amit varma

AMIT VARMA
Postulant du membre 2016
Énoncé du (de la) candidat(e) :
The internet has become the backbone of human life. Connecting to others is a basic
need – to our home, friendships, and family. The world would be a difficult place if
the internet was not there.
My family lives in three continents. My 3-year-old sees her 90-year-old greatgrandmother because of the internet. Her great-grandmother figured out the
internet because of her need to connect.
Common consumers are finding the use of internet in ways simply unimaginable
yesterday. Easy > Innovation > Growth > Less cost becomes a self-fulfilling cycle.
My goal is to make the internet useful for the industrial world in exactly the same
way as how it changed the consumer world. It will bring make our world a better
place.
But that can only happen if industry sees it in the way consumers see it – necessary
to human life. Easy and comfortable to connect.
\I have about 20 years’ experience in banking, technology, and the industrial
infrastructure, have a Masters degree in Management Science and am an alumni of
the Indian School of Business and the Kellogg School of Management.
I work on the Industrial Internet, and founded a geospatial engineering firm in
Alberta that improves industrial projects. Our work is funded by GE Renewables
(Industry) and AITF and IRAP (Government). I connect industrial projects in the
same way - machines learn from each other as how a kid and her greatgrandmother.
The CIRA board is a set of people who complement the vision of CIRA in a way that
defines the role internet plays in the Canadian society.
I will bring the industrial use of internet to CIRAs vision.
Curriculum vitae du (de la) candidat(e) :
https://cira.ca/sites/default/files/public/amit-varma-cv2016.pdf
Réponses aux questions obligatoires:
1. Pourquoi désirez‐vous faire partie du conseil d’administration de
l’ACEI?
This has been answered previously.I will bring the industrial use of internet to
CIRAs vision.
2. Quelles sont les compétences ou les expériences particulières que
vous possédez et qui font de vous le meilleur candidat pour le conseil
d’administration de l’ACEI?
I have the competencies to be in CIRA's board.
I complement CIRA's vision by putting in a perspective to the internet - the growing
imbalance of industrial adoption vs. consumer adoption. I believe that is vital to the
Canadian society.
I have about 20 years experience in banking, technology, and industrial
infrastructure - started a geospatial firm focused on the Industrial Internet. This is
now incubated by Kinetica (Alberta Innovates) and Zone Startups (in partnership
with GE). I want to make a difference and took steps to do it.
There is value this brings to CIRA's direction.
3. Quels seront, selon vous, les trois principaux défis et les trois
possibilités clés devant lesquels le domaine .CA se trouvera au cours
des trois à cinq prochaines années?
The .CA domain signifies a certain value to who buys it and who uses it. Its the
emotional connection with the brand that makes this value - the difference between
$9.99 vs. $99 is exactly that.
It is Canadian - which is a great to be born with it.
But Canada is global (and so is the industrial world).
The .CA will have to compete with others. I believe that is the biggest challenge .CA
will face in the next three to five years.
The opportunity is also to make the most from this.
4. Quelles mesures particulières proposez‐vous pour relever un ou
plusieurs de ces défis et profiter de ces possibilités?
.CA means a lot of things. "Trust" is one of them.
A machine has a different interpretation of trust - it needs to be secure.
I believe the .CA can give that emotive connection to the industrial world.