Ricky Watts

Ricky Watts is general manager and senior director of Intel’s Industrial and Robotics Division, where he focuses on advancing software-defined automation, industrial AI and real-time systems for next-generation manufacturing. With more than 30 years of global experience across industrial, telecommunications and embedded systems, he works with ecosystem partners to enable the deployment of AI-powered, vision-guided and autonomous systems at the edge. His background spans product strategy, business development and system-level architecture across sectors including control automation, energy, transportation and medical devices. Prior to Intel, Watts held leadership roles at Motorola, British Telecom, Aircom International and Wind River Systems. Contact him at [email protected].