Shirish Pareek is Managing Director of AMG Partners, the investment and advisory firm he founded that focuses on Advanced Manufacturing products and services companies. Pareek also serves as Chairman of MiQ Partners, an advanced automation business with a focus on the life sciences industry.

Gatekeeper Systems keeps retail merchandise and assets out of the hands of thieves and retains hard-earned profits on retailer’s accounts by installing and operationalizing the world’s premiere intelligent cart/trolley solutions. Robert Harling evaluates business and technology trends and thinks about how to create robust, durable technologies that are easy to use and have impactful cost- effective business applications.

Andy Zanelli is the CEO of San Diego-based VCC, a leading designer, and manufacturer of illuminated electronic components used in human to machine interface (HMI). He is focused on the critical role illuminated components play in human-machine interface systems, developing and nurturing a killer company culture, and growing VCC.

Willem Sundblad is the co-founder and CEO of Oden Technologies, a company empowering manufacturers to make more, waste less and innovate faster through machine learning and applied analytics, He is a Forbes contributing writer, a recognized leading voice in Industrial IoT, and is pioneering the use of real-time and predictive analytic tools that uncover untapped value.