Board of Directors

David Wilson is Vice President & Country Manager, Siemens Digital Industries Software. Siemens Digital Industries Software and the comprehensive digital twin enable companies to optimize their design, engineering and manufacturing processes to turn today's ideas into the sustainable products of the future. From chips to entire systems, from product to process, across all industries.

In his role, Mr. Wilson is responsible for the overall strategic direction and management of the software business in Canada, including sales, marketing and services for Siemens Digital Industry Software. This includes responsibility for the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio and its integrated software and application tools tailored to meet customers’ specific needs as they pursue digital transformation.

Mr. Wilson began his career with Siemens in 2019 as an Enterprise Sales Executive and he also served as Vice President, Sales for the Software business in Canada.  Prior to his time at Siemens, he spent more than 10 years in sales and leadership roles related to Enterprise Software focused on Industrial verticals.

Chowdary Meenavilli, a future forward thinker with a deep understanding of emerging and innovative technology. The Co-Founder of NTWIST, a company rooted in artificial intelligence for industrial excellence, Chowdary has vast experience in AI for manufacturing. NTWIST was born out of the obsession to simplify complex industrial and business problems by leveraging cutting edge technology, their focus is in sustainability, mining and oil & gas. As an avid problem solver, Chowdary delivers high quality, cost effective solutions through technologies like machine learning, Artificial Intelligence and Robotic Process Automation. 

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Remi Duquette is a driven innovator with over 20 years of building practical and effective solutions for a variety of industry applications. Remi is the Vice-President of Maya HTT, a company that provides computer-aided engineering software to industrial engineering companies and is an expert in industrial AI and IIoT, engineering, and software development. Remi has led the ideation phase of innovation projects as well as machine learning (industrial-grade #AI) on real-time monitoring operations and lifecycle/manufacturing data.

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Craig Metcalfe is an entrepreneurial and innovative leader with over 18 years of experience developing new technologies across a variety of industries. He is the Co-Founder of Impact AI, a company focused on using artificial intelligence to revitalize the weld inspection process by utilizing data the process already produces. His vast experience in technology development and manufacturing allows him to understand complex situations and provide tactical solutions.

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Robert Ziner has over 30 years working in AI and advanced manufacturing pertaining to natural fibers, where he has developed an entrepreneurial and sustainability driven mindset. Robert is the CEO of Advanced Bio Material Technologies Corporation, a world leading natural fiber plastics technology company that  transforms agricultural waste into high performance plastics - at the lowest possible cost! Robert is a proven expert in fiber processing (softwood lumber and hemp stalk), optimization and believes innovations are first created in the imagination’s virtual world – to then be translated into existence!

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Paul Boris has led efforts in the area of advanced manufacturing and ops mobility globally, driving digital transformation. With decades of experience in industrial operations, with emphasis on big data, software, sensors, controllers and robotics combined with lean principles to increase productivity, asset, and operations optimization. Paul is driven to deliver differentiated solutions to manufacturing and field service operations, with particular focus on creating sustainable and scalable value added solutions.

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Rahim Hajee is an avid problem solver and thought leader, with over 17 years of experience in Enterprise Architecture and Governance across a variety of industries. Rahim is the Chief Technology Strategy Officer at Adastra North America, a company that is transforming the Data & Analytics space by providing smart Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Cloud, Digital, Governance services and solutions. Rahim is an expert in data management and has a proven track record of configuring innovative solutions to advance manufacturing processes. 

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Frank Defalco is results oriented communicator who is motivated to accelerate the adoption of advanced manufacturing within Canada. Currently, Frank is the Director of Member Relations at NGen, Canada’s Global Innovation Cluster for Advanced Manufacturing. His work at NGen has allowed him to support members across the country understand and accelerate the implementation of technology across a variety of manufacturing applications. As a connector and facilitator Frank has developed the skills sets needed to implement positive change across Canadian manufacturing.

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