June 3rd | Online
Who should
join and why
Who should join
This session is for people working with complex systems who want a clearer structure underneath the tools they already use. You might be in engineering, asset management, IT architecture or digital transformation. You are involved in projects where data and integrations are in place, but alignment across disciplines is still difficult.
You have seen projects where everything seems to exist, but understanding does not carry across teams. Or you are trying to make sense of why familiar problems keep coming back, even with modern platforms.
If you want to better understand how systems can be structured in a consistent way, and when that effort is actually worth it, this session will give you a practical perspective.
Why this matters
ISO 81346, Industrial Systems and Reference Designations are often treated as background material. Useful for documentation, but far away from daily system design or digital initiatives. That assumption is starting to break.
SAP has introduced Industrial Systems as a core concept, built on ISO 81346. Not as an add on, but as a way to structure and navigate complex technical systems across engineering, operations and IT.
At the same time, many teams are investing in digital twins, asset models and interoperability. The technology is moving forward, but the underlying structures are often inconsistent. Data exists. Interfaces exist. But shared understanding still does not.
This becomes visible in everyday work. Asset structures feel like a weak spot despite modern tools. The same system is modeled differently depending on the team. Engineering, operations and IT each bring their own view, but they do not fully connect. Even basic terms like system, asset and equipment are used interchangeably, which creates friction later on.
This session looks at what ISO 81346 actually does, how SAP applies it, and why it is showing up now. The focus is on the problem it tries to solve and where it helps in practice.