11:00 am to 11:20 am EST
Event Registration and Networking
11:20 am to 11:30 am EST
Chair’s Welcome and Opening Remarks
Dr. Dean L. Bartles is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Manufacturing Technology Deployment Group which includes the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining and Advanced Manufacturing International, Inc. Previously, he was President of the National Tooling and Machining Association. Prior to that he designed and built the John Olson Advanced Manufacturing Center at the University of New Hampshire.
Dr. Bartles was the founding Executive Director of the Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute in Chicago after working for General Dynamics Corporation for 30 years setting up and running manufacturing operations in Egypt, Turkey, and the US. He recently served as the 2016-2017 President of the North American Manufacturing Research Institute, the 2016 President of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, and the founding Chairman of the Smart Manufacturing Leadership Coalition.
Dr. Bartles graduated from Indiana State University earning a Ph. D. in Technology Management with a concentration in Manufacturing Systems.
11:30 am to 11:50 am EST
Opening Keynote - Trustworthy IoT
- As IoT applications become more critical, the trustworthiness of IoT networks must be improved
- Trustworthiness consists of five properties: security, privacy, safety, reliability, resilience
- Reference architectures and readiness assessment tools are available to help create and measure trustworthiness in IoT systems
- This talk will explore trustworthiness and give you practical advice ways to achieve trustworthiness
Charles C. Byers is Associate Chief Technology Officer of the Industrial Internet Consortium. He works on the architecture and implementation of edge computing systems, common platforms, media processing systems, and the Internet of Things.
Previously, Chuck was a Principal Engineer and Platform Architect with Cisco, and a Bell Labs Fellow at Alcatel-Lucent. During his three decades in the telecommunications networking industry, he has made significant contributions in areas including voice switching, broadband access, converged networks, VoIP, multimedia, video, modular platforms, edge-fog computing and IoT. Chuck has also been a leader in several standards bodies, including serving as CTO for the Industrial Internet Consortium and OpenFog Consortium, and was a founding member of PICMG’s AdvancedTCA, AdvancedMC, and MicroTCA subcommittees.
Chuck received his B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering and an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. In his spare time, he likes travel, cooking, bicycling, and tinkering in his workshop. He holds over 110 US patents.
11:50 am to 12:20 pm EST
Live Q&A
Charles C. Byers is Associate Chief Technology Officer of the Industrial Internet Consortium. He works on the architecture and implementation of edge computing systems, common platforms, media processing systems, and the Internet of Things.
Previously, Chuck was a Principal Engineer and Platform Architect with Cisco, and a Bell Labs Fellow at Alcatel-Lucent. During his three decades in the telecommunications networking industry, he has made significant contributions in areas including voice switching, broadband access, converged networks, VoIP, multimedia, video, modular platforms, edge-fog computing and IoT. Chuck has also been a leader in several standards bodies, including serving as CTO for the Industrial Internet Consortium and OpenFog Consortium, and was a founding member of PICMG’s AdvancedTCA, AdvancedMC, and MicroTCA subcommittees.
Chuck received his B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering and an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. In his spare time, he likes travel, cooking, bicycling, and tinkering in his workshop. He holds over 110 US patents.
Dr. Dean L. Bartles is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Manufacturing Technology Deployment Group which includes the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining and Advanced Manufacturing International, Inc. Previously, he was President of the National Tooling and Machining Association. Prior to that he designed and built the John Olson Advanced Manufacturing Center at the University of New Hampshire.
Dr. Bartles was the founding Executive Director of the Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute in Chicago after working for General Dynamics Corporation for 30 years setting up and running manufacturing operations in Egypt, Turkey, and the US. He recently served as the 2016-2017 President of the North American Manufacturing Research Institute, the 2016 President of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, and the founding Chairman of the Smart Manufacturing Leadership Coalition.
Dr. Bartles graduated from Indiana State University earning a Ph. D. in Technology Management with a concentration in Manufacturing Systems.
Charles C. Byers is Associate Chief Technology Officer of the Industrial Internet Consortium. He works on the architecture and implementation of edge computing systems, common platforms, media processing systems, and the Internet of Things.
Previously, Chuck was a Principal Engineer and Platform Architect with Cisco, and a Bell Labs Fellow at Alcatel-Lucent. During his three decades in the telecommunications networking industry, he has made significant contributions in areas including voice switching, broadband access, converged networks, VoIP, multimedia, video, modular platforms, edge-fog computing and IoT. Chuck has also been a leader in several standards bodies, including serving as CTO for the Industrial Internet Consortium and OpenFog Consortium, and was a founding member of PICMG’s AdvancedTCA, AdvancedMC, and MicroTCA subcommittees.
Chuck received his B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering and an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. In his spare time, he likes travel, cooking, bicycling, and tinkering in his workshop. He holds over 110 US patents.
Dr. Dean L. Bartles is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Manufacturing Technology Deployment Group which includes the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining and Advanced Manufacturing International, Inc. Previously, he was President of the National Tooling and Machining Association. Prior to that he designed and built the John Olson Advanced Manufacturing Center at the University of New Hampshire.
Dr. Bartles was the founding Executive Director of the Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute in Chicago after working for General Dynamics Corporation for 30 years setting up and running manufacturing operations in Egypt, Turkey, and the US. He recently served as the 2016-2017 President of the North American Manufacturing Research Institute, the 2016 President of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, and the founding Chairman of the Smart Manufacturing Leadership Coalition.
Dr. Bartles graduated from Indiana State University earning a Ph. D. in Technology Management with a concentration in Manufacturing Systems.
12:00 pm to 12:20 pm EST
Why continuous Operational Intelligence is a game-changer for Manufacturing
- New research commissioned by KX shows that the manufacturing sector globally is committed to making significant investments in real time analytics solutions to maximise the value held within the vast volumes of data being created both centrally and at the edge.
- But challenges exist in getting technology and processes aligned to facilitate the operational shift required to fully exploit the benefits that an increased investment in real-time data analytics can bring. Legacy technologies are struggling to cope with the increased volume, velocity and variety of data while the move edge computing can expose latency issues with how data is analysed.
- Join KX Senior Vice-President IoT and Utilities Przemek Tomczak as he outlines how interoperability, ease of use and ability to conduct analytics at the edge are critical requirements for any real-time analytics solution.
Przemek Tomczak, Senior Vice-President IoT and Utilities at KX and First Derivatives plc, where he leads the internet of things and utilities industry verticals globally.
Przemek has over 24 years IT and business leadership experience, implementing and operating big data and analytics systems, delivering program and transformation initiatives, consulting, outsourcing and risk management in the energy and utility and other industries.
Previously, Przemek held senior roles at the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) in Ontario, Canada, top-tier consulting firms and systems integrators. At the IESO he was responsible for the implementation and operation of the world’s first and largest smart meter data management system for 67 utilities and 5 million end customers. Przemek also holds the CPA, CA and CISA designations.
Connect with Przemek at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/przemektomczak/
12:20 pm to 12:30 pm EST
Live Q&A
Przemek Tomczak, Senior Vice-President IoT and Utilities at KX and First Derivatives plc, where he leads the internet of things and utilities industry verticals globally.
Przemek has over 24 years IT and business leadership experience, implementing and operating big data and analytics systems, delivering program and transformation initiatives, consulting, outsourcing and risk management in the energy and utility and other industries.
Previously, Przemek held senior roles at the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) in Ontario, Canada, top-tier consulting firms and systems integrators. At the IESO he was responsible for the implementation and operation of the world’s first and largest smart meter data management system for 67 utilities and 5 million end customers. Przemek also holds the CPA, CA and CISA designations.
Connect with Przemek at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/przemektomczak/
Dr. Dean L. Bartles is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Manufacturing Technology Deployment Group which includes the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining and Advanced Manufacturing International, Inc. Previously, he was President of the National Tooling and Machining Association. Prior to that he designed and built the John Olson Advanced Manufacturing Center at the University of New Hampshire.
Dr. Bartles was the founding Executive Director of the Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute in Chicago after working for General Dynamics Corporation for 30 years setting up and running manufacturing operations in Egypt, Turkey, and the US. He recently served as the 2016-2017 President of the North American Manufacturing Research Institute, the 2016 President of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, and the founding Chairman of the Smart Manufacturing Leadership Coalition.
Dr. Bartles graduated from Indiana State University earning a Ph. D. in Technology Management with a concentration in Manufacturing Systems.
Przemek Tomczak, Senior Vice-President IoT and Utilities at KX and First Derivatives plc, where he leads the internet of things and utilities industry verticals globally.
Przemek has over 24 years IT and business leadership experience, implementing and operating big data and analytics systems, delivering program and transformation initiatives, consulting, outsourcing and risk management in the energy and utility and other industries.
Previously, Przemek held senior roles at the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) in Ontario, Canada, top-tier consulting firms and systems integrators. At the IESO he was responsible for the implementation and operation of the world’s first and largest smart meter data management system for 67 utilities and 5 million end customers. Przemek also holds the CPA, CA and CISA designations.
Connect with Przemek at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/przemektomczak/
Dr. Dean L. Bartles is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Manufacturing Technology Deployment Group which includes the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining and Advanced Manufacturing International, Inc. Previously, he was President of the National Tooling and Machining Association. Prior to that he designed and built the John Olson Advanced Manufacturing Center at the University of New Hampshire.
Dr. Bartles was the founding Executive Director of the Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute in Chicago after working for General Dynamics Corporation for 30 years setting up and running manufacturing operations in Egypt, Turkey, and the US. He recently served as the 2016-2017 President of the North American Manufacturing Research Institute, the 2016 President of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, and the founding Chairman of the Smart Manufacturing Leadership Coalition.
Dr. Bartles graduated from Indiana State University earning a Ph. D. in Technology Management with a concentration in Manufacturing Systems.
12:30 pm to 1:10 pm EST
Panel Session: The use of Sensors and IoT in Industrial Digital Transformation
Dr. Steve Jia is the Chief Engineer at Litens Automotive Group, Canada. He has invested more than 30 years of his professional career in Product Development, Engineering Materials, Sustainable Energy, Metal Forming, FEA, CFD, MBD, CAE, VPD and NNW Technologies. He contributed two chapters to the book, Sustainable Material Forming and Joining, published by CRC Press, New York, USA in 2019 and has published more than 30 research papers at international conferences and journals.
He was invited as a Keynote Speaker and invited speaker at several international and regional conferences, seminars, and/or webinar series. Dr Jia received his Ph.D. in Integrated Engineering and M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from the Ohio University, USA in 1990’s and was an Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) of Mechanical Engineering at Ohio Northern University, Ohio, USA in early 2000 and has been a registered Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in Ontario, Canada since 1999.
Edoardo Gallizio is a Sr. Product Marketing Manager at STMicroelectronics’ Americas Region, leading a team of Marketers and FAEs for MEMS, Sensors & Personal Electronics products and applications across North America.
Gallizio began his career at ST in 2005 in the Advanced System Technology Group. He joined the ST Audio division as Product Marketing Engineer in 2009, responsible for Japan and Japanese OEMs in South East Asia. In 2013 Gallizio relocated to the Americas region, joining the Strategic Sector Marketing team with responsibility for Wearable and IoT segment business development.
Gallizio was a voting member of the IEEE committee that defined the 802.11n specifications for MIMO WiFi. He is also a co-author of several patents in the field of digital signal processing and wireless communication.
Edoardo Gallizio was born in Savona (Italy) in 1978 and graduated from Politecnico di Milano, Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering Faculty in 2003 with a Master’s Degree in Telecommunications Engineering.
Hari Ambalam is a technology leader, with over 14 years of experience in consumer appliances and automotive industries. Currently, he is the Global Engineering Sensors / Actuator, Wiring Leader at Whirlpool Corporation leading a global team that provides strategic solutions from planning a roadmap, to the execution for all cross-category appliances. He is responsible for delivering innovative, high quality and cost-effective strategies and solutions that drive business growth, in a fast-paced environment.
Prior to this role, Hari was an Electrical and Electronics systems architect accountable for developing and deploying global strategy, related to product performance, user experience and connectivity experience for the cooking platform.
Hari has an MBA from Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan and a Masters in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Dayton.
Przemek Tomczak, Senior Vice-President IoT and Utilities at KX and First Derivatives plc, where he leads the internet of things and utilities industry verticals globally.
Przemek has over 24 years IT and business leadership experience, implementing and operating big data and analytics systems, delivering program and transformation initiatives, consulting, outsourcing and risk management in the energy and utility and other industries.
Previously, Przemek held senior roles at the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) in Ontario, Canada, top-tier consulting firms and systems integrators. At the IESO he was responsible for the implementation and operation of the world’s first and largest smart meter data management system for 67 utilities and 5 million end customers. Przemek also holds the CPA, CA and CISA designations.
Connect with Przemek at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/przemektomczak/
Saiman Shetty helps build robots! He was part of the Manufacturing Automation team at Tesla, and the Autonomous Vehicle Hardware development team at Lyft. His current job role involves helping build autonomous delivery robots at Nuro, based in the US.
Saiman received his Masters in Electrical Engineering from the Arizona State University, and comes from a technical background of Control Systems Engineering.
Dr. Steve Jia is the Chief Engineer at Litens Automotive Group, Canada. He has invested more than 30 years of his professional career in Product Development, Engineering Materials, Sustainable Energy, Metal Forming, FEA, CFD, MBD, CAE, VPD and NNW Technologies. He contributed two chapters to the book, Sustainable Material Forming and Joining, published by CRC Press, New York, USA in 2019 and has published more than 30 research papers at international conferences and journals.
He was invited as a Keynote Speaker and invited speaker at several international and regional conferences, seminars, and/or webinar series. Dr Jia received his Ph.D. in Integrated Engineering and M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from the Ohio University, USA in 1990’s and was an Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) of Mechanical Engineering at Ohio Northern University, Ohio, USA in early 2000 and has been a registered Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in Ontario, Canada since 1999.
Edoardo Gallizio is a Sr. Product Marketing Manager at STMicroelectronics’ Americas Region, leading a team of Marketers and FAEs for MEMS, Sensors & Personal Electronics products and applications across North America.
Gallizio began his career at ST in 2005 in the Advanced System Technology Group. He joined the ST Audio division as Product Marketing Engineer in 2009, responsible for Japan and Japanese OEMs in South East Asia. In 2013 Gallizio relocated to the Americas region, joining the Strategic Sector Marketing team with responsibility for Wearable and IoT segment business development.
Gallizio was a voting member of the IEEE committee that defined the 802.11n specifications for MIMO WiFi. He is also a co-author of several patents in the field of digital signal processing and wireless communication.
Edoardo Gallizio was born in Savona (Italy) in 1978 and graduated from Politecnico di Milano, Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering Faculty in 2003 with a Master’s Degree in Telecommunications Engineering.
Hari Ambalam is a technology leader, with over 14 years of experience in consumer appliances and automotive industries. Currently, he is the Global Engineering Sensors / Actuator, Wiring Leader at Whirlpool Corporation leading a global team that provides strategic solutions from planning a roadmap, to the execution for all cross-category appliances. He is responsible for delivering innovative, high quality and cost-effective strategies and solutions that drive business growth, in a fast-paced environment.
Prior to this role, Hari was an Electrical and Electronics systems architect accountable for developing and deploying global strategy, related to product performance, user experience and connectivity experience for the cooking platform.
Hari has an MBA from Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan and a Masters in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Dayton.
Przemek Tomczak, Senior Vice-President IoT and Utilities at KX and First Derivatives plc, where he leads the internet of things and utilities industry verticals globally.
Przemek has over 24 years IT and business leadership experience, implementing and operating big data and analytics systems, delivering program and transformation initiatives, consulting, outsourcing and risk management in the energy and utility and other industries.
Previously, Przemek held senior roles at the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) in Ontario, Canada, top-tier consulting firms and systems integrators. At the IESO he was responsible for the implementation and operation of the world’s first and largest smart meter data management system for 67 utilities and 5 million end customers. Przemek also holds the CPA, CA and CISA designations.
Connect with Przemek at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/przemektomczak/
Saiman Shetty helps build robots! He was part of the Manufacturing Automation team at Tesla, and the Autonomous Vehicle Hardware development team at Lyft. His current job role involves helping build autonomous delivery robots at Nuro, based in the US.
Saiman received his Masters in Electrical Engineering from the Arizona State University, and comes from a technical background of Control Systems Engineering.
Dr. Steve Jia is the Chief Engineer at Litens Automotive Group, Canada. He has invested more than 30 years of his professional career in Product Development, Engineering Materials, Sustainable Energy, Metal Forming, FEA, CFD, MBD, CAE, VPD and NNW Technologies. He contributed two chapters to the book, Sustainable Material Forming and Joining, published by CRC Press, New York, USA in 2019 and has published more than 30 research papers at international conferences and journals.
He was invited as a Keynote Speaker and invited speaker at several international and regional conferences, seminars, and/or webinar series. Dr Jia received his Ph.D. in Integrated Engineering and M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from the Ohio University, USA in 1990’s and was an Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) of Mechanical Engineering at Ohio Northern University, Ohio, USA in early 2000 and has been a registered Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in Ontario, Canada since 1999.
Edoardo Gallizio is a Sr. Product Marketing Manager at STMicroelectronics’ Americas Region, leading a team of Marketers and FAEs for MEMS, Sensors & Personal Electronics products and applications across North America.
Gallizio began his career at ST in 2005 in the Advanced System Technology Group. He joined the ST Audio division as Product Marketing Engineer in 2009, responsible for Japan and Japanese OEMs in South East Asia. In 2013 Gallizio relocated to the Americas region, joining the Strategic Sector Marketing team with responsibility for Wearable and IoT segment business development.
Gallizio was a voting member of the IEEE committee that defined the 802.11n specifications for MIMO WiFi. He is also a co-author of several patents in the field of digital signal processing and wireless communication.
Edoardo Gallizio was born in Savona (Italy) in 1978 and graduated from Politecnico di Milano, Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering Faculty in 2003 with a Master’s Degree in Telecommunications Engineering.
Hari Ambalam is a technology leader, with over 14 years of experience in consumer appliances and automotive industries. Currently, he is the Global Engineering Sensors / Actuator, Wiring Leader at Whirlpool Corporation leading a global team that provides strategic solutions from planning a roadmap, to the execution for all cross-category appliances. He is responsible for delivering innovative, high quality and cost-effective strategies and solutions that drive business growth, in a fast-paced environment.
Prior to this role, Hari was an Electrical and Electronics systems architect accountable for developing and deploying global strategy, related to product performance, user experience and connectivity experience for the cooking platform.
Hari has an MBA from Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan and a Masters in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Dayton.
Przemek Tomczak, Senior Vice-President IoT and Utilities at KX and First Derivatives plc, where he leads the internet of things and utilities industry verticals globally.
Przemek has over 24 years IT and business leadership experience, implementing and operating big data and analytics systems, delivering program and transformation initiatives, consulting, outsourcing and risk management in the energy and utility and other industries.
Previously, Przemek held senior roles at the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) in Ontario, Canada, top-tier consulting firms and systems integrators. At the IESO he was responsible for the implementation and operation of the world’s first and largest smart meter data management system for 67 utilities and 5 million end customers. Przemek also holds the CPA, CA and CISA designations.
Connect with Przemek at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/przemektomczak/
Saiman Shetty helps build robots! He was part of the Manufacturing Automation team at Tesla, and the Autonomous Vehicle Hardware development team at Lyft. His current job role involves helping build autonomous delivery robots at Nuro, based in the US.
Saiman received his Masters in Electrical Engineering from the Arizona State University, and comes from a technical background of Control Systems Engineering.
Dr. Steve Jia is the Chief Engineer at Litens Automotive Group, Canada. He has invested more than 30 years of his professional career in Product Development, Engineering Materials, Sustainable Energy, Metal Forming, FEA, CFD, MBD, CAE, VPD and NNW Technologies. He contributed two chapters to the book, Sustainable Material Forming and Joining, published by CRC Press, New York, USA in 2019 and has published more than 30 research papers at international conferences and journals.
He was invited as a Keynote Speaker and invited speaker at several international and regional conferences, seminars, and/or webinar series. Dr Jia received his Ph.D. in Integrated Engineering and M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from the Ohio University, USA in 1990’s and was an Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) of Mechanical Engineering at Ohio Northern University, Ohio, USA in early 2000 and has been a registered Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in Ontario, Canada since 1999.
Edoardo Gallizio is a Sr. Product Marketing Manager at STMicroelectronics’ Americas Region, leading a team of Marketers and FAEs for MEMS, Sensors & Personal Electronics products and applications across North America.
Gallizio began his career at ST in 2005 in the Advanced System Technology Group. He joined the ST Audio division as Product Marketing Engineer in 2009, responsible for Japan and Japanese OEMs in South East Asia. In 2013 Gallizio relocated to the Americas region, joining the Strategic Sector Marketing team with responsibility for Wearable and IoT segment business development.
Gallizio was a voting member of the IEEE committee that defined the 802.11n specifications for MIMO WiFi. He is also a co-author of several patents in the field of digital signal processing and wireless communication.
Edoardo Gallizio was born in Savona (Italy) in 1978 and graduated from Politecnico di Milano, Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering Faculty in 2003 with a Master’s Degree in Telecommunications Engineering.
Hari Ambalam is a technology leader, with over 14 years of experience in consumer appliances and automotive industries. Currently, he is the Global Engineering Sensors / Actuator, Wiring Leader at Whirlpool Corporation leading a global team that provides strategic solutions from planning a roadmap, to the execution for all cross-category appliances. He is responsible for delivering innovative, high quality and cost-effective strategies and solutions that drive business growth, in a fast-paced environment.
Prior to this role, Hari was an Electrical and Electronics systems architect accountable for developing and deploying global strategy, related to product performance, user experience and connectivity experience for the cooking platform.
Hari has an MBA from Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan and a Masters in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Dayton.
Przemek Tomczak, Senior Vice-President IoT and Utilities at KX and First Derivatives plc, where he leads the internet of things and utilities industry verticals globally.
Przemek has over 24 years IT and business leadership experience, implementing and operating big data and analytics systems, delivering program and transformation initiatives, consulting, outsourcing and risk management in the energy and utility and other industries.
Previously, Przemek held senior roles at the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) in Ontario, Canada, top-tier consulting firms and systems integrators. At the IESO he was responsible for the implementation and operation of the world’s first and largest smart meter data management system for 67 utilities and 5 million end customers. Przemek also holds the CPA, CA and CISA designations.
Connect with Przemek at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/przemektomczak/
Saiman Shetty helps build robots! He was part of the Manufacturing Automation team at Tesla, and the Autonomous Vehicle Hardware development team at Lyft. His current job role involves helping build autonomous delivery robots at Nuro, based in the US.
Saiman received his Masters in Electrical Engineering from the Arizona State University, and comes from a technical background of Control Systems Engineering.
Dr. Steve Jia is the Chief Engineer at Litens Automotive Group, Canada. He has invested more than 30 years of his professional career in Product Development, Engineering Materials, Sustainable Energy, Metal Forming, FEA, CFD, MBD, CAE, VPD and NNW Technologies. He contributed two chapters to the book, Sustainable Material Forming and Joining, published by CRC Press, New York, USA in 2019 and has published more than 30 research papers at international conferences and journals.
He was invited as a Keynote Speaker and invited speaker at several international and regional conferences, seminars, and/or webinar series. Dr Jia received his Ph.D. in Integrated Engineering and M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from the Ohio University, USA in 1990’s and was an Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) of Mechanical Engineering at Ohio Northern University, Ohio, USA in early 2000 and has been a registered Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in Ontario, Canada since 1999.
Edoardo Gallizio is a Sr. Product Marketing Manager at STMicroelectronics’ Americas Region, leading a team of Marketers and FAEs for MEMS, Sensors & Personal Electronics products and applications across North America.
Gallizio began his career at ST in 2005 in the Advanced System Technology Group. He joined the ST Audio division as Product Marketing Engineer in 2009, responsible for Japan and Japanese OEMs in South East Asia. In 2013 Gallizio relocated to the Americas region, joining the Strategic Sector Marketing team with responsibility for Wearable and IoT segment business development.
Gallizio was a voting member of the IEEE committee that defined the 802.11n specifications for MIMO WiFi. He is also a co-author of several patents in the field of digital signal processing and wireless communication.
Edoardo Gallizio was born in Savona (Italy) in 1978 and graduated from Politecnico di Milano, Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering Faculty in 2003 with a Master’s Degree in Telecommunications Engineering.
Hari Ambalam is a technology leader, with over 14 years of experience in consumer appliances and automotive industries. Currently, he is the Global Engineering Sensors / Actuator, Wiring Leader at Whirlpool Corporation leading a global team that provides strategic solutions from planning a roadmap, to the execution for all cross-category appliances. He is responsible for delivering innovative, high quality and cost-effective strategies and solutions that drive business growth, in a fast-paced environment.
Prior to this role, Hari was an Electrical and Electronics systems architect accountable for developing and deploying global strategy, related to product performance, user experience and connectivity experience for the cooking platform.
Hari has an MBA from Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan and a Masters in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Dayton.
Przemek Tomczak, Senior Vice-President IoT and Utilities at KX and First Derivatives plc, where he leads the internet of things and utilities industry verticals globally.
Przemek has over 24 years IT and business leadership experience, implementing and operating big data and analytics systems, delivering program and transformation initiatives, consulting, outsourcing and risk management in the energy and utility and other industries.
Previously, Przemek held senior roles at the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) in Ontario, Canada, top-tier consulting firms and systems integrators. At the IESO he was responsible for the implementation and operation of the world’s first and largest smart meter data management system for 67 utilities and 5 million end customers. Przemek also holds the CPA, CA and CISA designations.
Connect with Przemek at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/przemektomczak/
Saiman Shetty helps build robots! He was part of the Manufacturing Automation team at Tesla, and the Autonomous Vehicle Hardware development team at Lyft. His current job role involves helping build autonomous delivery robots at Nuro, based in the US.
Saiman received his Masters in Electrical Engineering from the Arizona State University, and comes from a technical background of Control Systems Engineering.
1:10 pm to 1:20 pm EST
Networking Break & Business Meetings
1:20 pm to 2:50 pm EST
Track 1 - Smart Factory
Smart Factory - Sensors and Solutions enabling Condition Monitoring in IIOT
What are the challenges for today’s Smart Factory?
- Products: Industrial grade sensors – what do you need and why?
- Solutions: how to log sensor data directly from nodes or through a cloud application
- Create Value: Move from Condition Monitoring to Predictive Maintenance with Machine Learning
Jay Esfandyari is a Sr. Product Marketing Manager at STMicroelectronics’ Americas Region, with focus on the industrial market in the Americas Region.
Jay Esfandyari has more than 20 years of industry experience in Semiconductor Technology, Integrated Circuits Fabrication Processes, MEMS development and fabrication, sensors, and strategic MEMS market and business development.
Jay has authored and co-authored several papers on solid state physics and MEMS technology and sensors. He has also contributed to many conferences with topics on MEMS sensors.
Jay Esfandyari holds a master’s degree and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Technology in Vienna, Austria.
Michael Hess is Applications Manager for the ST Americas Sensors to Cloud Team. Michael started his career as a telecom and networking tool design engineer, followed by roles in technical project management and technical support engineering at several semiconductor distributors. At ST, his career has included managing OEM/ODM and partner relationships for ST’s broad portfolio of MEMS sensors and microcontrollers. Michael earned his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Manhattan College in NY.
Jay Esfandyari is a Sr. Product Marketing Manager at STMicroelectronics’ Americas Region, with focus on the industrial market in the Americas Region.
Jay Esfandyari has more than 20 years of industry experience in Semiconductor Technology, Integrated Circuits Fabrication Processes, MEMS development and fabrication, sensors, and strategic MEMS market and business development.
Jay has authored and co-authored several papers on solid state physics and MEMS technology and sensors. He has also contributed to many conferences with topics on MEMS sensors.
Jay Esfandyari holds a master’s degree and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Technology in Vienna, Austria.
Michael Hess is Applications Manager for the ST Americas Sensors to Cloud Team. Michael started his career as a telecom and networking tool design engineer, followed by roles in technical project management and technical support engineering at several semiconductor distributors. At ST, his career has included managing OEM/ODM and partner relationships for ST’s broad portfolio of MEMS sensors and microcontrollers. Michael earned his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Manhattan College in NY.
Live Q&A
Jay Esfandyari is a Sr. Product Marketing Manager at STMicroelectronics’ Americas Region, with focus on the industrial market in the Americas Region.
Jay Esfandyari has more than 20 years of industry experience in Semiconductor Technology, Integrated Circuits Fabrication Processes, MEMS development and fabrication, sensors, and strategic MEMS market and business development.
Jay has authored and co-authored several papers on solid state physics and MEMS technology and sensors. He has also contributed to many conferences with topics on MEMS sensors.
Jay Esfandyari holds a master’s degree and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Technology in Vienna, Austria.
Michael Hess is Applications Manager for the ST Americas Sensors to Cloud Team. Michael started his career as a telecom and networking tool design engineer, followed by roles in technical project management and technical support engineering at several semiconductor distributors. At ST, his career has included managing OEM/ODM and partner relationships for ST’s broad portfolio of MEMS sensors and microcontrollers. Michael earned his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Manhattan College in NY.
Dr. Dean L. Bartles is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Manufacturing Technology Deployment Group which includes the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining and Advanced Manufacturing International, Inc. Previously, he was President of the National Tooling and Machining Association. Prior to that he designed and built the John Olson Advanced Manufacturing Center at the University of New Hampshire.
Dr. Bartles was the founding Executive Director of the Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute in Chicago after working for General Dynamics Corporation for 30 years setting up and running manufacturing operations in Egypt, Turkey, and the US. He recently served as the 2016-2017 President of the North American Manufacturing Research Institute, the 2016 President of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, and the founding Chairman of the Smart Manufacturing Leadership Coalition.
Dr. Bartles graduated from Indiana State University earning a Ph. D. in Technology Management with a concentration in Manufacturing Systems.
Jay Esfandyari is a Sr. Product Marketing Manager at STMicroelectronics’ Americas Region, with focus on the industrial market in the Americas Region.
Jay Esfandyari has more than 20 years of industry experience in Semiconductor Technology, Integrated Circuits Fabrication Processes, MEMS development and fabrication, sensors, and strategic MEMS market and business development.
Jay has authored and co-authored several papers on solid state physics and MEMS technology and sensors. He has also contributed to many conferences with topics on MEMS sensors.
Jay Esfandyari holds a master’s degree and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Technology in Vienna, Austria.
Michael Hess is Applications Manager for the ST Americas Sensors to Cloud Team. Michael started his career as a telecom and networking tool design engineer, followed by roles in technical project management and technical support engineering at several semiconductor distributors. At ST, his career has included managing OEM/ODM and partner relationships for ST’s broad portfolio of MEMS sensors and microcontrollers. Michael earned his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Manhattan College in NY.
Dr. Dean L. Bartles is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Manufacturing Technology Deployment Group which includes the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining and Advanced Manufacturing International, Inc. Previously, he was President of the National Tooling and Machining Association. Prior to that he designed and built the John Olson Advanced Manufacturing Center at the University of New Hampshire.
Dr. Bartles was the founding Executive Director of the Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute in Chicago after working for General Dynamics Corporation for 30 years setting up and running manufacturing operations in Egypt, Turkey, and the US. He recently served as the 2016-2017 President of the North American Manufacturing Research Institute, the 2016 President of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, and the founding Chairman of the Smart Manufacturing Leadership Coalition.
Dr. Bartles graduated from Indiana State University earning a Ph. D. in Technology Management with a concentration in Manufacturing Systems.
Jay Esfandyari is a Sr. Product Marketing Manager at STMicroelectronics’ Americas Region, with focus on the industrial market in the Americas Region.
Jay Esfandyari has more than 20 years of industry experience in Semiconductor Technology, Integrated Circuits Fabrication Processes, MEMS development and fabrication, sensors, and strategic MEMS market and business development.
Jay has authored and co-authored several papers on solid state physics and MEMS technology and sensors. He has also contributed to many conferences with topics on MEMS sensors.
Jay Esfandyari holds a master’s degree and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Technology in Vienna, Austria.
Michael Hess is Applications Manager for the ST Americas Sensors to Cloud Team. Michael started his career as a telecom and networking tool design engineer, followed by roles in technical project management and technical support engineering at several semiconductor distributors. At ST, his career has included managing OEM/ODM and partner relationships for ST’s broad portfolio of MEMS sensors and microcontrollers. Michael earned his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Manhattan College in NY.
Dr. Dean L. Bartles is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Manufacturing Technology Deployment Group which includes the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining and Advanced Manufacturing International, Inc. Previously, he was President of the National Tooling and Machining Association. Prior to that he designed and built the John Olson Advanced Manufacturing Center at the University of New Hampshire.
Dr. Bartles was the founding Executive Director of the Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute in Chicago after working for General Dynamics Corporation for 30 years setting up and running manufacturing operations in Egypt, Turkey, and the US. He recently served as the 2016-2017 President of the North American Manufacturing Research Institute, the 2016 President of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, and the founding Chairman of the Smart Manufacturing Leadership Coalition.
Dr. Bartles graduated from Indiana State University earning a Ph. D. in Technology Management with a concentration in Manufacturing Systems.
The Journey to Smart Factory and Optimizing Factory Automation
- Beyond management buy-in and initiative kick-off
- IoT adoption stages: connect, observe, optimize, scale, and combine
- Synergy of Lean and Smart Factory initiatives
Andrey Morochko brings experience from technology roles spanning regional leadership, SaaS operations, product management, and business process transformation. In his current role, Andrey is improving IT function ability to deliver products and projects faster and better through adoption of agile and SAFe, transition to DevOps, automation through CI/CD, and effective use of public cloud and cloud-native services. He’s also leading a product portfolio in support of business lean efforts and enjoys hands-on engagement in building serverless applications and deploying IOT services at scale.
The Smarter Factory: Focusing Investments with Design Thinking
- Design Thinking is a catchall term for a collection of methods, traditionally used by designers, that can be deployed in business settings to clarify strategies and deliver high-impact results.
- At the Raytheon Technologies Digital Accelerator, we use design thinking tools like user needs research, persona creation, and experience blueprints to identify areas for digital interventions that will improve factory performance. Some of our visualization techniques have proven to be especially powerful in improving management’s understanding of what’s really happening on the shop floor – what can be seen, can be transformed.
- In my talk, I’ll share details on some of the design thinking methods we’ve used to make our factory investments smarter and the artifacts that resonate most strongly with management.
Steve Serra was appointed Vice President of Product & Innovation within the Raytheon Technologies Digital Technology group in October 2017.
In his leadership role at the Brooklyn DX (Digital Accelerator), Serra oversees the Product team and partners with the heads of Data, Design and Software to define RTX’s digital best practices. The DX’s 150-plus staff partners with RTX’s business units to drive innovation, collaboration and business efficiency.
Before joining the Fortune 50 company, Serra worked as a consultant at digital and innovation agencies like Huge and Frog Design where his practice focused on setting digital transformation, innovation and digital product strategies with large, global clients.
At Huge, Serra established the Business & Product Innovation practice and led broad, enterprise-wide digital transformation initiatives that helped bring a user-centric perspective to strategic planning activities. He guided such efforts at United Technologies, Thomson Reuters, Thermo Fisher Scientific and Enel.
At Frog Design, Serra led global client partnerships, managing multiple concurrent initiatives in the San Francisco, Austin, New York, Milan, Munich and Shanghai studios. Frog was a key partner in several large digital transformation initiatives.
Steve has a BA from Oberlin College in English and Neuroscience and a Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy (MALD) from The Fletcher School (Tufts University).
Live Q&A
Andrey Morochko brings experience from technology roles spanning regional leadership, SaaS operations, product management, and business process transformation. In his current role, Andrey is improving IT function ability to deliver products and projects faster and better through adoption of agile and SAFe, transition to DevOps, automation through CI/CD, and effective use of public cloud and cloud-native services. He’s also leading a product portfolio in support of business lean efforts and enjoys hands-on engagement in building serverless applications and deploying IOT services at scale.
Steve Serra was appointed Vice President of Product & Innovation within the Raytheon Technologies Digital Technology group in October 2017.
In his leadership role at the Brooklyn DX (Digital Accelerator), Serra oversees the Product team and partners with the heads of Data, Design and Software to define RTX’s digital best practices. The DX’s 150-plus staff partners with RTX’s business units to drive innovation, collaboration and business efficiency.
Before joining the Fortune 50 company, Serra worked as a consultant at digital and innovation agencies like Huge and Frog Design where his practice focused on setting digital transformation, innovation and digital product strategies with large, global clients.
At Huge, Serra established the Business & Product Innovation practice and led broad, enterprise-wide digital transformation initiatives that helped bring a user-centric perspective to strategic planning activities. He guided such efforts at United Technologies, Thomson Reuters, Thermo Fisher Scientific and Enel.
At Frog Design, Serra led global client partnerships, managing multiple concurrent initiatives in the San Francisco, Austin, New York, Milan, Munich and Shanghai studios. Frog was a key partner in several large digital transformation initiatives.
Steve has a BA from Oberlin College in English and Neuroscience and a Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy (MALD) from The Fletcher School (Tufts University).
Dr. Dean L. Bartles is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Manufacturing Technology Deployment Group which includes the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining and Advanced Manufacturing International, Inc. Previously, he was President of the National Tooling and Machining Association. Prior to that he designed and built the John Olson Advanced Manufacturing Center at the University of New Hampshire.
Dr. Bartles was the founding Executive Director of the Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute in Chicago after working for General Dynamics Corporation for 30 years setting up and running manufacturing operations in Egypt, Turkey, and the US. He recently served as the 2016-2017 President of the North American Manufacturing Research Institute, the 2016 President of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, and the founding Chairman of the Smart Manufacturing Leadership Coalition.
Dr. Bartles graduated from Indiana State University earning a Ph. D. in Technology Management with a concentration in Manufacturing Systems.
Andrey Morochko brings experience from technology roles spanning regional leadership, SaaS operations, product management, and business process transformation. In his current role, Andrey is improving IT function ability to deliver products and projects faster and better through adoption of agile and SAFe, transition to DevOps, automation through CI/CD, and effective use of public cloud and cloud-native services. He’s also leading a product portfolio in support of business lean efforts and enjoys hands-on engagement in building serverless applications and deploying IOT services at scale.
Steve Serra was appointed Vice President of Product & Innovation within the Raytheon Technologies Digital Technology group in October 2017.
In his leadership role at the Brooklyn DX (Digital Accelerator), Serra oversees the Product team and partners with the heads of Data, Design and Software to define RTX’s digital best practices. The DX’s 150-plus staff partners with RTX’s business units to drive innovation, collaboration and business efficiency.
Before joining the Fortune 50 company, Serra worked as a consultant at digital and innovation agencies like Huge and Frog Design where his practice focused on setting digital transformation, innovation and digital product strategies with large, global clients.
At Huge, Serra established the Business & Product Innovation practice and led broad, enterprise-wide digital transformation initiatives that helped bring a user-centric perspective to strategic planning activities. He guided such efforts at United Technologies, Thomson Reuters, Thermo Fisher Scientific and Enel.
At Frog Design, Serra led global client partnerships, managing multiple concurrent initiatives in the San Francisco, Austin, New York, Milan, Munich and Shanghai studios. Frog was a key partner in several large digital transformation initiatives.
Steve has a BA from Oberlin College in English and Neuroscience and a Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy (MALD) from The Fletcher School (Tufts University).
Dr. Dean L. Bartles is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Manufacturing Technology Deployment Group which includes the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining and Advanced Manufacturing International, Inc. Previously, he was President of the National Tooling and Machining Association. Prior to that he designed and built the John Olson Advanced Manufacturing Center at the University of New Hampshire.
Dr. Bartles was the founding Executive Director of the Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute in Chicago after working for General Dynamics Corporation for 30 years setting up and running manufacturing operations in Egypt, Turkey, and the US. He recently served as the 2016-2017 President of the North American Manufacturing Research Institute, the 2016 President of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, and the founding Chairman of the Smart Manufacturing Leadership Coalition.
Dr. Bartles graduated from Indiana State University earning a Ph. D. in Technology Management with a concentration in Manufacturing Systems.
Andrey Morochko brings experience from technology roles spanning regional leadership, SaaS operations, product management, and business process transformation. In his current role, Andrey is improving IT function ability to deliver products and projects faster and better through adoption of agile and SAFe, transition to DevOps, automation through CI/CD, and effective use of public cloud and cloud-native services. He’s also leading a product portfolio in support of business lean efforts and enjoys hands-on engagement in building serverless applications and deploying IOT services at scale.
Steve Serra was appointed Vice President of Product & Innovation within the Raytheon Technologies Digital Technology group in October 2017.
In his leadership role at the Brooklyn DX (Digital Accelerator), Serra oversees the Product team and partners with the heads of Data, Design and Software to define RTX’s digital best practices. The DX’s 150-plus staff partners with RTX’s business units to drive innovation, collaboration and business efficiency.
Before joining the Fortune 50 company, Serra worked as a consultant at digital and innovation agencies like Huge and Frog Design where his practice focused on setting digital transformation, innovation and digital product strategies with large, global clients.
At Huge, Serra established the Business & Product Innovation practice and led broad, enterprise-wide digital transformation initiatives that helped bring a user-centric perspective to strategic planning activities. He guided such efforts at United Technologies, Thomson Reuters, Thermo Fisher Scientific and Enel.
At Frog Design, Serra led global client partnerships, managing multiple concurrent initiatives in the San Francisco, Austin, New York, Milan, Munich and Shanghai studios. Frog was a key partner in several large digital transformation initiatives.
Steve has a BA from Oberlin College in English and Neuroscience and a Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy (MALD) from The Fletcher School (Tufts University).
Dr. Dean L. Bartles is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Manufacturing Technology Deployment Group which includes the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining and Advanced Manufacturing International, Inc. Previously, he was President of the National Tooling and Machining Association. Prior to that he designed and built the John Olson Advanced Manufacturing Center at the University of New Hampshire.
Dr. Bartles was the founding Executive Director of the Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute in Chicago after working for General Dynamics Corporation for 30 years setting up and running manufacturing operations in Egypt, Turkey, and the US. He recently served as the 2016-2017 President of the North American Manufacturing Research Institute, the 2016 President of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, and the founding Chairman of the Smart Manufacturing Leadership Coalition.
Dr. Bartles graduated from Indiana State University earning a Ph. D. in Technology Management with a concentration in Manufacturing Systems.
Track 2 - Manufacturing Innovation
Manufacturing Innovation - Understanding the Importance of Sensors Standardisation
- A brief overview of the IEEE Standardisation Platforms. How can one engage with IEEE SA on IoT/Sensors Standardisation?
- Importance of Sensors in today’s market, and will brief will touch on specific use cases from an IIoT/O&G perspective, Smart Cities
- Overview of the IEEE Standards Association work on standards development in the area of sensors
- Importance of sensors certification in the current context where sensors are becoming very widely adopted and used
Srikanth Chandrasekaran has been associated with the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE SA) and the IEEE India office for the past 8 years as a Sr Director, with a global focus on Foundational Technologies practice. In this role, he is focused on identifying and growing standardization programs in IoT/Smart Cities, Sensors, Blockchain and AR/VR focused around developing end-to-end trustworthy systems. Sri also heads the standardization activities for IEEE SA for the Asia Pacific region.
Prior to joining IEEE, Sri was associated with Freescale Semiconductor Inc. (formerly Motorola Inc.) for 18 years, managing a global Electronic Design Automation R&D team focused on modelling of mixed signal designs and Electro-magnetic compliance for Freescale products.
Sri received the Accellera Technical Excellence Award in 2009 for his leadership and contributions to design automation standardisation activities. Sri holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from Madras University, India and a Post Graduation degree in Electrical Communication from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.
Live Q&A
Srikanth Chandrasekaran has been associated with the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE SA) and the IEEE India office for the past 8 years as a Sr Director, with a global focus on Foundational Technologies practice. In this role, he is focused on identifying and growing standardization programs in IoT/Smart Cities, Sensors, Blockchain and AR/VR focused around developing end-to-end trustworthy systems. Sri also heads the standardization activities for IEEE SA for the Asia Pacific region.
Prior to joining IEEE, Sri was associated with Freescale Semiconductor Inc. (formerly Motorola Inc.) for 18 years, managing a global Electronic Design Automation R&D team focused on modelling of mixed signal designs and Electro-magnetic compliance for Freescale products.
Sri received the Accellera Technical Excellence Award in 2009 for his leadership and contributions to design automation standardisation activities. Sri holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from Madras University, India and a Post Graduation degree in Electrical Communication from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.
Madeline Bennett has been a technology journalist and commentator since 2000, covering everything from enterprise applications and security to digital transformation.
Prior to becoming a journalist, Madeline was an English teacher at a London secondary school. Madeline is editor of Computer Shopper, a regular contributor to sites including The Telegraph and diginomica, and a technology commentator on TV, radio and conferences, including CNN, Sky, BBC and Web Summit.
Srikanth Chandrasekaran has been associated with the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE SA) and the IEEE India office for the past 8 years as a Sr Director, with a global focus on Foundational Technologies practice. In this role, he is focused on identifying and growing standardization programs in IoT/Smart Cities, Sensors, Blockchain and AR/VR focused around developing end-to-end trustworthy systems. Sri also heads the standardization activities for IEEE SA for the Asia Pacific region.
Prior to joining IEEE, Sri was associated with Freescale Semiconductor Inc. (formerly Motorola Inc.) for 18 years, managing a global Electronic Design Automation R&D team focused on modelling of mixed signal designs and Electro-magnetic compliance for Freescale products.
Sri received the Accellera Technical Excellence Award in 2009 for his leadership and contributions to design automation standardisation activities. Sri holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from Madras University, India and a Post Graduation degree in Electrical Communication from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.
Madeline Bennett has been a technology journalist and commentator since 2000, covering everything from enterprise applications and security to digital transformation.
Prior to becoming a journalist, Madeline was an English teacher at a London secondary school. Madeline is editor of Computer Shopper, a regular contributor to sites including The Telegraph and diginomica, and a technology commentator on TV, radio and conferences, including CNN, Sky, BBC and Web Summit.
Sensors - Benefits of Right System Architecture
- The concept of a “customer journey” has been with us for well over 100 years but it’s really within the last 5-10 years with the birth of the smartphone and other electronics that the level of complexity has exploded.
- Sensors play a pivotal role and are proliferating across countless applications as we move to an increasingly connected world. Many of those applications require multiple sensors in a small footprint with no degradation of performance.
- With the complexity increasing within the systems across multiple engineering disciplines: mechanical, electrical, and software, defining the customer requirement and interfaces become extremely critical for the right design. Systems engineering / architecture approach helps to define early in the development cycle and are implemented through design and system validation—from concept to operation. By making this process a core discipline, it improves collaboration across disparate teams, and improves overall product quality.
Hari Ambalam is a technology leader, with over 14 years of experience in consumer appliances and automotive industries. Currently, he is the Global Engineering Sensors / Actuator, Wiring Leader at Whirlpool Corporation leading a global team that provides strategic solutions from planning a roadmap, to the execution for all cross-category appliances. He is responsible for delivering innovative, high quality and cost-effective strategies and solutions that drive business growth, in a fast-paced environment.
Prior to this role, Hari was an Electrical and Electronics systems architect accountable for developing and deploying global strategy, related to product performance, user experience and connectivity experience for the cooking platform.
Hari has an MBA from Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan and a Masters in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Dayton.
Immersive Industrial IoT using AR and VR
- Industrial IoT at Bayer Crop Science
- How to leverage Augmented reality and smart glasses for connected workers
- Using VR for training
Experienced IT and business strategy Professional within various industries with valuable experience in IT strategy, Product Management, Project and Program Management, Supply Chain Optimization, Industry 4.0, and Business Process Improvement. Bachelor of Science, Business Administration from Bradley University.
Jordan is currently the enterprise product manager for the emerging technologies and IoT team within Bayer Crop Science. He is leading projects on Artificial Intelligence, AR/VR, edge computing, IIoT, Connected Manufacturing and OEE, Predictive Maintenance, and 3D digital twin factories.
Live Q&A
Hari Ambalam is a technology leader, with over 14 years of experience in consumer appliances and automotive industries. Currently, he is the Global Engineering Sensors / Actuator, Wiring Leader at Whirlpool Corporation leading a global team that provides strategic solutions from planning a roadmap, to the execution for all cross-category appliances. He is responsible for delivering innovative, high quality and cost-effective strategies and solutions that drive business growth, in a fast-paced environment.
Prior to this role, Hari was an Electrical and Electronics systems architect accountable for developing and deploying global strategy, related to product performance, user experience and connectivity experience for the cooking platform.
Hari has an MBA from Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan and a Masters in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Dayton.
Experienced IT and business strategy Professional within various industries with valuable experience in IT strategy, Product Management, Project and Program Management, Supply Chain Optimization, Industry 4.0, and Business Process Improvement. Bachelor of Science, Business Administration from Bradley University.
Jordan is currently the enterprise product manager for the emerging technologies and IoT team within Bayer Crop Science. He is leading projects on Artificial Intelligence, AR/VR, edge computing, IIoT, Connected Manufacturing and OEE, Predictive Maintenance, and 3D digital twin factories.
Madeline Bennett has been a technology journalist and commentator since 2000, covering everything from enterprise applications and security to digital transformation.
Prior to becoming a journalist, Madeline was an English teacher at a London secondary school. Madeline is editor of Computer Shopper, a regular contributor to sites including The Telegraph and diginomica, and a technology commentator on TV, radio and conferences, including CNN, Sky, BBC and Web Summit.
Hari Ambalam is a technology leader, with over 14 years of experience in consumer appliances and automotive industries. Currently, he is the Global Engineering Sensors / Actuator, Wiring Leader at Whirlpool Corporation leading a global team that provides strategic solutions from planning a roadmap, to the execution for all cross-category appliances. He is responsible for delivering innovative, high quality and cost-effective strategies and solutions that drive business growth, in a fast-paced environment.
Prior to this role, Hari was an Electrical and Electronics systems architect accountable for developing and deploying global strategy, related to product performance, user experience and connectivity experience for the cooking platform.
Hari has an MBA from Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan and a Masters in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Dayton.
Experienced IT and business strategy Professional within various industries with valuable experience in IT strategy, Product Management, Project and Program Management, Supply Chain Optimization, Industry 4.0, and Business Process Improvement. Bachelor of Science, Business Administration from Bradley University.
Jordan is currently the enterprise product manager for the emerging technologies and IoT team within Bayer Crop Science. He is leading projects on Artificial Intelligence, AR/VR, edge computing, IIoT, Connected Manufacturing and OEE, Predictive Maintenance, and 3D digital twin factories.
Madeline Bennett has been a technology journalist and commentator since 2000, covering everything from enterprise applications and security to digital transformation.
Prior to becoming a journalist, Madeline was an English teacher at a London secondary school. Madeline is editor of Computer Shopper, a regular contributor to sites including The Telegraph and diginomica, and a technology commentator on TV, radio and conferences, including CNN, Sky, BBC and Web Summit.
Hari Ambalam is a technology leader, with over 14 years of experience in consumer appliances and automotive industries. Currently, he is the Global Engineering Sensors / Actuator, Wiring Leader at Whirlpool Corporation leading a global team that provides strategic solutions from planning a roadmap, to the execution for all cross-category appliances. He is responsible for delivering innovative, high quality and cost-effective strategies and solutions that drive business growth, in a fast-paced environment.
Prior to this role, Hari was an Electrical and Electronics systems architect accountable for developing and deploying global strategy, related to product performance, user experience and connectivity experience for the cooking platform.
Hari has an MBA from Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan and a Masters in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Dayton.
Experienced IT and business strategy Professional within various industries with valuable experience in IT strategy, Product Management, Project and Program Management, Supply Chain Optimization, Industry 4.0, and Business Process Improvement. Bachelor of Science, Business Administration from Bradley University.
Jordan is currently the enterprise product manager for the emerging technologies and IoT team within Bayer Crop Science. He is leading projects on Artificial Intelligence, AR/VR, edge computing, IIoT, Connected Manufacturing and OEE, Predictive Maintenance, and 3D digital twin factories.
Madeline Bennett has been a technology journalist and commentator since 2000, covering everything from enterprise applications and security to digital transformation.
Prior to becoming a journalist, Madeline was an English teacher at a London secondary school. Madeline is editor of Computer Shopper, a regular contributor to sites including The Telegraph and diginomica, and a technology commentator on TV, radio and conferences, including CNN, Sky, BBC and Web Summit.
Track 3 - Automation and Robotics
Automation and Robotics - Leading through the Fourth Industrial Revolution
From the outside all we hear about are the big successes but within our own companies we can all think of a tech project that has failed. Jen Cohen thinks she knows why. Using her deep experiences with success and failures from a life in tech she will share:
- The challenges with tech implementations
- The danger of skipping steps
- A formula to follow for successful implementations
Jen Cohen makes technology work for business. Since the 1990s, she’s helped companies like Toyota Research Institute, Cisco, and Birkenstock adopt solutions that drive meaningful business results, including rebooting inefficient operations teams, establishing world-class best practices, and streamlining processes to optimize performance. She’s also helped several startups modernize platforms, streamline processes, and scale their operations to prepare for successful acquisitions.
Her specialties include improving uptime to 99.999%; rebooting and modernizing platforms and teams; streamlining, scaling, and automating processes; implementing change management processes; and rearchitecting aging core infrastructures.
She cares as much about finding the right solutions as she does about easing users’ fears and getting them comfortable with new tools and systems. Although getting the technology and processes right is important, Jen believes successfully making these changes comes down to one thing: the people. Her motto is “It’s always about the people, and when we value each other and work together, we can accomplish amazing things.”
Jen is committed to coaching and mentoring people at all levels within an organization, especially women in tech. And she maintains and nurtures relationships with former direct reports and colleagues even years after they’ve worked together.
Live Q&A
Jen Cohen makes technology work for business. Since the 1990s, she’s helped companies like Toyota Research Institute, Cisco, and Birkenstock adopt solutions that drive meaningful business results, including rebooting inefficient operations teams, establishing world-class best practices, and streamlining processes to optimize performance. She’s also helped several startups modernize platforms, streamline processes, and scale their operations to prepare for successful acquisitions.
Her specialties include improving uptime to 99.999%; rebooting and modernizing platforms and teams; streamlining, scaling, and automating processes; implementing change management processes; and rearchitecting aging core infrastructures.
She cares as much about finding the right solutions as she does about easing users’ fears and getting them comfortable with new tools and systems. Although getting the technology and processes right is important, Jen believes successfully making these changes comes down to one thing: the people. Her motto is “It’s always about the people, and when we value each other and work together, we can accomplish amazing things.”
Jen is committed to coaching and mentoring people at all levels within an organization, especially women in tech. And she maintains and nurtures relationships with former direct reports and colleagues even years after they’ve worked together.
Arnie Kravitz is the CTO of Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM). In this role, Arnie drives ARM’s technical vision to help the organization fulfill its mission of increasing U.S. global competitiveness by accelerating innovative technologies that make robots more accessible to U.S. manufacturers. He achieves this goal, in part, by convening experts and stakeholders from among ARM’s industrial, academic, nonprofit and government partners.
Arnie has spent over 37 years designing, developing, and manufacturing a large portfolio of products that include aquatic robots, autonomous vehicles, robotic, augmented, and virtual reality vision systems, self-learning inference engine-based systems, commercial consumer electronics, and cryptographic devices. He has taught as an Adjunct Professor at The Johns Hopkins University and has significant experience exploiting emerging tools and techniques to rapidly transform new ideas into manufactured products.
Arnie also serves on the Board of Governors for the Texas A&M universities Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) SecureAmerica Institute. SecureAmerica is focused on a cyber secure and resilient supply chain for the US industrial base.He holds a master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Jen Cohen makes technology work for business. Since the 1990s, she’s helped companies like Toyota Research Institute, Cisco, and Birkenstock adopt solutions that drive meaningful business results, including rebooting inefficient operations teams, establishing world-class best practices, and streamlining processes to optimize performance. She’s also helped several startups modernize platforms, streamline processes, and scale their operations to prepare for successful acquisitions.
Her specialties include improving uptime to 99.999%; rebooting and modernizing platforms and teams; streamlining, scaling, and automating processes; implementing change management processes; and rearchitecting aging core infrastructures.
She cares as much about finding the right solutions as she does about easing users’ fears and getting them comfortable with new tools and systems. Although getting the technology and processes right is important, Jen believes successfully making these changes comes down to one thing: the people. Her motto is “It’s always about the people, and when we value each other and work together, we can accomplish amazing things.”
Jen is committed to coaching and mentoring people at all levels within an organization, especially women in tech. And she maintains and nurtures relationships with former direct reports and colleagues even years after they’ve worked together.
Arnie Kravitz is the CTO of Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM). In this role, Arnie drives ARM’s technical vision to help the organization fulfill its mission of increasing U.S. global competitiveness by accelerating innovative technologies that make robots more accessible to U.S. manufacturers. He achieves this goal, in part, by convening experts and stakeholders from among ARM’s industrial, academic, nonprofit and government partners.
Arnie has spent over 37 years designing, developing, and manufacturing a large portfolio of products that include aquatic robots, autonomous vehicles, robotic, augmented, and virtual reality vision systems, self-learning inference engine-based systems, commercial consumer electronics, and cryptographic devices. He has taught as an Adjunct Professor at The Johns Hopkins University and has significant experience exploiting emerging tools and techniques to rapidly transform new ideas into manufactured products.
Arnie also serves on the Board of Governors for the Texas A&M universities Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) SecureAmerica Institute. SecureAmerica is focused on a cyber secure and resilient supply chain for the US industrial base.He holds a master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Benefits of IoT and Automation in High Speed Manufacturing
- How advanced sensing and IoT help with preventative maintenance and lesser costs
- How automation is the future of manufacturing
- How vertical integration in manufacturing, or centralization is key to future businesses.
Saiman Shetty helps build robots! He was part of the Manufacturing Automation team at Tesla, and the Autonomous Vehicle Hardware development team at Lyft. His current job role involves helping build autonomous delivery robots at Nuro, based in the US.
Saiman received his Masters in Electrical Engineering from the Arizona State University, and comes from a technical background of Control Systems Engineering.
Sensor and IIoT Applications in Robots and Cobots at Ford
- Analytics application for robots used in riveting
- Analytics applications for robots for vision systems
- Robot maintenance collaboration with FANUC
Rajeev Kalamdani is a Data Science/Analytics Manager with experience in deploying AI/ML products in a global enterprise. He has expertise in all aspects of manufacturing (engineering, launch, production, maintenance & quality), specific expertise in 6Sigma & Lean Manufacturing and Big Data/IIoT Analytics within the Manufacturing domain.
Rajeev directs a global team (Dearborn, Cologne and Chennai) of Data Scientists to deliver analytics solutions supporting Manufacturing Operations and Engineering:
- Predictive Maintenance: AI/ML models to transition to condition based maintenance using machine signal and sensor data with the objective of improving equipment up-time
- Quality Monitoring & Improvement: Mine process and end of line inspection data to provide near real-time feedback to improve quality; Correlate machine signal data with sampled quality characteristics to migrate to 100% inspection using AI/ML models
- Optimization Based Decision Support: Batch production schedule optimization driven by demand and subject to manufacturing constraints to minimize cost and inventory; Optimize sourcing decisions based on capacity and logistics constraints to minimize cost; Allocation of operators to assembly lines and features to machining lines to maximize utilization and minimize cost
- Product Usage Feedback (Connected Vehicle Data) Utilization: Improve quality and reduce warranty through enhancing in-plant inspection strategies; Improve vehicle location efficiency based on GPS data
- Labor Management Support: Minimize the time to shift startup by tracking present employees and identifying the most suitable replacements from available unassigned employees
- Collaborating with the OT (Operational Technology) and IT (Information Technology) teams to plan and execute strategies for large scale (80+ plants, 0.5 M assets) data acquisition and ingestion into the data lake for development of analytics apps.
- Leveraging the following analytics technology components to deliver solutions: Qlikview, Tableau, Alteryx, Python, Spark, Hadoop, Hive, SQL, Kafka, MQTT, Springboot, Angular, Pivotal Cloud Foundry and Data Robot
Live Q&A
Saiman Shetty helps build robots! He was part of the Manufacturing Automation team at Tesla, and the Autonomous Vehicle Hardware development team at Lyft. His current job role involves helping build autonomous delivery robots at Nuro, based in the US.
Saiman received his Masters in Electrical Engineering from the Arizona State University, and comes from a technical background of Control Systems Engineering.
Rajeev Kalamdani is a Data Science/Analytics Manager with experience in deploying AI/ML products in a global enterprise. He has expertise in all aspects of manufacturing (engineering, launch, production, maintenance & quality), specific expertise in 6Sigma & Lean Manufacturing and Big Data/IIoT Analytics within the Manufacturing domain.
Rajeev directs a global team (Dearborn, Cologne and Chennai) of Data Scientists to deliver analytics solutions supporting Manufacturing Operations and Engineering:
- Predictive Maintenance: AI/ML models to transition to condition based maintenance using machine signal and sensor data with the objective of improving equipment up-time
- Quality Monitoring & Improvement: Mine process and end of line inspection data to provide near real-time feedback to improve quality; Correlate machine signal data with sampled quality characteristics to migrate to 100% inspection using AI/ML models
- Optimization Based Decision Support: Batch production schedule optimization driven by demand and subject to manufacturing constraints to minimize cost and inventory; Optimize sourcing decisions based on capacity and logistics constraints to minimize cost; Allocation of operators to assembly lines and features to machining lines to maximize utilization and minimize cost
- Product Usage Feedback (Connected Vehicle Data) Utilization: Improve quality and reduce warranty through enhancing in-plant inspection strategies; Improve vehicle location efficiency based on GPS data
- Labor Management Support: Minimize the time to shift startup by tracking present employees and identifying the most suitable replacements from available unassigned employees
- Collaborating with the OT (Operational Technology) and IT (Information Technology) teams to plan and execute strategies for large scale (80+ plants, 0.5 M assets) data acquisition and ingestion into the data lake for development of analytics apps.
- Leveraging the following analytics technology components to deliver solutions: Qlikview, Tableau, Alteryx, Python, Spark, Hadoop, Hive, SQL, Kafka, MQTT, Springboot, Angular, Pivotal Cloud Foundry and Data Robot
Arnie Kravitz is the CTO of Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM). In this role, Arnie drives ARM’s technical vision to help the organization fulfill its mission of increasing U.S. global competitiveness by accelerating innovative technologies that make robots more accessible to U.S. manufacturers. He achieves this goal, in part, by convening experts and stakeholders from among ARM’s industrial, academic, nonprofit and government partners.
Arnie has spent over 37 years designing, developing, and manufacturing a large portfolio of products that include aquatic robots, autonomous vehicles, robotic, augmented, and virtual reality vision systems, self-learning inference engine-based systems, commercial consumer electronics, and cryptographic devices. He has taught as an Adjunct Professor at The Johns Hopkins University and has significant experience exploiting emerging tools and techniques to rapidly transform new ideas into manufactured products.
Arnie also serves on the Board of Governors for the Texas A&M universities Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) SecureAmerica Institute. SecureAmerica is focused on a cyber secure and resilient supply chain for the US industrial base.He holds a master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Saiman Shetty helps build robots! He was part of the Manufacturing Automation team at Tesla, and the Autonomous Vehicle Hardware development team at Lyft. His current job role involves helping build autonomous delivery robots at Nuro, based in the US.
Saiman received his Masters in Electrical Engineering from the Arizona State University, and comes from a technical background of Control Systems Engineering.
Rajeev Kalamdani is a Data Science/Analytics Manager with experience in deploying AI/ML products in a global enterprise. He has expertise in all aspects of manufacturing (engineering, launch, production, maintenance & quality), specific expertise in 6Sigma & Lean Manufacturing and Big Data/IIoT Analytics within the Manufacturing domain.
Rajeev directs a global team (Dearborn, Cologne and Chennai) of Data Scientists to deliver analytics solutions supporting Manufacturing Operations and Engineering:
- Predictive Maintenance: AI/ML models to transition to condition based maintenance using machine signal and sensor data with the objective of improving equipment up-time
- Quality Monitoring & Improvement: Mine process and end of line inspection data to provide near real-time feedback to improve quality; Correlate machine signal data with sampled quality characteristics to migrate to 100% inspection using AI/ML models
- Optimization Based Decision Support: Batch production schedule optimization driven by demand and subject to manufacturing constraints to minimize cost and inventory; Optimize sourcing decisions based on capacity and logistics constraints to minimize cost; Allocation of operators to assembly lines and features to machining lines to maximize utilization and minimize cost
- Product Usage Feedback (Connected Vehicle Data) Utilization: Improve quality and reduce warranty through enhancing in-plant inspection strategies; Improve vehicle location efficiency based on GPS data
- Labor Management Support: Minimize the time to shift startup by tracking present employees and identifying the most suitable replacements from available unassigned employees
- Collaborating with the OT (Operational Technology) and IT (Information Technology) teams to plan and execute strategies for large scale (80+ plants, 0.5 M assets) data acquisition and ingestion into the data lake for development of analytics apps.
- Leveraging the following analytics technology components to deliver solutions: Qlikview, Tableau, Alteryx, Python, Spark, Hadoop, Hive, SQL, Kafka, MQTT, Springboot, Angular, Pivotal Cloud Foundry and Data Robot
Arnie Kravitz is the CTO of Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM). In this role, Arnie drives ARM’s technical vision to help the organization fulfill its mission of increasing U.S. global competitiveness by accelerating innovative technologies that make robots more accessible to U.S. manufacturers. He achieves this goal, in part, by convening experts and stakeholders from among ARM’s industrial, academic, nonprofit and government partners.
Arnie has spent over 37 years designing, developing, and manufacturing a large portfolio of products that include aquatic robots, autonomous vehicles, robotic, augmented, and virtual reality vision systems, self-learning inference engine-based systems, commercial consumer electronics, and cryptographic devices. He has taught as an Adjunct Professor at The Johns Hopkins University and has significant experience exploiting emerging tools and techniques to rapidly transform new ideas into manufactured products.
Arnie also serves on the Board of Governors for the Texas A&M universities Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) SecureAmerica Institute. SecureAmerica is focused on a cyber secure and resilient supply chain for the US industrial base.He holds a master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Saiman Shetty helps build robots! He was part of the Manufacturing Automation team at Tesla, and the Autonomous Vehicle Hardware development team at Lyft. His current job role involves helping build autonomous delivery robots at Nuro, based in the US.
Saiman received his Masters in Electrical Engineering from the Arizona State University, and comes from a technical background of Control Systems Engineering.
Rajeev Kalamdani is a Data Science/Analytics Manager with experience in deploying AI/ML products in a global enterprise. He has expertise in all aspects of manufacturing (engineering, launch, production, maintenance & quality), specific expertise in 6Sigma & Lean Manufacturing and Big Data/IIoT Analytics within the Manufacturing domain.
Rajeev directs a global team (Dearborn, Cologne and Chennai) of Data Scientists to deliver analytics solutions supporting Manufacturing Operations and Engineering:
- Predictive Maintenance: AI/ML models to transition to condition based maintenance using machine signal and sensor data with the objective of improving equipment up-time
- Quality Monitoring & Improvement: Mine process and end of line inspection data to provide near real-time feedback to improve quality; Correlate machine signal data with sampled quality characteristics to migrate to 100% inspection using AI/ML models
- Optimization Based Decision Support: Batch production schedule optimization driven by demand and subject to manufacturing constraints to minimize cost and inventory; Optimize sourcing decisions based on capacity and logistics constraints to minimize cost; Allocation of operators to assembly lines and features to machining lines to maximize utilization and minimize cost
- Product Usage Feedback (Connected Vehicle Data) Utilization: Improve quality and reduce warranty through enhancing in-plant inspection strategies; Improve vehicle location efficiency based on GPS data
- Labor Management Support: Minimize the time to shift startup by tracking present employees and identifying the most suitable replacements from available unassigned employees
- Collaborating with the OT (Operational Technology) and IT (Information Technology) teams to plan and execute strategies for large scale (80+ plants, 0.5 M assets) data acquisition and ingestion into the data lake for development of analytics apps.
- Leveraging the following analytics technology components to deliver solutions: Qlikview, Tableau, Alteryx, Python, Spark, Hadoop, Hive, SQL, Kafka, MQTT, Springboot, Angular, Pivotal Cloud Foundry and Data Robot
Arnie Kravitz is the CTO of Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM). In this role, Arnie drives ARM’s technical vision to help the organization fulfill its mission of increasing U.S. global competitiveness by accelerating innovative technologies that make robots more accessible to U.S. manufacturers. He achieves this goal, in part, by convening experts and stakeholders from among ARM’s industrial, academic, nonprofit and government partners.
Arnie has spent over 37 years designing, developing, and manufacturing a large portfolio of products that include aquatic robots, autonomous vehicles, robotic, augmented, and virtual reality vision systems, self-learning inference engine-based systems, commercial consumer electronics, and cryptographic devices. He has taught as an Adjunct Professor at The Johns Hopkins University and has significant experience exploiting emerging tools and techniques to rapidly transform new ideas into manufactured products.
Arnie also serves on the Board of Governors for the Texas A&M universities Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) SecureAmerica Institute. SecureAmerica is focused on a cyber secure and resilient supply chain for the US industrial base.He holds a master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
2:50 pm to 3:10 pm EST
Networking Break & Business Meetings
3:10 pm to 3:30 pm EST
WIN-911 Alarm & Notification Software with Remote Connectivity
- Wouldn’t it be amazing if your operators could interact with plant equipment via mobile apps, text, voice, email, or in-plant announcements anywhere, anytime? With the latest version of WIN-911, teams know at a glance who has seen an alarm and who has acknowledged it and more importantly will allow you to “Chat”: helps your entire team to talk, brainstorm, and share solutions on-the-fly, from wherever they are — whether in the plant, at home, or on the road., reducing guesswork and redundant responses.
- WIN-911 is a certified AVEVA Technology Partner and the standard for connecting remote or mobile workers to their plant processes. Join us to discover how to bring mobile alarm management to your team with WIN-911.
Marketing and International Business major from Michigan State University. Currently working as a North America Channel Sales at WIN-911 Software. Product: Alarm notification software for Industrial Internet of things (IIOT) Industries: Aerospace & Defense, Building Management, Data Centers, Food and Beverage (F&B), Consumer Good Products (CPG industry), Packaging, Manufacturing, Natural disaster prevention, Oil & Gas (O&G), Power generation & distribution, Water and Water Wastewater.
Worked with WIN-911 for 2 years. I have support tickets & training.
Marketing and International Business major from Michigan State University. Currently working as a North America Channel Sales at WIN-911 Software. Product: Alarm notification software for Industrial Internet of things (IIOT) Industries: Aerospace & Defense, Building Management, Data Centers, Food and Beverage (F&B), Consumer Good Products (CPG industry), Packaging, Manufacturing, Natural disaster prevention, Oil & Gas (O&G), Power generation & distribution, Water and Water Wastewater.
Worked with WIN-911 for 2 years. I have support tickets & training.
3:30 pm to 3:40 pm EST
Live Q&A
Marketing and International Business major from Michigan State University. Currently working as a North America Channel Sales at WIN-911 Software. Product: Alarm notification software for Industrial Internet of things (IIOT) Industries: Aerospace & Defense, Building Management, Data Centers, Food and Beverage (F&B), Consumer Good Products (CPG industry), Packaging, Manufacturing, Natural disaster prevention, Oil & Gas (O&G), Power generation & distribution, Water and Water Wastewater.
Worked with WIN-911 for 2 years. I have support tickets & training.
Dr. Dean L. Bartles is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Manufacturing Technology Deployment Group which includes the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining and Advanced Manufacturing International, Inc. Previously, he was President of the National Tooling and Machining Association. Prior to that he designed and built the John Olson Advanced Manufacturing Center at the University of New Hampshire.
Dr. Bartles was the founding Executive Director of the Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute in Chicago after working for General Dynamics Corporation for 30 years setting up and running manufacturing operations in Egypt, Turkey, and the US. He recently served as the 2016-2017 President of the North American Manufacturing Research Institute, the 2016 President of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, and the founding Chairman of the Smart Manufacturing Leadership Coalition.
Dr. Bartles graduated from Indiana State University earning a Ph. D. in Technology Management with a concentration in Manufacturing Systems.
Marketing and International Business major from Michigan State University. Currently working as a North America Channel Sales at WIN-911 Software. Product: Alarm notification software for Industrial Internet of things (IIOT) Industries: Aerospace & Defense, Building Management, Data Centers, Food and Beverage (F&B), Consumer Good Products (CPG industry), Packaging, Manufacturing, Natural disaster prevention, Oil & Gas (O&G), Power generation & distribution, Water and Water Wastewater.
Worked with WIN-911 for 2 years. I have support tickets & training.
Dr. Dean L. Bartles is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Manufacturing Technology Deployment Group which includes the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining and Advanced Manufacturing International, Inc. Previously, he was President of the National Tooling and Machining Association. Prior to that he designed and built the John Olson Advanced Manufacturing Center at the University of New Hampshire.
Dr. Bartles was the founding Executive Director of the Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute in Chicago after working for General Dynamics Corporation for 30 years setting up and running manufacturing operations in Egypt, Turkey, and the US. He recently served as the 2016-2017 President of the North American Manufacturing Research Institute, the 2016 President of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, and the founding Chairman of the Smart Manufacturing Leadership Coalition.
Dr. Bartles graduated from Indiana State University earning a Ph. D. in Technology Management with a concentration in Manufacturing Systems.
Marketing and International Business major from Michigan State University. Currently working as a North America Channel Sales at WIN-911 Software. Product: Alarm notification software for Industrial Internet of things (IIOT) Industries: Aerospace & Defense, Building Management, Data Centers, Food and Beverage (F&B), Consumer Good Products (CPG industry), Packaging, Manufacturing, Natural disaster prevention, Oil & Gas (O&G), Power generation & distribution, Water and Water Wastewater.
Worked with WIN-911 for 2 years. I have support tickets & training.
Dr. Dean L. Bartles is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Manufacturing Technology Deployment Group which includes the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining and Advanced Manufacturing International, Inc. Previously, he was President of the National Tooling and Machining Association. Prior to that he designed and built the John Olson Advanced Manufacturing Center at the University of New Hampshire.
Dr. Bartles was the founding Executive Director of the Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute in Chicago after working for General Dynamics Corporation for 30 years setting up and running manufacturing operations in Egypt, Turkey, and the US. He recently served as the 2016-2017 President of the North American Manufacturing Research Institute, the 2016 President of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, and the founding Chairman of the Smart Manufacturing Leadership Coalition.
Dr. Bartles graduated from Indiana State University earning a Ph. D. in Technology Management with a concentration in Manufacturing Systems.
3:40 pm to 4:00 pm EST
Closing Keynote - Connecting Machines with LoRaWAN® - Operational Technology + IoT
- How LoRaWAN can be implemented in a connected machine environment. We will illustrate how to implement new IoT devices and sensors in a production PLC environment or SCADA infrastructures.
- This integrated approach of OT and IoT is supported by processing data at the edge. We will explore how legacy machine retrofits can use the edge based technology along with Low Power Wide Area Networking (LPWAN) to help aggregate information and breathe new life into machines that were deployed in the 1970’s and integrate them into new 2021 platforms.
- We will share how this flexible architecture allows organizations to create “Drop-in sensor networks” using this long range technology to cover large factory environments that will not interfere with existing infrastructure.
- We will review how the LoRaWAN hub and spoke architecture can be implemented to support remote monitoring for locations that are permanently or temporarily inaccessible by humans due to hazardous conditions or quality restrictions.
Michael Finegan is a leading technical design consultant and public speaker focused on engineering, design, and commercialization of embedded systems for the “Internet of Things”. His 20 years of experience in designing Enterprise Wide Area Networks and Cloud infrastructures has helped hundreds of customers and partners deploy thousands of devices.
He is the Associate Vice President IoT Business Development for MultiTech (a U.S. based hardware ODM and platform provider for the IoT industry). As a member of the LoRa Alliance®, Michael also serves as a “LoRaWAN® Ambassador”, speaking on behalf of the LoRa Alliance at events.
Michael specializes in designing wireless solutions using LTE, CBRS, and LoRaWAN networks and graduated from Saint Mary’s College in California with a degree in Business Administration and Management.
4:00 pm to 4:10 pm EST
Live Q&A
Michael Finegan is a leading technical design consultant and public speaker focused on engineering, design, and commercialization of embedded systems for the “Internet of Things”. His 20 years of experience in designing Enterprise Wide Area Networks and Cloud infrastructures has helped hundreds of customers and partners deploy thousands of devices.
He is the Associate Vice President IoT Business Development for MultiTech (a U.S. based hardware ODM and platform provider for the IoT industry). As a member of the LoRa Alliance®, Michael also serves as a “LoRaWAN® Ambassador”, speaking on behalf of the LoRa Alliance at events.
Michael specializes in designing wireless solutions using LTE, CBRS, and LoRaWAN networks and graduated from Saint Mary’s College in California with a degree in Business Administration and Management.
Dr. Dean L. Bartles is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Manufacturing Technology Deployment Group which includes the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining and Advanced Manufacturing International, Inc. Previously, he was President of the National Tooling and Machining Association. Prior to that he designed and built the John Olson Advanced Manufacturing Center at the University of New Hampshire.
Dr. Bartles was the founding Executive Director of the Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute in Chicago after working for General Dynamics Corporation for 30 years setting up and running manufacturing operations in Egypt, Turkey, and the US. He recently served as the 2016-2017 President of the North American Manufacturing Research Institute, the 2016 President of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, and the founding Chairman of the Smart Manufacturing Leadership Coalition.
Dr. Bartles graduated from Indiana State University earning a Ph. D. in Technology Management with a concentration in Manufacturing Systems.
Michael Finegan is a leading technical design consultant and public speaker focused on engineering, design, and commercialization of embedded systems for the “Internet of Things”. His 20 years of experience in designing Enterprise Wide Area Networks and Cloud infrastructures has helped hundreds of customers and partners deploy thousands of devices.
He is the Associate Vice President IoT Business Development for MultiTech (a U.S. based hardware ODM and platform provider for the IoT industry). As a member of the LoRa Alliance®, Michael also serves as a “LoRaWAN® Ambassador”, speaking on behalf of the LoRa Alliance at events.
Michael specializes in designing wireless solutions using LTE, CBRS, and LoRaWAN networks and graduated from Saint Mary’s College in California with a degree in Business Administration and Management.
Dr. Dean L. Bartles is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Manufacturing Technology Deployment Group which includes the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining and Advanced Manufacturing International, Inc. Previously, he was President of the National Tooling and Machining Association. Prior to that he designed and built the John Olson Advanced Manufacturing Center at the University of New Hampshire.
Dr. Bartles was the founding Executive Director of the Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute in Chicago after working for General Dynamics Corporation for 30 years setting up and running manufacturing operations in Egypt, Turkey, and the US. He recently served as the 2016-2017 President of the North American Manufacturing Research Institute, the 2016 President of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, and the founding Chairman of the Smart Manufacturing Leadership Coalition.
Dr. Bartles graduated from Indiana State University earning a Ph. D. in Technology Management with a concentration in Manufacturing Systems.
4:10 pm to 4:20 pm EST
Chair’s Closing Remarks
Dr. Dean L. Bartles is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Manufacturing Technology Deployment Group which includes the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining and Advanced Manufacturing International, Inc. Previously, he was President of the National Tooling and Machining Association. Prior to that he designed and built the John Olson Advanced Manufacturing Center at the University of New Hampshire.
Dr. Bartles was the founding Executive Director of the Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute in Chicago after working for General Dynamics Corporation for 30 years setting up and running manufacturing operations in Egypt, Turkey, and the US. He recently served as the 2016-2017 President of the North American Manufacturing Research Institute, the 2016 President of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, and the founding Chairman of the Smart Manufacturing Leadership Coalition.
Dr. Bartles graduated from Indiana State University earning a Ph. D. in Technology Management with a concentration in Manufacturing Systems.
11:00 am to 11:20 am EST
Event Registration and Networking
11:20 am to 11:30 am EST
Chair’s Welcome and Opening Remarks
Steve Brumer, Partner at BH IoT Group a consultancy firm providing companies across all industries with innovative IoT go-to-market strategy & execution services. With over 30 years+ M2M/IoT, Mobile and Wireless experience Brumer’s specialty is working with executives and entrepreneurs to define and execute their IoT solutions and accelerate their positioning within consumer or enterprise markets.
Before BH IoT Group, Brumer was a Partner and IoT Practice Lead at 151 Advisors, a consultancy firm providing technology companies with a combination of advisory and execution services. Brumer also co-founded and served as CEO of Wireless Rain which helped wireless carriers, manufacturers and solution providers build channel programs for B2B products, M2M products, and professional services.
Prior to Wireless Rain, Brumer co-founded and served as President of Global Wireless Data, a national master dealer and value-added distributor of wireless products and services. Under his tenure, GWD grew from a self-funded start-up to 184 on the INC 500 as the largest Master Dealer for AT&T Wireless, Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile and Sprint.
Earlier in his career, Brumer founded and served as CEO of Wireless Data Corp, and has held various executive management positions at Millicom, RAM Mobile Data and BellSouth Wireless.
11:30 am to 11:50 am EST
Opening Keynote - Digital Transformation in Manufacturing: What’s New, What’s Next, and What It All Means
This session will highlight and dissect the most impactful and transformative digital technology innovations in manufacturing for 2021, including:
- What are the key technologies and manufacturing verticals leading Industry 4.0 transformation and how will the next 12 months change as a result of major shifts in the last 12?
- What is the level of digital maturity and which digital transformation initiatives are here to stay, versus those that have lost momentum and been pushed out?
- What are the opportunities and implementation challenges facing suppliers?
- What is the next big revenue opportunity?
Ryan Martin is a Research Director at ABI Research covering new and emerging transformative technologies, including Industry 4.0, Digital Transformation, and the Internet of Things (IoT). He currently leads the firm’s Manufacturing, Industrial, and Enterprise IoT research.
Prior to joining ABI Research, Ryan spent the past several years working at technology market research firms, including Yankee Group and, most recently, 451 Research. Before his time as a market research analyst, Ryan served as a consultant at Mobile Future Institute, a U.S.-based think tank focused on business strategies and marketing tactics for the mobile ecosystem. Additionally, he held advisory, consultative, and managerial positions at a number of early- to late-stage startups.
Ryan is frequently quoted and published in a variety of industry and business media, including BBC, CIO, LA Times, and Forbes. He is also a regular speaker at client and industry events, and a judge for major awards programs such as the CES Innovation Awards and the GSMA’s Global Mobile Awards.
Ryan holds degrees in economics and political science, with an additional concentration in global studies, from the University of Vermont and an M.B.A. from the University of New Hampshire.
11:50 am to 12:00 pm EST
Live Q&A
Ryan Martin is a Research Director at ABI Research covering new and emerging transformative technologies, including Industry 4.0, Digital Transformation, and the Internet of Things (IoT). He currently leads the firm’s Manufacturing, Industrial, and Enterprise IoT research.
Prior to joining ABI Research, Ryan spent the past several years working at technology market research firms, including Yankee Group and, most recently, 451 Research. Before his time as a market research analyst, Ryan served as a consultant at Mobile Future Institute, a U.S.-based think tank focused on business strategies and marketing tactics for the mobile ecosystem. Additionally, he held advisory, consultative, and managerial positions at a number of early- to late-stage startups.
Ryan is frequently quoted and published in a variety of industry and business media, including BBC, CIO, LA Times, and Forbes. He is also a regular speaker at client and industry events, and a judge for major awards programs such as the CES Innovation Awards and the GSMA’s Global Mobile Awards.
Ryan holds degrees in economics and political science, with an additional concentration in global studies, from the University of Vermont and an M.B.A. from the University of New Hampshire.
Steve Brumer, Partner at BH IoT Group a consultancy firm providing companies across all industries with innovative IoT go-to-market strategy & execution services. With over 30 years+ M2M/IoT, Mobile and Wireless experience Brumer’s specialty is working with executives and entrepreneurs to define and execute their IoT solutions and accelerate their positioning within consumer or enterprise markets.
Before BH IoT Group, Brumer was a Partner and IoT Practice Lead at 151 Advisors, a consultancy firm providing technology companies with a combination of advisory and execution services. Brumer also co-founded and served as CEO of Wireless Rain which helped wireless carriers, manufacturers and solution providers build channel programs for B2B products, M2M products, and professional services.
Prior to Wireless Rain, Brumer co-founded and served as President of Global Wireless Data, a national master dealer and value-added distributor of wireless products and services. Under his tenure, GWD grew from a self-funded start-up to 184 on the INC 500 as the largest Master Dealer for AT&T Wireless, Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile and Sprint.
Earlier in his career, Brumer founded and served as CEO of Wireless Data Corp, and has held various executive management positions at Millicom, RAM Mobile Data and BellSouth Wireless.
Ryan Martin is a Research Director at ABI Research covering new and emerging transformative technologies, including Industry 4.0, Digital Transformation, and the Internet of Things (IoT). He currently leads the firm’s Manufacturing, Industrial, and Enterprise IoT research.
Prior to joining ABI Research, Ryan spent the past several years working at technology market research firms, including Yankee Group and, most recently, 451 Research. Before his time as a market research analyst, Ryan served as a consultant at Mobile Future Institute, a U.S.-based think tank focused on business strategies and marketing tactics for the mobile ecosystem. Additionally, he held advisory, consultative, and managerial positions at a number of early- to late-stage startups.
Ryan is frequently quoted and published in a variety of industry and business media, including BBC, CIO, LA Times, and Forbes. He is also a regular speaker at client and industry events, and a judge for major awards programs such as the CES Innovation Awards and the GSMA’s Global Mobile Awards.
Ryan holds degrees in economics and political science, with an additional concentration in global studies, from the University of Vermont and an M.B.A. from the University of New Hampshire.
Steve Brumer, Partner at BH IoT Group a consultancy firm providing companies across all industries with innovative IoT go-to-market strategy & execution services. With over 30 years+ M2M/IoT, Mobile and Wireless experience Brumer’s specialty is working with executives and entrepreneurs to define and execute their IoT solutions and accelerate their positioning within consumer or enterprise markets.
Before BH IoT Group, Brumer was a Partner and IoT Practice Lead at 151 Advisors, a consultancy firm providing technology companies with a combination of advisory and execution services. Brumer also co-founded and served as CEO of Wireless Rain which helped wireless carriers, manufacturers and solution providers build channel programs for B2B products, M2M products, and professional services.
Prior to Wireless Rain, Brumer co-founded and served as President of Global Wireless Data, a national master dealer and value-added distributor of wireless products and services. Under his tenure, GWD grew from a self-funded start-up to 184 on the INC 500 as the largest Master Dealer for AT&T Wireless, Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile and Sprint.
Earlier in his career, Brumer founded and served as CEO of Wireless Data Corp, and has held various executive management positions at Millicom, RAM Mobile Data and BellSouth Wireless.
12:00 pm to 12:20 pm EST
Riding the Digital Waves
- Essentials of an end-to-end digitalization solution
- Industry 4.0 principles successfully applied in different industries
- Challenges in the process of smart factory transformation
Mike Konstantinidis, Co-Founder and CEO at METIS Cyberspace Technology SA., is a senior Mechanical Engineer (BSc, MSc), with more than 25 years of insightful experience in leading organizations, heavily focusing the last years to the Maritime Sector. Based on the broad range of skills he has developed during his career; Mike is currently making a significant contribution to the penetration of digitalization concepts as well on the introduction of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning technologies in favor of the shipping industry. His main aim is the effective design and execution of operational and business strategy plans, ensuring competitiveness and profitability growth of the Global Maritime.
Mike Konstantinidis, Co-Founder and CEO at METIS Cyberspace Technology SA., is a senior Mechanical Engineer (BSc, MSc), with more than 25 years of insightful experience in leading organizations, heavily focusing the last years to the Maritime Sector. Based on the broad range of skills he has developed during his career; Mike is currently making a significant contribution to the penetration of digitalization concepts as well on the introduction of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning technologies in favor of the shipping industry. His main aim is the effective design and execution of operational and business strategy plans, ensuring competitiveness and profitability growth of the Global Maritime.
12:20 pm to 12:30 pm EST
Live Q&A
Mike Konstantinidis, Co-Founder and CEO at METIS Cyberspace Technology SA., is a senior Mechanical Engineer (BSc, MSc), with more than 25 years of insightful experience in leading organizations, heavily focusing the last years to the Maritime Sector. Based on the broad range of skills he has developed during his career; Mike is currently making a significant contribution to the penetration of digitalization concepts as well on the introduction of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning technologies in favor of the shipping industry. His main aim is the effective design and execution of operational and business strategy plans, ensuring competitiveness and profitability growth of the Global Maritime.
Mike Konstantinidis, Co-Founder and CEO at METIS Cyberspace Technology SA., is a senior Mechanical Engineer (BSc, MSc), with more than 25 years of insightful experience in leading organizations, heavily focusing the last years to the Maritime Sector. Based on the broad range of skills he has developed during his career; Mike is currently making a significant contribution to the penetration of digitalization concepts as well on the introduction of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning technologies in favor of the shipping industry. His main aim is the effective design and execution of operational and business strategy plans, ensuring competitiveness and profitability growth of the Global Maritime.
Steve Brumer, Partner at BH IoT Group a consultancy firm providing companies across all industries with innovative IoT go-to-market strategy & execution services. With over 30 years+ M2M/IoT, Mobile and Wireless experience Brumer’s specialty is working with executives and entrepreneurs to define and execute their IoT solutions and accelerate their positioning within consumer or enterprise markets.
Before BH IoT Group, Brumer was a Partner and IoT Practice Lead at 151 Advisors, a consultancy firm providing technology companies with a combination of advisory and execution services. Brumer also co-founded and served as CEO of Wireless Rain which helped wireless carriers, manufacturers and solution providers build channel programs for B2B products, M2M products, and professional services.
Prior to Wireless Rain, Brumer co-founded and served as President of Global Wireless Data, a national master dealer and value-added distributor of wireless products and services. Under his tenure, GWD grew from a self-funded start-up to 184 on the INC 500 as the largest Master Dealer for AT&T Wireless, Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile and Sprint.
Earlier in his career, Brumer founded and served as CEO of Wireless Data Corp, and has held various executive management positions at Millicom, RAM Mobile Data and BellSouth Wireless.
Mike Konstantinidis, Co-Founder and CEO at METIS Cyberspace Technology SA., is a senior Mechanical Engineer (BSc, MSc), with more than 25 years of insightful experience in leading organizations, heavily focusing the last years to the Maritime Sector. Based on the broad range of skills he has developed during his career; Mike is currently making a significant contribution to the penetration of digitalization concepts as well on the introduction of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning technologies in favor of the shipping industry. His main aim is the effective design and execution of operational and business strategy plans, ensuring competitiveness and profitability growth of the Global Maritime.
Mike Konstantinidis, Co-Founder and CEO at METIS Cyberspace Technology SA., is a senior Mechanical Engineer (BSc, MSc), with more than 25 years of insightful experience in leading organizations, heavily focusing the last years to the Maritime Sector. Based on the broad range of skills he has developed during his career; Mike is currently making a significant contribution to the penetration of digitalization concepts as well on the introduction of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning technologies in favor of the shipping industry. His main aim is the effective design and execution of operational and business strategy plans, ensuring competitiveness and profitability growth of the Global Maritime.
Steve Brumer, Partner at BH IoT Group a consultancy firm providing companies across all industries with innovative IoT go-to-market strategy & execution services. With over 30 years+ M2M/IoT, Mobile and Wireless experience Brumer’s specialty is working with executives and entrepreneurs to define and execute their IoT solutions and accelerate their positioning within consumer or enterprise markets.
Before BH IoT Group, Brumer was a Partner and IoT Practice Lead at 151 Advisors, a consultancy firm providing technology companies with a combination of advisory and execution services. Brumer also co-founded and served as CEO of Wireless Rain which helped wireless carriers, manufacturers and solution providers build channel programs for B2B products, M2M products, and professional services.
Prior to Wireless Rain, Brumer co-founded and served as President of Global Wireless Data, a national master dealer and value-added distributor of wireless products and services. Under his tenure, GWD grew from a self-funded start-up to 184 on the INC 500 as the largest Master Dealer for AT&T Wireless, Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile and Sprint.
Earlier in his career, Brumer founded and served as CEO of Wireless Data Corp, and has held various executive management positions at Millicom, RAM Mobile Data and BellSouth Wireless.
12:30 pm to 1:10 pm EST
Panel Session: Women in Smart Manufacturing and Technology Innovation
Dr. Michelle Chrétien received her BSc in Chemistry from Dalhousie University and PhD in Physical Chemistry from the University of Ottawa. Her extensive experience leading applied research in 3D printing, automation, robotics, design, simulation, and printed electronics has resulted in new capabilities and infrastructure to support innovations in advanced manufacturing and beyond. Michelle is currently the Associate Vice President, Research & Innovation at Conestoga College. Previously, she was the inaugural Director of the Centre for Advanced Manufacturing and Design Technologies at Sheridan College. Prior to joining the public sector in 2018, Michelle spent 12 years at the Xerox Research Centre of Canada in various roles including Global Program Manager (Electronic Materials), Senior R&D Manager (Materials Science), and Program Manager (Strategic Partnerships). Michelle is passionate about the commercialization of innovation and helping companies to innovate, solve problems, and achieve their business and technology goals.
Michelle has published 23 scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals and been granted 88 US patents on novel materials and manufacturing technologies. She has been recognized with numerous awards including the IUPAC Prize for Young Chemists, the Xerox Certificate of Excellence, and the intelliFLEX Innovation Award for Women in STEM. She is also an appointed member of the Mitacs Research Council and serves as an advisor and mentor for various incubators and entrepreneurship hubs.
Dr. Christine Richardson is the Director of Sensor Technology at Ecolab. A trusted partner at nearly three million customer locations, Ecolab is the global leader in water, hygiene and energy technologies and services that protect people and vital resources. Ecolab delivers comprehensive solutions, data-driven insights and on-site service to promote safe food, maintain clean environments, optimize water and energy use, and improve operational efficiencies for customers in the food, healthcare, energy, hospitality and industrial markets in more than 170 countries around the world.
Dr. Richardson has over 20 years of technology leadership experience and prior to joining Ecolab was CTO at Rubicon Technology and VP, Crystal Growth Systems Development and Engineering for GT Advanced Technologies. Her earlier experience includes leading photovoltaic technology development for GTAT; Senior Director of Advanced Process Development for Evergreen Solar; and process development engineering for Advanced Micro Devices.
Dr. Richardson has her Ph.D. in Applied Physics from the California Institute of Technology, M.S. degrees in Applied Physics and Materials Science and Engineering from Harvard University and Stanford University respectively, and a B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering from Johns Hopkins University.
Florence Hudson is Executive Director of the Northeast Big Data Innovation Hub at Columbia University, and Founder & CEO of FDHint, LLC, a global advanced technology and diversity & inclusion consulting firm. She leads the COVID Information Commons (https://covidinfocommons.net) funded by NSF, providing an open resource to explore research and enable global collaboration to address the COVID-19 pandemic. Former IBM Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Internet2 Senior Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer, Special Advisor for the NSF Cybersecurity Center of Excellence, and aerospace engineer at NASA and Grumman, she Chairs the global IEEE/UL P2933 Working Group on Clinical IoT Data and Device Interoperability with TIPPSS – Trust, Identity, Privacy, Protection, Safety and Security, and has published books on TIPPSS. She serves on Boards for Princeton University, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Stony Brook University, Blockchain in Healthcare Today, and the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. She has a BSE in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Princeton University, and executive business education from Harvard and Columbia Universities.
Pooja Suresh is the Director of Research & Innovation at Gastops in Ottawa, Canada. In her current role, she manages the Research department and leads her team on technology advancement programs that serve the long term vision and strategic interests of the business in the aerospace, defence and energy markets. She has built Canadian and international partnerships with industry and academia to understand the future market needs and bring to market innovative technology solutions. Pooja first started working at Gastops ten years ago.
Her diverse career includes experience in environmental policy for aviation and management consulting. She has a bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering from Carleton University and a masters in aeronautics and astronautics from MIT. As a champion of diversity and inclusion, Pooja has founded two initiatives and contributes to several others with the goal of building a network of allies and advancing diversity in leadership in the aviation and technology sectors in Ottawa. She is a Women in Engineering ambassador at Carleton University and actively volunteers for STEM outreach programs.
At Whirlpool, Snita Menon started by leading a team of engineers to design sensor based control algorithms for various home appliances to enhance features and functionality. In her current role, Snita’s team is responsible for the complete integration of electrical, electromechanical components into dishwashing applications across the globe.
Prior to this, Snita worked at Cummins Engine Company for about 9 years in the Engine controls department, and the application for Off Highway Engines. She was also part of defining emission control strategies for Heavy Duty and High horsepower applications.
Snita completed her Masters in Electrical Engineering from North Carolina State University and an MBA from Kelley School of Business (Indiana University).
Dr. Michelle Chrétien received her BSc in Chemistry from Dalhousie University and PhD in Physical Chemistry from the University of Ottawa. Her extensive experience leading applied research in 3D printing, automation, robotics, design, simulation, and printed electronics has resulted in new capabilities and infrastructure to support innovations in advanced manufacturing and beyond. Michelle is currently the Associate Vice President, Research & Innovation at Conestoga College. Previously, she was the inaugural Director of the Centre for Advanced Manufacturing and Design Technologies at Sheridan College. Prior to joining the public sector in 2018, Michelle spent 12 years at the Xerox Research Centre of Canada in various roles including Global Program Manager (Electronic Materials), Senior R&D Manager (Materials Science), and Program Manager (Strategic Partnerships). Michelle is passionate about the commercialization of innovation and helping companies to innovate, solve problems, and achieve their business and technology goals.
Michelle has published 23 scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals and been granted 88 US patents on novel materials and manufacturing technologies. She has been recognized with numerous awards including the IUPAC Prize for Young Chemists, the Xerox Certificate of Excellence, and the intelliFLEX Innovation Award for Women in STEM. She is also an appointed member of the Mitacs Research Council and serves as an advisor and mentor for various incubators and entrepreneurship hubs.
Dr. Christine Richardson is the Director of Sensor Technology at Ecolab. A trusted partner at nearly three million customer locations, Ecolab is the global leader in water, hygiene and energy technologies and services that protect people and vital resources. Ecolab delivers comprehensive solutions, data-driven insights and on-site service to promote safe food, maintain clean environments, optimize water and energy use, and improve operational efficiencies for customers in the food, healthcare, energy, hospitality and industrial markets in more than 170 countries around the world.
Dr. Richardson has over 20 years of technology leadership experience and prior to joining Ecolab was CTO at Rubicon Technology and VP, Crystal Growth Systems Development and Engineering for GT Advanced Technologies. Her earlier experience includes leading photovoltaic technology development for GTAT; Senior Director of Advanced Process Development for Evergreen Solar; and process development engineering for Advanced Micro Devices.
Dr. Richardson has her Ph.D. in Applied Physics from the California Institute of Technology, M.S. degrees in Applied Physics and Materials Science and Engineering from Harvard University and Stanford University respectively, and a B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering from Johns Hopkins University.
Florence Hudson is Executive Director of the Northeast Big Data Innovation Hub at Columbia University, and Founder & CEO of FDHint, LLC, a global advanced technology and diversity & inclusion consulting firm. She leads the COVID Information Commons (https://covidinfocommons.net) funded by NSF, providing an open resource to explore research and enable global collaboration to address the COVID-19 pandemic. Former IBM Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Internet2 Senior Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer, Special Advisor for the NSF Cybersecurity Center of Excellence, and aerospace engineer at NASA and Grumman, she Chairs the global IEEE/UL P2933 Working Group on Clinical IoT Data and Device Interoperability with TIPPSS – Trust, Identity, Privacy, Protection, Safety and Security, and has published books on TIPPSS. She serves on Boards for Princeton University, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Stony Brook University, Blockchain in Healthcare Today, and the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. She has a BSE in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Princeton University, and executive business education from Harvard and Columbia Universities.
Pooja Suresh is the Director of Research & Innovation at Gastops in Ottawa, Canada. In her current role, she manages the Research department and leads her team on technology advancement programs that serve the long term vision and strategic interests of the business in the aerospace, defence and energy markets. She has built Canadian and international partnerships with industry and academia to understand the future market needs and bring to market innovative technology solutions. Pooja first started working at Gastops ten years ago.
Her diverse career includes experience in environmental policy for aviation and management consulting. She has a bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering from Carleton University and a masters in aeronautics and astronautics from MIT. As a champion of diversity and inclusion, Pooja has founded two initiatives and contributes to several others with the goal of building a network of allies and advancing diversity in leadership in the aviation and technology sectors in Ottawa. She is a Women in Engineering ambassador at Carleton University and actively volunteers for STEM outreach programs.
At Whirlpool, Snita Menon started by leading a team of engineers to design sensor based control algorithms for various home appliances to enhance features and functionality. In her current role, Snita’s team is responsible for the complete integration of electrical, electromechanical components into dishwashing applications across the globe.
Prior to this, Snita worked at Cummins Engine Company for about 9 years in the Engine controls department, and the application for Off Highway Engines. She was also part of defining emission control strategies for Heavy Duty and High horsepower applications.
Snita completed her Masters in Electrical Engineering from North Carolina State University and an MBA from Kelley School of Business (Indiana University).
Dr. Michelle Chrétien received her BSc in Chemistry from Dalhousie University and PhD in Physical Chemistry from the University of Ottawa. Her extensive experience leading applied research in 3D printing, automation, robotics, design, simulation, and printed electronics has resulted in new capabilities and infrastructure to support innovations in advanced manufacturing and beyond. Michelle is currently the Associate Vice President, Research & Innovation at Conestoga College. Previously, she was the inaugural Director of the Centre for Advanced Manufacturing and Design Technologies at Sheridan College. Prior to joining the public sector in 2018, Michelle spent 12 years at the Xerox Research Centre of Canada in various roles including Global Program Manager (Electronic Materials), Senior R&D Manager (Materials Science), and Program Manager (Strategic Partnerships). Michelle is passionate about the commercialization of innovation and helping companies to innovate, solve problems, and achieve their business and technology goals.
Michelle has published 23 scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals and been granted 88 US patents on novel materials and manufacturing technologies. She has been recognized with numerous awards including the IUPAC Prize for Young Chemists, the Xerox Certificate of Excellence, and the intelliFLEX Innovation Award for Women in STEM. She is also an appointed member of the Mitacs Research Council and serves as an advisor and mentor for various incubators and entrepreneurship hubs.
Dr. Christine Richardson is the Director of Sensor Technology at Ecolab. A trusted partner at nearly three million customer locations, Ecolab is the global leader in water, hygiene and energy technologies and services that protect people and vital resources. Ecolab delivers comprehensive solutions, data-driven insights and on-site service to promote safe food, maintain clean environments, optimize water and energy use, and improve operational efficiencies for customers in the food, healthcare, energy, hospitality and industrial markets in more than 170 countries around the world.
Dr. Richardson has over 20 years of technology leadership experience and prior to joining Ecolab was CTO at Rubicon Technology and VP, Crystal Growth Systems Development and Engineering for GT Advanced Technologies. Her earlier experience includes leading photovoltaic technology development for GTAT; Senior Director of Advanced Process Development for Evergreen Solar; and process development engineering for Advanced Micro Devices.
Dr. Richardson has her Ph.D. in Applied Physics from the California Institute of Technology, M.S. degrees in Applied Physics and Materials Science and Engineering from Harvard University and Stanford University respectively, and a B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering from Johns Hopkins University.
Florence Hudson is Executive Director of the Northeast Big Data Innovation Hub at Columbia University, and Founder & CEO of FDHint, LLC, a global advanced technology and diversity & inclusion consulting firm. She leads the COVID Information Commons (https://covidinfocommons.net) funded by NSF, providing an open resource to explore research and enable global collaboration to address the COVID-19 pandemic. Former IBM Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Internet2 Senior Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer, Special Advisor for the NSF Cybersecurity Center of Excellence, and aerospace engineer at NASA and Grumman, she Chairs the global IEEE/UL P2933 Working Group on Clinical IoT Data and Device Interoperability with TIPPSS – Trust, Identity, Privacy, Protection, Safety and Security, and has published books on TIPPSS. She serves on Boards for Princeton University, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Stony Brook University, Blockchain in Healthcare Today, and the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. She has a BSE in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Princeton University, and executive business education from Harvard and Columbia Universities.
Pooja Suresh is the Director of Research & Innovation at Gastops in Ottawa, Canada. In her current role, she manages the Research department and leads her team on technology advancement programs that serve the long term vision and strategic interests of the business in the aerospace, defence and energy markets. She has built Canadian and international partnerships with industry and academia to understand the future market needs and bring to market innovative technology solutions. Pooja first started working at Gastops ten years ago.
Her diverse career includes experience in environmental policy for aviation and management consulting. She has a bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering from Carleton University and a masters in aeronautics and astronautics from MIT. As a champion of diversity and inclusion, Pooja has founded two initiatives and contributes to several others with the goal of building a network of allies and advancing diversity in leadership in the aviation and technology sectors in Ottawa. She is a Women in Engineering ambassador at Carleton University and actively volunteers for STEM outreach programs.
At Whirlpool, Snita Menon started by leading a team of engineers to design sensor based control algorithms for various home appliances to enhance features and functionality. In her current role, Snita’s team is responsible for the complete integration of electrical, electromechanical components into dishwashing applications across the globe.
Prior to this, Snita worked at Cummins Engine Company for about 9 years in the Engine controls department, and the application for Off Highway Engines. She was also part of defining emission control strategies for Heavy Duty and High horsepower applications.
Snita completed her Masters in Electrical Engineering from North Carolina State University and an MBA from Kelley School of Business (Indiana University).
Dr. Michelle Chrétien received her BSc in Chemistry from Dalhousie University and PhD in Physical Chemistry from the University of Ottawa. Her extensive experience leading applied research in 3D printing, automation, robotics, design, simulation, and printed electronics has resulted in new capabilities and infrastructure to support innovations in advanced manufacturing and beyond. Michelle is currently the Associate Vice President, Research & Innovation at Conestoga College. Previously, she was the inaugural Director of the Centre for Advanced Manufacturing and Design Technologies at Sheridan College. Prior to joining the public sector in 2018, Michelle spent 12 years at the Xerox Research Centre of Canada in various roles including Global Program Manager (Electronic Materials), Senior R&D Manager (Materials Science), and Program Manager (Strategic Partnerships). Michelle is passionate about the commercialization of innovation and helping companies to innovate, solve problems, and achieve their business and technology goals.
Michelle has published 23 scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals and been granted 88 US patents on novel materials and manufacturing technologies. She has been recognized with numerous awards including the IUPAC Prize for Young Chemists, the Xerox Certificate of Excellence, and the intelliFLEX Innovation Award for Women in STEM. She is also an appointed member of the Mitacs Research Council and serves as an advisor and mentor for various incubators and entrepreneurship hubs.
Dr. Christine Richardson is the Director of Sensor Technology at Ecolab. A trusted partner at nearly three million customer locations, Ecolab is the global leader in water, hygiene and energy technologies and services that protect people and vital resources. Ecolab delivers comprehensive solutions, data-driven insights and on-site service to promote safe food, maintain clean environments, optimize water and energy use, and improve operational efficiencies for customers in the food, healthcare, energy, hospitality and industrial markets in more than 170 countries around the world.
Dr. Richardson has over 20 years of technology leadership experience and prior to joining Ecolab was CTO at Rubicon Technology and VP, Crystal Growth Systems Development and Engineering for GT Advanced Technologies. Her earlier experience includes leading photovoltaic technology development for GTAT; Senior Director of Advanced Process Development for Evergreen Solar; and process development engineering for Advanced Micro Devices.
Dr. Richardson has her Ph.D. in Applied Physics from the California Institute of Technology, M.S. degrees in Applied Physics and Materials Science and Engineering from Harvard University and Stanford University respectively, and a B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering from Johns Hopkins University.
Florence Hudson is Executive Director of the Northeast Big Data Innovation Hub at Columbia University, and Founder & CEO of FDHint, LLC, a global advanced technology and diversity & inclusion consulting firm. She leads the COVID Information Commons (https://covidinfocommons.net) funded by NSF, providing an open resource to explore research and enable global collaboration to address the COVID-19 pandemic. Former IBM Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Internet2 Senior Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer, Special Advisor for the NSF Cybersecurity Center of Excellence, and aerospace engineer at NASA and Grumman, she Chairs the global IEEE/UL P2933 Working Group on Clinical IoT Data and Device Interoperability with TIPPSS – Trust, Identity, Privacy, Protection, Safety and Security, and has published books on TIPPSS. She serves on Boards for Princeton University, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Stony Brook University, Blockchain in Healthcare Today, and the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. She has a BSE in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Princeton University, and executive business education from Harvard and Columbia Universities.
Pooja Suresh is the Director of Research & Innovation at Gastops in Ottawa, Canada. In her current role, she manages the Research department and leads her team on technology advancement programs that serve the long term vision and strategic interests of the business in the aerospace, defence and energy markets. She has built Canadian and international partnerships with industry and academia to understand the future market needs and bring to market innovative technology solutions. Pooja first started working at Gastops ten years ago.
Her diverse career includes experience in environmental policy for aviation and management consulting. She has a bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering from Carleton University and a masters in aeronautics and astronautics from MIT. As a champion of diversity and inclusion, Pooja has founded two initiatives and contributes to several others with the goal of building a network of allies and advancing diversity in leadership in the aviation and technology sectors in Ottawa. She is a Women in Engineering ambassador at Carleton University and actively volunteers for STEM outreach programs.
At Whirlpool, Snita Menon started by leading a team of engineers to design sensor based control algorithms for various home appliances to enhance features and functionality. In her current role, Snita’s team is responsible for the complete integration of electrical, electromechanical components into dishwashing applications across the globe.
Prior to this, Snita worked at Cummins Engine Company for about 9 years in the Engine controls department, and the application for Off Highway Engines. She was also part of defining emission control strategies for Heavy Duty and High horsepower applications.
Snita completed her Masters in Electrical Engineering from North Carolina State University and an MBA from Kelley School of Business (Indiana University).
Dr. Michelle Chrétien received her BSc in Chemistry from Dalhousie University and PhD in Physical Chemistry from the University of Ottawa. Her extensive experience leading applied research in 3D printing, automation, robotics, design, simulation, and printed electronics has resulted in new capabilities and infrastructure to support innovations in advanced manufacturing and beyond. Michelle is currently the Associate Vice President, Research & Innovation at Conestoga College. Previously, she was the inaugural Director of the Centre for Advanced Manufacturing and Design Technologies at Sheridan College. Prior to joining the public sector in 2018, Michelle spent 12 years at the Xerox Research Centre of Canada in various roles including Global Program Manager (Electronic Materials), Senior R&D Manager (Materials Science), and Program Manager (Strategic Partnerships). Michelle is passionate about the commercialization of innovation and helping companies to innovate, solve problems, and achieve their business and technology goals.
Michelle has published 23 scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals and been granted 88 US patents on novel materials and manufacturing technologies. She has been recognized with numerous awards including the IUPAC Prize for Young Chemists, the Xerox Certificate of Excellence, and the intelliFLEX Innovation Award for Women in STEM. She is also an appointed member of the Mitacs Research Council and serves as an advisor and mentor for various incubators and entrepreneurship hubs.
Dr. Christine Richardson is the Director of Sensor Technology at Ecolab. A trusted partner at nearly three million customer locations, Ecolab is the global leader in water, hygiene and energy technologies and services that protect people and vital resources. Ecolab delivers comprehensive solutions, data-driven insights and on-site service to promote safe food, maintain clean environments, optimize water and energy use, and improve operational efficiencies for customers in the food, healthcare, energy, hospitality and industrial markets in more than 170 countries around the world.
Dr. Richardson has over 20 years of technology leadership experience and prior to joining Ecolab was CTO at Rubicon Technology and VP, Crystal Growth Systems Development and Engineering for GT Advanced Technologies. Her earlier experience includes leading photovoltaic technology development for GTAT; Senior Director of Advanced Process Development for Evergreen Solar; and process development engineering for Advanced Micro Devices.
Dr. Richardson has her Ph.D. in Applied Physics from the California Institute of Technology, M.S. degrees in Applied Physics and Materials Science and Engineering from Harvard University and Stanford University respectively, and a B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering from Johns Hopkins University.
Florence Hudson is Executive Director of the Northeast Big Data Innovation Hub at Columbia University, and Founder & CEO of FDHint, LLC, a global advanced technology and diversity & inclusion consulting firm. She leads the COVID Information Commons (https://covidinfocommons.net) funded by NSF, providing an open resource to explore research and enable global collaboration to address the COVID-19 pandemic. Former IBM Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Internet2 Senior Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer, Special Advisor for the NSF Cybersecurity Center of Excellence, and aerospace engineer at NASA and Grumman, she Chairs the global IEEE/UL P2933 Working Group on Clinical IoT Data and Device Interoperability with TIPPSS – Trust, Identity, Privacy, Protection, Safety and Security, and has published books on TIPPSS. She serves on Boards for Princeton University, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Stony Brook University, Blockchain in Healthcare Today, and the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. She has a BSE in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Princeton University, and executive business education from Harvard and Columbia Universities.
Pooja Suresh is the Director of Research & Innovation at Gastops in Ottawa, Canada. In her current role, she manages the Research department and leads her team on technology advancement programs that serve the long term vision and strategic interests of the business in the aerospace, defence and energy markets. She has built Canadian and international partnerships with industry and academia to understand the future market needs and bring to market innovative technology solutions. Pooja first started working at Gastops ten years ago.
Her diverse career includes experience in environmental policy for aviation and management consulting. She has a bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering from Carleton University and a masters in aeronautics and astronautics from MIT. As a champion of diversity and inclusion, Pooja has founded two initiatives and contributes to several others with the goal of building a network of allies and advancing diversity in leadership in the aviation and technology sectors in Ottawa. She is a Women in Engineering ambassador at Carleton University and actively volunteers for STEM outreach programs.
At Whirlpool, Snita Menon started by leading a team of engineers to design sensor based control algorithms for various home appliances to enhance features and functionality. In her current role, Snita’s team is responsible for the complete integration of electrical, electromechanical components into dishwashing applications across the globe.
Prior to this, Snita worked at Cummins Engine Company for about 9 years in the Engine controls department, and the application for Off Highway Engines. She was also part of defining emission control strategies for Heavy Duty and High horsepower applications.
Snita completed her Masters in Electrical Engineering from North Carolina State University and an MBA from Kelley School of Business (Indiana University).
1:10 pm to 1:20 pm EST
Networking Break & Business Meetings
1:20 pm to 1:50 pm EST
Track 1 - Smart Factory
What can a Sensing Interpretation AI bring to Quality Control on the shop floor?
- Manufacturing Quality Control challenges addressed by Sensing Interpretation, through real use-cases:
- Metal stamping press
- Robotic assembly and Pick&Place
- EOL Pump test
- EOL Compressor test
- How long can we hide from IT? A short story
- Computing in the cloud? at the edge? both? Criteria for an optimized distribution of compute power
- AI models gone wrong: 5 indicators to keep an eye on
Sebastien has spent the last 20 years designing and bringing to market products solving sensing interpretation challenges. After 3 MS degrees and 4 successful companies founded, Sebastien is now spending his time in Analog Devices working on addressing Quality Control challenges in manufacturing. He is heading the release of dedicated AI-driven sensing interpretation systems improving product quality and process efficiency, from stamping press operations to robotic assembly to EOL Quality Control, anywhere there is sensing involved and defects to detect.