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.

Alan Tai
Product Manager, ICOP Technology

Application Engineer with a marketing background. Merging technical and commercial expertise to drive innovative solutions, He is dedicated to establishing ICOP as a leader in automation solutions.

Tran Chau Ky
Sales Account Manager, Beckhoff Automation Vietnam

Atul Mistry
Vice President – Technical, Gopalam Embedded Systems

Atul Mistry is an Electrical and Computer Science engineer. He has more than 30 years of Industry experience, including designing, building, installing and commissioning Factory Automation lines. Currently he is supporting business development in ASEAN and providing technical consulting to customers to help them choose appropriate solutions using the products distributed by Gopalam Embedded Systems.