We can't wait to see you in Nashville
We're Cohesive, a leading provider and systems integrator for IBM Maximo. Join us at MaximoWorld where we'll share our clients' success stories, swap notes on best practices, and suggest real steps you can take to optimize your Maximo platform. We'll meet you there!
Who We Are
Asset management experts, focused on your Maximo outcomes
With our decades of experience, we empower asset-intensive organizations to increase their operational efficiency, extend asset life, reduce risk, and realize significant ROI from their Maximo investment. Visit our booth and meet our experts to learn how we can help you.
Optimize & Upgrade MAS
From upgrade strategy to module activation, we help you move past go-live and unlock measurable ROI from the Maximo Application Suite.
Hosting & Support
Secure, high-performance hosting and support services designed for uptime, scale, and predictable cost control.
Mobile & Reliability
Maximo Mobile rollouts and reliability programs that put real-time asset data in the hands of the people doing the work.
Data, AI & Integration
Smart asset data management, AI use cases, and systems integration that connect engineering insight to operations.
On Stage in Nashville
Nine sessions. Real clients. Hard-won lessons.
From client success stories to the insightful results of a proprietary Verdantix study of Maximo users, here’s an overview of where you can find us. Select sessions that fit your interest and match where you are on the roadmap with Maximo.
Mon, Aug 17
Cohesive Application Group: “You Moved to MAS. Now What?”
Your company has spent a lot of time and money upgrading to MAS. So how do you maximize its potential and ensure the rest of your organization values this investment? This is your opportunity to huddle with your peers to discuss how to leverage the new modules and functionalities in MAS.
1:00 – 4:00 PM
Application Group AU3
Damien de Gouveia
Patrick Conaty
Myles Vivian
Tue, Aug 18
Turn Insight into Impact: What the Maximo Install Base Reveals
What separates organizations that merely run Maximo from those that truly excel with it? Join this session for an exclusive look into a recent Cohesive study of 100 global Maximo users and see what organizations are doing differently. We’ll reveal how your peers are overcoming common challenges, advancing smarter reliability practices, and accelerating AI adoption.
9:00 – 9:45 AM
Maximo Session LS2.8
Kerry Kim
Tue, Aug 18
Inside Summit Midstream’s Asset Management Overhaul
Summit embarked on a major initiative designed to identify areas for improvement in its management system, create a roadmap for current and future success, and build a culture of reliability and trust. Join Lindsay Janek from Summit Midstream, and Cohesive’s Tyler Stevens to find out how it was done.
10:15 – 11:00 AM
Maximo Session LS3.5
Lindsay Janek
Tyler Stevens
Tue, Aug 18
When Maximo Really Matters: Delivering Asset Management in Defense and High-Consequence Environments
In this session, Cohesive shares hard-won lessons from delivering Maximo into defense and other high-consequence environments, where equipment availability, safety and assurance are non-negotiable, and where Maximo is a critical enabler of Defense Asset Management to directly support mission outcomes.
11:15 AM – 12:00 PM
Andrew Carrie
Wed, Aug 19
OpenShift Bootcamp!
Your OpenShift/Maximo Application Suite environment is up and running. But do you have the know-how to keep it optimized, secure and scalable? Join Ernest Steagall from ONEOK, one of North America’s largest diversified energy infrastructure companies, Francis Anyaegbu from Red Hat, and Cohesive’s Myles Vivian, for a hands-on OpenShift bootcamp designed to sharpen your expertise.
8:00 – 9:15 AM
Bootcamp, BC1
Ernest Steagall
Myles Vivian
Francis Anyaegbu
Wed, Aug 19
Faster Fixes, Smarter Operations: Maximo Mobile at Edmonton International Airport
In a complex facility, technicians and asset teams rely on real-time data on the go to ensure smooth operations. Join YEG’s Natasha Anderson and Cohesive’s Dean Kees to hear about:
- How Mobile was rolled out
- The challenges of implementation
- The multiple benefits that have resulted
11:00 – 11:45 AM
Maximo Session LS6.7
Natasha Anderson
Dean Kees
Wed, Aug 19
Applying AI Tools to Maximo
Using AI to extract value from Maximo doesn’t limit you to the embedded product tools. In this session, we will explore two use cases for applying AI to Maximo that complements the embedded tools: (1) identifying asset bad actors through data analysis and (2) using Optical Character Recognition (OCR) to increase the efficiency of nameplate data reconciliation.
11:15 – 11:45 AM
Demo Theater A
Myles Vivian
Wed, Aug 19
Breaking Silos: Smart Asset Data Management within Maximo
In this presentation, asset management experts from Bentley Systems (Cohesive’s parent company), will discuss the opportunity to leverage engineering insights within the Maximo Application Suite. This presentation will deep dive into leading technology that allows whole life asset information created on the designers desk and the constructors as-built directly into the IBM MAS.
1:00 – 2:00 PM
Rap Talk
David Armstrong
Joe Lonjin
Wed, Aug 19
Finalists in Focus: How Energia, East Kentucky Power Cooperative, and Cirebon Energi Prasarana are Delivering High-Impact Asset Management
Learn how these companies delivered a standout initiative that has seen them shortlisted for a 2026 MaximoWorld Award. We’ll pull back the curtain on what they did, how they executed, and the significant business value they unlocked. Expect practical insights, lessons learned, and proven approaches you can adapt to accelerate your own asset management transformation.
2:30 – 3:00 PM
Demo Theater B
Andrew Carrie
2026 MaximoWorld Awards
Three of our clients are award finalists. Learn Why.
We’re proud that our work has helped Energia Group, East Kentucky Power Cooperative, and Cirebon Energi Prasarana receive 2026 MaximoWorld Award nominations. Read about the unique challenges that were overcome or join our session to learn about the work we did together, sharing insights and lessons learned.
Energia Group
A standout asset management initiative recognized for measurable reliability gains and a data-led approach to optimizing Maximo across a renewable energy portfolio.
East Kentucky Power Cooperative
Shortlisted for delivering high-impact asset management that pairs disciplined process with the right Maximo capabilities to drive resilience and ROI.
Cirebon Energi Prasarana
Recognized for a transformation program that turned Maximo into a true enabler of operational performance and a culture of reliability.
Read the full breakdown in our blog:
Lessons from Our MaximoWorld Award Finalists: High-Impact Asset Management.
Primary research from Verdantix
What do Maximo leaders do differently?
Verdantix, an independent research and advisory firm, surveyed 100 global Maximo users to find out what separates organizations that merely run Maximo from those that truly excel with it. The answers are revealing and we’re sharing them first at MaximoWorld.
- How peers overcome the most common Maximo challenges
- Where leaders are advancing smarter reliability practices
- What’s actually accelerating AI adoption and what isn’t
Catch the full reveal in Turn Insight into Impact. Tuesday, Aug 18 at 9:00 AM.
15 Seconds With Us
See you in Nashville
Let’s Talk
Schedule a Jam Session
We’ll have a private meeting space on site. It’s the perfect spot to riff on your Maximo roadmap away from the noise of the show floor. No hard sell, just a real conversation about where you are on the road and how we can adjust the dial to find your right tune.
Private meeting space
A quiet room reserved just for our conversation.
The right people in the room
Talk directly with our Maximo experts.
Tuned to your roadmap
Walk away with practical, actionable next steps.
Please book a meeting in Central Time Zone.
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