Partner With Manufacturing Digitalization Summit

Showcase Your Brand in the Room Where Manufacturing's Digital Decisions Get Made

Manufacturing Digitalization Summit brings senior manufacturing, operations, IT, and supply chain leaders together for closed-door roundtable discussions and strategic keynotes. Sponsorship puts your team at the table as the topic expert, backed by direct access to the buyers who  matter.

📅 April 21–22, 2027  |  📍 Huntington Place, Detroit, MI

8 Keynotes  ·  21 Roundtable Discussions  ·  2 Panels  ·  LIVE Audience Polling
 

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Partnership packages are allocated on a first-come basis. Contact us for current availability and rates.

Sponsorship sits inside one connected week, in front of one connected audience.

Manufacturing Digitalization Summit
Maintec
Smart Factory Expo
Maintec

Part of Smart Manufacturing Week

WHY PARTNER

Built for sponsors who want conversations, not just impressions

01

Direct Access to Senior Buyers

Host and co-lead a closed-door discussion table with senior manufacturing, IT, and operations leaders, positioning your team as the topic expert in the room.

02

Qualified Conversations

Receive contact details for your table's participants where attendees have opted in, turning one session into a set of warm introductions.

03

Visibility Across the Full Week

Sponsorship sits inside Smart Manufacturing Week USA, putting your brand in front of the summit's roundtable audience and the wider show floor across Smart Factory Expo, Maintec, and The Reliability Conference.

Who You'll Be In The Room With

A well-vetted room of manufacturing decision-makers

Manufacturing Digitalization Summit is built for manufacturing, operations, engineering, IT/data, and supply chain leaders at manufacturing and industrial companies with annual revenue above $100 million.

150+

Attendees

100+

Attending Companies

40%

Senior MGMT / C-Suite

SPONSORSHIP PACKAGES

Two ways to get to the table

Pricing is confirmed by enquiry. Contact us for current availability and rates.
 
Discussion Table Sponsor
 
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Host and co-lead one of the summit's closed-door roundtable discussions.

  • Co-host one roundtable discussion with a manufacturing peer
  • Positioned as the topic expert to your table of senior leaders
  • Contact details for your table's participants (subject to opt-in)
  • Brand recognition across summit signage and the agenda

Includes: a standard Smart Manufacturing Week exhibition stand — see below

Co-Organizer Upgrade
 
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Everything in Discussion Table Sponsor, plus top-of-agenda visibility.

  • Everything included in Discussion Table Sponsor
  • A dedicated address to the full plenary audience
  • A seat on the closing Q&A panel
  • Contact details for all summit attendees (subject to opt-in)
  • The highest level of brand placement across the event

Includes: a standard Smart Manufacturing Week exhibition stand — see below

On the Agenda

The roundtable tracks you can sponsor

Click any track for a closer look at the topics your table could cover.

Why most manufacturing data strategies still fail, turning industrial data into business value, escaping pilot purgatory to scale AI across operations, AI governance and responsible adoption, predictive analytics for better decisions, and building real-time enterprise visibility.

What a successful digital transformation actually looks like, scaling from pilot to enterprise, modernizing legacy systems without disrupting production, breaking down IT/OT/engineering silos, smart factory investments that deliver ROI, industrial IoT at scale, and digital twins beyond the hype.

Building resilient supply chains, AI for supply chain planning and forecasting, end-to-end supply chain visibility, and inventory optimization in an uncertain world.

Developing the digitally enabled workforce, leading change in traditional manufacturing environments, bridging the manufacturing skills gap, and creating a culture of continuous improvement and innovation.

Show Floor + SummiT

Every summit sponsorship comes with a stand

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A standard Smart Manufacturing Week exhibition stand is included with every sponsorship

Sponsoring a Discussion Table or taking the Co-Organiser upgrade at Manufacturing Digitalization Summit automatically includes a standard exhibition stand at Smart Manufacturing Week — there is nothing extra to buy to get one. The stand is what turns one closed-door conversation into a full week of visibility: a home base to continue the discussion, meet the delegates you didn't get a seat for, and put your brand in front of the wider show floor audience across Smart Factory Expo, Maintec, and The Reliability Conference. Want more space or a better location? You can upgrade your included stand at any time.

HOW IT WORKS

How to maximize your sponsorship

01

Choose Your Package

Every Discussion Table Sponsor and Co-Organizer package already includes a standard Smart Manufacturing Week exhibition stand — no separate stand purchase needed.

02

Upgrade Your Stand (Optional)

Want a bigger footprint or a premium spot on the show floor? Upgrade your included stand to a larger size or location for an additional fee.

03

Connect the Two

Invite your table's participants to continue the conversation at your stand, and use the introduction to open a full-week, face-to-face follow-up.

The Manufacturers Director Forum

Host a Manufacturing Executive Dinner

An invitation-only dinner for the most senior manufacturing executives attending Manufacturing Digitalization Summit, Smart Manufacturing Week and The Reliability Web. Hosting positions your brand alongside an intimate, confidential discussion among decision-makers, away from the show floor, adding independent credibility to the conversation.

April 21 to 22, 2027 · Huntington Place, 1 Washington Blvd, Detroit, MI 48226

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Let's Build Your Partnership

Tell us about your goals and we'll walk you through the packages, the standard Smart Manufacturing Week stand included with every sponsorship, and how to upgrade it for the strongest presence at the show.

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