(Configit: Copenhagen) -- Configit, a global leader in configuration life cycle management (CLM), has announced that the company will hold its eleventh annual Configuration Life Cycle Management Summit 2026 May 6–7, 2026. Registration and the full schedule for the virtual event are available here.

As manufacturers increasingly shift toward mass customization, they face growing challenges in maintaining scalability, profitability, and operational alignment. More than half already offer customized products, and nearly all expect demand for customization to increase in the coming years. This surge in product variability creates complexity across engineering, sales, manufacturing, and service, driving the need for more advanced approaches to managing product data and configuration logic, helping to increase productivity while reducing the risk of product errors.

This year’s summit will explore how CLM helps manufacturers address these challenges and realize the promise of both AI and mass product customization by connecting systems, data, and logic across the entire product life cycle. In addition to Configit executives, this year’s speakers include leaders from Accenture, CNH Industrial, Deloitte, Premier Tech, PTC, and Vestas, who will share real-world experiences and insights from their companies.

The agenda includes two keynotes focused on the role of AI in discrete manufacturing, with a keen look at how configuration technology can ultimately play a bigger role in enabling successful AI initiatives. Looking ahead, as digital threads and AI become central to manufacturing innovation, establishing a trustworthy end-to-end data foundation will be critical to turning complexity into scalable growth.

“Manufacturers today are under pressure to deliver more customization while maintaining efficiency and profitability,” says Johan Salenstedt, CEO of Configit. “The key to achieving this balance is establishing a trustworthy product data foundation that connects systems and enables confident decision-making. The CLM Summit will show how leading organizations are doing exactly that.”