Speakers announced for 2009 Fieldbus Foundation assembly

The Fieldbus Foundation has announced that Hideaki Miura, Senior Executive Officer and GM, Engineering Division, JGC Corporation, will be the keynote speaker at its 2009 General Assembly in Yokohama, Japan, 4-5 March.

The annual event is open to Fieldbus Foundation members and non-members, and will be attended by leading Foundation fieldbus suppliers, end users and other industry participants from around the world.

The General Assembly offers an overview of Fieldbus Foundation developments across the globe. The event will include presentations by fieldbus technology experts focused on process integrity, open scalable integration and business intelligence. Presentations will be provided by end users who have installed Foundation fieldbus in their industrial operations.

According to Fieldbus Foundation President and CEO Rich Timoney, Miura's keynote presentation will provide valuable insights into the adoption of Foundation technology by leading automation end users, engineering firms and system integrators.

“JGC Corporation has implemented a number of major Foundation Fieldbus projects in the process industries, and has extensive experience with the technology," he said.

"Mr Miura will provide an authoritative perspective on the growth of our market."