KEYNOTE SPEAKERS


Jim Pinto		 Jim Pinto is an Electronics Engineer by background. He was born in Bangalore, India, lived in England for about 8 years, where he founded KPE Controls. He moved to the U.S. in 1968 and worked for Burroughs Corporation, in Pasadena, California.

He then moved to San Diego, where he founded Action Instruments in 1972. Since its inception in 1972, Jim Pinto was President and CEO of Action Instruments based in San Diego, CA. USA.

In March of '98, Action was acquired by Eurotherm (UK), which in turn was acquired by Invensys in June '98.

Jim retired from Action Instruments after Eurotherm was acquired by Invensys, and since then he has been an angel investor, speaker, writer, technology futurist, author (two popular books, published by ISA in 2003 and 2005), industry commentator, and M&A consultant. His popular JimPinto.com eNews is widely read. Jim's keynote address will focus on "Operator Effectiveness Unplugged”.



Dr. John Lienhard		 John H. Lienhard, author and voice of the "Engines of Our Ingenuity", is M.D. Anderson Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering and History at the University of Houston. He received BS and MS degrees from Oregon State College and the University of Washington, his PhD from the University of California at Berkeley, and he holds two honorary doctorates.

He is known for his research in the thermal sciences as well as in cultural history. He is an Honorary Member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and a member of the National Academy of Engineering.