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Schedule
IMA World Maintenance Forum (WMF2026) | Sep 01, 8:00 AM GMT+2 – Sep 03, 4:00 PM GMT+2 University of Genoa, Genova GE, Italy
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Delegate Registration & Welcome Coffee
Registration AreaCoffeeRegistrationWelcome - 1 hour 30 minutes
Workshop — Session 1 | Digitalisation of Assets, Facilities & Maintenance Management
Workshop RoomWorkshop - 30 minutes
Coffee Break & Networking
Workshop RoomBreak - 1 hour 30 minutes
Workshop — Session 2 | Asset Management, Reliability & Maintenance Best Practices
Workshop RoomWorkshop - 1 hour
Lunch Break
Lunch AreaBreakLunch - 1 hour 30 minutes
Workshop — Session 3 | Asset Management: Current State, Future Direction & Strategic Alignment
Workshop RoomWorkshop - 20 minutes
Close
Workshop RoomClosing - 2 hours
Evening — Sponsors' Leadership Dinner (Invitation Only)
Hotel RestaurantDinnerLeadershipNetworkingSponsorsSponsorship Dinner
- 1 hour
Forum Day 1 | Delegate Registration & Welcome Coffee
Registration AreaCoffeeRegistrationWelcome - 30 minutes
Opening Ceremony
Main StageOpening - 30 minutes
Keynote 1 | The Global Maintenance Ecosystem in 2026
Main StageKeynoteSpeaker - 30 minutes
Keynote 2 | Maintenance Excellence Frameworks in the Era of Industry 4.0 & 5.0
Mian StageKeynoteSpeaker - 20 minutes
Coffee Break
Coffee Break RoomBreakCoffeeNetworking - 1 hour 30 minutes
Global Dialogue Session — Plenary | Breaking Barriers: A Global Dialogue on the Future of Maintenance, Reliability & Ass
Main StageKeynoteLeadershipSpeaker - 15 minutes
Research Presentation — Study 1 · 2019 | Evidence-Based Global Current State of ME&T Service Users & Providers
Main StageKeynoteSpeakerWorkshop - 1 hour
Lunch
Lunch AreaBreakLunchNetworking - 30 minutes
Research Presentation — Study 2 · 2022 | Role of Maintenance Standards for Excellence in the Technology 4.0 Framework
Main StageKeynoteLeadershipSpeaker - 30 minutes
Research Presentation — Study 3 · 2025 | Guideline to Digitalization of Assets, Facilities & Maintenance Management
Main StageKeynoteLeadershipSpeaker - 30 minutes
Coffee Break
Coffee Break RoomBreakCoffeeKeynote - 30 minutes
Industry Keynote 3 | Maintenance & Asset Management Excellence in Italian & European Industry
Main StageKeynoteLeadershipSpeaker - 30 minutes
Flagship Study — Session 1 | Study 4: Scope, Methodology & Objectives of the 2026 Global Certification Standards Study
Main StageKeynoteLeadershipNetworking - 30 minutes
Flagship Study — Session 2 | Study 4: Global Certification Landscape, Gaps Analysis & Survey Results
Main StageKeynoteLeadershipNetworking - 15 minutes
Day 1 Close | Day 1 Summary & Gala Dinner Briefing
Main StageClosingNetworking - 3 hours
Gala Dinner | Evening Networking Cruise Dinner — All Delegates
Hotel RestaurantDinnerLeadershipNetworkingSponsorship Dinner
- 1 hour
Morning Coffee | Morning Networking & Corridor Displays
Main StageKeynoteLeadershipNetworking - 15 minutes
Day 2 Opening | Day 1 Highlights Recap & Day 2 Program Overview
Main StageKeynoteLeadershipNetworkingOpening - 30 minutes
Industry Session 1 | Digitalization of Know-How Maintenance & Augmented Reality in Training
Main StageKeynoteLeadershipNetworking - 30 minutes
Industry Session 2 | Artificial Intelligence in Manufacturing & Maintenance Operations
Main StageKeynoteLeadershipNetworking - 15 minutes
Coffee Break
Coffee Break RoomBreakCoffeeNetworking - 30 minutes
Industry Session 3 | Asset Management in Critical Infrastructure — Case Study: Yanbu Industrial City
Main StageKeynoteLeadershipNetworking - 30 minutes
Industry Session 4 | New European Standards for AI-Supported Risk-Based Inspection & Maintenance
Main StageKeynoteLeadershipNetworking - 30 minutes
Invited Address — Regional Voices | Global Perspectives: Maintenance Research & Certification from Asia & Beyond
Main StageKeynoteLeadershipNetworking - 1 hour
Lunch
Lunch AreaBreakLunchNetworking - 1 hour
International Panel Discussion | Certification Fragmentation: The Path Forward
Main StageKeynoteLeadershipNetworking - 1 hour 30 minutes
Themed Roundtables — All Delegates | Themed Roundtable Discussions: Industry Dialogue & Collective Intelligence
Main StageKeynoteLeadershipNetworking - 15 minutes
Coffee Break
Coffee Break RoomBreakCoffeeNetworking - 15 minutes
Flagship Study — Final Session | Study 4: Shaping the Global Final Report — Draft Recommendations & Delegate Vote
Main StageKeynoteLeadershipNetworking - 20 minutes
Invited Address | IMA's Global Roadmap — Research, Membership & the Path to WMF 2027
Main StageKeynoteLeadershipNetworkingSponsors - 25 minutes
Closing Ceremony | Official Closing Ceremony & Announcement of WMF 2027
Main StageClosingKeynoteLeadershipNetworkingSpeaker - 30 minutes
Farewell Reception | Farewell Reception — All Delegates, Speakers & Sponsors
Registration AreaClosingNetworkingRegistration
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