About This Webinar
AI is only as powerful as the data foundation and enabling technologies that support it. While Generative and Agentic AI are gaining momentum in industrial environments, their success depends on the underlying infrastructure.

To help industrial leaders build their AI investment strategy, Verdantix analysts developed a Tech Roadmap that evaluates 18 core technologies supporting the deployment and scale of Industrial AI—from edge computing to AI agents.

In this webinar, John Harrington, Chief Product Officer at HighByte, joins Malavika Tohani, Research Director at Verdantix, to break down the report’s key findings. Together, they’ll discuss where early adopters are seeing impact and how data management technology like Industrial DataOps is supporting AI initiatives that scale.

Attendees will also hear from Christoph Berlin, General Manager at Microsoft, who will share how his team is turning Agentic AI experimentation from concept into reality.
Agenda
  • See which technologies are enabling AI adoption across industrial environments today
  • Learn how to prioritize technology investments based on maturity, business value, and pace of innovation
  • Hear how HighByte customers are incorporating AI initiatives into their industry data strategy
  • Learn how HighByte and Microsoft are enabling the next generation of industrial intelligence by connecting agentic AI with operational technology (OT) via Model Context Protocol (MCP)
Presenters
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    Malavika Tohani
    Research Director
    Malavika is a Research Director at Verdantix, guiding research that explores how digital technologies and services are reshaping industrial operations become safer, more efficient, and sustainable. Her team delivers in-depth insights across a wide range of themes, including asset, process and plant performance, industrial AI and data management, engineering design, field service optimization, and process safety.

    Malavika brings over 20 years’ experience in research and strategy consulting, and previously worked at Frost & Sullivan, managing and delivering advisory projects for clients on expansion, acquisition, benchmarking and product development strategies. Malavika holds an MSc in Economics from the Madras School of Economics.
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    John Harrington
    Chief Product Officer
    John Harrington is the Chief Product Officer of HighByte, focused on product management, customer and partner success, and company strategy. His areas of responsibility include market research, customer use cases, product priorities, go-to-market, and financial planning.

    John is passionate about delivering technology that improves productivity and safety in manufacturing and industrial environments. He has spent his 25-year career both delivering software to manufacturers and working for manufacturers in operations roles. This experience has given him a unique perspective on how suppliers and end users each play an integral role in implementing new technology solutions.

    John has a Master of Business Administration from Babson College and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
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    Christoph Berlin
    General Manager
    Christoph Berlin, General Manager, leads Microsoft’s Industrial Edge and Platform Journey. His team drives product strategy and business growth for various vertical across discrete and process manufacturing segments as well as Industrie 4.0 strategy at Microsoft, including Open Manufacturing strategy. Christoph also manages partner and customer innovation, driving digital transformation with many manufacturing customers.

    Before joining Microsoft, Christoph was VP of Product Management for various startups, including hopTo Inc., a leader in mobile productivity solutions. Prior, Christoph was a member of the XenSource Ltd. senior staff, a virtualization startup where he was responsible for OEM partner development and strategy. Christoph holds a Master’s degree in Computer Science and Communication from Darmstadt University, Germany.