The Components of Smart Manufacturing:

Co-founder and CEO of Pantherun

Srinivas, CEO of Pantherun, brings a wealth of experience in cybersecurity, embedded product design, and high-throughput communication, with a career spanning over two decades in the semiconductor and tech industries. A computer science graduate, he began as an ASIC design engineer in the United States, gaining deep technical expertise that fueled his focus on creating secure, high-performance solutions.

Srinivas has successfully built and led two organizations dedicated to networking, consumer, and automotive sectors, holding leadership roles, including CEO, in companies that grew to over 600 employees and served clients in more than 40 countries. His expertise in designing secure, high-speed communication systems and embedded products has made him a recognized leader in industrial networking and cybersecurity.

In 2019, Srinivas co-founded Pantherun with a mission to advance encrypted data communication for edge computing, reinforcing his commitment to cybersecurity innovation. His leadership at Pantherun continues his track record of delivering secure, cutting-edge solutions for mission-critical applications in a constantly evolving digital landscape.

Product Director Long-Range, Nordic Semiconductor

Kristian serves as the Product Director in Nordic Semiconductor’s Long Range Business Unit. His product responsibilities cover product solutions and cloud services for cellular, non-terrestrial, NR+, and other low power wide area radio technologies. Passionate about pioneering technologies that promise to revolutionize industries, he joined Nordic’s cellular team in 2019. Prior to his current role, he accumulated 15 years of diverse experience from Atmel, Microchip and Novelda, where he held various positions in R&D, applications, marketing, product, and strategic management across different product lines. Kristian holds an M.Sc. in cybernetics from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.