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ICC 2023 features a multitude of live sessions from the Inductive Automation team and Ignition community members.

All sessions are listed in Pacific Daylight Time (PDT).

Day 1

September 26

9:00 AM

Registration Opens

9:15 AM

Exhibitor Demo: SiteSync - The LoRaWAN-to-Ignition Easy Button

Low-cost battery-powered LoRaWAN sensors can be a powerfully attractive option for industrial IoT and Digital Transformation, but they can be challenging to integrate with SCADA at scale. SiteSync brings the ease of commercial IoT to the industrial IoT space by helping IT leaders, Digital Transformation teams, I&E technicians and operators deploy end-to-end LoRaWAN and IIoT solutions. Powered by the SiteSync LoRaWAN Module for Ignition, our goal is to help streamline IIoT proof-of-concept deployments that easily scale to enterprise-wide rollouts by utilizing our unique LoRaWAN tools: LNS Sync, QR Sync, and our UDT library combined with the power of MQTT Sparkplug B.

9:55 AM

Exhibitor Demo: Flow Software - No-Code Data Cleansing, Calculations, and KPIs

How do you standardize calculations and business rules across multiple sites while allowing for each site’s unique process and data source? Flow serves as one part calculation engine, one part information hub, making it possible to scale analytics. Flow templates are corporately managed calculations and business rules that reduce, and ideally eliminate, the use of code. In this live demo, we will pull raw data from Ignition and other sources of operational data, add production context, transforming that data into valuable KPI information before publishing it back to the Ignition ecosystem via MQTT Sparkplug templates.

10:00 AM

Discover Gallery Opens

Looking for some inspiration to spark your next Ignition project? The ICC Discover Gallery is the place you need to be! Take a walk through a showroom floor packed with video showcases of creative real-world Ignition use cases. You can also mingle with the innovators of the projects to increase your knowledge and grow your network.

10:35 AM

Exhibitor Demo: 4IR Solutions – OT Infrastructure, Simplified

4IR will demonstrate how they make it easy for companies to leverage best-in-breed IT technologies like containers, DevOps, and orchestration for their Ignition deployments, highlighting how these technologies make deployments in the cloud — or on-premises — faster, easier to manage and more secure. 4IR’s solutions include deployment of related tools like MQTT brokers, time series databases and custom applications so end users can set up their Unified Namespace in minutes.

11:00 AM

Table Talks: Block 1

ICC offers countless helpful conversations about industrial automation. Our new Table Talks extend those conversations even further in a less formal, more flexible format! Share your experiences with others and learn from those who have similar issues in these community-driven discussions that offer closer connections and deeper dives. This time block features four tables, each with a unique topic for discussion. Prior to the conference, attendees will receive more information about how to add or sign up for a discussion topic.

11:15 AM

Exhibitor Demo: Cirrus Link Solutions - Everything Cirrus Link, MQTT, and Cloud Connectivity

This session provides an overview of Cirrus Link, including MQTT architectures, the MQTT modules, and associated use cases. It will also touch on MQTT Sparkplug B, the Unified Namespace, as well as cloud connectivity through the cloud injector modules and IoT Bridge products.

12:00 PM

Lunch

12:20 PM

Exhibitor Demo: Snowflake - I4.0 Accelerator to Supercharge Edge-to-Cloud Business Outcomes with Snowflake

In this demo, learn how Snowflake can accelerate your I4.0 journey with pre-built accelerators including: IoT Bridge to ingest OT data from manufacturing facilities to the cloud with zero coding, manufacturing KPI visualization framework for metrics like OEE, and an anomaly detection framework for AI-ML based anomaly detection in near real time for asset performance optimization, predictive maintenance, and more.

1:00 PM

Exhibitor Demo: Opto 22 - Extend the Ignition® Platform to the Edge of Your Network

What problems can Opto 22’s groov Edge Controllers help solve for Ignition users? Traditional systems are often complex, costly, and difficult to secure and maintain. groov flattens your SCADA architecture by combining PLC, HMI, gateway, and edge compute functionality into one manageable device, securely. With a broad application toolset on board including Ignition Edge or full Ignition, engineers and developers can elevate their creativity and imaginations to solve challenging problems.

1:30 PM

User Group Meeting: Ignition in Oil & Gas

Type: Industry Meeting   

Come to learn valuable insights about using Ignition in the oil and gas industry. Here’s what’s on the agenda:

  • EFM Data over MQTT with Arlen Nipper
  • Ignition Transition with Mike Flores of Howard EP
  • Snowflake Oil and Gas Introduction
  • Roundtable Discussion (Time Permitting)

Table Talks: Block 2

ICC offers countless helpful conversations about industrial automation. Our new Table Talks extend those conversations even further in a less formal, more flexible format! Share your experiences with others and learn from those who have similar issues in these community-driven discussions that offer closer connections and deeper dives. This time block features four tables, each with a unique topic for discussion. Prior to the conference, attendees will receive more information about how to add or sign up for a discussion topic.

1:40 PM

Exhibitor Demo: Sepasoft - MES Production Workflow Solution

How many lines of code does it take to create a true Manufacturing Execution System (MES) with production workflows, traceability, Electronic Batch Records (EBR), WIP inventory, electronic signatures, efficiency tracking, quality monitoring, and more? High-code custom MES implementations have a direct correlation to technical debt and high total cost of ownership (TCO) over time. Join Sepasoft to see the simplicity of their integrated, low-code, orchestrated workflow solution.

2:20 PM

Exhibitor Demo: SafetyChain - How the SafetyChain Ignition Module Drives Manufacturing Productivity

Manufacturers continue to battle shift by shift, batch by batch to maximize productivity every day. Join this session to see how the SafetyChain Module for Ignition improves outcomes by showing OEE and SPC data in real time to operators across the facility. In this demonstration, you’ll see how easy it is to get started, what charting data looks like, when to use alerts and notifications for non-conformances, and more.

2:30 PM

Table Talks: Block 3

ICC offers countless helpful conversations about industrial automation. Our new Table Talks extend those conversations even further in a less formal, more flexible format! Share your experiences with others and learn from those who have similar issues in these community-driven discussions that offer closer connections and deeper dives. This time block features four tables, each with a unique topic for discussion. Prior to the conference, attendees will receive more information about how to add or sign up for a discussion topic.

3:00 PM

Exhibitor Demo: HiveMQ

Coming soon....

3:30 PM

Table Talks: Block 4

ICC offers countless helpful conversations about industrial automation. Our new Table Talks extend those conversations even further in a less formal, more flexible format! Share your experiences with others and learn from those who have similar issues in these community-driven discussions that offer closer connections and deeper dives. This time block features four tables, each with a unique topic for discussion. Prior to the conference, attendees will receive more information about how to add or sign up for a discussion topic.

3:40 PM

Exhibitor Demo: Plantformance

Coming soon….

4:30 PM

Welcome Reception

5:30 PM

Food Truck Dinner

We know you came hungry and worked up an appetite walking through the ICC Discover Gallery and participating in some engaging Table Talks. That’s why we have some fantastic food trucks coming to the Harris Center to serve you some of Folsom’s finest eats!


Day 2

September 27

7:30 AM

Registration Opens

9:00 AM

Main Keynote: Elevating Automation

Type: General    Track: Technology    Level: All

Let's kick off the 2023 Ignition Community Conference on a high note. Join Inductive Automation's leadership team as they reflect on the past year, look toward the future, and give you a bird's-eye view of our growing company, ever-evolving industry, and thriving Ignition community. This is ICC, elevated!

Speakers: Colby Clegg , Carl Gould , Kat Jeschke , Travis Cox , Kevin McClusky

10:45 AM

Learning Ignition Fundamentals

Type: Breakout    Track: Technology    Level: Beginner

Whether you're new to Ignition or just want a refresher, this session is made for all. The Inductive Automation Training team covers all the basic knowledge and fundamental features you need to get started with Ignition.

Speakers: Kyle Van Eenennaam

We Love Ignition. But Can it REALLY Scale?

Type: Breakout    Track: Enterprise    Level: Beginner

Can it REALLY scale? This is a question we have received for the last 10 years. Delve into the realm of enterprise Ignition rollouts with industry insights from the lens of an enterprise integrator. Uncover the strategies and best practices that accelerate the implementation and ensure the long-term sustainability of Ignition. Don’t just believe us – hear it firsthand from a guest appearance with one of our enterprise end users.

Speakers: Stephanie Mikelbrencis , Stephen Halligan

What’s That in the Sky? An Intro to Ignition in the Cloud

Type: Breakout    Track: Technology    Level: Intermediate

Is it a bird? A plane? No, it’s Ignition! There’s enough buzz around deploying Ignition in the cloud, you’d think it would give your system super powers. But does a cloud deployment align with your organization’s grounded, realistic objectives? In this session, we’ll introduce cloud deployment concepts, discuss which architectures and scenarios benefit the most from cloud-based integration, and share real-world Ignition use cases.

Speakers: Brad Fischer

11:30 AM

Lunch: Meet Your Account Rep

They say you shouldn't meet your heroes. Even so, we're extending an open invitation for you to mingle with your account representative over lunch and get to know each other better. Join us in the pavilion to ask questions, talk shop, discuss hobbies, or eat in silence. It's all on the table for this informal event.

1:30 PM

Sepasoft MES Orchestration for Digital Transformation

Type: Breakout    Track: Enterprise    Level: Intermediate

Manufacturing workflows are required to execute critical processes the right way – every time. The correct tasks must be carried out in the correct order, with the correct materials, approvals, quality checks, and accurate records, especially in regulated industries (e.g., 21 CFR Part 11). This objective, and true Digital Transformation, can only be accomplished with a platform that is integrated, agile, low-code, and feature-rich. Join us for a demonstration of our various MES offerings to showcase Sepasoft’s orchestrated workflow solution.

Speakers: Tom Hechtman , Mark French

Elevate Your OT Data Securely to the Cloud

Type: Breakout    Track: Enterprise    Level: Intermediate

Ignition Cloud Edition! Awesome! But wait… How can I possibly connect my PLCs or I/O systems to the cloud? Won’t that jeopardize them? And require heavy IT involvement? What’s the payoff? In this session, we’ll discuss how to use Ignition Edge and Ignition Cloud Edition together to quickly create scalable, high-performance, cybersecure architectures for democratizing your OT system’s data. Whether in brownfield or greenfield environments, you’ll unlock the power of edge-to-cloud hybrid architectures that are cost-effective, easy to manage, cybersecure, and deliver more value to your organization.

Speakers: Benson Hougland

The OG Perspective: 10+ Years of Ignition Wisdom and Beyond

Type: Breakout    Track: Development    Level: Intermediate

In this session, we'll explore more than a decade of experience with Ignition, sharing valuable insights as a long-time member of the Ignition community. We'll take a practical look at how Ignition has evolved and its role in modern manufacturing, including topics like MES, OEE, AI, and more. It's an opportunity to gain practical knowledge and understand the journey from the early days to today's automation landscape.

Speakers: Jean-Paul Moniz

2:45 PM

I4.0 Accelerator for Driving Edge to Cloud Business Outcomes

Type: Breakout    Track: Enterprise    Level: Advanced

Come and learn with Cirrus Link and Snowflake what your data has to say. Snowflake, Inductive Automation & Cirrus Link have partnered to provide Data Cloud Solutions. With Ignition UDTs, MQTT, and Sparkplug, discover how easy it is to leverage Snowflake’s platform to gain derived data insights immediately through native AI tooling. Learn about the impact of the recent partnership of NVIDIA and Snowflake. See how this disrupting technology, in conjunction with Ignition, will elevate and simplify your journey to data insights.

Speakers: Arlen Nipper , Travis Cox , Pugal Janakiraman

An Overview of Ignition’s MongoDB Connector Module

Type: Breakout    Track: Development    Level: Intermediate

Earlier this year, we introduced a connector module that allows an Ignition Gateway to integrate with MongoDB. This session provides an overview of MongoDB, outlines the connector module's capabilities, and demonstrates how you can most effectively leverage it to elevate the functionality of your existing deployments.

Speakers: Matthew Raybourn

Tyson’s Smart Factory Journey

Type: Breakout    Track: Enterprise    Level: Intermediate

This session provides an overview of how Tyson has standardized operations with Ignition as a SCADA platform, highlighting and detailing how consistent data and dashboards allow for faster implementations. The talk will also include best practices that Tyson has developed, and will identify some of the key integrations that have helped simplify and streamline data collection processes.

Speakers: Chris Windmeyer , Geoff Nelson

4:00 PM

Industry Panel

Type: General    Track: Enterprise    Level: All

While each industry faces unique obstacles and requirements, each passing year reveals more opportunities for cross-industry solutions. Hear from a panel of thought leaders from various industries as they explore how enterprise-wide solutions have led their companies to a new level of growth. They’ll also answer your questions about large-scale Digital Transformation and other topics.

Speakers: Arlen Nipper , Don Pearson , Pugal Janakiraman , Jeremy Bunch , Chris Polarine , Micah Weber , Mike Flores

Deployment Patterns for Ignition on Kubernetes

Type: Breakout    Track: Technology    Level: Advanced

Kevin Collins returns to ICC for a demonstration of how to harness the combined power of Ignition and Kubernetes. This session offers an in-depth look at methods for effectively automating deployment, scaling, and managing containerized Ignition applications.

Speakers: Kevin Collins

5:30 PM

Inductive Automation Birthday Celebration & Dinner

Hey, did you hear that Inductive Automation is celebrating its 20th year? Join us at the Inductive Automation headquarters for a special IA birthday celebration that includes just as much food and fun as Ignition offers automation solutions.


Day 3

September 28

8:00 AM

Registration Opens

9:00 AM

Technical Keynote

Type: General    Track: Development    Level: All

Developing industry-defining software is no easy task, but someone has to do it. Join our Development team as they highlight recent improvements and upgrades, current developments, and a behind-the-scenes peek at the future of Ignition before answering questions directly from the Ignition community.

Speakers: Colby Clegg , Carl Gould , Jason Waits , Kathy Applebaum , Paul Griffith , JJ Coffman

10:30 AM

Introduction to Automated Testing of Perspective Projects

Type: Breakout    Track: Technology    Level: Advanced

Learn the most effective ways for leveraging automated testing to safeguard your development-to-production process. This session will start by outlining how the core tenets of testing apply to automated testing, leading directly into best practices for verifying that your Perspective project development is production-ready.

Speakers: Cody Mallonee

Ignition Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Basics

Type: Breakout    Track: Development    Level: Intermediate

Ignition offers numerous built-in tools for gathering diagnostic information about the health of your system. This session offers an overview of these tools and explains how our Support Division leverages this information during the troubleshooting process. By the end of this session, fixing problems will feel like shooting code in a barrel.

Speakers: Corbin Harrell , Cosmo Stevens

Don’t Get Lost in the Cloud: Tips & Tricks for Successful Ignition Deployment and Management

Type: Breakout    Track: Technology    Level: Intermediate

With the release of Cloud Edition, it's never been easier to get Ignition running in the cloud. But are you ready for it? From security concerns to misconfigurations, there are plenty of pitfalls to stumble upon when managing applications in the cloud. But fear not, as help is on the way. Join the experts from 4IR in this session where they'll provide helpful tips and tricks for deploying and managing Ignition in the cloud.

Speakers: James Burnand , Joseph Dolivo

11:15 AM

Lunch: Meet Your Account Rep & Distributors

They say you shouldn't meet your heroes. Even so, we're extending an open invitation for you to mingle with your account representatives and distributors over lunch and get to know each other better. Join us in the pavilion to ask questions, talk shop, discuss hobbies, or eat in silence. It's all on the table for this informal event.

1:15 PM

Integrator Panel

Type: General    Track: Enterprise    Level: Intermediate

Which new innovations will prove vital for future success and which flash-in-the-pan trends are destined to be forgotten by ICC 2024? During this panel discussion, some of the Ignition community's most successful integration professionals share how they are responding to emerging technologies and techniques that are driving the evolution of the automation landscape.

Speakers: Chris Fischer , Elizabeth Hill Reed , Jason Hamlin , Sean McFarlane , Sydney Bosworth , Nathan de Hoog , Barbara White

Separating Design From Development - Using Design Tools with Ignition

Type: Breakout    Track: Development    Level: Beginner

Building screens in Ignition is a breeze, but did you know you can design screens even faster by mocking them up using a design tool? Join us for this session as we talk about the benefits of moving the design process outside of a development platform. We'll cover topics such as design vs. development, UI vs. UX, benefits of using design tools, and an introduction to the design tool Figma.

Speakers: Doug Yerger

Hitting a Home Run with Ignition

Type: Breakout    Track: Technology    Level: Intermediate

Ignition is not limited to industrial applications alone; its powerful features extend to use cases of all kinds. From its intuitive design features to its robust scripting capabilities, you can harness the full potential of its flexible architecture and rich tool-set to create innovative solutions in non-industrial automation development. Witness this potential firsthand through a baseball scoring and statistics app developed entirely in Perspective, while providing examples of how tags, persistence, scripting, and views can be utilized in a non-industrial setting. Our goal is to inspire others to elevate their lives and hobbies in new creative ways with Ignition.

Speakers: Kyle Chase , Sophia Ruduke

2:30 PM

Ignition Exchange Resource Showcase

Type: Breakout    Track: Development    Level: Intermediate

Since the Ignition Exchange’s introduction in 2019, members of the Ignition community have contributed hundreds of resources ranging from pre-built templates, tools, and scripts to Ignition-powered retro arcade games — all available for free. Discover the full potential of the Ignition Exchange as we highlight some of its most valuable assets, including a handpicked sampling of the top Exchange resources developed by IA engineers.

Speakers: Mara Pillott , Dereck Saunders

Rising to the Challenge - Adventures in System Conversion

Type: Breakout    Track: Development    Level: Beginner

The folks at Flexware are no strangers to a challenge. When the opportunity to convert a large system over to Ignition arose, they took it head on. Join them in this session where they'll talk about the project and share their lessons learned, talk about custom tools, and describe their thought process.

Speakers: TJ Holt , Jen Conner

From LinkedIn Connections to Community Leaders: The Automation Ladies Experience

Type: Breakout    Track: Enterprise    Level: Beginner

What happens when two passionate ladies in industrial automation meet on LinkedIn and decide to create a podcast? Magic. And growth, lots of growth. Dive into the journey of the Automation Ladies podcast and how it has become an engine for both business growth and network expansion. Nikki and Ali will unpack how amplifying your voice online can have real-world business benefits. If you want to grow your customer base, attract top-tier suppliers, or strengthen your community, this talk should have some actionable takeaways on the power of creating an authentic personal brand by sharing your journey with the world.

Speakers: Nikki Gonzales , Alicia Gilpin

3:45 PM

Build-a-Thon

Type: General    Track: Development    Level: All

The conference is guaranteed to go out with a bang as the Build-a-Thon closes out ICC once again. Join us for the conclusion of the ultimate Ignition challenge, where the final two teams compete for the glory of developing the most elevated Ignition solutions and being crowned Build-a-Thon champions. Who will wear the orange winner’s blazer after the votes are all counted? There’s only one way to find out, so stick around to catch the competitive spirit and enjoy an unforgettable music performance from IA’s Department of Funk that you’ll be humming for weeks!

Speakers: Travis Cox , Kevin McClusky , Kent Melville

5:00 PM

End Conference

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