MEET INNOVATION EXPERTS

Martin Eberhard

Innovator and Co-founder, Tesla Motors

• Named one of the Top Innovators of 2007 - Fortune Magazine
• Top 50 list of People Who Matter Now - Business 2.0
• Tesla Roadster is an “Electric Dream” - Newsweek
• Tesla named 2007 Car of the Year - Wired Magazine 

One of Fortune Magazine’s Top Innovators and the man who founded the revolutionary car company, Tesla Motors, Martin Eberhard is waking business audiences up to the idea that Innovation is the key to success and the key to leveraging the latest trends.

 

From the Rocket eBook to the Tesla Roadster, the visionary Eberhard is continuously pushing the envelope and changing the way we think, whether about business innovation or the business of Green, product development or production.

 

“Martin Eberhard’s high-tech, battery-powered electric car is less about bland eco-consciousness than about sex and speed. The Tesla Roadster goes over 130 mph, and goes more than 200 miles on a single charge. It’s also helping to save the earth. No surprise that the likes of Larry Page and Arnold Schwarzenegger have lined up to buy the six-figure super car. “

 

“Tesla’s ambitions go beyond becoming a battery supplier and creating a sports car for the Hollywood set. The company’s aim is nothing less than becoming the plugged-in Henry Ford, electrifying the highways for the multitudes.”

-Newsweek Magazine 

Sudipta Bhattacharya
President, Wonderware Business Unit, Invensys

Sudipta Bhattacharya joined Wonderware in August 2007 as Chief Software Solutions Officer and then in November 2007 became President of Wonderware. Bhattacharya served as senior vice president of solutions management for supply chain, manufacturing and product lifecycle applications at SAP America, Inc.  He was responsible for driving and executing product strategy for three of SAP’s core solutions and several strategic alliances including those with Invensys and Wonderware, also a major SAP customer.  With 17 years of experience in managing and building global teams across the U.S., Europe and India, Bhattacharya is currently recognized as a top industry leader in supply chain and manufacturing. Before joining SAP in January 2002, Bhattacharya worked at i2 Technologies Inc. in its strategic services group.  He held a consulting role that involved advising company executives on supply chain strategy.  Prior to i2 Technologies, he worked for 10 years at Tata Group, a business conglomerate based in India, where he held different operational positions and built his strong functional background in core manufacturing and supply chain operations. Bhattacharya holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in chemical engineering and in business administration with specialization in marketing, finance and operations. 

Rashesh Mody
Vice President, Global Product Management, Wonderware Business Unit, Invensys

Rashesh Mody leads the Global Product Management team responsible for all Wonderware product requirements management and product marketing, including development interface for all product offerings. Prior to this role, he has held roles including responsibility for HMI / SCADA business and related product lines, and VP, Product Definition and CTO. Since joining Wonderware in 1992, he has held a variety of technical positions including responsibility for designing and developing software components for FactorySuite and InTouch, the company's first fully integrated suite of software for industrial automation. Since 2003, he has participated on the OPC Foundation Committee as Chief Architect. Rashesh has more than 18 years of experience in software development for industrial automation and holds a Masters degree in Computer Science from the Florida Institute of Technology and Bachelors degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering.

Dr. Peter Martin
Vice President, Performance Management, Invensys Process Systems

Dr. Martin has been selected as one of the control industry's fifty most influential innovators by the Instrumentation, Systems, and Automation (ISA) Society's InTech magazine. He has over 30 years of experience in training, engineering, product planning, marketing and strategic planning. He also holds multiple patents including the patent for Dynamic Performance Measures, Real-Time Activity-Based Costing, and Asset and Resource Modeling, which is the basis for Fortune recently naming him a Hero of U.S. Manufacturing.

Charles Johnson

Managing Director, Manufacturing Industry Solutions, Microsoft Corporation

Charles leads the development and implementation of Microsoft’s global manufacturing strategy including the prioritization of industry solutions and their alignment to Microsoft’s worldwide partner ecosystem.  He guides a team of experienced manufacturing industry experts that have a deep understanding of the industry, Microsoft’s manufacturing business worldwide and the importance of defining and updating Microsoft-based solutions to meet the needs of enterprise customers. 

Cindy Jutras

Vice President & Group Director, Aberdeen Group

Cindy has over 30 years of business experience in manufacturing, ERP and enterprise applications. She currently oversees research programs, products and services related to ERP, performance management and financial applications. Cindy is the author of the original supply chain concept, Virtually Vertical Manufacturing, as well as the book ERP Optimization.

 

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