Andre Xavier

EMEA Operational Services Director

Nidec Power

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Niilo Härmä

Vice President Segment Bleached and Unbleached Nordic Kraft Pulp

Stora Enso

Niilo Härmä, Vice President Segment Bleached and Unbleached Nordic Kraft Pulp, Stora Enso

Niilo Härmä is Vice President, responsible for the unbleached and bleached Nordic kraft pulp segments in Stora Enso, Biomaterials division. He leads the sales, product management, technical customer service and account coordination teams under the respective segments.

He has worked for Stora Enso since 2019, having earlier had leadership position in European sales. Prior to joining Stora Enso, he held several business controlling positions within Metsä Group.He is energized by the growth in insulation materials for transformers and capacitor papers and believes Stora Enso can significantly contribute by replacing fossil-based materials with renewable ones

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Dr. Anna Ermakova

Senior Research Associate

University of Bristol

Dr. Anna Ermakova, Senior Research Associate, University of Bristol

Anna received the Eng.D. degree in additive manufacturing from the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, U.K. in 2023. She is currently a Senior Research Associate in the Electrical Energy Management Group, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering,

Her research focuses on advanced manufacturing techniques for electrical machines, with a particular emphasis on additive manufacturing and its applications in next-generation electrical systems.

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Marco Gubitosa

Engineering Director

Industrie Saleri Italo s.p.a.

Marco Gubitosa, Engineering Director, Industrie Saleri Italo s.p.a.

R&D Engineering Director at Industrie Saleri Italo S.p.A. He holds a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Politecnico di Milano. His expertise includes optimization and multi‑physics methods for product and system design. He has been a research fellow at KU Leuven and has held roles within the R&D teams of Siemens, Toyota’s European center, and Tenneco Automotive EU.

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Dr.-Ing. Markus Brams

Managing Director and Chief Product Officer

FISENS GmbH

Dr.-Ing. Markus Brams, Managing Director and Chief Product Officer, FISENS GmbH 

Dr.-Ing. Markus Brams leads product and solution strategy at FISENS GmbH, overseeing vertical integration of fiber optic sensors into holistic industrial monitoring offerings. He has a long track record in scaling fiber‑optic sensor technology to industrial deployments across wind energy, power systems, automotive, and aerospace sectors. Markus specializes in fiber optic temperature and strain monitoring and has driven multiple projects embedding multipoint sensor arrays for continuous operational monitoring and hotspot detection. His work focuses on turning high‑density, high‑fidelity sensor data into practical, field‑ready monitoring solutions that improve asset reliability and inform maintenance decisions.

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