Martin Rostan
Executive Director, EtherCAT Technology Group

Martin Rostan studied aerospace engineering in Germany and in the United Kingdom and received his diploma degree in 1992. Subsequently he managed the international research project that developed the initial CANopen technology. From 1996 until 1998 he was marketing manager and authorized officer at Selectron. Since 1998 he is with Beckhoff, first as senior product manager for Ethernet and fieldbus systems and since 2006 as head of technology marketing. Martin serves the fieldbus community in various committees: he is the executive director of the EtherCAT Technology Group, chairs the CANopen groups inside CAN in Automation and represents Beckhoff in ODVA and in several conference program committees. He also is technical expert in ISO and IEC standardization committees for industrial communication. With publications in magazines, text books, conferences and symposia he contributes to the dissemination of fieldbus and Ethernet technologies.

Gary Lim
Regional Sales Manager, ADLINK Singapore

Gary Lim works as the Regional Sales Manager for ADLINK Singapore Pte Ltd, managing Industrial Edge Computing solution across Thailand, Vietnam and Malaysia. Having served in the Industrial Automation industry for more than 20 years, Gary is familiar with various control, communication, safety technologies and solutions.

Jakkaset Aksornpan
Solutions & Application Manager, Beckhoff Thailand

Jakkaset Aksornpan, graduated in master’s degree of engineering in industrial production technology. moreover than 20 years of experienced in automation technologies. Currently he implements his knowledge and experience to contribute to local Thai companies and international subsidiary factories where production based in Thailand as various kind of high-speed high-precision application. This is a part to accelerate the level of manufacturing technology in the country to reach the industry 4.0 era more easily.

Horst Messerer
Product & Sales Manager Data, Network- & Bus Technology, Helukabel GmbH

Horst Messerer is Product Manager with international activities. Association activities in Profibus/Profinet, AS-Interface, EtherCAT, Single-Pair-Ethernet and others. Cooperation with technology, development and process engineering, in the approximately 37 years of professional experience in the cable industry, many developments have been made for well-known companies and brand names.

Jim Chai
Business Development Manager, Automation AP,
Mettler-Toledo

Jim Chai was graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Robotics and Automation and since his first job he has been actively involved in building both process and discrete automation solutions for customers. He joined Mettler-Toledo in 2016 and now he is tasked with Business Development in Weighing Automation looking over Asia-Pacific market. He is a strong believer that Mettler-Toledo can work very closely with automation technology partners in order to provide complete fit-for-purpose solutions to resolve our common customers' business problems.

Dror Marom
CEO of ACS Motion Control

Dror Marom is a highly experienced engineer and business leader with a strong background in motion control technology. With over 22 years in ACS, including 15 years as CEO of ACS Motion Control, he brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the seminar. Mr. Marom is currently based in Singapore, where he is focused on developing the company's business in the region.