Thomas Wilk

Thomas Wilk

Head of Content Industry Week Mag.

CWM Summit Day Two - October 15, 2026

3:15 PM Fireside Chat : How Ford is Using AI Agents on the Shop Floor

Manufacturers are moving from experimentation to real deployment of AI agents that support frontline decision making, automate routine analysis, and close long standing execution gaps. This fireside chat explores how AI agents are reshaping daily operations, what foundations are required to make them effective, and how leaders can ensure these systems drive measurable improvements in safety, quality, and throughput. The conversation focuses on practical lessons, scalable patterns, and the cultural and governance considerations that determine success.

• How manufacturers are moving beyond pilots to embed AI agents directly into workflows, enabling faster decisions, reducing manual analysis, and improving frontline execution.
• What it takes to create clean, contextualized, real time data streams that AI agents can trust, and how organizations are modernizing their data architecture to support scalable agentic systems.
• Human centered design principles that ensure AI agents fit naturally into existing roles, reduce cognitive load, and enhance rather than disrupt operator autonomy and confidence.
• How leaders are establishing clear boundaries, validation loops, and oversight models so AI agents can automate decisions safely while maintaining transparency and accountability.
• Patterns for expanding from a single use case to a network wide capability, including change management, cross functional alignment, and the KPIs that demonstrate real operational impact.

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