please register here for our CSR event","btn_link":"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/Pages\/ResponsePage.aspx?id=GOytrzMFukyFeFMWJS_5Pw1WT8i_UIxBtdEzlJa-M3dUMjJHSVFRREFPQ0ZEN1NHMVM5S0lKMERXNi4u","btn_new_tab":"Yes","main_title":"","wistia_id":"","wistia_content":"","wistia_btn_name":"","wistia_btn_link":"","speakers":false,"speakers_btn_name":"","speakers_btn_link":"","sponsors":false,"sponsors_btn_name":"","sponsors_btn_link":""}],"secondlevel_data":null},{"key":16,"id":719,"title":"Welcome and Vision: The Acceleration Era","post_status":"publish","firstlevel_data":[{"primary_tags":[{"tag_name":"9:00 - 9:05","link":"","rem_bg":"No","external_link":"Yes"}],"secondary_tags":[{"tag_name":"Plenary","link":"","rem_bg":"No","external_link":"Yes"}],"trim_text":" Welcome to IFS Connect UKI 2026<\/p>\n Speaker:<\/strong><\/p>\n Stephanie Poore \u2013 Managing Director Europe West, IFS<\/span><\/p>\n","main_text":" Welcome to IFS Connect UKI 2026<\/p>\n Speaker:<\/strong><\/p>\n Stephanie Poore \u2013 Managing Director Europe West, IFS<\/span><\/p>\n","btn_name":"","btn_link":"","btn_new_tab":"Yes","main_title":"","wistia_id":"","wistia_content":"","wistia_btn_name":"","wistia_btn_link":"","speakers":false,"speakers_btn_name":"","speakers_btn_link":"","sponsors":false,"sponsors_btn_name":"","sponsors_btn_link":""}],"secondlevel_data":null},{"key":17,"id":1121,"title":"IFS Connect","post_status":"publish","firstlevel_data":[{"primary_tags":null,"secondary_tags":null,"trim_text":null,"main_text":null,"btn_name":null,"btn_link":null,"btn_new_tab":null,"main_title":null,"wistia_id":null,"wistia_content":null,"wistia_btn_name":null,"wistia_btn_link":null,"speakers":null,"speakers_btn_name":null,"speakers_btn_link":null,"sponsors":null,"sponsors_btn_name":null,"sponsors_btn_link":null}],"secondlevel_data":[{"id":717,"title":"Registration and Coffee","post_status":"publish","data":[{"primary_tags":[{"tag_name":"8:00 - 8:50","link":"","rem_bg":"No","external_link":"No"}],"secondary_tags":[{"tag_name":"Exhibition Area","link":"","rem_bg":"No","external_link":"No"}],"trim_text":"","main_text":"","btn_name":"Test","btn_link":"https:\/\/www.google.com","btn_new_tab":"Yes","main_title":"","wistia_id":"","wistia_content":"","wistia_btn_name":"","wistia_btn_link":"","speakers":false,"speakers_btn_name":"","speakers_btn_link":"","sponsors":false,"sponsors_btn_name":"","sponsors_btn_link":""}]},{"id":719,"title":"Welcome and Vision: The Acceleration Era","post_status":"publish","data":[{"primary_tags":[{"tag_name":"9:00 - 9:05","link":"","rem_bg":"No","external_link":"Yes"}],"secondary_tags":[{"tag_name":"Plenary","link":"","rem_bg":"No","external_link":"Yes"}],"trim_text":" Welcome to IFS Connect UKI 2026<\/p>\n Speaker:<\/strong><\/p>\n Stephanie Poore \u2013 Managing Director Europe West, IFS<\/span><\/p>\n","main_text":" Welcome to IFS Connect UKI 2026<\/p>\n Speaker:<\/strong><\/p>\n Stephanie Poore \u2013 Managing Director Europe West, IFS<\/span><\/p>\n","btn_name":"","btn_link":"","btn_new_tab":"Yes","main_title":"","wistia_id":"","wistia_content":"","wistia_btn_name":"","wistia_btn_link":"","speakers":false,"speakers_btn_name":"","speakers_btn_link":"","sponsors":false,"sponsors_btn_name":"","sponsors_btn_link":""}]},{"id":1017,"title":"Q and A: From Unlocked to Accelerated","post_status":"publish","data":[{"primary_tags":[{"tag_name":"9:05 - 9:30","link":"","rem_bg":"No","external_link":"Yes"}],"secondary_tags":[{"tag_name":"Plenary","link":"","rem_bg":"No","external_link":"Yes"}],"trim_text":" Join Andre Robberts and Stephanie Poore as they discuss our AI strategy, how we\u2019re investing to drive customer outcomes, and what positions IFS to win in asset-intensive and service-centric industries.<\/p>\n Speaker:<\/strong><\/p>\n Andre Robberts \u2013 CRO, IFS<\/p>\n Stephanie Poore \u2013\u00a0Managing Director Europe West, IFS<\/span><\/p>\n","main_text":" Join Andre Robberts and Stephanie Poore as they discuss our AI strategy, how we\u2019re investing to drive customer outcomes, and what positions IFS to win in asset-intensive and service-centric industries.<\/p>\n Speaker:<\/strong><\/p>\n Andre Robberts \u2013 CRO, IFS<\/p>\n Stephanie Poore \u2013\u00a0Managing Director Europe West, IFS<\/span><\/p>\n","btn_name":"","btn_link":"","btn_new_tab":"Yes","main_title":"","wistia_id":"","wistia_content":"","wistia_btn_name":"","wistia_btn_link":"","speakers":false,"speakers_btn_name":"","speakers_btn_link":"","sponsors":false,"sponsors_btn_name":"","sponsors_btn_link":""}]},{"id":1026,"title":"IFS Cloud in your AI-first reality","post_status":"publish","data":[{"primary_tags":[{"tag_name":"9:30 - 10:30","link":"","rem_bg":"No","external_link":"No"}],"secondary_tags":[{"tag_name":"Plenary","link":"","rem_bg":"No","external_link":"No"}],"trim_text":" See how Industrial AI and digital workers supercharge your business; understand how IFS.ai, IFS Loops and our new AI-first\u00a0<\/span><\/span>applications\u00a0<\/span><\/span>work in synergy<\/span><\/span>\u00a0as part of your IFS Cloud solution; discover key new features across\u00a0<\/span><\/span>manfuacturing<\/span><\/span>, service and asset;\u00a0<\/span><\/span>plus<\/span><\/span>\u00a0how we are delivering on our promise of frictionless time to value.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Speakers:<\/strong><\/p>\n Vaibs Kumar \u2013\u00a0<\/span><\/span>SVP Technology, IFS<\/p>\n Deborah Starr – Pre-Sales Manager UKI, IFS<\/p>\n","main_text":" See how Industrial AI and digital workers supercharge your business; understand how IFS.ai, IFS Loops and our new AI-first\u00a0<\/span><\/span>applications\u00a0<\/span><\/span>work in synergy<\/span><\/span>\u00a0as part of your IFS Cloud solution; discover key new features across\u00a0<\/span><\/span>manfuacturing<\/span><\/span>, service and asset;\u00a0<\/span><\/span>plus<\/span><\/span>\u00a0how we are delivering on our promise of frictionless time to value.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Speakers:<\/strong><\/p>\n Vaibs Kumar \u2013\u00a0<\/span><\/span>SVP Technology, IFS<\/p>\n Deborah Starr – Pre-Sales Manager UKI, IFS<\/p>\n","btn_name":"","btn_link":"","btn_new_tab":"Yes","main_title":"","wistia_id":"","wistia_content":"","wistia_btn_name":"","wistia_btn_link":"","speakers":false,"speakers_btn_name":"","speakers_btn_link":"","sponsors":false,"sponsors_btn_name":"","sponsors_btn_link":""}]},{"id":1023,"title":"Fueling Velocity and Value at the Frontier with IFS and Microsoft","post_status":"publish","data":[{"primary_tags":[{"tag_name":"10:30 - 10:45","link":"","rem_bg":"No","external_link":"No"}],"secondary_tags":[{"tag_name":"Plenary","link":"","rem_bg":"No","external_link":"Yes"}],"trim_text":" Speakers:<\/strong><\/p>\n Katharine Shaw Paffett – Senior Partner Solution Sales Manager, Microsoft<\/span><\/p>\n Matt Quinn – SVP Industrial Intelligence<\/span>, IFS<\/p>\n","main_text":" Speakers:<\/strong><\/p>\n Katharine Shaw Paffett – Senior Partner Solution Sales Manager, Microsoft<\/span><\/p>\n Matt Quinn – SVP Industrial Intelligence<\/span>, IFS<\/p>\n","btn_name":"","btn_link":"","btn_new_tab":"Yes","main_title":"","wistia_id":"","wistia_content":"","wistia_btn_name":"","wistia_btn_link":"","speakers":false,"speakers_btn_name":"","speakers_btn_link":"","sponsors":false,"sponsors_btn_name":"","sponsors_btn_link":""}]},{"id":1032,"title":"Coffee Break and Networking","post_status":"publish","data":[{"primary_tags":[{"tag_name":"10:45 - 11:20","link":"","rem_bg":"No","external_link":"No"}],"secondary_tags":[{"tag_name":"Exhibition Area","link":"","rem_bg":"No","external_link":"No"}],"trim_text":"","main_text":"","btn_name":"","btn_link":"","btn_new_tab":"Yes","main_title":"","wistia_id":"","wistia_content":"","wistia_btn_name":"","wistia_btn_link":"","speakers":false,"speakers_btn_name":"","speakers_btn_link":"","sponsors":false,"sponsors_btn_name":"","sponsors_btn_link":""}]},{"id":1739,"title":"Speed to Scale: Industrial AI in action","post_status":"publish","data":[{"primary_tags":[{"tag_name":"11:20 - 12:05","link":"","rem_bg":"No","external_link":"No"}],"secondary_tags":[{"tag_name":"Plenary","link":"","rem_bg":"No","external_link":"Yes"}],"trim_text":" Dig deeper into how IFS brings Industrial AI to life across your operations: IFS Cloud provides the integrated platform foundation for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>rapid AI deployment without the infrastructure tax of fragmented systems; IFS Loops deploys autonomous digital workers that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>multiply workforce capacity from predictive maintenance to intelligent scheduling; and Nexus Black embeds AI engineers directly\u00a0<\/span><\/span>within operational teams to address commercial opportunities in real-time and transform into AI-native organizations.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Speakers:<\/strong><\/p>\n Matt Ely – Field CTO IFS.ai, IFS<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Dig deeper into how IFS brings Industrial AI to life across your operations: IFS Cloud provides the integrated platform foundation for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>rapid AI deployment without the infrastructure tax of fragmented systems; IFS Loops deploys autonomous digital workers that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>multiply workforce capacity from predictive maintenance to intelligent scheduling; and Nexus Black embeds AI engineers directly\u00a0<\/span><\/span>within operational teams to address commercial opportunities in real-time and transform into AI-native organizations.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Speakers:<\/strong><\/p>\n Matt Ely – Field CTO IFS.ai, IFS<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\nMatthew Bather – IFS Copperleaf<\/span><\/p>\n","main_text":"
\nMatthew Bather – IFS Copperleaf<\/span><\/p>\n","btn_name":"","btn_link":"","btn_new_tab":"Yes","main_title":"","wistia_id":"","wistia_content":"","wistia_btn_name":"","wistia_btn_link":"","speakers":false,"speakers_btn_name":"","speakers_btn_link":"","sponsors":false,"sponsors_btn_name":"","sponsors_btn_link":""}]},{"id":1807,"title":"SSE Case Study: Optimising ED2 and Preparing for ED3","post_status":"publish","data":[{"primary_tags":[{"tag_name":"11:50 - 12:20","link":"","rem_bg":"Yes","external_link":"No"}],"secondary_tags":false,"trim_text":"
\nWill Slater – PA consulting
\nAlan Turnbull – SSEN
\nTay Donovan- SSEN<\/span><\/p>\n","main_text":"
\nWill Slater – PA consulting
\nAlan Turnbull – SSEN
\nTay Donovan- SSEN<\/span><\/p>\n","btn_name":"","btn_link":"","btn_new_tab":"Yes","main_title":"","wistia_id":"","wistia_content":"","wistia_btn_name":"","wistia_btn_link":"","speakers":false,"speakers_btn_name":"","speakers_btn_link":"","sponsors":false,"sponsors_btn_name":"","sponsors_btn_link":""}]},{"id":1784,"title":"Networking Lunch","post_status":"publish","data":[{"primary_tags":[{"tag_name":"12:20 - 13:30","link":"","rem_bg":"Yes","external_link":"No"}],"secondary_tags":[{"tag_name":"","link":"","rem_bg":"Yes","external_link":"No"}],"trim_text":"","main_text":"","btn_name":"","btn_link":"","btn_new_tab":"Yes","main_title":"","wistia_id":"","wistia_content":"","wistia_btn_name":"","wistia_btn_link":"","speakers":false,"speakers_btn_name":"","speakers_btn_link":"","sponsors":false,"sponsors_btn_name":"","sponsors_btn_link":""}]},{"id":1787,"title":"Network Rail Case Study: How do we learn to trust the machine?","post_status":"publish","data":[{"primary_tags":[{"tag_name":"13:30 - 14:00","link":"","rem_bg":"Yes","external_link":"No"}],"secondary_tags":[{"tag_name":"","link":"","rem_bg":"Yes","external_link":"No"}],"trim_text":"
\nSteve Webb – IFS Copperleaf<\/span><\/p>\n","main_text":"
\nSteve Webb – IFS Copperleaf<\/span><\/p>\n","btn_name":"","btn_link":"","btn_new_tab":"Yes","main_title":"","wistia_id":"","wistia_content":"","wistia_btn_name":"","wistia_btn_link":"","speakers":false,"speakers_btn_name":"","speakers_btn_link":"","sponsors":false,"sponsors_btn_name":"","sponsors_btn_link":""}]},{"id":1793,"title":"AI for Better AIP Decisions: Faster Scenarios, Clearer Trade-offs","post_status":"publish","data":[{"primary_tags":[{"tag_name":"14:30 - 15:00","link":"","rem_bg":"Yes","external_link":"No"}],"secondary_tags":[{"tag_name":"","link":"","rem_bg":"Yes","external_link":"No"}],"trim_text":"
\nVicky Brookes – Senior Director GCS AI Experience Delivery, IFS<\/p>\n","main_text":"
\nVicky Brookes – Senior Director GCS AI Experience Delivery, IFS<\/p>\n","btn_name":"","btn_link":"","btn_new_tab":"Yes","main_title":"","wistia_id":"","wistia_content":"","wistia_btn_name":"","wistia_btn_link":"","speakers":false,"speakers_btn_name":"","speakers_btn_link":"","sponsors":false,"sponsors_btn_name":"","sponsors_btn_link":""}],"secondlevel_data":null},{"key":12,"id":1229,"title":"IFS for Manufacturing","post_status":"publish","firstlevel_data":[{"primary_tags":false,"secondary_tags":[{"tag_name":"Plenary","link":"","rem_bg":"No","external_link":"No"}],"trim_text":"
\nMark Brewer – <\/span><\/span>Global Head of Service Management, IFS<\/p>\n
\nMark Brewer – <\/span><\/span>Global Head of Service Management, IFS<\/p>\n\n
\nLocation:<\/strong> The Vox, Birmingham<\/p>\n\n
\nLocation:<\/strong> The Vox, Birmingham<\/p>\n