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Presenting ARC's Thirteenth Annual Forum in Asia

Achieving Business Excellence through IT and Automation Solutions

July 22, 2011 - Tokyo, Japan

Collaborative Value NetworkIt will take new business models and a technological revolution for Japan to recover from the 3/11 earthquake and tsunami disasters and pursue new paths to growth.  To rebuild successful organizations, corporate management teams must create collaborative value networks throughout the enterprise.

At our ARC Forum, featured topics will include:

  • Global market update and ARC vision
  • Challenges in plant performance optimization
  • Building sustainable factories and social infrastructures

Successful industrial leaders will reveal the strategies, technologies, and practices they are employing to address their company’s challenges at this unique event.  In addition, a featured panel discussion entitled “What Automation Should Learn from the 3/11 Disasters” will be held in cooperation with The Society of Instrument and Control Engineers (SICE).

Don’t miss this opportunity to join best-in-class manufacturing and automation executives in Tokyo and network with your peers.

 

Executive Speakers

The following executives are among those who presented at the forum.  Click on the speaker name to view a brief bio and picture. 

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Andy ChathaPresident & FounderARC Advisory Group
Rajabahadur V Arcot Vice President & GM ARC Advisory Group
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Akira NagashimaCo-Chairman, 50th Anniversary Project Steering CommitteeSICE
Toshiaki ItohSICE Fellow (Formerly of Mitsubishi Chemical and Professor at NIT)
Chiaki ItohDivision Manager, IA Technology Development HQYokogawa Electric
Nobuaki MitsukiGM Electrical & Automation System Engineering CenterNippon Steel Engineering
Kazuya FujinagaDirector Engineering & Industrial ServicesTata Consultancy Services Japan
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Shyuhei TakahashiSenior Application ConsultantAVEVA
Alan KiralyVice President, Operations Product Management Bentley Systems
Satoshi SeinoClient Technical Professional, IBM Certified Deployment Professional for Maximo EAM, Software Tivoli DivisionIBM Japan
Shinichi YamashitaGas Purification Group, Sakaide PlantMitsubishi Chemical
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Uwe LinkSenior Corporate Officer, Division ManagerYaskawa Siemens Automation & Drives
Yasuo IshikawaManager Energy Consulting Dept., Industrial Solutions Business, HQ VPS Innovation DivYokogawa Electric
Masaki TokunagaProject Manager Global PA Project Group, Overseas Marketing Division, Factory Automation Systems GroupMitsubishi Electric

 

Agenda

Following is the agenda for the forum.

Session 1:  Global and Emerging Market Trends and Visions

9:30 AM

ARC Vision:  Collaborative Value Networks
Andy Chatha (via video), ARC

India Market Update
Rajabahadur Arcot, ARC 

10:15 AM

Break

Session 2:  What Automation Should Learn from 3.11 Disasters

10:45 AM

Panel Session
Moderated by Akira Nagashima, Society of Instrument and Control Engineers (SICE)

Panelists:
Toshiaki Ito, SICE Fellow
Chiaki Ito, Yokogawa Electric
Nobuaki Mitsuki, Nippon Steel Engineering
Kazuya Fujinaga, Tata Consultancy Services Japan  

12:15 PM

Lunch

Session 3:  Plant Performance Management Challenges

1:15 PM

The Strategic HYBRID Information Management for Business and IT:  From File to the Strategic Digital Assets
Shyuhei Takahashi, AVEVA

1:50 PM

Effective Asset Lifecycle Information Management Is the Key to Operational Excellence
Alan Kiraly, Bentley Systems

2:25 PM

Enterprise-wide Operation and Maintenance Integration Importance and the Support Platform Implementation
Satoshi Seino, IBM Japan

​3:00 PM Safety Management in Engineering and Construction Works at Production Sites
Shinichi Yamashita, Mitsubishi Chemical​
3:35 PM

Break

Session 4:  Building Sustainable Factories and Social Infrastructure​ ​

4:05 PM

Solutions for a Continuous Increase of Energy Efficiency
Uwe Link, Yaskawa Siemens Automation & Drives

4:40 PM

Best Practices in Visualization and Energy Saving
Yasuo Ishikawa, Yokogawa Electric

5:15 PM

Issues and Challenges for Automation Systems to Build Social Infrastructures in Asia
Masaki Tokunaga, Mitsubishi Electric

6:00 PM

Dinner Party

 

Location

The Forum is held at KFC Hall.

6-1, Yokoami-1,
Sumida-ku, Tokyo 130-0015
Japan
Phone: +81-3-5610-5801
www.tokyo-kfc.co.jp/hall.html

Format of the Forum Sessions

Presentations and discussions will be in both Japanese and English with simultaneous translation.

Attire

Business casual attire is suggested.

Get the Most Out of Your Trip to Japan

Japan is rich in culture. While you are here why not visit a few of the many regions.  Visit www.jnto.go.jp for more information on Japan and assistance with your travel plans.

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