Puneet Sinha is the Senior Director, Battery Industry for Siemens Digital Industries Software. He heads company’s strategy and cross-functional growth focus for batteries.
Puneet has more than 15 years of industrial experience in battery and electric vehicles go to market strategy, product development and taking pre-revenue startup to successful exit. Prior to joining Siemens, he has worked at General Motors where he led global R&D teams to solve wide range of issues with fuel cells and battery electric vehicles and at Saft, a Li-ion battery manufacturer. He has served as VP of Business Development for EC Power, a Li-ion battery software and technology development startup. Puneet has done his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from The Pennsylvania State University, has authored more than 20 highly-cited journal articles and has been awarded 7 patents on battery and fuel cells system design and operational strategies.
Ed is Vice President Motorsports / Racing Strategy at Siemens Digital Industries Software. Responsibilities include strategic planning and business development in areas related to all forms of racing and sustainable motorsports. Previous responsibilities include strategic planning and business development for mobility and transportation. He hosts the Future Car Podcast and was a co-founder of VISTAGY, acquired by Siemens, that developed composite engineering software for the automotive and aerospace industry. Previously he directed the Automation Technology Group at Draper. He has a MSME MIT, BSME Purdue and MBA from Butler.
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Tom Spangler has more than 30 years of experience in CAD and PLM, including 15 years in design, IT, and data management in the automotive industry at both the OEM and supplier levels. Tom completed his master’s degree in business administration in 2006 and joined Siemens in 2008 as a marketing manager. In that role he has created and contributed to multiple product launches, marketing campaigns, and other initiatives.
Degree in Mechanical Engineering & Design
35 years in the packaging industry with experience ranging from sales, project management and innovation & design.
I love innovating and developing new products. I have 4 children (all grown up) and so there’s more time to travel, focus on my love of sports as well as my garden
Tania’s experience in packaging manufacturing, marketing and innovation spans nearly 20 years. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Communications from Hautes Études Commercials (HEC) in Montreal, with focus in marketing management. Ambitious and determined, Tania is successful at discovering new customer insights, and developing sustainable solutions that fulfill unmet market needs. She’s passionate about the circular economy and thrives on identifying innovative & sustainable ways to redesign e-commerce packaging.
Elizabeth leads the sustainable packaging product strategy for the Packaging segment at H.B. Fuller and ensures that product and solution developments meet future sustainability and circular economy needs. With heavy involvement in industry associations both in Europe and the US, direct customer engagement, Elizabeth works across functions, with industry partners and customers to develop and implement new sustainable packaging solutions based on H.B. Fuller adhesive innovations.
James has worked across a broad range of categories and business within the industry over the last 15 years in commercial and sales roles.
From Majestic and Sipsmith through Carlsberg and Edrington Beam Suntory, he now manages the UK and Ireland for Vantguard: the Madrid-based super-premium brandowner behind Gin Mare, Curado Tequila and a suite of spirits new to the market.
Continuing to be based in London, he hopes to continue nurturing a passion for building brands from the ground up with several exciting projects in the pipeline.
Chief Executive Officer of the Invoice & Speciality Finance division at Close Brothers, comprising: Close Brothers Invoice Finance, Close Brothers Commercial Finance (Ireland), Close Brothers Brewery Rentals, Close Brothers Factoring GmbH, and Novitas Loans.
