Martin Rostan
Executive Director, EtherCAT Technology Group

Martin Rostan studied aerospace engineering in Germany and in the United Kingdom and received his diploma degree in 1992. Subsequently he managed the international research project that developed the initial CANopen technology. From 1996 until 1998 he was marketing manager and authorized officer at Selectron. Since 1998 he is with Beckhoff, first as senior product manager for Ethernet and fieldbus systems and since 2006 as head of technology marketing. Martin serves the fieldbus community in various committees: he is the executive director of the EtherCAT Technology Group, chairs the CANopen groups inside CAN in Automation and represents Beckhoff in ODVA and in several conference program committees. He also is technical expert in ISO and IEC standardization committees for industrial communication. With publications in magazines, text books, conferences and symposia he contributes to the dissemination of fieldbus and Ethernet technologies.

Lee Yen Hong
Country Sales Manager, Beckhoff Malaysia

Lee Yen Hong has obtained his degree from University of Applied Science in Hochschule Offenbury, Germany, specializing in Industrial Information Technique & Automation covering wide spectrum on production motion control, PLC programming and drive. He has 16 years of varied experience in industrial automation and in the training field. He is also a certified Trainer with HRDF (Human Resources Development Fund, Malaysia).
He has wide competence in Factory Automation ranging from industrial segments of electronic, semiconductor, hard-disc, automotive, materials handling among others. Mr. Lee has been employed by Beckhoff Automation since 2010. Today, he is Country Sales Manager for Beckhoff Malaysia, overseeing the sales and marketing department for Beckhoff Malaysia.

Fabrice Boisset
General Manager EMEA & Taiwan, China and SEA, IntervalZero

Fabrice is responsible for operations and sales management in Europe and parts of Asia (Taiwan, China, and Southeast Asia). In this role, he regularly participates at the project level with clients and partners of IntervalZero. Fabrice has over 30 years of experience in real-time systems, embedded systems, and industrial automation. He has held various roles throughout his career, from development engineer to general management, including the management of software and hardware products. Fabrice holds a Master’s degree in Electronic Engineering Technology from the University “Pierre et Marie Curie”, Paris, France.