March Technical Talk - Why OPC UA is the Foundation for Industrial AI

Join us the evening of March 19 for dinner and this Technical Talk - 20 Years of Interoperability: Why OPC UA is the Foundation for Industrial AI.

OPC UA plays in all spaces: It’s in factory automation, it’s in process automation, it’s in power generation… it's in everything, even something as obscure as a vending machine. - Michael Clark

Technical Talk Overview

You can’t run an AI-driven enterprise on fragmented data. While the pressure to modernize and strengthen cyber-resilience is at an all-time high, many organizations remain trapped by inconsistent systems.

This session explores why OPC UA is the strategic choice for standardized, secure interoperability. We will examine:

• The Field Level: How the FLC initiative standardizes critical components like drives and instrumentation.
• The Cloud: Bridging the gap between hardware and digital twins.
• The Outcome: Generating structured, contextualized data directly from the source.

Stop fighting your integration stack. Learn how to leverage interoperable profiles to simplify your architecture and accelerate the journey toward autonomous operations.

Meet Our Speaker

Michael Clark B.TECH., C.E.T.
Director, OPC Foundation North America

As the Director of OPC Foundation North America, Michael Clark continues his career-long advocacy on behalf of the automation industry as it transforms itself through IT/OT convergence into the digital era.

With over 35 years of experience in the discipline of industrial automation and controls, Mr. Clark is internationally recognized throughout the process automation sector for his expertise in Industrial Control System (ICS) fieldbus protocols. Mr. Clark is also recognized for his contributions as a principal author of the Open Process Automation Standard (O-PAS™).

As an impartial advocate for the industrial automation end-user community, Mr. Clark became the Founding Director of BusCorp Inc., a North American-based consulting firm dedicated to design, implementation, commissioning, and training in the competencies of ICS networks and fieldbus systems. He has supported industrial sectors across the globe including, refining & upgrading, chemicals, food & beverage, gas exploration, offshore production, water & waste water treatment, power generation, and nuclear remediation.

Event Schedule 

6pm - Check-In & Networking 
6:30pm - Technical Talk & Dinner

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Registration

Please use the button below to access our Eventbrite registration page. The cost is $20 for students, $35 for ISA Members and $45 for non ISA members. Please inform Melissa of any dietary restrictions, info@isacalgary.org.

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