Conference Schedule and Speakers
ODVA industry experts delivered an enthusiastic response to the 2026 Call for Papers. The preliminary schedule includes >20 technical sessions, covering a broad range of topics, including:
- Practical approaches to delivering cybersecure (and CRA-compliant) EtherNet/IP devices.
- Exploring approaches to identify and respond to security-related topics for time synchronization technologies in industrial devices that utilize IEEE 1588 PTP and other common technologies.
- Integrating CIP Safety onto platforms with SC levels proportional to their individual safety functions.
- Using an OpenAPI-based approach to improve accessibility, automation, and interoperability in managing CIP-enabled products and supporting modern industrial engineering workflows.
- Examining a new CIP profile that enables EtherNet/IP as a standardized transport for interacting with SRCI compliant robot and robot control equipment.
- Modernizing EZ-EDS to simplify development for EDS authors.
- Standardized approaches to firmware updates over EtherNet/IP.
- and more…!
Keynotes and the full conference schedule will be published here soon.
Individual session signup will open after the schedule of presentations is finalized, and registered conference attendees will receive an invitation to select their sessions through ODVA’s Sched app.
Intro to Sched
ODVA’s Conference app, odva2026industryconference.sched.com, is home to all the information you need to successfully navigate ODVA’s 2026 Industry Conference, including the full schedule of events, your personal selection of events to attend, speaker and attendee profiles, technical paper abstracts, ground transportation information, and more.
Key Facts about Sched
Please note the following important facts about Sched:
- You must REGISTER for the Conference before you can build your personal schedule using the Conference app.
- You will be sent an invitation from [email protected], after you REGISTER for the Conference, to the same email address you used to register for Conference. This personal invitation is your unique key to accessing ODVA’s 2026 Industry Conference app to select sessions and build your personal schedule. Please watch for this invitation in your inbox (kindly check your spam and junk folders, too), and tap the link in that email to CREATE YOUR PROFILE + SCHEDULE (or Set a password & access your profile).
- Access to odva2026industryconference.sched.com is by invitation-only. ODVA’s 2026 Industry Conference is, therefore, not listed publicly on the Sched.com directory of events. You will be able to log into Sched only after we process your registration and invite you to access the Conference app.
- If you have registered and have not received your Sched invitation from [email protected] (please check your junk and spam folders), please contact [email protected] or Sched support.
Get the Mobile ODVA Conference App
Mobile versions of the Sched app are available for Android and Apple devices — look for the astronaut icon with the black background.
Tips for Using Sched
We encourage you to complete a full Sched profile with your photo and make it public, for easy networking with other Industry Conference attendees. Allowing notifications from within the app will also help you to stay informed of any schedule changes.
Sched offers the following helpful online guides to assist you in creating your account and your personal conference schedule:
- Create Your Sched Account and Set up Your Profile: https://sched.com/guide/your-sched-profile/
- Personalize Your Schedule (sign up for sessions and other events): https://sched.com/guide/your-personalized-schedule/
Questions?
If you have questions, please reach out to the ODVA team. You are also welcome to contact Sched Support as an event attendee — they have been responsive and helpful.