The following topics are popular favorites :

• The future of industrial automation
• Automation technology trends
• US & international sales channel development
• Global R&D and manufacturing shifts - Offshoring
• Futures - new century predictions & prognostications

A typical Pinto speech lasts for an hour or 90 minutes - or two 45-minute segments, with a short-break. Fees vary, depending type and size of audience, topic, location (travel time).

The Future of Instrumentation in the Global Environment
Discussion on global Shifts in a new age; the need for knowledge work and the skills shortage; Global competition/collaboration. Industrial automation overview, and challenges facing industrial automation. Discussion of future trends.

The Future of Automation, Drives & Controls
in a Global Environment
The fundamental purpose of automation, controls & drives is to improve productivity. In a global business environment, faster, cheaper, better wins. The latest technology shifts are discussed, and the changes with global competitors and markets, plus winning strategies to develop and maintain leadership in the new century.

The Future of Industrial Automation and Intelligent Equipment
In a new, global business arens, the company that can compete "Faster-Cheaper-Better" wins. Success comes through ever-smarter Equipment - on-line manuals, self-paced user-training, smart, predictive Diagnostics, smart sensors. wireless, machine-to-machine (M2M) communications, robots.

Productivity Improvements
Through Use Of Automation And Intelligent Devices
Productivity has now become a global race, a fierce, head-to-head competition between regions and nations. Those who can produce materials and products cheaper, faster, better - win. Within the next few years, literally billions of communications-enabled products and processes will provide intelligence and connectivity for almost everything. Wireless sensor networks will provide vast arrays of real-time, remote interaction with the physical world. Standards are intrinsically difficult to implement and adopt – especially when technology is accelerating.

Embedded Sensors - Small dimensions, big differences
Most sensors used today are large, expensive and dumb. Soon MEMS and Nanotechnology will yield tiny, low cost, low power sensors, scattered around to measure just about everything. Wireless sensor networks will provide vast arrays of real-time, remote interaction with the physical world. Significant new technology will help optimize widely spread processes and provide vast productivity and quality improvements in process systems.

Who are you tomorrow?
Speech at Grayslake Central High School, at a National Honors Society Convocation. The presentation was to a group of high school Juniors and Seniors, outstanding young adults, the leaders of tomorrow.

The Importance of Standards
OPC is open connectivity in industrial automation and enterprise systems that support industry. Interoperability is assured through the creation and maintenance of open standards specifications. Matrikon is the World's Largest OPC Developer and is a clear leader in the development of a user base which generates the broad usage of OPC for end-users in industrial measurement & controls markets.

The Future of Automation
On Omron's annual Editors' Day, Jim Pinto spoke to a key group of editors, writers and business observers. He presented his views regarding the future of automation companies, discussed technology shifts on the horizon, and reviewed the possibilities for major global changes.

Keynote speech
Automation Unplugged
- Global Markets in the New Century
Jim Pinto outlined winning strategies for global markets. What companies must do to develop and maintain leadership in the new century. 3 three important issues: Technology innovation, Global competitors and Global markets.

The Future of Automation
The turbulence of a new age is re-writing all the rules of business. Old dinosaurs are dying, as new leaders emerge. Tremendous opportunities are developing, waiting to be grasped by leaders. As individuals, as business professionals – you must decide whether you have the leadership to grasp those opportunities.

Automation Unplugged
- Global Shifts in a new age
Outline of the slides presented.

Review of automation business, with predictions of continued consolidationss. Discussions of new technologies and trends. How Outsourcing and Offshoring will impact future business as China and India emerge as global competitors. Keys for success. Future global challenges.

Systems Integrator growth challenges in the global environment

There are 1,000 Automation Systems Integrators in the US, and just 20% of them are "independent" (80% are major suppliers' SI services). SI's can grow through strong market and customer focus, plus development of strong US and global alliances.

The future of the instrumentation business -
How it affects supply-chain intermediaries

How and where "disintermediation" affects the industrial controls business. How one can prevent, or recover from, getting disintermediated. ISA must make changes if it is going to survive as a member based organization.

Demonstrating Leadership

Who are leaders? What makes a leader? How can you demonstrate leadership? Leadership is not a one-time decision - it’s an everyday discipline. Opportunity does not come with a warning or a flag - it comes when it comes, and most people don’t recognize it. Leaders don't miss it - they grab it! That's what makes them leaders.

The Future:
How it will impact Family & Consumer Sciences

The California Community College system must adapt to cope with the enormous technological and societal changes that are coming with the new century.

Predictions for the 21st Century

In these uncertain and fast-moving times, it’s tough to predict 5 months or 5 years, let alone a century. But, here I discuss trends and make some broad-brush guesses.

Evolution of the TechnoHuman

Evolution is speeding up exponentially. In this next century, technology speed-up will continue with major evolutionary consequences. History makes it evident that man-with-tool inevitably survived and conquered man-without. Technology has caused and will continue to cause significant societal change.

Future Trends.

How will new age technologies, global markets and legal/ethical/moral issues affect Public Purchasing Professionals?

2001: Engineering Odyssey
Engineering the Future

Symbiotic Life in the 21st Century -
Humans and Technology
- a new level of Life

Technology is a tool of evolution. As technology advances accelerate, humans with technology extensions will attain a new level of Life - Symbiosis.

The New Economy : A Futurist's View