Panel Discussion with MSA Safety: Lessons Learned at the Forefront of Change

In this panel discussion filmed live from the AWS Theatre at Hannover Messe 2025, industry leaders from MSA Safety, HighByte, and AWS come together to explore how organizations can architect their data infrastructure for long-term success. 

John Werling, Senior Solution Architect at MSA Safety, shares firsthand lessons from the company’s digital transformation journey—spanning operations to supply chain—and how it’s reshaping people, processes, and technology. Joined by Magnus Akesson (AWS) and John Harrington (HighByte), the panel dives into the shift from solving one-off problems to building systems that are resilient, scalable, and ready for the unknown challenges ahead. 

Moderated by David Ariens and Willem van Lammeren of The IT/OT Insider, this session covers:

• How MSA Safety is advancing its initiatives by integrating digital tools to optimize both material and data flows across operations.
• The importance of moving beyond isolated tech solutions to build a scalable, reusable data architecture that supports evolving business needs.
• The critical balance between fast-paced use case development and long-term platform strategy to ensure enterprise-wide scalability.
• Why contextualization and DataOps are essential in enabling data pipelines that deliver value across teams and systems.
• How Generative AI is set to transform DataOps by simplifying the process of cleaning, contextualizing, and streaming industrial data.