Executive Summits · by the Future of Manufacturing Alliance
Cyber & Physical Security Summit for Manufacturing Plants
Meet the plant leaders who can't afford a line stopped by ransomware.
Each summit is capped at 20 sponsors. Talk to Joe before it fills.
Who’s coming so far
21 manufacturers have confirmed they will send people. The target is 100+ plant leaders in the room by each summit.
- Honda
- GE Aerospace
- General Motors
- Stellantis / Jeep
- Procter & Gamble
- Cleveland-Cliffs
- Whirlpool
- Goodyear Tire & Rubber
- Parker Hannifin
- Swagelok
- Crown Equipment
- Lincoln Electric
- Sherwin-Williams
- + 8 very large manufacturers, not named at their request
Two days with plant managers, IT and OT leaders, controls engineers and security managers from Midwest manufacturers protecting the plant network, the gate and the line. Pre-scheduled 1-on-1 meetings. No expo hall.
The people who sign the PO for plant security projects.
Invited from plants across Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Pennsylvania and Kentucky. Every delegate is screened by title and plant.
1,470plant leaders from 495 manufacturers have come to past FMA summits.1,033 of them pick the vendor, own the budget or sign off.
Who decides a plant purchase, and how many came
- Step 1287Find the problem, write the specEnergy Engineer, Facilities Engineer, Environmental Engineer
- Step 2560Pick the vendorFacilities Manager, Environmental Manager, Energy Manager
- Step 3337Own the budgetDirector of Engineering, Director of Operations, Director of Manufacturing
- Step 4136Sign offPlant Manager, General Manager, President
Who we invite to this summit
Each title, and what that person owns.
- Plant ManagerOwns the downtime risk
- IT / OT Security ManagerOwns the plant network
- Controls & Automation EngineerPLCs, HMIs, remote access
- Plant Security ManagerGates, cameras, badges
- EHS ManagerWho's on site in an emergency
Where past delegates worked
Plant leaders at past FMA summits, by industry.
Industries we are inviting to this summit: Automotive and parts (Ohio, Michigan, Indiana) · Food and beverage (recipes, cold chain, recalls) · Chemicals (hazardous materials on site) · Metals (old controls, new connections) · Pharma and medical devices (regulated, validated systems).
Counts are past FMA delegates, each counted once. They show who this audience is; they are not 2027 attendees.
Past speakers and delegates, by industry
Food and beverage
12 speakers · 161 delegates
Automotive
10 speakers · 192 delegates
Machinery, equipment and electronics
7 speakers · 209 delegates
Chemicals, plastics and rubber
6 speakers · 120 delegates
Steel and metals
2 speakers · 82 delegates
Aerospace, pharma, building and consumer products
29 speakers · 667 delegates
They came back.
Past FMA sponsors, and how many summits each one sponsored, from the printed programs.
- 4IBMPlant security · 4 summits
- 18US LED18 summits
- 17Kaeser Compressors17 summits
- 14Covanta14 summits
- 14Solution Dynamics14 summits
- 10Advanced Power Technologies10 summits
- 8Smardt Chiller Group8 summits
- 7BASF7 summits
- 7EQUIDEX Energy7 summits
- 7LG Electronics7 summits
- 6AgriPower6 summits
- 6Greenstar Recycling6 summits
See the other 102 companies that sponsored two or more FMA summits
3M 2 · Acuity Brands 4 · Advanced Green Technologies 3 · Advantix Systems 8 · AERCO International 5 · Air Balance 2 · AmbiRad 3 · Ameresco 2 · Armstrong Fluid Technology 5 · Badger Meter 2 · Be Power Tech 2 · Bio-Reaction Industries 2 · BLUEFIN 4 · Bosch Thermotechnology 2 · Burns & McDonnell Engineering 3 · Camfil 2 · Capstone Turbine 2 · Chelsea Group 2 · Cleaver-Brooks 4 · ConDex Energy 2 · Constellation Energy 5 · Control Instruments 2 · CopperTree Analytics 3 · Cushman & Wakefield 2 · Cypress Envirosystems 5 · Doosan Fuel Cell America 3 · DTE Energy Services 2 · Dyson 4 · Eaton 3 · EcoSafe Zero Waste 2 · EDF Renewable Energy 2 · Edison Energy 2 · Emerson Climate Technologies 2 · Energy Management Systems 4 · Energy Source 2 · EnerNOC 2 · Enertech Global 2 · EnterSolar 2 · Environmental Resources Management 2 · ERS International 3 · ETwater Systems 2 · Every Watt Matters 2 · Eye Lighting International 3 · Facility Solutions Group 2 · FacilityConneX 2 · Fellon-McCord & Associates 3 · GDF SUEZ Energy NA 2 · GE Distributed Power 2 · GE Solar 2 · Gexpro 3 · GI Energy 2 · Green Ballast 2 · Greenworks Energy Solutions 3 · Harris Lighting 2 · Heritage Interactive Services 2 · Hurst Boiler & Welding Co. 2 · ICETEC Energy Services 2 · ICONICS 3 · Invensys Operations Management 2 · JLL 4 · Jorgensen Facilities Services 5 · K+S Services 2 · KDC Solar 2 · KERAMIDA 2 · Knauf Insulation 2 · KVAR Energy Savings 3 · LEDtronics 2 · Lutron Electronics Co. 3 · MaxLite 2 · MCEnergy 2 · MEP Associates 2 · MPC Energy 5 · Munters 2 · Newton Distributing Company 2 · Nortec 3 · North America Power Partners 2 · North American Roofing 2 · OAKLEAF 4 · Optimum Energy 2 · Orion Energy Systems 2 · OSRAM SYLVANIA 5 · Pfister Energy 2 · PowerSecure 5 · Rinnai America 2 · Rockwell Automation 2 · ROXUL 2 · Rubicon Global 2 · SAP America 2 · Schneider Electric 6 · Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure 5 · Sloan 2 · Solar UV Solutions 3 · Solatube International 3 · Steril-Aire 2 · Synergy Investment 6 · The Dow Chemical Company 2 · Thermal Energy International 3 · Trane 2 · Tremco Roofing and Building Maintenance 2 · Viridity Energy 2 · Wahaso - Water Harvesting Solutions 2 · Zurn Industries 2
In writing, from past delegates.
Their words, not ours.
“Every year we are able to find new partners to develop breakthrough projects”
Breitner MarczewskiDirector of Energy Engineering, General MotorsRead the whole quote
“FMA Summit has been a very friendly business event for General Motors. Every year we are able to find new partners to develop breakthrough projects”
“We will be partnering with a couple of the presenters at the Summit”
Read the whole quote
“…The expertise represented at this Summit (solar, lighting, etc.) was impressive and very informative. We will be partnering with a couple of the presenters at the Summit…”
Scott CullenAmericas Environmental Compliance Manager, Bostik“…full of opportunities to network with vendors I was interested in”
Read the whole quote
“I found the experience well organized and full of opportunities to network with vendors I was interested in.”
Warren VoughtCorporate Facilities Manager, Archer Daniels Midland“…FMA is an extremely flexible, and very accommodating group. It’s been outstanding after I gave my presentation, the enthusiasm of the people, the questions continue even now, people wanting to know more details. It’s that sharing between people and myself. I’ve learned a lot myself so that’s been a great aspect of being here. The people that have come and I had interaction with have been the right kind of people I want to talk to.”
Kevin ButtGeneral Manager and Chief Environmental Officer, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.See 8 moreShow fewer
“The presenters were very knowledgeable and did a great job of communicating during the one on one time during breaks. I look forward to the site visits so we can learn more about what each company has to offer.”
John ShewmakerFacility Maintenance Manager, Hitachi Automotive Systems“I am always skeptical with conferences whether they will be worth my time. This Summit was a very good blend and balance of solutions and testimonials. I will recommend this seminar to others in my company…”
Larry GlaserAVP, Director of Operations Support, OSI Industries“…Enjoyed the Summit and met some good contacts.”
Russ DelozierDirector of Sustainability, J+J Flooring Group“Great Summit to attend and see the diversity of industry and government. Several vendors presented new ideas to problems we all face in the industry.”
Ed HagerstromDirector EHS, Refresco Beverages US Inc.“Excellent set of presenters on a wide range of subjects, lots of new and forward thinking. Great networking with small groups- startup dinners and circulation times.”
John DeVinneySenior Project Manager, Perdue Farms“I’ve been to a lot of conferences and I found the FMA sessions to be excellent, engaging and interesting. I think it had some of the best speakers I’ve ever seen in a conference I’ve been to. I certainly liked the format, the 20 minutes sessions, so you can get the top level ideas or thoughts without having to hear in infinite detail. The format is well structured, the speakers were really, really good and I would highly recommend this conference to anybody in this field.”
Brendan SullivanExecutive Director, Facilities, Estée Lauder“The Summit was truly ‘eye-opening’. I got an excellent sense of momentum building for companies and institutions making significant changes for the future. Woe betide those organizations who turn a blind eye to the need and benefits of changing how they manage and operate their facilities.”
Chris WendtFacilities Manager, Standard Motor Products, Inc.“As a global leader, it’s extremely important for me to stay current on technological advances. The FMA Summit brought current advances and best practices to me in an efficient 1.5 day event”
Maria WatsonSr. Manager Global Energy, Pall CorporationWhat sponsors closed, and what buyers said.
Past sponsors on the business that came from an FMA introduction, and past buyers on the vendors they met there.
Set up Wednesday. Two full days of meetings. Home Friday afternoon.
Same schedule in Columbus and Detroit.
- Wednesday afternoonSponsors set up their exhibits. Everyone checks in.
- ThursdayThe full day: plant case studies, booked 1-on-1s, the reception and dinner.
- FridayMorning case studies, more 1-on-1s, closing lunch. On the road by mid-afternoon.
The hour-by-hour plan and the venues
| Time | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7:00 AM | Breakfast at your company table | Breakfast at your company table | |
| 8:00–10:00 AM | Plant case studies | Plant case studies | |
| 10:00 AM | Coffee and shop talk in the exhibit room | Pre-booked 20-minute 1-on-1s at your table | |
| 11:00 AM | Plant case studies | Plant case studies | |
| 12:00 PM | Lunch with your booked 1-on-1 meetings | Closing lunch with your booked 1-on-1 meetings | |
| 1:00 PM | Plant case studies | Plant case studies, then head home | |
| 2:00 PM | Sponsor setup and check-in | Pre-booked 20-minute 1-on-1s at your table | |
| 3:00 PM | Sponsor setup and check-in | Coffee and shop talk in the exhibit room | |
| 3:30 PM | Sponsor setup and check-in | Plant case studies | |
| 5:00–7:00 PM | Sponsor setup and check-in | Reception and dinner, with more 1-on-1s |
The full package's 15 pre-booked 20-minute 1-on-1s run Thursday and Friday: in the meeting blocks above, at lunch, and at the reception. Each is with a plant leader who asked to meet you, at your company table. You get your meeting schedule before you arrive, and the delegate list, with names, titles and companies, 30 days before the summit.
Venue photos via Wikimedia Commons: Hilton Columbus Downtown by Ɱ (CC BY-SA 4.0); Renaissance Center by Crisco 1492 (public domain).
The program: plant leaders come to hear how other plants fixed it.
The program is built from projects plants actually finished, presented by the plant and the company that did the work. Every plant security category has room for more. If you've solved a problem like these, your story belongs on this program.
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Physical security & access controlInvited
How Logan Aluminum in Russellville, Kentucky cut footage searches from eight hours to ten minutes
Avigilon cameras with analytics and licence-plate recognition, tied to Motorola radios, Nitro private broadband and Orchestrate alerts (speeding, hot-listed plates, zone entry). Loss prevention leader Joseph Jenkins: "Searching through footage to find an event used to take eight hours. Now I can find what I need in just 10 minutes." (measured, as quoted; period not stated) (as reported by Motorola Solutions).
The problem: Hard-wired cameras left blind spots on the 1,110-acre campus, so security staff patrolled areas on foot, and reviewing an incident meant watching hours of low-quality footage.
Published result: Avigilon cameras with analytics and licence-plate recognition, tied to Motorola radios, Nitro private broadband and Orchestrate alerts (speeding, hot-listed plates, zone entry). Loss prevention leader Joseph Jenkins: "Searching through footage to find an event used to take eight hours. Now I can find what I need in just 10 minutes." (measured, as quoted; period not stated) (as reported by Motorola Solutions).
Invited: Motorola Solutions (Avigilon), with Logan Aluminum · Read the published case
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OT cybersecurityInvited
How Rotkäppchen-Mumm cut OT alerts by more than half at its German bottling and distilling plants
Tenable OT Security, live from early 2024 at all German sites: alerts fell from over 80 to 38 per 1,000 systems, a reduction of more than 52% (measured). The inventory showed far more devices than expected: 500 licences ordered, 300 more needed. In late fall 2024 it flagged a new chemical dosing system at Freyburg with years-old unpatched vulnerabilities, which were fixed (identified) (as reported by Tenable).
The problem: NIS2 made OT security urgent, and two passive-only tools could not inventory four decades of mixed bottling and distillery equipment at four German sites.
Published result: Tenable OT Security, live from early 2024 at all German sites: alerts fell from over 80 to 38 per 1,000 systems, a reduction of more than 52% (measured). The inventory showed far more devices than expected: 500 licences ordered, 300 more needed. In late fall 2024 it flagged a new chemical dosing system at Freyburg with years-old unpatched vulnerabilities, which were fixed (identified) (as reported by Tenable).
Invited: Tenable, with Rotkäppchen-Mumm · Read the published case
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OT cybersecurityInvited
How Boston Beer secured the controls at its four U.S. breweries
Dragos Platform rolled out across all four U.S. breweries plus OT Watch threat hunting: a 15% year-over-year reduction in cybersecurity insurance premiums and a 100% ROI in the first year of a five-year investment (measured) (as reported by Dragos).
The problem: The new CISO found the company struggling to keep up with security demands; a ransomware tabletop exercise exposed gaps in both IT and brewery OT.
Published result: Dragos Platform rolled out across all four U.S. breweries plus OT Watch threat hunting: a 15% year-over-year reduction in cybersecurity insurance premiums and a 100% ROI in the first year of a five-year investment (measured) (as reported by Dragos).
Invited: Dragos, with The Boston Beer Company · Read the published case
See all 6 stories, in 2 categories, and how a session runs
- 1The problemWhat was happening at the plant.
- 2The costEnergy, maintenance, downtime or lost output.
- 3The decisionThe options they weighed, and why this one.
- 4The workWhat changed, how long it took, what went wrong.
- 5The resultsMeasured before and after. Achieved, estimated or identified, said plainly.
- 6The lessonsWhat another plant should check first.
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OT cybersecurity
3 stories invited · 1 open slot-
Invited
How Rotkäppchen-Mumm cut OT alerts by more than half at its German bottling and distilling plants
Tenable OT Security, live from early 2024 at all German sites: alerts fell from over 80 to 38 per 1,000 systems, a reduction of more than 52% (measured). The inventory showed far more devices than expected: 500 licences ordered, 300 more needed. In late fall 2024 it flagged a new chemical dosing system at Freyburg with years-old unpatched vulnerabilities, which were fixed (identified) (as reported by Tenable).
The problem: NIS2 made OT security urgent, and two passive-only tools could not inventory four decades of mixed bottling and distillery equipment at four German sites.
Published result: Tenable OT Security, live from early 2024 at all German sites: alerts fell from over 80 to 38 per 1,000 systems, a reduction of more than 52% (measured). The inventory showed far more devices than expected: 500 licences ordered, 300 more needed. In late fall 2024 it flagged a new chemical dosing system at Freyburg with years-old unpatched vulnerabilities, which were fixed (identified) (as reported by Tenable).
Invited: Tenable, with Rotkäppchen-Mumm · Read the published case
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Invited
How Boston Beer secured the controls at its four U.S. breweries
Dragos Platform rolled out across all four U.S. breweries plus OT Watch threat hunting: a 15% year-over-year reduction in cybersecurity insurance premiums and a 100% ROI in the first year of a five-year investment (measured) (as reported by Dragos).
The problem: The new CISO found the company struggling to keep up with security demands; a ransomware tabletop exercise exposed gaps in both IT and brewery OT.
Published result: Dragos Platform rolled out across all four U.S. breweries plus OT Watch threat hunting: a 15% year-over-year reduction in cybersecurity insurance premiums and a 100% ROI in the first year of a five-year investment (measured) (as reported by Dragos).
Invited: Dragos, with The Boston Beer Company · Read the published case
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Invited
How Guardian Glass found supplier 4G modems on its float-glass plant networks
Dragos Platform passive monitoring plus OT Watch. It found "4G remote access devices we didn't realize our suppliers had put on our network" (CISO Mark Smillie), plus gaps in documentation, protocols enabled that shouldn't have been, and devices with unknown or outdated credentials (identified; no figures published) (as reported by Dragos).
The problem: Stopping a float-glass line is slow and very costly, and Guardian had no tool that could find OT assets without disturbing production.
Published result: Dragos Platform passive monitoring plus OT Watch. It found "4G remote access devices we didn't realize our suppliers had put on our network" (CISO Mark Smillie), plus gaps in documentation, protocols enabled that shouldn't have been, and devices with unknown or outdated credentials (identified; no figures published) (as reported by Dragos).
Invited: Dragos, with Guardian Glass · Read the published case
- Open slot
Your customer's story goes here.
Solved a plant problem in this category? Propose it for the program.
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Physical security & access control
3 stories invited · 1 open slot-
Invited
How Logan Aluminum in Russellville, Kentucky cut footage searches from eight hours to ten minutes
Avigilon cameras with analytics and licence-plate recognition, tied to Motorola radios, Nitro private broadband and Orchestrate alerts (speeding, hot-listed plates, zone entry). Loss prevention leader Joseph Jenkins: "Searching through footage to find an event used to take eight hours. Now I can find what I need in just 10 minutes." (measured, as quoted; period not stated) (as reported by Motorola Solutions).
The problem: Hard-wired cameras left blind spots on the 1,110-acre campus, so security staff patrolled areas on foot, and reviewing an incident meant watching hours of low-quality footage.
Published result: Avigilon cameras with analytics and licence-plate recognition, tied to Motorola radios, Nitro private broadband and Orchestrate alerts (speeding, hot-listed plates, zone entry). Loss prevention leader Joseph Jenkins: "Searching through footage to find an event used to take eight hours. Now I can find what I need in just 10 minutes." (measured, as quoted; period not stated) (as reported by Motorola Solutions).
Invited: Motorola Solutions (Avigilon), with Logan Aluminum · Read the published case
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Invited
How Metalsa in Roanoke, Virginia put cameras inside its robotic welding cells
A Rhombus deployment through Responsive Technology Partners that grew from 52 to over 120 cameras, including domes in over 40 manufacturing cells: 80 labor-hours per week saved in Quality Assurance at a four-camera rail inspection station, investigations sped up by over 90% (a six-hour review now takes minutes), and over 350 training clips made (measured; period not stated) (as reported by Rhombus).
The problem: The 700,000 sq ft frame plant had nine low-resolution cameras; cameras in the laser-cutting and welding cells had failed, so crews entered hazardous zones to check robots and defects slipped past inspection.
Published result: A Rhombus deployment through Responsive Technology Partners that grew from 52 to over 120 cameras, including domes in over 40 manufacturing cells: 80 labor-hours per week saved in Quality Assurance at a four-camera rail inspection station, investigations sped up by over 90% (a six-hour review now takes minutes), and over 350 training clips made (measured; period not stated) (as reported by Rhombus).
Invited: Rhombus and Responsive Technology Partners, with Metalsa · Read the published case
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Invited
How Silver Bay Seafoods put its Alaska processing plants on one camera system
Spot AI cameras and video AI agents (with Starlink at remote plants) across 10 facilities, about 50 daily users: a 15% increase in operational efficiency and a 10–15% improvement in PPE compliance (measured; period not stated) (as reported by Spot AI).
The problem: Old Pelco and Lorex systems across remote locations were fragmented, failing and not NDAA compliant, and plants must meet BRC food safety rules.
Published result: Spot AI cameras and video AI agents (with Starlink at remote plants) across 10 facilities, about 50 daily users: a 15% increase in operational efficiency and a 10–15% improvement in PPE compliance (measured; period not stated) (as reported by Spot AI).
Invited: Spot AI, with Silver Bay Seafoods · Read the published case
- Open slot
Your customer's story goes here.
Solved a plant problem in this category? Propose it for the program.
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"Invited" means invited: none of these companies has confirmed. Results are as published by the supplier; we ask every presenter for dates, baseline costs and verified results before the program is final.
Real FMA Summit rooms. No stock photography.
Get in front of the decision makers, not the crowd.
Full package
- 15 guaranteed pre-scheduled meetings
- A 20-minute case-study session
- A fully furnished exhibit
- Your corporate dining table
- Three people at full access
Add meetings up to 40 at $1,500 each.
- Any booked meeting that doesn’t happen is added to your next summit, written into your sponsor agreement.
- Each summit is capped at 20 sponsors, each solving a different problem for the people in the room.
Want the category to yourself? Each summit is capped at 20 sponsors. To talk about your category, .
- Plant leaders ask to meet you. We seat the ones who asked at your table.
- Your booked meeting schedule arrives before the summit.
- Any booked meeting that doesn't happen is added to your next summit: miss 3, and you get 15 plus 3. It's written into your sponsor agreement.
- You get the delegate list 30 days before the summit: names, titles and companies.
- Three people are included with full access. Extra passes are $2,900 each.
Or pick only what you wantMeetings from $15,000, talk $15,000, exhibit $15,000, dining table $10,000
One category, one summit. Prices in USD. Whatever you pick includes three people with full access. Meetings are booked on an opt-in basis before the summit; any booked meeting that doesn't happen is added to your next summit.
No vendor walks the show. Solution providers attend only as sponsors. A vendor that has not sponsored cannot register, attend or work the room, so the plant leaders you meet are not being chased by your competitors in the hallway.
The ten questions every sponsor asks.
Past sponsors answer all ten in one 5-minute film. Pick a question and the film jumps to its answer.
Now ask your own questions.
Answered on camera by past FMA sponsors. Recorded at past FMA summits.
Who's behind it.
Started FMA in Montreal in 2007 and has run every summit himself: 35 of them, 17,000+ meetings. Capped at 20 sponsors per summit, meetings booked before anyone arrives, and no vendor walks the show.
Read the full story
Plant security sponsors were in 4 of the 35 summits. Every sponsor and speaker, as printed.
Open any programIBM sponsored 4 summits, IBM Security among them. The summit is capped at 20 sponsors.
Twenty minutes with Joe Piazza: who is coming to your summit, where your company fits among its 20 sponsors, and what the agreement says. The sponsor brief has the delegate profile, the full agenda and the itemized pricing.
35 summits since 2007. Joe Piazza, who founded FMA, runs every summit himself. The videos on this page are from past summits.