AI and the new era of maintenance
October 23, 2026
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET
Event details
AI is reshaping maintenance in asset-heavy industries, not simply by predicting failures, but by enabling better decisions across day-to-day maintenance and high-stakes outages.
Join McKinsey experts and industry leaders to explore where digital and AI are creating value in maintenance today, and what it takes to translate that potential into sustained impact at scale. The session will examine how organizations are rethinking their operating models to accelerate digital innovation and adoption, while exploring how the next generation of AI could reshape asset performance.
Key discussion topics
- How organizations can enable digital innovation, adoption, and impact at scale
- How digital and AI can support decisions on outage intervals, scope, schedules, and execution
- How integrated data can create a more holistic view of asset health and help prioritize routine and outage work
- How the next generation of AI could reshape maintenance and asset performance
Summary
A webinar for maintenance and asset leaders in asset-heavy industries focused on where digital and AI are creating value in maintenance today. The session will explore how organizations can enable digital innovation and adoption at scale, how digital and AI can support decisions on outage intervals, scope, schedules, and execution, and how integrated data can build a more holistic view of asset health to prioritize routine and outage work. Participants will hear perspectives from McKinsey experts and industry leaders on what it takes to reshape asset performance. Taking place virtually on October 23, 2026, the event is designed for maintenance and operations leaders looking to translate AI's potential into sustained, scaled impact.
Speakers
Patrick Neise
Partner
Bill McDonnell
Associate Partner
Mustafa Sattar
Associate Partner
Daniel Araneda
Expert Associate Partner
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