Manufacturing "hero" to speak at IPS forum in India

A stellar cast of globally acclaimed industry experts led by Dr. Peter G. Martin, named "hero" of U.S. Manufacturing by Fortune magazine, will speak at the Invensys Process Systems (IPS) Asia Pacific Vision Forum in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai, India, beginning on 23 February 2009.

Considered as one the 50 Most Influential Innovators of All Time by the Instrument, Systems and Automation Society (ISA), Dr. Martin will be joined by Paul Da Cruz, the European Chair of the American Nuclear Society on ICHMI and a member of the Special Interest Group of the Institution of Engineering and Technology for Power Generation Control and the Steering Group of the Institution of Nuclear Engineer of Great Britain; and Dr. Issam Mukhtar, a certified TUV Functional Safety Expert and a veteran in industrial instrumentation and control design since 1978.

Invensys Process Systems' Asia Pacific Vision Forum will gather global process control and automation experts to share insight on industry best practices and technological advancements that can address business issues and impact short- and long-term performance in a challenging environment.

"In these challenging times, there is an increasing need for us to assist our clients in leveraging advanced process control and automation solutions that can optimise their operations, extend the life of their assets and increase their safety, efficiency and productivity to reap immediate and long-term benefits," said Sherie Ng, Vice President of Strategy & Marketing, IPS Asia Pacific.

The meetings are a continuation of the overwhelming success of IPS' Asia Pacific Vision Forum that took place in seven countries across the region in the final quarter of 2008. That series of conferences attracted and benefited more than 1,000 industry representatives from companies in Japan, Korea, China, Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia.

"There is an increasing long-term commitment to the development of infrastructure and energy production capabilities that will benefit the socio-economic growth of nations in the Asia Pacific region," added Ng. "IPS is poised and ready to leverage our proven industry expertise, advanced technology and unique industry solutions to enable better energy management and help accelerate environmental sustainability."

Themed "A Revolution in Performance," the forum features a stellar lineup of globally acclaimed industry experts who will discuss trends in the process control and automation industry, including how innovative solutions are delivering significant financial impact to the bottom line and revolutionising business performance.

Featured topics will include The Road to Asset Performance Management, which provides a new approach to plant asset performance management and how to derive real business value in today's highly competitive and cost-conscious environment; Applying Real-Time Finance to Impact Business Performance, which provides probable solutions to access the real-time financial information needed to improve operations and production; Worldwide Trends and Technological Innovation in the Power Industry, which provides an overview of the latest business and market trends, technological developments and global industry best practices that can help address major challenges in the power industry; and Increasing Power Plant Efficiency While Reducing Emissions, which provides insights on implementing the best possible control strategy, reviewing base-level control and applying advanced-model predictive control algorithms and neural networks.