Jim Pinto – technology “futurist,” entrepreneur, angel investor, author, poet… – to address the PAS Users Conference March 10, 2009.
Jim Pinto is a renaissance man who seems to have lived a very active and interesting life. It isn’t often that you run across a technologist in our industry who can also fluently discuss poetry, philosophy and global geopolitics during the course of a conversation about process automation. And Jim knows the process automation industry. Jim is up on the latest news about automation companies, people and technologies.
On March 10, 2009, Jim will present his assessment of the current volatile state of the economy and its impact on the workforce as well as the challenges plant management faces in dealing with the loss of knowledge associated with retiring baby boomers and laid off knowledge workers. Jim will also share his thoughts on technologies and business trends that we can expect to see in the next decade and more.
You see, as a futurist, Jim assesses current technologies and social trends, learns about current areas of research in disparate fields, and considers business challenges, potential convergence of various technologies, and far-reaching innovation opportunities that could lead to new breakthrough inventions.
And he does all of this without looking into a crystal ball. In fact, what Jim and other futurists like him do is actually quite research-based and enlightening. It’s the culmination of years of experience, devoted passion to the industry and, most importantly, an intentional focus on thinking long term. (Not a domain for the attention deficit suffering BlackBerry addicts.)
So, plan on joining us at the PAS Users Conference to hear Jim and other highly motivating and enlightening speakers. It will be an investment that will continue to pay off for a long time to come.
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