At every Users Conference, each one of our presenters delivers entertaining, creative, and informative talks. However, there are always a few presentations that surprise us – presentations from companies using novel date sets or with innovative use cases or innovative approaches to long-standing problems... presentations that inspire us to learn more. Andrew will highlight several such presentations from this conference and give the audience a taste of what’s possible.
Speaker
Andrew Fanara
As OSIsoft's Senior Sustainability Strategist and Market Principal, Andrew’s primary role is to assist OSIsoft customers across various industries to architect corporate sustainability strategies that leverage their real time operations data from their PI System infrastructure.
Previously, Fanara spent 15 years in the US Federal Government at the Environmental Protection Agency, where he was responsible for engaging the high tech community to raise the visibility of the energy efficiency opportunities in data centers. He also led the ENERGY STARÒ Product Specifications Development Team to identify products with superior energy and water efficiency. Working with industry partners, the team created nearly 100 product specifications for the residential and commercial sectors. Fanara was also responsible for managing policy coordination with countries using ENERGY STARÒ in their markets, including Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan, Canada, China, India, the UK and the European Union.
Speaker
Christoph Papenfuss
Christoph Papenfuss joined OSIsoft in 2012 as a Global Account Manager. Before assuming his role, Christoph worked for IBM Cognos for nearly ten years both as the Client Services Director for the West Coast of the U.S.A. and later the Business Unit Executive managing the IBM Cognos Innovation Center for Europe. Prior to Cognos, Christoph worked as a Consulting Manager at Bearingpoint (formerly KPMG Consulting) where he advised global Fortune 500 clients in the areas of Performance Management.