Bill Baxter
CEO, Inca, UK |
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During his employment at Cambridge Consultants Ltd (CCL), Mr. Baxter worked as an engineer developing new products and manufacturing processes. Requests by his CCL clients led him to investigate the possibilities of using inkjet printing for industrial applications. A team was formed at CCL in April 1998 to develop a "toolkit" of core technologies. |
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| This activity became Inca Digital Printers Ltd, set up to make industrial inkjet printers using the emerging piezo printhead technology. He led the spin-off of Inca with in May 2000. In May 2005 Inca was acquired by and thus became a wholly owned subsidiary of Dainippon Screen, Japan which is the world's leading manufacturer of offset Computer-to-Plate equipment, as well as a leading supplier of equipment to the flat screen and semiconductor industries. |
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Clive Ayling
Consultant, The Technology Partnership plc, UK |
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Mr. Ayling works with TTP for 12 years and leads TTP's (The Technology Partnership) inkjet-related business development activities. Over this time he has developed technology and managed projects, for many of the world's leading brands, across a wide range of virtually every type of digital printing. Before TTP, he had worked for 6 years with Schlumberger |
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| Industries. Since its foundation in 1987, TTP has grown to become Europe's leading independent technology development and licensing company. TTP is an operating company of the TTP Group which is also the holding company for TTP Venture Managers Ltd, TTP Lab Tech, and Melbourn Science Park. |
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Hubertus von Schoenfeldt
Manager
Eurofighter Typhoon (Fighter Aircraft), EADS, Germany / India |
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From 2002-2006, till he retired, Mr. Von Schoenfeldt was Military Attache, Embassy of Germany in India. Before that he was an officer with the German Army. He has been decorated with the Medal of Honour Chile, Medal of Honour Paraguay, Medal of Honour St.John, Medal Gold and Silver of the German Armed Forces, and SFOR Medal Bosnia. |
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Ian Macgregor
Co-owner and Director, DeNové Limited, UK |
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Mr. Macgregor's career spans 20 years in business-to-business and high tech marketing. He was Marketing Director for Deutsche Telekom in the UK and and later headed the marketing operations for Motorola's GSM infrastructure division worldwide. DeNové is a new breed of agency specializing in business management, development and support services.DeNové focuses on high-tech |
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| markets and operates mainly in large-scale commercial and public sector environments. Over the past three years, DeNové has helped clients realise over 2 billion Euro in live opportunities and contract awards. |
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James Gill
European Sales Director - Printing Division, FUJIFILM Dimatix, Inc., USA |
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Mr. Gill is responsible for the sales efforts of Spectra® branded products in Europe and India, as well as driving expansion into new markets and applications. Before that, he was with Vutek as global marketing director and also with the functions of R&D and training facilities. His early career, for 15 years, was as an ad agency print buyer. He is vice-chairman on the Executive Board of the SGIA - Specialty |
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| Graphics Imaging Association, Executive Trustee for the non-profit Screenprint Foundation Trust as well as serving on the Editorial Advisory Board for 'Digital Graphics' magazine. FUJIFILM Dimatix is a worldwide market leader in the design, development and manufacture of precision piezoelectric printheads and micro pumps, under the brand name Spectra. |
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Jan L Sumerel
Manager, Biomedical Sciences, FUJIFILM Dimatix, Inc., USA |
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Dr. Sumerel interacts with scientific and engineering teams from a wide variety of applications like piezoelectric printing of semiconductor nanoparticles, electrical materials for flexible substrates and display applications, adhesives, fluorescent molecules, proteins, carbon nanotubes, DNA, RNA, yeast, bacteria and inorganic/organic hybrids to enhance their development work |
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| using Dimatix hardware and software systems. Earlier she has worked as Director, Process Development at Invenios Inc. She is on the Advisory Board of Georgia Nanovalley Consortium, and she was a Genencor Research Fellow and recipient of the Neuroscience Research Fellowship and J. Logan Irvin Fellowship, amongst others. She has received funding from NSF and NASA. She has 5 patent applications in ink jets to her credit. Dr. Sumerel has published numerous papers and is a prolific speaker at various events. |
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John Lotherington
Director, 21st Century Trust, UK |
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Mr. Lotherington has worked with the 21st Century Trust since 1992 and has been director since 2000. The Trust is a think tank and conference organisation, chaired by Lord (Chris) Patten, for emerging leaders from all parts of the globe to exchange ideas on public policy and international relations. |
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| Previously, he was a teacher and writer of history, specializing in European and English history of the sixteenth century. |
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Maria Johansson
Project Manager, Invest in Luleå, Sweden |
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She has worked at Luleå University of Technology, SJ AB (Swedish passenger rail transport company) and the European Commission. Earlier Ms. Johansson was Alternative Board Member at Tagoperatorerna, (the Association of Swedish Train Operators). Invest in Luleå is an initiative run by Luleå Business Agency in collaboration with Aurorum Science Park and Council of Luleå. |
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Mark Runacres
UK / India |
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Mr. Runacres is on a career break from the British Diplomatic Service. He is involved in a range of activities spanning the corporate and civil society sectors. He is a Director and equity-holder in Sheffield and Vermark (a JV with the UK's biggest financial services search firm, Sheffield Haworth). He is a Non Executive Director for MindTree Consulting Limited, G4S |
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| Security Management Services (India) Ltd, D1-BP Fuel Crops India Ltd and specialises in renewable energy generally. He is a Senior Visiting Fellow at The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) under the leadership of Dr R K Pachauri; India representative for the NGO Action for a Global Climate Community. During his 25 years in the diplomatic service, he has served in Paris and New York, in addition to 7 years in New Delhi, most recently as Minister and Deputy British High Commissioner until June 2006. |
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Nigel Berry
UK |
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Mr. Berry worked at Xaar plc from May 2002.to March 2008 .Before that, he was finance director of Rexam Printing Ltd and Cambridge Display Technology Ltd. Qualified as a chartered accountant with Coopers & Lybrand, he has lived and worked in the US and Asia. Xaar is the world-leading independent |
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| manufacturer and supplier of state-of-the-art industrial inkjet printheads, inks and peripheral equipment. It has been listed on the London Stock Exchange for over 10 years. With over 700 patents and patent applications, Xaar is a winner of the Queen's award for enterprise: Innovation 2005. |
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Phil Eaves
Sales & Marketing Director, Xaar plc., UK |
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Mr. Eaves, a director on the board of Xaar plc, looks after the entire sales and marketing of the company. He was previously marketing manager, Europe at Dainippon Screen, a world leader in electronic equipment for the graphic arts, flat panel display, printed circuit board and semi-conductor markets. He has over 20 years |
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| of sales and marketing expertise across many sectors of imaging and printing industries, and has held senior management positions at Scitex, Crosfield and Xeikon. Xaar is the world-leading independent manufacturer and supplier of state-of-the-art industrial inkjet printheads, inks and peripheral equipment. It is Listed on the London Stock Exchange for over 10 years. With over 700 patents and patent applications, Xaar is a winner of the Queen's award for enterprise: Innovation 2005. |
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Steve Liker
Business Manager of Trident Industrial Ink Jet, USA |
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Mr. Liker has more than 27 years experience in the development and marketing of piezoelectric Ink Jet for industrial applications. His experience prior to joining Trident-ITW was in the field of ink jet development with Dataproducts. He holds five patents in ink jet technology. |
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Steven Curet
ALSTOM |
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Mr. Curet is in charge of gathering specific business information. Previously, Stéven CURET has served as Director for Energy and Information Technology sectors of the Economic and Commercial Department at the French Embassy in New Delhi from 2004 to 2007. Prior to this appointment, he served as Commercial Attaché of the Economic Mission at the French Consulate in USA. He was in |
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| charge to promote French investments in the United States in the electricity field. |
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Tarun Kumar
Chief Executive, Xyanni, India / UK |
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Mr. Kumar has a work experience of 14 years in India. He had founded and headed, as General Manager, for nearly three years, the Indian business of Xaar plc. He has co-moderated conferences of the World Bank, been consultant/ speaker at the confederation/ chambers of Indian industry, quoted frequently by Reuters/ Knight Ridder and the Indian |
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| media. He was Chevening Leadership Scholar, Fellow of the 21st Century Trust, and Silver Medalist at the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade. |
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