Visualization
at the Edge
EMEA Edition

Jacques Marescaux is President and Founder of IRCAD – Institute for Research on Cancers of the Digestive Tract - established in 1994 at Strasbourg University Hospital. Focusing on minimally invasive surgery, the center’s R&D departments are dedicated to computer and robotic technologies, designing and developing tools for diagnosis, surgical planning and simulation. The aim is to improve outcomes using AI-based software systems driven by clinical data.

Following an internship at the University Hospital of Strasbourg in the 1970s, Marescaux gained experience in diverse professional, medical positions around the world. He has also been awarded a host of honorary titles in seven different countries and his international prizes and distinctions are too numerous to mention.

Wilco Bos has over 25 years of experience in complex multidisciplinary integrations within a broad range of industry sectors such as Medical, Retail, Transport, Education and Enterprise. He specialises in high-end display integration in combination with embedded hardware and software.

Wilco is Manager to the Business Development department in the EMEA region of AUO Display plus. His main focus is creating appreciated value within the different vertical markets by harnessing the cumulative expertise, competences and innovations; and offering new and leading services and business models in the industrial and commercial display markets.

Stephan Letschert is the Founder and CEO of HIM GmbH, HIM Software Spain S.L. and C3 Critical Care Company NV - all specialising in clinical data management across the full spectrum of patient care and offering one of Europe’s leading PDMS solutions. Clients are served across Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Romania, the Netherlands, Belgium and France.

With a strong entrepreneurial drive and over 30 years’ experience in ICT – including six years at Accenture – Stephan is skilled in Business Process, IT Strategy, Business Transformation, Management and Project Portfolio Management. He gained a Dipl. Ing. in Industrial Production Technologies from the Giessen-Friedberg University of Applied Sciences.

As Head of the Healthcare Business Center at ADLINK Technology, Matthias Lubkowitz is responsible for the company’s medical division in Germany and Taiwan. His role requires a strong focus on PM, R&D, sales leadership and the further integration of AI into medical products. Lubkowitz is also developing global product distribution terms of certification and country registration processes.

Previous experience and positions in the medical sector include: co-CEO at ACL; Vice President Operating Room Solutions at EIZO; and Vice President Product Management at Caresyntax (formerly S-CAPE Medizintechnik). Lubkowitz holds an MBA in Sales Management from Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences.

Currently working as a solution architect for NVIDIA. Eason Hung specialises in Artificial intelligence applications and intelligent image analysis. His areas of expertise include Edge artificial intelligence, computer vision and embedded systems. Eason is assisting clients to introduce artificial intelligence in different fields and is familiar with parallel computing. He has gained the NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute (DLI) CUDA Certified Instructor qualification.

As Director On Demand Product at ioki, Denny Klisch has overall responsibility for the market leading smart mobility solution for line based and flexible transport of driver and autonomous fleets. This involves supporting Business Opportunity Calculations, Product Roadmap, Product Strategy and more. Klisch is a member of the ioki Management Board and his mission is to deliver the best possible Product Management quality to the company.

Before taking up his current position, he gained experience at ioki as Director Integration & Consulting and also Head of Projects and Operations Management. Previous roles include IT Project Manager at Deutsche Bahn; and IT Project Manager and Concept Development at Auktion & Markt AG.

Bonnie Chen has over 20 years’ experience in the display industry across functions such as engineering, research, product management, sales and strategy development. She has a broad background ranging from external market information analysis to internal product development, as well as cost control capabilities. Bonnie is currently responsible for the planning and marketing of AUO's AIoV Connected Vehicle Solution.

Yehuda Elmaliah is the co-founder and CEO of Cogniteam. He holds a Ph.D. in computer science specializing in multi-robot systems. Between 2011 and 2018, Yehuda was Dean of the computer science school at COMAS.

Originally from Lebanon, Anthony Rizk graduated in the top one percent of his class at Beirut’s Saint Joseph University with a master’s degree in Electrical Engineering. He moved to Munich in 2018 for an internship at BMW Group’s Innovation Lab where he worked his way up to Machine Learning Research Engineer. Anthony became a member of the founding team of BMW Group’s spinoff idealworks, where he is now the company’s Senior Artificial Intelligence Engineer, with main responsibilities around Edge AI, Computer Vision and Machine Learning Operations.

Mike Wilson has 40 years' experience in the application of automation to manufacturing across a broad range of industry sectors. He is widely recognised as one of the UK's leading authorities on the application of industrial robot systems.

Mike is Chief Automation Officer at the Manufacturing Technology Centre, leading the drive to increase the adoption of automation in UK manufacturing. He is also past Chairman of the British Automation and Robot Association, a Director of the Manufacturing Technologies Association and has previously been Chairman of the International Federation of Robotics. His book “Implementation of Robot Systems” was published in 2014.

Leonard holds a Master‘s degree in Industrial Engineering and has several years' experience in the automotive technology industry - including consulting with Porsche in the field of Over-The-Air software solutions. Since late 2018, Leonard has led the Business Development and Sales department of Data Spree. Using his industry contacts and experience, he built up the Data Spree partner network and established relationships with Data Spree's first customers.

Yves Villeneuve is Purchasing Director at JCDecaux. He has over 20 years’ experience in Management and Purchasing.

After a Master’s in Management, Yves started his professional career in purchasing electronics, working for a major train manufacturer before joining JCDecaux in 2004. At JCDecaux he has held various positions within purchasing in France and China. Today, one of his main responsibility is to lead the Digital Procurement teams for the Group.

Kiran Varsani has been with the ComQi for over 10 years, working towards the current position of Senior Product Manager. Primarily focused on the financial industry, he has dealt directly with end clients for many years, helping shape the digital signage offering as well as providing advice and insights.

A graduate in Higher Industrial Engineering, specializing in Mechanical Engineering, from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Rodolfo is an experienced professional with over 25 years experience as an entrepreneur and in C-level positions. He has a strong technical and technological background and a passion for innovation leadership.

With a long track record in the international software, e-commerce, and energy markets, in Europe, Central and South America, the Middle East and the United States, Rodolfo is relatively comfortable with ambiguity, uncertainty and risk as they directly influence business developments and projects. He is an experienced professional with a high degree of personal integrity, a contagious enthusiasm for excellence and a talent for innovation and motivational leadership skills. He is currently CEO and co-founder of Pervasive Technologies, an innovative company specializing in building image recognition solutions using Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Deep Learning for different sectors such as Retail.

In addition, he is a teaching Professor on the Software Quality Assurance postgraduate course at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC); and Professor of the Executive Master in Big Data Science at the Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (UIC).

Thomas Giehl is in charge of Project Management across Germany at dm Drogeriemarkt, the country‘s largest retailer. He is responsible for developing and running optimization projects in the company’s logistics section. Giehl gathered experience in different divisions of General Electric and also spent several years offering his own clients Management Consulting for Information Technology, Business Processes and Retail Solutions. He studied Automation and Physics at Wuppertal University and became a Master Black Belt, Six Sigma during his time at General Electric.

Andrew is Software Developer at Recycleye. With a background in telecoms, he joined the company in December 2020 from Robot Intelligence as one of the first software employees. He is experienced in systems integration, payment systems, security, computer vision and embedded computing. Andrew graduated from the University of York with an MSc in Biology, specialized in genetics and microbiology.

In Andrew’s role at Recycleye, he supports the continuous development of edge AI devices and robot integration.