Annual ARC Industry Forum Asia • HHLA Sky

Winning in the Industrial AI Era

August 7, 2025 - Singapore

Increase Business Performance Through AI, Digitalization, and Sustainability

The Annual ARC Industry Forum in Singapore gathered a bevy of the most innovative industrial companies as they came together to explore the latest advancements and trends in industrial platforms, industrial AI, industrial data fabrics, and industrial cybersecurity and how these technologies can drive sustainability and digital transformation. Connect with industry leaders, share insights, and discover new opportunities to transform your value chain and drive your business forward. Don't miss this opportunity to be at the forefront of the next industrial revolution.

Corporate visitors can learn how to embrace a digital transformation mindset and leverage transformative technologies to evolve your business model, achieve competitive excellence, and integrate sustainability into your core strategies. Become a focused, integrated, digital organization and lead the future of industry.

At the Annual ARC Industry Forum Asia, one can learn more about how transforming factories, plants, and infrastructure will benefit technology end users and suppliers alike. Discover what industry leaders are doing today and what steps they are taking to prepare for the future.

Attendance at ARC Forum is typified by colleagues from..

• CEOs, COOs, and Presidents

• CIOs and CTOs

• VPs and Directors of IT

• VPs, Directors, and Managers of Operations

• VPs, Directors, and Managers of Supply Chain

• VPs, Directors, and Managers of Manufacturing

• VPs, Directors, and Managers of Engineering

• Plant Managers and Supervisors

• Production Managers and Supervisors

Forum Topics on showcase this year include:

• Industrial AI, Data Fabric, and Metaverses

• Transforming to 21st Century Operations

• Energy Transition and Industrial Sustainability

• Asset Performance Management

• Automation Innovations

• Cybersecurity for Digitalization and Sustainability

• Digital Twins and Connected Smart Machines

• Digital Workforce and Culture

• Industrial IoT Platforms, Edge Infrastructure, and End Devices

• Supply Chain Sustainability

HHLA Sky

At the auspices of the ARC Forum, we spoke with Matthias Gronstedt, Managing Director of drone company HHLA Sky. HHLA Sky works with an Integrated Control Center (ICC) Software and they enable automated BVLOS drone and mobile robot operations on an industrial scale. This robust process management and control center software comes with integrated hardware. The ICC automatically maps the entire process chain, including tasks, and can be integrated with the customer's IT systems to fully unlock efficiency potential.

Matthias shared that sectors that embrace critical infrastructure like chemical, energy and first responders are deploying their drones, for the purpose of technical inspections, construction site monitoring, perimeter protection and emergency services support e.g. crime scene surveillance to get real-time situational awareness. For ports, HHLA (Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG), the terminal operator at the Port of Hamburg, Germany and HOPA ports (Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority) in Canada, they have been using drones for asset inspection, perimeter protection and predictive maintenance: mainly mapping and damage detecting. For sectors like logistics like Morpheus Logistik, Germany, the deployment leans towards special tools and spare part delivery and medical logistics.

We checked in with Matthias on the top trending issues in automation, and he shared that it is all about efficiency, and productivity, cost efficiency and sustainable innovation. Machine learning or AI, robotics, and cybersecurity are the key drivers here, and if we look at Application-driven autonomy for business performance, he mentioned "that's what drones and robotics in industry are all about". "Some trend-leading companies are focused on technology alone, while others are purely use case-driven."

Integration of emerging technologies

"At HHLA Sky, we bring both together: expertise in critical infrastructure, drones and mobile robots, BVLOS automation, AI, and cyber-secure technology".  "For autonomous asset inspections with accurate data for predictive maintenance and for more frequent safety inspections in oil and gas and energy without deploying personnel in danger zones, and also for perimeter protection in 24/7 autonomous patrols, or fast logistics"

Matthias opined that we should 'let autonomy do the heavy lifting", and to aim for safer operations, faster decision making, smarter asset performance, and generate your next margin driver"

"It’s time to scale autonomous drones and robots, and not just to modernize, but also to protect your EBIT, and to achieve this, it requires a comprehensive solution, which we have with the Open ICC". "ICC means: Integrated Control Center. This unified control center is an industrial IoT platform to remotely—or BLVOS—manage, automate, and secure fleets of drones, vehicles, robots, and IoT devices—at any scale". "It maps the entire process chain from ordering a drone or robot to operational control and data collection right down to AI-supported data analysis as we do with container gantry crane inspections for our parent company HHLA in the Port of Hamburg"

Lastly, we queried with Matthias if he sees if AI has been an effective enabler for digital automation as he viewed that "as I see it, is a tool that completes digitalization and drives efficiency even more". "For example, AI takes container gantry crane inspections to the next level, as the entire chain is becoming digital—and faster." There is a need to review matter at a bigger picture, that "this new level of fast inspections, instant or faster analysis, that more complete situational awareness becomes more pressing if you consider the current situation of critical infrastructure in Europe", due to the ongoing conflict in Europe but essentially, Matthias sees that "AI drives transformative improvements in inspection speed, data quality, and operational decision-making across industries".

Registration : Forum Fee

There is no fee to attend for ARC Advisory Service Clients, Digital Transformation Council (DTC) members, Speakers, Panelists, and Sponsors of this Forum.  Technology End Users including Manufacturing, Energy, Supply Chain, Logistics and City Leaders are also welcome to register at no cost. Please select the appropriate ticket type when you register to receive your complimentary ticket.  For all other attendees, the forum fee is US $495.

If you are a technology end user, one can become a DTC member to receive your free ticket.  Please visit the Digital Transformation Council page to learn all the benefits of becoming a member of this thriving community.

Location

The Singapore Forum is held at Singapore Marriott Tang Plaza Hotel.

Singapore Marriott Tang Plaza Hotel

320 Orchard Road Singapore 238865

+65 6753 5800