Emerging Technologies Driving Modern Motion Control Systems

Peter Zafiro, General Manager, LinMot USA

Peter Zafiro is a senior executive with more than three decades of success in industrial automation, motion control, and manufacturing technology. As General Manager of LinMot USA, he has led the organization through over a decade of continuous growth—achieving double-digit annual gains—by advancing the adoption of direct drive automation solutions across OEMs, integrators, and end users. His leadership emphasizes sustainable growth, customer education, and empowering teams to excel and innovate.

Peter also serves as a Board Member of the Association for Advancing Automation (A3) and as part of A3’s Motion Control & Motors Technology Strategy Board, where he contributes to setting strategic direction for emerging automation technologies and industry standards.

Before joining LinMot, Peter held executive roles that shaped the landscape of motion and drive technology sales and marketing.

Scott Evans, VP of Strategy, Regal Rexnord

Scott is VP of Strategy at Regal Rexnord, helping shape automation and motion-control brands such as Kollmorgen, Thomson, and Warner Electric. Trained as an electrical and mechanical engineer, he started as a Controls Engineer at GM, then designed and deployed automation systems before taking on leadership roles across product, operations, and strategy—bringing a practical lens to complex technologies.

Hunter Golden, Senior Product Manager, Industrial & Server Lines, OnLogic

Hunter Golden is a Senior Product Manager at OnLogic, where he directs the strategic growth of the company's industrial computing product line. A licensed Professional Engineer with over a decade of experience in the industrial equipment industry, Hunter previously built and led global teams across the US, Europe, India, and China and is passionate about providing practical, right-sized hardware solutions that save OnLogic customers time and money.

Jake Hall, Keynote Speaker and Industry Advocator, The Manufacturing Millennial

Jake Hall, also known as the Manufacturing Millennial is an advocate manufacturing, automation, and skilled trades by helping revolutionize the way people and companies present through social media. With over 100,000 Followers and 150,000,000+ views on his content, he ignites conversations about the latest in manufacturing and automation to excite the current and future workforce about our industry.

Eric Rice, Application Engineering Manager, Festo

Eric Rice is an experienced industrial automation professional and specialist in motion control technologies, including servo motors, stepper motors, drives, and controls. Over the past 25 years he has applied numerous hardware and software solutions to solve complex automation challenges and developed the ability to successfully communicate key concepts to a diverse audience.