 RFID Journal Live! Europe will feature an unrivaled lineup of speakers, including representatives of major companies currently deploying RFID solutions, large customers of RFID-based systems, as well as experts on many of the issues surrounding RFID deployments. We will be posting the names and biographies of speakers as they are confirmed. Among those who have already committed to participating are:
Stina Apel, Project Manager, RFID, Volvo Technology Corp
Craig Asher, EPCIS Product Manager, IBM
Henri Barthel, Technical Director, EPCglobal, GS1
John Clarke, Group Technology Director, Tesco Stores
Jonathan Collins, Europe Editor, RFID Journal
Erik Cramer, Global RFID Program Director, Atos Origin
John Davison, Managing Vice President and Research Director, Retail Industry Advisory Services, Gartner
Eric Domski, Global RFID Solution Director, SAP Labs, LLC
Loic Feinbier, Accenture
Elgar Fleisch, Co-Chair, Auto-ID Labs, ETH Zürich / University of St. Gallen
Chris Foley, Director, RFID Solutions, Sybase, Inc.
Dr. J. Rod Franklin, V.P., Product Development, Kuehne + Nagel Management AG (KN)
Tom Gibbs, Director of Worldwide Strategy and Planning, Solutions Market Development Group, Intel
Laurent Gonzalez, Consultant
John Greaves, Vice President, RFID Solutions, NCR
Wolf-Ruediger Hansen, Chairman, RFID Project Group, Bitkom
Mark Harrison, Senior Research Associate, Cambridge Auto-ID Lab
John A. Hawkins, Director of Technology, pH Europe
Jens Heitmann, Senior Manager, Standardization Process & Methods, Airbus
Dirk Heyman, Auto-ID Director Europe, Gillette Group International
Jan Hilder, CEO, Sandtracker
Dr. Mitch Javidi, Director of the Biopharma Forum, College of Management, North Carolina State University
Mike Johnson, Director, Conductive Inkjet Technology
Annika Johansson, Project Manager, RFID, Volvo Technology Corp.
Serge Joris, Director of CoLOS Product Solutions, Markem Solutions Center
Edwin W. Kalischnig, Director of Business Development for RFID & Sensor-Based Services, EMEA, Oracle.
Adrie Kaljee, Business Consultant and RFID Manager, TNT Post
David Meany, Advisor, Retail Practice, Internet Business Solutions Group, Cisco Systems, Inc.
Mary Murphy-Hoye, Senior Principal Engineer, System Technology Lab, Intel
Hans-Erik Nilsson, Professor of Information Technology and Media, Mid-Sweden University
Timo Nurminen, Founder and Consulting Director, Stockway
Mike O'Shea, Director, Corporate Auto-ID/RFID Strategies and Technologies, Kimberly-Clark
Christoph Pelich, Project Manager for VisuM-Middleware Development and Integration, Volkswagen
Eric Peters, CEO, True Demand Software
Joachim Priem, Sales Manager, RFID Division Europe, Avery Dennison
Matt Ream, Senior Manager, RFID Systems, Zebra Technologies
Peter Regen, Global Visible Commerce Solutions, Unisys
Mark Roberti, Editor, RFID Journal
Andy Robson, Business Development Manager, CHEP
Gerhard Romen, Global Head of Market Development, Nokia
Frans-Peter Scheer, Project Manager, Supply Chain Management of Perishables, Agrotechnology & Food Innovations, Wageningen University and Research Centre
Adrian Simmons, Managing Director, Total Brand Security Ltd.
Thorsten Staake, Project Manager, Anti-Counterfeiting Special Interest Group, Auto-ID Lab St.Gallen/Zurich
James Stafford, Head of RFID, Marks & Spencer
Paul Stam de Jonge, Group Director RFID Solutions, LogicaCMG
Stefan Therond, Accenture
Alan Thorne, Associate Director, Cambridge Auto-ID Labs
Ronald van Zanten, Senior Manager, Internet Business Solutions Group, EMEA, Cisco Systems
Erwin Veer, Global RFID Coordinator, Ahold
Ard Jan Vethman, Prinicpal Consultant and RFID Lead for the Global Manufacturing, Retail and Distribution Practice, Capgemini
David Weatherby, EPCglobal European Adoption Programme Manager, GS1
Dave West, Operation Manager, Worldwide Fruit
Dr. Gerd Wolfram, Managing Director, MGI METRO Group Information Technology GmbH
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Dr. J. Rod Franklin leads KN's development efforts in asset recovery services, virtual logistics operations and lead logistics services. He has extensive experience in operations management, supply chain management, IT and consulting. Dr. Franklin holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in mechanical engineering from Purdue University, a Master of Science Degree in mechanical engineering from Stanford University, a Masters Degree in business administration from Harvard University and an Executive Doctorate in management from Case Western Reserve University. A registered professional engineer and member of the IIE and SME automation groups, he is a frequent speaker on supply chain and information technology infrastructure management.
Tom Gibbs is the director of worldwide strategy and planning in the Sales & Marketing Group at Intel Corporation. He is responsible for developing global industry marketing strategies, and for building cooperative market development and marketing campaigns with Intel's partners worldwide. He is also responsible for identifying future applications for technology and driving the requirements for delivering to these opportunities. Tom joined Intel in 1991 in the Scalable Systems Division as a sales segment manager. He then worked in Intel's Enterprise Server group, where he was responsible for business growth with all OEM customers with products that scaled greater than 4-way. Just before joining the Solutions Market Development group, he was in the Workstation Products group, responsible for all board and system product development and sales. Prior to Intel, he held technical marketing management and industry sales management positions with FPS Computing, and Engineering Design and Development for airborne radar systems at Hughes Aircraft Company. He is a graduate in electrical engineering from California Polytechnic University in San Luis Obispo and was a member of the graduate fellowship program at Hughes Aircraft Company, where his areas of study included non-linear control systems, artificial intelligence and stochastic processes. Previously, he served on the President's Information Technology Advisory Council for open source computing.
Dr. Mitch Javidi is the director of the Biopharma Forum at North Carolina State University. He also serves as an adjunct professor in the College of Management at the University. In addition, he is the founder and CEO of Digiton Corporation; a U.S.-based global pharmaceuticals consulting and technology company. Mitch has extensive experience designing and executing strategy programs addressing a variety of key issues, such as supply chain management, global communication systems, product commercialization, measurement and technology including RFID. His strategic work has included engagements with many global and Fortune 500 companies in pharmaceuticals, automotive aftermarket, military, retail and financial industries. He worked with Sam Walton of Wal-Mart in the early 80s, and in 1999 he was inducted as honorary member to the U.S. Department of Defense Special Operations Command for his strategic logistics contributions to the Corps.
A Chartered Engineer with a First Class Honours Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mike Johnson began his career in Production Management, initially, with Metal Box Limited (packaging) and then with Thorn EMI (electronics).