The World Affairs Council of Charlotte is pleased to welcome Vimal Kapur, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Honeywell Technologies, as a featured speaker in WACC’s CEO Series on October 8th, 2026.

Kapur spent the last three years orchestrating Honeywell’s division into three public companies: Honeywell Technologies (automation and industrial controls), Honeywell Aerospace (aviation and satellite technology), and Solstice Advanced Materials (specialty chemicals and materials).

Today, he leads Honeywell Technologies, which employs a global workforce of over 50,000, including approximately 1,100 employees in Charlotte. Under Kapur’s leadership, the company focuses on systems and platforms that execute automation processes, make decisions, and operate autonomously, positioning him to offer a unique perspective on U.S. manufacturing competitiveness, global industrial strategy, and leading a company at the center of the automation, aerospace, and energy transition megatrends.

In this conversation, Kapur will discuss:

  • Leading a global industrial company through major portfolio transformation and separation
  • The role of automation, AI, and innovation in U.S. manufacturing competitiveness
  • Navigating complex global supply chains, regulatory environments, and economic uncertainty

This WACC CEO Series program offers business leaders, policymakers, and globally minded professionals the opportunity to engage directly with one of the executives shaping the future of global industrial strategy and American manufacturing leadership.

 

 

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Program Information: 

Date:
Tuesday, October 8th, 2026
Check-In and Pre-Lunch Networking: 
11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Lunch & Presentation: 
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Location:
Hilton Charlotte Uptown (222 E. Third St., Charlotte, NC 28202)
Cost:
$75 (WACC Member Rate) | $95 (Non-Member Rate) | $55 (Young Professionals of the World Affairs Council of Charlotte — YPWACC) | $40 (WACC Student Member / WACC Educator Member)

 

 

 

Biography: 

Vimal Kapur is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Honeywell Technologies, a global pure-play automation company with a legacy of innovating to help solve the world’s most mission-critical challenges, enhancing the quality of life for people and communities around the world.

Throughout his tenure as CEO, Vimal has focused relentlessly on accelerating growth and transforming the company’s portfolio, including through approximately $14 billion in accretive acquisitions. He is the architect of Honeywell Technologies’ separation into three industry-leading public companies: Honeywell Aerospace, one of the largest publicly traded pure-play aerospace suppliers; Solstice Advanced Materials, a leading pure-play specialty materials company; and Honeywell Technologies, the global leader of the industrial world’s transition from automation to autonomy.

Vimal became CEO in 2023 and Chairman in 2024, previously serving as President and COO of the company. Prior to that, Vimal led three businesses across Honeywell Technologies: Performance Materials and Technologies, where he delivered strong growth and built a sustainable technologies platform critical to the energy transition; Building Automation, which he transformed into the company’s high-growth automation leader following the spin-off of Resideo Technologies; and, Honeywell Technologies Process Solutions, which he strengthened despite a major oil-and-gas downturn.

He began his career in 1986 and joined a Honeywell Technologies joint venture in 1989, eventually becoming the managing director of Honeywell Technologies Automation India Ltd. Vimal graduated from Thapar Institute of Engineering in India with a degree in electronics engineering. He is a member of the Business Council, Charlotte Executive Leadership Council and U.S.-India CEO Forum.