The Innovation Exchange Programmes at IATF 2013 were spread over all 3 days, giving importance to different facets of the automation sector. The inaugural session saw eminent leaders come together and share their vision for automation industry being a catalyst for the growth of Indian economy. Day 1 and Day 2 panel discussions highlighted technical themes that made an impact on project success and sustainability. Day 3 was about innovation at the grassroots, with focus on SMEs and young people.
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Program Details
Friday, 1st Feb, 2013 |
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Mr. Darryl Dasilva | CEO – MMI India | |
Mr. Armin Wittmann | Exhibition Group Director, Automatica | |
Mr. K Nandakumar | President, AIA | India Automation Technology Fair & Innovation Exchange - Engine for Sustainable Growth |
Mr. B R Mehta | Sr. Vice President – Reliance Industries | Innovation Exchange – a springboard for new Solutions |
Mr. U S Deshmukh | Group General Manager, ONGC | |
Mr. Raghavendra Rao | Vice-President – Frost & Sullivan | |
Mr. P Mahajan | Director (Technical) – Engineers India Ltd | Project Management and Risk Mitigation practices and its impact on Control Systems Integrators |
Mr. V P Raman | President, ISA District -14 & Director, Mott MacDonald | The changing face of Engineering Sector and its impact on Industrial Automation |
Mr. Ram Keswani | Chairman – Vivekananda Education Society |
AIA Panel Discussion - Sustainable growth and competitiveness of plant investments through holistic automation deployment: Opportunities, Challenges and Impact on Manufacturing”
Panelists
- Mr. Somnath Bhattacharya, Dy. Geberal Manager: Engineering – Eisenmann India
- Mr.Anant M. Khond, General Manager: Paintshop – Mahindra Vehicle Manufacturers Ltd.
- Mr Aiyappan Ramamurthi,Technical Director, Siemens PLM – India
- Mr Rajiv Mandke, RMM Consultants
- Moderator - Mr Nitin Nair, AIA Facilitator, Automotive Sector and Industry Head (Automotive), Siemens Ltd
Exhibitor Workshop - Siemens - Digital Factory
Exhibitor Presentation by Chemtrols & Sick - Innovative Ultrasonic flowmeasurment technology for city gas distrubution
Saturday, 2nd Feb, 2013
Exhibitor Presentation - B & R Automation - Designing Machines that are Modular and Safe
AIA Panel Discussion - Effective Management of Industrial Automation
Panelists
- Mr. Atul Modi, Global Lead & Engg. Proj Mgr – Controls & Automation, Unilever Engineering Services (UEns), Mumbai
- Mr. Don Roberts, Principal Partner at Exotek LLC
- Mr. Vishal Mehta, Country Head for Advanced Engineering, KBR Inc.
- Moderator - Ms. Uma Balakrishnan, Executive Council Member, AIA and Managing Director & CEO of Axcend Automation & Software
Exhibitor Presentation - Rockwell Automation
- Enable Smart, Safe and Sustainable Manufacturing Solutions through Automation
- Future Trends in Industrial Networking
Exhibitor Presentation - Emerson Process Management
- Safety Instrumented Systems & the use of Wireless technology
Exhibitor Presentation - Axcend Automation
- “Power of Integrated Manufacturing Operations” – Case study
Sunday, 3rd Feb, 2013
AIA Panel Discussion - Competency building and Employability
Panelists
- Mr. Vikas Prakash Singh, Professor of Economics and Energy Management – Great Lakes Institute of Energy Management and Research Gurgaon.
- Mr. Nirmit Parekh, Managing Director & CEO – Three P Consultants Pvt. Ltd
- Mr Vijay A Jadhwani, CEO, Vivekanand Education Society
- Moderator - Mr. Aniruddha Khekale, Group Director – Human Resource- Emerson Process Management India
Non -Exhibitor Presentation - "Striving for Excellence" - Dr. T Asokan, AIA - IIT Madras Automation Centre of Excellence
Non -Exhibitor Presentation - "Preparing for Industry Oriented Training" - Mr. Deepak Makhijani
AIA Awards