Lecture
 " Nokia : A serial Transformer "

Mr. Risto Siilasmaa

Chairman, Nokia Corporation, Finland

Lecturer brief history

[EXPERIENCE]

Nokia Corporation
Chairman 2012- present
Chairman and Interim CEO 09/2013 – 04/2014

After being appointed chairman of Nokia in May 2012, Risto Siilasmaa has led the company in one of the most successful corporate transformations ever. Through four transactions that he orchestrated - the purchase of complete ownership of NSN, the sale of the handset business to Microsoft, the sale of the Nokia mapping business and the recently announced acquisition of Alcatel-Lucent - Nokia has transformed from a bankruptcy candidate to a successful global technology leader. This is reflected in Nokia' s value which has gone up fivefold over roughly three years. Even more revealingly, the enterprise value has grown from a low of less than 1.5 billion euros soon after Siilasmaa started as chairman to well over 20 billion euros in early 2015.

The transformation of Nokia has also included Siilasmaa renewing the board and the management. Only one management team member remains from the old team. Siilasmaa has often stated that all the atoms in Nokia have been changed but the spirit of the 150 year old company lives on.

F-Secure Corporation
Founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors
1988-2006 President and CEO

2006-present
Risto founded F-Secure in 1988, took the company public in 1999 and worked as president and CEO until November 2006. Since then Risto has been the Chairman of the Board.

F-Secure is the global leader in providing security as a service through operators. F-Secure has 20 offices globally with over 940 employees.

[EDUCATION]

Helsinki University of Technology
M.Sc., Industrial engineering and management

Lecture
 " The Future of the Internet Starts Here "

Dr. Tom Leighton

Chief Executive Officer, Akamai Technologies, the USA

Lecturer brief history

Dr. Tom Leighton co-founded Akamai Technologies in 1998, and served as Akamai' s Chief Scientist for 14 years before becoming Chief Executive. Dr. Leighton is Akamai' s technology visionary and leads the senior management team in setting the company' s strategic direction, while engaging directly with customers and partners from around the globe. He is also a member of the Board of Directors.

As one of the world' s preeminent authorities on algorithms for network applications, Dr. Leighton' s work behind establishing Akamai was based on recognizing that a solution to freeing up web congestion could be found in applied mathematics and algorithms. Akamai has demonstrated this through the creation of the world' s largest distributed computing platform that dynamically routes content and applications across a network of more than 200,000 servers in over 110 countries and more than 1,400 networks around the world. Dr. Leighton' s technology achievements at Akamai earned him recognition as one of the Top 10 Technology Innovators in U.S. News & World Report.

Prior to his role as CEO of Akamai, Dr. Leighton was also a Professor of Applied Mathematics at MIT and a member of the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL).

Dr. Leighton holds numerous patents involving content delivery, Internet protocols, algorithms for networks, cryptography and digital rights management. During the course of his career, he has served on dozens of government, industrial and academic review committees; program committees; and editorial boards. He is a former two-term chair of the 2,000-member Association of Computing Machinery Special Interest Group on Algorithms and Complexity Theory, and a former two-term editor-in-chief of the Journal of the ACM. From 2003 to 2005, Dr. Leighton served on the President' s Information Technology Advisory Committee (PITAC), during which time he chaired the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity. Dr. Leighton is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering and the National Academy of Sciences.

Dr. Leighton has published more than 100 research papers, and his leading text on parallel algorithms and architectures has been translated into several languages. Dr. Leighton graduated summa cum laude from Princeton University with a B.S. in Engineering. He received his Ph.D. in Mathematics from MIT.

Lecture
 " IT Infrastructure for Digital Transformation "

Mr. Tetsuya Shoji

President and CEO, NTT Communications Corporation

Lecturer brief history

Tetsuya Shoji is the President and CEO of NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com), one of the world' s largest telecommunications carriers and an ICT service provider for both consumer and global enterprises.

Before becoming president in June 2015, Mr. Shoji was a Senior Executive Vice President responsible for group sales and corporate management from June 2012.

Prior to this, Mr. Shoji was with NTT Corporation, the parent of NTT Com, where he held the positions of Senior Vice President, Director of the General Affairs Department and Director of the Internal Control Office from June 2009. He also was a part-time Director of NTT East Corporation during this time.

In June 2006, Mr. Shoji became Senior Vice President and Head of the Personnel Department of NTT West Corporation. He served as Head of the Personnel Department of NTT West from July 2005.

Mr. Shoji established the NTT Deutschland GmbH in reunified Germany in 1991. He obtained an MBA from New York University in June 1982.

Mr. Shoji began his career in telecommunications at Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Public Corporation in April 1977, following his graduation from the University of Tokyo with a degree in economics. He is the father of two daughters.

He enjoys playing golf, walking and skiing, as well as watching rugby, baseball and especially motorsports. He also loves driving. One of his favorite mottos is “If everything seems under control, you' re not going fast enough,” a quote by the accomplished professional racer, including F1 champion, Mario Andretti.

Session1
 " IoT Transformed Manufacturing "

Panelist

Mr. Tomoyuki Hirate

Vice President, Dell, the USA
President & Representative Director, Dell Japan Inc.

Lecturer brief history

Date of Birth : February 24, 1961
Place of Birth : Yokohama, Japan

[ Biography ]

 

2015-Present

DELL JAPAN Inc.

Aug. 2015

Vice President, Dell Inc. President & representative Director, Dell Japan Inc.

Jul. 2015

Vice President, Dell Inc. Vice President & representative Director, Dell Japan Inc.
 

2012-15

VERIZON Communication Inc.

 

Vice President for Verizon Communications Inc.

 

Managing Director, Executive Officer and President of Verizon Japan.
 

1987-2011

IBM CORPORATION

2010-11

Vice President, Executive Officer, Strategy, Marketing and Communications (Japan)
Vice President IBM Corporation

2008-10

Vice President, Executive Officer, Sector Sales (Japan)
Vice President, IBM Corporation

2006-08

Vice President, Executive Officer, Global Services (Application and IT Outsourcing, Japan)
Vice President IBM Corporation

2004-06

Director and member of the board of directors, Sector Sales (Japan)
Director, IBM Corporation

2003

Director, IBM Asia Pacific Headquarters, Global Service (AP)
Director, IBM Corporation

2002-03

Senior Manager, Corporate Strategy (U.S.A)

2000-01

Senior Manager, Business Operations and Asia Pacific General Manager Office, Asia Pacific Headquarters and Japan Chairman's Office (Japan)

1987-99

Manager, various sales and product divisions

[ Academic History ]

 

1986

Bachelor of Science, Chapman University, California, U.S.A.

Panelist

Mr. Shoei Yamana

President and CEO Konica Minolta, Inc.

Lecturer brief history

[ Start of Career ]

 

 

Minolta Camera Co., Ltd. in 1977

[ Recent Functions ]

 

2001

President and CEO, Minolta-QMS Inc.

2002

Executive Officer, Corporate Strategy, Minolta Co., Ltd.

2003

Senior Executive Officer, Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.
Executive Officer, MFP Sales & Marketing HQ, Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc

2006

Board Member of Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc. Corporate Strategy and Investor Relations.

2011

President, Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.

2014

President and CEO, Konica Minolta, Inc.

Panelist

Dr. Thomas H. Pang

President, Proto Labs G.K.

Lecturer brief history

Dr. Thomas Pang joined Proto Labs in 2010 as President of its Japan subsidiary, Proto Labs G.K. and an executive member of the parent company, Proto Labs, Inc. In the 5 years since, Dr. Pang successfully grew the Japanese business tenfold, by expanding its customer base to 2,000 customer companies.

Dr. Pang began his career as a member of R&D at 3D Systems, Inc. in the U.S in 1989, developing materials for 3D printers. He then, as Head of Technology, established the Stereolithography Resin R&D Center at the Swiss company Ciba-Geigy in 1995.

In 1999, Dr. Pang was appointed by 3D Systems to grow the Japanese market and established 3D Systems Japan K.K. in 2002 where he served as its President and in 2009 was also named 3D Systems’ Vice President and General Manager of Asia-Pacific region.

Dr. Pang has a B.S. from the School of Physical Sciences from the University of California and holds a Ph.D. in Polymer Chemistry from the University of Southern California.

Dr. Pang is a Chinese-American who graduated from high school in Japan. He has native proficiency in both Japanese and English.

Proto Labs is the world's fastest digital manufacturing source for custom prototypes and low volume production parts. Once a 3D CAD model is submitted, interactive quotes are sent within an average of 3 hours. Standard delivery for CNC machining is 3 days and injection molding is 10 days. We are committed to realizing Japan manufacturing industry's competitive edge with unprecedented speed.

Panelist

Mr. Tatsunori Furukawa

President & CEO, SOLIZE Corporation

Lecturer brief history

The SOLIZE Group has over 1000 engineers that work onsite and offsite in the field of product design and analysis with 3D CAD tools in the Automotive, Infrastructure and Healthcare industry. Our engineers also support MBD areas since simulation is necessary for software development in the highly developed automotive industry these days. In addition, we are able to build a prototype of a whole car with the largest capacity in 3D prototyping for B to B in Japan. Also the Japan-largest metal 3D printing plant was established last year and we have started R&D with our clients.
IoT changes the traditional views against People, Place and Product. 3D data development and 3D printing have already directly been influencing the way of thinking about place and product. I believe the relationship with People will bring an enormous impact. We have focused on the human decisions and developed unique process solution technology by visualizing and digitizing the decisions, with which we are sure to support global product development for our clients.

Panelist

Mr. Reguraman Ayyaswamy (Regu)

Vice President and Global Head of Engineering and Industrial Services,
Tata Consultancy Services Limited (India)

Lecturer brief history

Regu joined TCS in 1994 and has varied experience spanning some 30 years in Project Management, Customer Relationships, Competency Development and People Management. Throughout his tenure with TCS Regu has nurtured key relationships with many Fortune 500 manufacturing customers.

Prior to taking over as TCS' Global Head of Engineering and Industrial Services (EIS), he was the Regional Manager in Cincinnati, OH, USA from 1997-2000. Between 1994 and 1997 Regu managed different delivery centers. Prior to joining TCS, he worked with Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited.

TCS is a member of the Industrial Internet Consortium and has invested in developing solutions for Remote Diagnostic and Analytics based equipment in health management, amongst others. Regu leads TCS' efforts for bringing Services transformation in various industries and participates in an array of forums dedicated to IoT, the Industrial Internet, and Industry 4.0. He is also a member of the Governing Council for Center of Excellence on IoT established by the Government of India in collaboration with NASSCOM, a leading industry body.

EIS is responsible for bringing innovation and speed to product development (R&D) and for integrating seamlessly to Manufacturing. EIS customers' span discrete domains such as Automotive, Aerospace, Hi Tech, Medical Devices and Industrial Machinery as well as Process-centric industries such as Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG), Utilities, Oil & Gas, Chemicals, Pharma and Resources.

Regu holds a Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India and Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from University of Madras.

Lecture
 " How Interconnection turns Data Centers into Strategic Assets "

Mr. Stephen M. Smith

President and CEO, Equinix Inc., the USA

Lecturer brief history

Stephen M. Smith joined Equinix in 2007 from Hewlett-Packard Co., where he served as Senior Vice President of HP Services. There he was responsible for management of the organizations Consulting and Integration, Managed Services, and Technology Deployment and Support business groups.
Prior to joining HP, Mr. Smith served as Vice President of Global Professional and Managed Services at Lucent Technologies. He has also held various management and sales positions during his 16 years with Electronic Data Systems Corporation, including Chief Sales Officer, President of EDS Asia-Pacific, and President of EDS Western Region. At EDS, his roles spanned sales, business development, operations, acquisition-driven integration, and the management of international growth.
Mr. Smith also had a successful eight-year career in the U.S. Army where, among other roles, he was aide-de-camp to the office of the Commander in Chief of the U.S. Armed Forces in the Pacific. Mr. Smith graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and holds a B.S. in Engineering.

Lecture
 " Beyond Cloud: Directions in Distributed Computing "

Mr. Robert Shimp

Group Vice President
Cloud Infrastructure Product Management
Oracle Corporation, the USA

Lecturer brief history

Robert Shimp is group vice president of product management responsible for cloud infrastructure products such as the Oracle Linux operating system, Oracle VM server virtualization, Private Cloud Appliance and many others.

Robert has been heavily involved in go-to-market planning for new products, as well as setting the go-to-market for broad initiatives at Oracle for many years in areas such as cloud computing; big data, mobile, social and IoT. He also works closely on IT planning with enterprise business leaders, including some of the largest corporations in the world.

Mr. Shimp holds a Bachelor' s degree in Electrical Engineering and Engineering & Public Policy from Carnegie Mellon University. He also holds a Master of Business Administration degree and a Juris Doctorate from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

Session3
 " The Future of Infrastructure Generated by Smart Technology "

Panelist

Mr. Mandali Khalesi

Head of Asia-Pacific, Go To Market & Operations, Automotive, HERE Japan

Lecturer brief history

A Masters graduate in Astrophysics from University College London and fascinated with Asia after multiple trips to China and Japan in the mid 90s, Mandali moved to Japan in 1999 soon entering the burgeoning IT sector. After a few years working in local government and software companies, he established Japan's first location-based mobile advertising business for luxury brands in 2005 in a traditional Japanese house complete with moss garden in downtown Tokyo.

After the receipt of multiple awards, such as being named one of the top Tech Entrepreneurs in Asia on the cover of Red Herring magazine, in 2008 he moved to Europe to work on location-based software products at groundbreaking companies such as TomTom, Binatone Telecom PLC and Nokia HERE. In 2014 he returned to Japan to run the Asia-Pacific Automotive products business for HERE, now owned by premium auto makers Daimler, Audi and BMW.

He is a core member of ITS Japan's Automated Driving Research Council and the Automated Driving Support Center working group, an observer at ISO TC204/WG3 on Intelligent Transport Systems, a Member of the British Chamber of Commerce in Japan, and a certified UK Financial Times Non-Executive Director.

Panelist

Mr. Shuichiro Miura

Chief Service Architect, Connected Car and Services Engineering Department,
EE and Systems Engineering Division, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.

Lecturer brief history

Shuichiro Miura is Chief Service Architect of Connected Car & Services Engineering Department, Electronics Engineering & Systems Engineering Division of Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. since 2016. Prior to this position, he was in charge of IS/IT division as Quality & Connected Vehicle Service Department General Manager. He was engaged in Connected Car Domain for 19 years, Starting from establish a telematics company so called “COMPASSLINK”. He was responsible for planning, development and operation of Telematics Service to several OEMs, furthermore Traffic information service for Mobile phone. In 2002, returned to Nissan as Planning Division of connected car services.

Panelist

Mr. Kohsuke Matsuzaki

Representative Director / Vice President, IT Business, Schneider Electric Japan, Inc.

Lecturer brief history

[ Educational background ]

March 1984

Graduated from the Department of Synthetic Chemistry, the Faculty of
Engineering, Kyoto University (with a B.S. degree in Engineering)

April 1984

Joined IBM Japan, Ltd.

July 2001

Moved to New York as Executive Assistant for a Senior Vice President and Group Executive of IBM Corporation (US IBM)

Jan. 2003

Manager, Storage System Product Department, IBM Japan, Ltd.

Nov. 2004

Director and Manager, Storage System Department

Apr. 2005

Director, Communications, Media and Public Service Projects

May 2006

Director, Marketing

Oct. 2008

Vice President, General Business Unit #3

Jan. 2010

Executive Vice President, General Business

Jan. 2014

Managing Director and Vice President, Enterprise Sales, Manufacturing and Distribution Department

Nov. 2014

Joined Schneider Electric Japan Inc.

Jan. 2015

Representative Director and Vice President, IT Business