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exida Symposium 2026: Functional Safety, Cybersecurity, and AI in the Process & Automation Industry
May 14, 2026
The Next Era of Trustworthy & Resilient Industrial Systems
As AI-driven solutions enter safety-related and security-critical applications, the industry faces unprecedented challenges.
- Verification & Validation: Redefining how we prove system reliability.
- Robustness: Ensuring resilience against evolving digital threats.
- Lifecycle Management: Integrating cybersecurity requirements into established functional safety concepts.
Why Attend?
This symposium is specifically designed to address these converging disciplines. We will discuss practical, real-world approaches for ensuring trustworthy and resilient industrial systems in an increasingly automated world.
Special Focus: IEC 61508 Third Edition
Get a head start on the future. We will provide in-depth attention to the upcoming third edition of IEC 61508, including the latest developments and their direct impact on:
- Future safety standards.
- AI-enabled system design.
- Next-generation automation architectures.
Date: June 8 - 10, 2026
Location: Spitzingsee, Germany