IMRt Masterclass | Applying Agentic AI: Industry Lessons Learned

Discover how leading organizations are turning AI from theory into impact - with agentic systems driving measurable results across energy, manufacturing, and utilities.

This presentation shares practical, hard-won lessons learned from active customer deployments across energy, manufacturing, and utilities. Cognite will demonstrate how they are moving organisations up the "Industrial AI Value Ladder," from simple data assistants to collaborative agents that deliver significant, measurable value.

Attendees will gain practical insights from real-world case studies, including:

• The Foundational Imperative: Why a robust Industrial DataOps platform, is non-negotiable for providing contextualized data (P&IDs, time series, 3D models, ERP data) that "grounds" agents and eliminates hallucinations.

• Accelerating Core Workflows: How AI agents are drastically reducing Root Cause Analysis (RCA) time from weeks to hours , automating the manual process of work package generation, and reducing shift handovers by 50%.

• Lessons in Deployment & Scaling: Key success factors for moving beyond individual AI tools to a scalable fleet of agents.

• Building Trust: Strategies for managing the human-in-the-loop, ensuring explainability, and driving adoption by empowering engineers and operators directly.

This session is designed for operations, maintenance, and reliability leaders seeking a practical, data-driven approach to applying AI. Attendees will leave with a clear framework for deploying agentic solutions that solve real-world industrial problems and deliver tangible business impact today.

Agenda 

• Intros and setting expectations

• Main Presentation

• Group discussions and Q&A

• Conclusion

Meet Matt Hardman

Matt Hardman is Senior Director of Global Business Development at Cognite, where he helps  engineering and operations teams to build industrial applications and agents. With experience at Oracle, PTC, and Anaplan, Matt works with global energy, mining, and manufacturing leaders to connect operational technology with advanced analytics and AI. His focus is on helping engineers turn plant data into trusted insights that improve reliability, production efficiency, and sustainability. 

FAQs

What will I need to participate in this event?
Access to a PC/ Tablet / Smartphone with Camera and Microphone.

How do I connect to my event?
You will be sent a link a zoom link one day prior to the event.

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