Safe Industrial IoT and industrial networking can unlock entire new business, in addition to simplifying and streamlining existing processes. However, cyber risk is a huge problem, and existing IT security solutions are difficult and expensive to retrofit into OT networks – if they work at all. This virtual conference will cover common pain points when […]
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We are living in the age of Industry 4.0 which is disrupting businesses and impacting most industries. To survive and be competitive in the presence of disruptive forces, companies are being forced to innovate in every aspect of their business. The manufacturing supply chain is no exception. Disruptions in supply chain will be quite significant […]
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The ability to remotely manage systems including HVAC units, vehicle fleets, manufacturing equipment and other operational technologies (OT) is seen as a tremendous time and money saver. However, a failure to properly protect OT assets can lead to data theft, loss of remote management and an overall danger to those working in or around them. […]
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Specializing in the Oil/Gas, Power/Utilities and Industrials/Mfg/Aerospace industry, Sid Verma brings in more than 20+ years of strategic problem solving and delivery experience; advising C-Suite/ Senior Officials to help organizations transform their businesses, monetize new technologies and improve their bottom line. Sid is a GM of the Mfg Practice at Hitachi Vantara, focused on incubating and growing the services and solution footprint at our discrete / process mfg customers along with Hitachi Front BUs. Prior to Hitachi, Sid lead the Innovation and Industrial IoT business for Siemens and was responsible for building the Industrial IoT services practice at Deloitte Digital. Sid specializes in Digital Manufacturing (Industry 4.0), Digital Supply Chain, Asset Performance Management, Analytics and Insights offering. Sid brings in extensive experience managing Business Strategy, IT Strategy, Enterprise / Solution Architecture, Agile Delivery and Operational/IT Transformation. Sid has expertise across various IoT / Big Data / ML+ AI + Data Science platforms.
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Pugal Janakiraman is the Industry Field CTO for Manufacturing at Snowflake, focused on driving the solution vision for manufacturing by mapping technology components from Snowflake and the partner ecosystem to build higher order solutions within the manufacturing domain. For the last two decades, Pugal has worked with strategic CXOs at the world’s top automotive, trucking, […]
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Jim’s career has centered around innovation and improving things. He is known as a visionary in Smart Manufacturing and was one of the early champions nationally. Jim spent most of his career at General Mills and retired as Director of Engineering – Global Reliability. He was responsible for improving the existing asset base in GMI […]
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Rich Langston is the Director of Product Management at Tempered. He is an experienced product leader who has been creating products in the network and security spaces for two decades. After his first product job creating an early content-aware load balancer, he has gone on to champion several emerging security markets, including Network Access control […]
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Owen is an Industry Advisor for Hitachi Vantara’s Manufacturing Practice. He started his career as a chemical engineer in the pulp and paper and industrial chemicals industries with various production and project management roles. Having commissioned new factories he learnt the critical importance of supply chains to manufacturing, which led to career in supply chain […]
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The purpose of control system cybersecurity is to protect the control systems and the processes they monitor and control from electronic threats — that is, to “keep lights on and water flowing.” Networks are a support function in the overall objective of safety, reliability, and productivity — that is, to optimize the processes. What makes […]
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Imagine this: You’re at your office desk when the fire alarm sounds, and you start heading towards the nearest exit. On your way out, you wonder where the potential fire is located – are you headed the safest route? Will the fire department know where to go? Meanwhile, the fire department is in transit, they […]
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Virtual • Dec 10–11, 2025
Free registration now open — limited tickets!
Webinar | Sponsored by HighByte
Nov 5, 2025 • 10:00 AM ET
1-hour virtual session — Free to attend!