V2T’s CEO, Nadun Muthukumarana, encouraged the audience to rethink how digital twin and AI initiatives are valued. He argued that organisations often underestimate the scale of returns available, noting that operational failures, production inefficiencies or supply-chain disruptions can individually represent tens or even hundreds of millions of dollars. With the right approach, he explained, digital twins can generate substantial impact quickly, shifting ROI from a long-term ambition to a near-term deliverable.
Muthukumarana highlighted the importance of understanding where the biggest opportunities sit along the value chain. Operational optimisation, production uplift and network efficiency, he suggested, frequently provide the highest leverage. He contrasted earlier generations of digital twins—largely static and structural—with today’s more dynamic, AI-enabled systems designed to model movement, behaviour and decision pathways across complex environments. He also shared V2T’s early work with self-generated digital twins, where future systems may be capable of building models automatically from higher-level instructions.
A recurring message was the need for speed and practicality. Long project cycles, heavy dependency on historic datasets, and perfectionist data expectations no longer serve the industry. Instead, Muthukumarana advocated using “effervescent data”, the live signals that mirror current operations, supported by teams whose real-world experience helps fill unavoidable gaps. By combining rapid delivery, intelligent data strategies and AI-driven optimisation, V2T aims to help organisations achieve large-scale returns that conventional project methods rarely unlock.
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