Anto Budiardjo
Anto Budiardjo is president and CEO ofClasma Events Inc., the firm that organizes ConnectivityWeek, GridWeek and other events focused on the smart grid and other technologies.
He is a seasoned marketing and product development professional specializing in the energy, connectivity and IT disciplines. Anto has more than three decades experience within these industries and has fashioned his expertise into an energetic, visionary and dynamic approach to business.
He has held executive-level marketing and product development positions with various controls companies where he was responsible for product development, management and marketing communications. His rare combination of marketing and technology practices has enabled him to fine tune and soften the challenging task of transitioning the product development process from an engineering-centric focus to a market-centric focus.
His entrepreneurial and creative spirit has won him international business opportunities throughout Europe, Americas, and Asia/Pacific further enabling his global perspective on our market.
As a founder of Clasma Events Inc., Anto is responsible for organizing key conferences and events for the emerging intersection of energy and IT, including GridWeek, ConnectivityWeek and Grid-Interop. These and other events specifically focus on Smart Grid and the role of smart connected devices in the future clean and renewable energy economy.
He is a frequent speaker at industry events and is a contributing editor of AutomatedBuildings.com. He lives in the Dallas Fort Worth area in Texas and was the recipient of the Frost & Sullivan 2005 Building Technologies CEO of the Year award.