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Connectivity at Scale: Reliable Data Flows and Security Across Operational Systems

Connectivity looks simple until it spans multiple sites, assets, networks, and teams. At that point, data flow design and security boundaries become core operational architecture. Join a full day of cases and perspectives on how industrial organizations structure connectivity so systems stay reliable, controllable, and maintainable as scale increases.

This conference is for professionals working with connectivity in industrial environments across OT, automation, network architecture, and operational security.
The agenda is built around scaled operational reality. Legacy infrastructure, heterogeneous systems, strict availability requirements, constrained connectivity in parts of the environment, and expanding integration surfaces shape how connectivity must be designed and governed. Sessions focus on architectural structure, operational control, and the long-term consequences of connectivity decisions in industrial environments.

Key takeaways

How connectivity architectures are structured so they remain reliable, controllable, and maintainable as scale increases
How security boundaries, segmentation, and remote access are implemented without undermining operations
How organizations make tradeoffs between local control, centralized processing, cloud integration, and resilience

What the conference covers
The conference examines how data flows are designed across sites, edge platforms, and cloud services, including gateway-based integration with existing operational systems and the implications of scaling connectivity across heterogeneous environments.

Security and operational control are addressed through concrete approaches to segmentation, DMZ design, identity and access control, and secure remote access models that support accountability and predictable operation.

Resilience and governance are covered through discussions on fallback mechanisms, island mode operation, availability requirements, and how consistent connectivity models are maintained across projects and sites as complexity grows.

The conference will be held in English.

Presenters

25 March

- 09:30–10:00 Breakfast and check-in
- 10:00–10:10 Welcome and introduction
- 10:10–10:45 Novo Nordisk: Connectivity Patterns in Large Scale Production Environments
  
  By Jacob Hørby Hyldahl and Bo Andersen
  
  Novo Nordisk introduces Enterprise Integration and SCADA and explains how it is used to structure connectivity in large scale production environments. The session presents the architecture and covers how the integration layer communicates with level 1 systems and with level 2 to 3 systems. It also shares how architects view the future direction and how architectural choices are maintained as complexity and scale increase.
- 10:45–11:20 DTU: Scalable Connectivity: Communication Technologies and System Boundaries
  
  By Sarah Renée Ruepp and Martin Nordal Petersen
  
  This presentation provides an introduction to Internet of Things, its application areas, and communication technologies associated with low power wide area networks.
- 11:20–11:40 Break
- 11:40–12:15 Conscia: Segmentation and Identity Control for Scaled OT Connectivity
  
  By Jacob Herbst
  
  Conscia shares perspectives on security in scaled connectivity setups. Topics include segmentation, identity and access control, and protection of data flows between operational systems and external environments, with focus on maintaining consistent security boundaries as connectivity expands.
- 12:15–13:25 Lunch
- 13:25–14:00 ENUDA: From Data Silos to a Unified Namespace: Using MQTT and Ignition to Connect Plants, People, and Systems
  
  By Mathias Bjerglund Poulsen
  
  ENUDA shares how Ignition and MQTT can be used to build a Unified Namespace that supports faster solution replication across multiple sites, reduced integration effort and cost, and a single source of truth with consistent data structure. The session covers architecture, implementation decisions and challenges, and real-world examples.
- 14:00–14:20 Break
- 14:20–14:55 Alfa Laval: DMZ Concepts, Local Retention, and Secure Fallback in Operational Connectivity
  
  By Anders Mynster
  
  Alfa Laval shares practical experiences with structuring data flows and security in operational environments. Topics include DMZ concepts, local data retention, cloud processing, controlled access, and fallback mechanisms, with focus on how these elements support stable operations and predictable security boundaries.
- 14:55–15:30 European Energy: Connected, but Controlled: 5 Key Impact Areas for Secure OT Connectivity at Scale
  
  By Romulo Caliri
  
  Scaling connectivity across renewable assets turns data flows and security into a structural challenge. This session shares practical patterns for segmentation, virtualized firewall boundaries, centralized IDMZ services, and cloud integrations, highlighting the operational tradeoffs required to keep availability, control, and compliance consistent across multiple sites. It also covers how to decide what must remain local for island mode resilience, and how to standardize connectivity models across projects to avoid unmanaged exceptions as integrations and stakeholders grow.
- 15:30–15:45 Closing remarks

Connectivity at Scale: Reliable Data Flows and Security Across Operational Systems

Presenters

10:10–10:45 Novo Nordisk: Connectivity Patterns in Large Scale Production Environments

10:45–11:20 DTU: Scalable Connectivity: Communication Technologies and System Boundaries

11:40–12:15 Conscia: Segmentation and Identity Control for Scaled OT Connectivity

13:25–14:00 ENUDA: From Data Silos to a Unified Namespace: Using MQTT and Ignition to Connect Plants, People, and Systems

14:20–14:55 Alfa Laval: DMZ Concepts, Local Retention, and Secure Fallback in Operational Connectivity

14:55–15:30 European Energy: Connected, but Controlled: 5 Key Impact Areas for Secure OT Connectivity at Scale

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