• CERAWeek
  • March 18 - 22, 2024

Ian Weightman

IHS Markit

Senior Vice President, Technology

Mr. Ian Weightman is the vice president of global technology research and operations at IHS Markit. He is responsible for technology research and analysis teams and support operations, a unified team of more than 700 analysts and supporting colleagues that are based out of the USA, UK, Germany, Korea, China, Japan, Taiwan, Malaysia and India. This team was built from the research operations of acquired companies iSuppli, Screendigest, Displaybank, IMS Research, Infonetics, Displaysearch, Solarbuzz and Part Miner. Mr. Weightman was one of the founders and president of IMS Research, which was acquired by IHS in March 2012 and is now part of IHS Markit. Previously, he was European strategic marketing manager for ASIC products at Texas Instruments. He relocated from the UK to US in 2000, where he resides in Austin, Texas, US.

Sessions With Ian Weightman

Tuesday, 12 March

  • 11:35am - 12:35pm (CST) / -

    Collaborative Robots: Robots & humans in the future workplace

    Panel Technology/Innovation

    Robots have had a role in production – safely isolated. Today, robots are expanding their role, whether as caretakers in the home or service providers in the café. Meanwhile, humans are gaining enhancements to their natural strength and endurance. What are the new models for human-robot interface? What will be the impact on the future workplace, from off-shore drilling to the factory floor?

Wednesday, 13 March

Thursday, 14 March