MTP Nordic Summit 2026

MTP Nordic Summit 2026

The MTP Nordic Summit 2026 is jointly organized by IDA Mechanical – Smart Manufacturing and the ISPE Nordic Community of Practice Pharma 4.0. The event will take place on April 17, 2026, in Copenhagen, Denmark.

The summit serves as a European platform for knowledge exchange and collaboration around Module Type Package (MTP) 2.0, modular plants, and modular automation concepts across the process industries.

What is the Goal of MTP Nordic Summit 2026?

The goal of the MTP Nordic Summit 2026 is to foster an open and practice-oriented exchange on MTP 2.0, with a strong focus on best-practice examples and lessons learnt from real industrial implementations.

The summit aims to demonstrate how modular plant design and modular automation can accelerate engineering, increase flexibility, and support digital transformation. In addition, it seeks to strengthen and further develop a living MTP ecosystem by connecting manufacturers, suppliers, integrators, and technology providers.

What is Target Audience?

The MTP Nordic Summit 2026 brings together professionals from the process industries and discrete manufacturing who are involved in or interested in modular plants and modular automation.

The target audience includes a strong mix of:

• Pharmaceutical Manufacturers
• Engineering, Procurement, Construction Management & Commissioning Contractors
• Skid and Package Unit Manufacturers
• System Integrators
• Automation Equipment Suppliers
• Engineering, Digitalization, and Operations Experts

The summit is relevant for decision-makers and practitioners shaping the future of modular manufacturing.

What is the Added Value for the Target Audience?

Participants will gain practical insights, real-world experience, and actionable strategies for the efficient design, integration, and operation of modular plants based on MTP.

Through expert presentations and use cases, attendees will learn how MTP can:

• Reduce engineering effort and time-to-market
• Improve interoperability and scalability
• Enable flexible and future-proof manufacturing concepts

The summit provides valuable networking opportunities within the European and international MTP community.

What is the agenda?

8:00 - 8:30  Registration & Welcome Coffee

8:30 - 8:35  

Welcome by IDA Chair, event host and organizer 

Carsten Nilsson, Past Chair of IDA Mechanical

8:35 - 8:40  

Welcome by ISPE Chair and organizer 

Anders Widov, Board Member of ISPE CoP Nordic

8:40 - 8:45  

Welcome to MTP Summit 2026 

Matthias Barbian, IDA Mechanical Smart Manufacturing & ISPE Nordic Pharma 4.0

8:45 - 9:15  

MTP 2.0 – The new Industry Standard from NAMUR/ZVEI, and PI enabling Modular Production                       

Dr. Mathias Maurmeier, NAMUR/ZVEI/PNO Committee Lead MTP

9:15 - 9:45

KojoX - A modular platform approach for rapid expansion and technology transfer

Kasper Berendt, Manager, Downstream Process Automation, FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies

9:45 - 10:15

MTP-standard–based automation for Lonza projects

Uwe Kritzler, Head of global Automation & MES CoE MES, Lonza

10:15 - 10:45  Networking

10:45 - 11:15

Modular process engineering and simulation according to ISA-88

Sandra Brunner-Hütter, Founder and Senior Automation Engineer

Mykhailo Syrotenko, Tech Lead, Ingenieurbüro IB-SBH

11:15 - 11:45

Calvolver - Module Type Package (MTP) in lab automation

Vice Roncevic, CEO and Founder, Calibras

11:45 - 12:15 

Building Future-Ready GMP Facilities with a fully integrated MTP solution — A Cross-Company Collaboration

Robert Maier, Technical Solution Lead, KeyPlants Automation, KeyPlants

Saverio Mottana, Managing Director, Masco Automation Group

12:15 - 12:45

Combine the benefits of MTP and DCS in applications in chemical, life sciences, F&B and water industries

Dr. Mathias Maurmeier, Chief Portfolio Owner für den POL SIMATIC PCS neo, Siemens HQ

12:45 - 13:45  Lunch

13:45 - 14:15

OPC UA and MTP: How does that fit together?

Jouni Aro, CTO, Prosys OPC Ltd

14:15 - 14:45

The MTP Hub as an enabler for existing modular systems

Anna Bengtsson, Process Industry Specialist, Beckhoff Automation Sweden

14:45 - 15:15

MTP in action: Integration of Cytiva UNICORNTM based Systems in zenon Process Orchestration Layer

Hannes Törnblom, Automation Engineer, Cytiva

Olivier Friker, Global Senior Product Manager, Cytiva

Yones Sadaghiani, Area Sales Manager, COPA-DATA

15:15 - 15:45  Networking

15:45 - 16:15

Advancing Automated Bench Top Systems for Cell Therapy: Towards Future MTP Enabled Hollow Fiber Transduction Platforms

Dr. Sven Franke, Corporate Head of Automation, ZETA GmbH

16:15 - 16:45

From Specification to Execution: Semantic, MTP-Based Engineering as a Blueprint for Modular Pharma Projects

Dr.-Ing. Stephan Hensel, CEO and Co-Founder, Semodia GmbH

Wolfram Hänsel, Managing Director, PAVIS Engineering GmbH

16:45 - 17:15

A paradigm shift – From Lab to production with MTP based Modular Plants even for the Pharmaceutical Industry

Dr. Sebastian Härtner, Principal Project Lead, Merck Group

Thomas Makait, Managing Director, MTP4Pharma®

17:15 - 17:30  Closing Remarks & Next Step

17:30 - 18:00  Networking & Closing