Connected Manufacturing Forum 2026

June 15 - 16, 2026

Ritz-Carlton St. Louis

Hao Dinh

Hao Dinh

Vice President of Technology Enpro
Hao Dinh

Monday, June 15, 2026

4:20 PM Track A: AI That Actually Works (Pt. 1)

Why most AI projects fail, and what your organization can do differently

More than 80 percent of AI projects fail to deliver measurable business value, finding consistent across research from McKinsey, RAND, MIT, and BCG. The cause is rarely the technology. It is the organization. There is no single silver bullet for successful AI.
This workshop is structured across two sessions: the first builds a shared diagnostic language using a live personalized AI assessment leveraging real world experience and industry research; the second moves from diagnosis to a concrete 30-day action plan using a live AI coach.
For Part 1, participants leave with:
  • A personalized AI readiness diagnosis specific to your role and organization
  • The six failure patterns that derail AI program, and how to spot them early
  • Seven proven principles for designing AI that people actually trust, and use 

Tuesday, June 16, 2026

12:05 PM Concurrent Roundtables Hosted By Manufacturers

One 40-minute session 

Table 1 - Reducing Energy Usage and Waste Within the Factory Environment – Moderated by Noureddine Boubekri, Founding Director DOE UNT Industrial Center, University of North Texas

Table 2 - Implementation and Adoption Struggles: The Path to Convert your Biggest Digital Detractors into Powerful Advocates – Moderated by Kyle Lodden, Senior Software Engineer, Aviation Manufacturing
Table 3: Automation ROI: How to Balance Near-Term and Long-Term Goals and Expectations – Moderated by Josef Kriegmair, Representative Industrialization Production Systems, MTU Aero Engines
Table 4: AI That Actually Works (Part 2) – Moderated by Hao Dinh, Co-Founder, Grow By Design 
Table 5: Automation ROI: How to Balance Near-Term and Long-Term Goals and Expectations  Moderated by Omar Thorpe, Vice President: Global Asset Management, Engineering & Projects, ADM

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Hao.

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