18th WCEAM Proceedings is an academic record of the intellectual discussions that took place among the attendees and participants during the 18th World Congress on Engineering Asset Management. The events were organized by the International Society for Engineering Asset Management and hosted by IIT Kanpur, India. This proceedings summarizes the discussion during keynote addresses, research paper presentation sessions, debates in panel sessions, knowledge practice workshop sessions, and industry case study presentations. True to the essence of the title, the topics dealt in this proceedings aligns with overarching themes such as Infrastructure, Manufacturing, Process Industry, Automation, Digital Transformation, Industry 4.0, and beyond.