The 2026 program

WELCOME

A warm welcome to Connected Worker Day 2026

EXHIBITOR PITCHES

The Exhibitors Introduce Themselves

KEYNOTE

Knowledge belongs at the worker's side. Not on a shelf.

Why collaborative work is crucial to competitiveness right now, and what changes when knowledge moves from people's minds to the space where it's needed.

KEYNOTE

Transformation Without Detours: A Head Start in Months Instead of Years

Digital transformation in industry is no longer a question of “if,” but rather of “how quickly” and “how sustainably.” Insights from challenging digital transformation projects in Estonia, Finland, and other European markets reveal which success factors can be applied to industrial transformation. The focus here is not on comparing countries, but on how companies can leverage existing experience, avoid common pitfalls, and translate digitalization more quickly into measurable operational value. With weasl, Nortal demonstrates specifically how to build the data foundation for intelligent AI systems—and how to gain the competitive edge that used to take others years to achieve in just a matter of months today.

PARTNER PERSPECTIVE

weasl as the foundation for integrated “Operation Execution Guidance” in manufacturing

How Schott Combines Employee Engagement, Quality, and Efficiency in Manufacturing

FROM THE SHOPFLOOR

A Game Changer for Process Safety and Continuous Improvement

A candid account from Staudinger:

The focus is on the key success factors in implementing weasl, the obstacles encountered, and the long-term impact on process reliability and the continuous improvement process.

FROM THE SHOPFLOOR

From Shopfloor Standard to Product Standard: How proven Practice becomes Software

How does a plant-specific requirement become a feature available to everyone in the product? In this hands-on presentation, Nortal and Daimler Truck will demonstrate the path from custom solutions to software standards—using established industry standards that are now firmly embedded in the product. The presentation will highlight both the pitfalls of standardization and the resulting outcomes.

FROM THE SHOPFLOOR

Smart Pharma & Process Guidance – Digital Operator Guidance, Training, and GxP-Compliant Documentation for the Pharmaceutical and Process Industries

Introduction to the SpiraTec Group and the Smart Pharma & Process Guidance solution. The presentation highlights the use of digital worker guidance, modern training approaches, and GxP-compliant documentation in the pharmaceutical and process industries. It also provides an outlook on future training and certification concepts.

FROM THE SHOPFLOOR

The Success Story of SmartMasane3 and weasl at a Global Manufacturing Company Headquartered in Saudi Arabia 

BEHIND THE CURTAIN

24/7 is not a feature—it is the result of hundreds of organizational and technical decisions

Features can be showcased. Stability, security, and availability, on the other hand, often go unnoticed until they’re missing. And what actually happens after the go-live?

In this presentation, we’ll take a look behind the scenes at weasl: from monitoring and incident management to data backup and security, all the way to compliance and proactive operations. Drawing on practical experience, we’ll show why reliable software operations are about much more than just infrastructure—and why 24/7 availability isn’t a feature, but rather the result of many daily decisions.

WHAT'S NEXT

Coming soon is not a roadmap 

‘Coming soon’ says a lot but promises little. We do things differently: an open, honest look at what we’re currently building, the themes driving our development, and where weasl is heading next. No empty promises – just the real direction.