ISA Webinar
Are You AI-Automated and Future-Ready?
A Discussion for Automation Professionals
Date and time: 3 September 2026, 10:00 a.m. ET
Artificial intelligence is already influencing the world of automation, from neural-network-based control to AI-assisted engineering workflows. Join ISA and a group of expert panelists as they discuss how individuals and companies need to address these emerging capability and skills gaps. In this panel discussion, industry experts will share current use cases before turning to a broader conversation on workforce development needs. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own use cases and questions to help explore:
- AI tools for automating conventional instrumentation/control system processes
- Neural net models to predict/perform closed loop control
- Bridging the skills gap: strategies for recognizing and mitigating workforce shortages
Panelists:
- Weining Feng, Chair of the ISA Task Force on Workforce Architecture
- Rajeev Limaye, Functional Safety & Digital Solutions Consultant
- Andrew McDonald, Founder and Principal Consultant, Future of Manufacturing LLC
- Brian Romano, Director of Technology Development, The Arthur G. Russell Co. Inc.