- Vikram Joshi
- Vikram pioneered “Virtual Engineering Center” for Air International (http://www.airinter.com.au) and spear heads all of the research
projects for heat exchanger technology, virtual engineering, and refrigerants. Vikram is championing a “Technology Center” in Shanghai,
China.
- Vikram has published numerous papers at Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) and Vehicle Thermal Management System Society
(VTMS) on Automotive Air-conditioning. For Automotive OEM’s (General Motors, Ford, Mazda, Volkswagen, and Hyundai), he has
represented Air International at various Technical Review. Vikram is a contributing member of the Australian Research Committee for
Automotive industry (AUTO-ARC).
- Mr. Joshi has completed his graduation in Mechanical Engineering followed by Master in Computer-Integrated Manufacturing and Master
in Engineering from University of Swinburne, Melbourne Australia. He also holds a Master of Business Administration from Melbourne
Business School, Australia.
- Swamy Kotagiri
- As Executive Vice President of Engineering and R&D for COSMA International (http://www.cosma.com/cosma/en/), Swamy Kotagiri is
responsible for the company’s innovation strategy, advanced engineering and new market development. COSMA International is a
division of Magna International, a premier tier one supplier to major automotive companies such as General Motors, Ford, Daimler
Chrysler, BMW, Honda, Volkswagen, Nissan, etc., with sales revenue of USD 22 billion.
- Mr. Kotagiri oversees a global team in multiple countries with a budget of multi million dollars. Swamy has conceived, developed and
launched three new technologies that has added significantly to the bottom-line of the organization.
- Mr. Kotagiri earned his Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering from Oklahoma State University and holds several patents in the field
of metal forming and joining. He is affiliated with the Society of Automotive Engineers and has been a speaker at several international
automotive conferences.
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