Construction and manufacturing organizations are moving beyond isolated automation initiatives toward AI-enabled operational orchestration. As projects become more distributed, production environments more complex, and supply chains more volatile, enterprises are increasingly looking at how AI can coordinate workflows, optimize execution, and support faster operational decision-making across teams, assets, and business functions.

IDC research highlights that organizations across Asia/Pacific are evolving from siloed AI pilots toward more integrated operational AI capabilities. In manufacturing, AI-driven scheduling, intelligent workflow orchestration, operational cybersecurity, and real-time decision support are becoming increasingly important as enterprises look to improve agility, resilience, and execution efficiency across complex operating environments.

For construction and manufacturing leaders, the challenge is no longer whether to adopt AI, but how to scale it effectively across execution-heavy environments. This requires connected work management platforms, integrated operational data, governance frameworks, and visibility across projects, plants, field teams, subcontractors, and supply ecosystems.

This roundtable, organised by IDC and Smartsheet, will explore how enterprises are evolving from workflow automation toward AI-driven operational coordination and what it takes to build connected, intelligent, and governed work management environments across complex construction and manufacturing operations.