Paul Viorel

Paul Viorel
G Balaji, Head of Energy Industries division in Industrial Automation, ABB India
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G Balaji, Head of Energy Industries division in Industrial Automation, ABB India

G Balaji is head of Energy Industries division in Industrial Automation, ABB India. He is also member of Country Management Committee that shapes critical management strategy. In his role as the head of Energy Industries, Balaji is driving digital transformation for many customers through co-innovation and co-creation with the customers. Balaji brings vast knowledge of Oil and Gas, Chemicals and Energy sector. In his career of close to 23 years, he has held several management positions in ABB India across operations and engineering, executing large complex projects and working closely with Global teams. He has been deeply involved in developing operational excellence and key initiatives within ABB India for our customers in Energy sector. He has a wide knowledge of technology applications in utilities and industries, and has been instrumental in developing and executing solutions around Industrial Internet of Things in plants and factories. Balaji is an engineer in instrumentation and control.

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Mike Lake, President & CEO
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Mike Lake, President & CEO

Michael Lake is the President and CEO of Leading Cities, headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Leading Cities’ mission is to achieve a sustainable planet by leading with Smart Cities. As President and CEO, Michael establishes and develops relationships with municipal governments, businesses, non-profit organizations and universities around the world, creating a global network of partner cities dedicated to implementing Smart City solutions. Leading Cities provides tools and programming for Smart City leaders and facilitates the sharing of best practices within the industry. Michael’s career in public service spans from serving three United States Presidents as Special Assistant for White House Operations and Presidential Advance to serving the former Prime Minister of Ireland as a policy research analyst.

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Gino Hernandez ,Head of Global Digital Business
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Gino Hernandez ,Head of Global Digital Business

Gino Hernandez is Head of Global Digital Business at ABB Energy Industries. Self-motivated entrepreneur and business executive with an extensive background in digital technology, business management, business finance, sales management, business plan development and model execution. 

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Brandon Spencer, Division President, Energy Industries
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Brandon Spencer, Division President, Energy Industries

Brandon Spencer is currently serving as President for ABB’s Energy Industries division globally. In this capacity he is a member of the Industrial Automation Business Area management team. The Energy Industries division helps companies across the energy industry develop, produce and operate safely, efficiently and profitably. Brandon joined ABB in 2006 and has dedicated his […]

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Kevin O’Donovan, Technology Evangelist
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Kevin O’Donovan, Technology Evangelist

Technology Evangelist. Bit of a story teller & influencer on #EnergyTransition technologies, An advisor, speaker, podcast host & technology consultant … A member of the Siemens Influencer Community #SIEx … And #InnowattsInfluencer … Being a bit of a storyteller, Kevin has been evangelizing how new technologies can transform the way we do things through-out his […]

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Protecting IT and OT Resources Against Advanced Threats in Manufacturing
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Protecting IT and OT Resources Against Advanced Threats in Manufacturing

Manufacturing organizations manage expensive and sophisticated equipment at their factories—and the systems that run the machinery are increasingly being connected to the internet. The cybersecurity implications of this trend are significant, including possible threats to physical safety, and in some cases, national security. Companies strive to secure their systems while maintaining business imperatives like operational […]

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Enabling a New Era of Industrial IoT with Free-Use Wireless Spectrum
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Enabling a New Era of Industrial IoT with Free-Use Wireless Spectrum

Flexibility, ingrained security and centralized management are the touchstone of successful network deployments in just about any setting, especially as devices and services proliferate whether it be over wired or wireless infrastructure. What Free-Use Wireless Spectrum Delivers A lot has been coming together for 2021. The advent of 5G over CBRS  “free-to-use spectrum,” edge cloud […]

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Digital Transformation of an Energy Plant
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Digital Transformation of an Energy Plant

Located in Flintshire, North Wales, Connah’s Quay rests on the south bank of the River Dee. The current gas-fired power station was commissioned in 1996, although electricity generation activities have been operated on the land as far back as 1954, when it was originally home to a coal-fired plant. The changes the site has seen […]

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IIoT World’s Manufacturing Day
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IIoT World’s Manufacturing Day

One of a kind online conference that will bring together IIoT subject matters experts from all over the world to share insights smart manufacturing. This virtual event will focus on deploying machine learning on devices and on the network infrastructure that supports the intelligent IoT in manufacturing. We will be gathering a global audience to explore the […]

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Cybersecurity for Embedded Systems
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Cybersecurity for Embedded Systems

All critical infrastructure is under cyber attack, all the time. The attack on the Oldsmar, FL water supply is a good example. And it’s getting worse; vulnerability to cyber attack is increasing as the embedded devices controlling these critical infrastructures become more connected. The DevOps approach to software development offers an antidote—an opportunity to embed run-time […]

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IIoT World Manufacturing Day Happy Hours via Clubhouse
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IIoT World Manufacturing Day Happy Hours via Clubhouse

IIoT World is taking the Manufacturing Day conversation to Clubhouse, partnering with Industry 4.0 Club and their followers to keep the conversations flowing. After a full day of conferencing, head over and join Industry 4.0 Club to debrief and unwind. New to Clubhouse? Clubhouse is a social network based on voice—where people around the world converse to share, listen […]

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Digital Transformation Case Studies – Part 2
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Digital Transformation Case Studies – Part 2

Note: Part 1 of Digital Transformation Case Studies can be found here. Case Study #3: Tastitalia connects a different kind of industrial machine to the Internet of Things   Tastitalia, an Italian company that creates customized solutions for human-machine interfaces, managed to control production costs and quality levels of their processes in an extremely precise and continuous […]

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