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The conference programme can be found below, please check back regularly for updates. If you are interested in speaking opportunities, please contact Anne-Lise Simon at iotsummit@forum-global.com or on +44 (0) 2920 783 023.

 

Thursday 4 October, 2018

Morning

09:20 – 10:40

Session 1 – Keynote Speeches: Visions and Goals for the Future of IoT in the USA and Globally

As it is rapidly developing and impacting many vertical sectors, IoT has become both an exciting and challenging area for all stakeholders involved. The increasing ubiquity of IoT and its applications is raising important questions relating to data rights, connectivity, interoperability, liability, ownership, security,Show more



Moderator: Robert D. Aktinson, President, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation

09:20 – 09:40

Keynote Speech


Rebecca Slaughter, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission

09:40 – 10:00

Keynote Speech


Pearse O'Donohue, Director, Future Networks, DG CONNECT, European Commission

10:00 – 10:20

Keynote Speech


Tom McDermott, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Cyber Policy, Department of Homeland Security

10:20 – 10:40

Discussion amongst above speakers and Q&A with audience

10:40 – 10:55

Coffee Break

Kindly sponsored by NEMA

10:55 – 12:00

Session 2 - IoT for Government: Shaping the future of Government services through digitization

As it is the case with various industries in the private sector, the IoT has the potential to transform the way the government approaches some of the biggest challenges facing the country. With its nearly limitless applications, IoT can be used to create more responsive, more efficient public services, and improve publShow more


Katerina Megas, Commercial Adoption Lead for the Trusted Identities Group, Program Manager for the Cybersecurity for IoT program, NIST
Robert Metzger, Head of Office, Rogers Joseph O’Donnell, P.C
Colleen Ekas, AVP IoT Product Management & Channel Enablement, AT&T

Moderator: David Stephenson, Principal, Stephenson Strategies

12:00 – 13:10

Networking Lunch

With a book signing opportunity by W. David Stephenson, for his new book The Future is Smart, HarperCollins

Afternoon

13:10 – 14:30

Session 3 - A Trusted Connected World of Things: A focus on the role of a transatlantic dialogue to set IoT privacy and security principles.

With devices and networks constantly observing, collecting, and sharing data, the Internet of Things raises significant privacy and security concerns. As we live in increasingly networked societies, where cross-border transfers of (personal and non-personal) data between markets plays a key role in the global economy, Show more



Moderator: Dan Caprio, Co-Founder, The Providence Group

Naomi Lefkovitz, Senior Privacy Policy Advisor, NIST
Peter Fatelnig, Minister-Counsellor for Digital Economy Policy, Delegation of the European Union to the United States
Bruce Gustafson, President and CEO, Developers Alliance
Michelle Richardson, Deputy Director, Freedom, Security, and Technology Project, Center for Democracy and Technology

14:30 – 15:00

Coffee Break

Kindly sponsored by NEMA

15:00 – 16:20

Session 4: Revolutionizing a sector: Connected and Autonomous mobility

As smart mobility is considered as one of the most promising sectors for the IoT - with The International Data Corporation (IDC) forecasting that global revenue from the transportation sector will reach $325 billion this year - connected and automated driving have become prominent topics on the policy agenda both in tShow more

15:00 – 15:10

Presentation


Brian Barnard, Director of Governmental Affairs, Policy, and Strategic Planning., NHTSA

15:10 – 15:20

Presentation


Jeff Stewart, Assistant Vice President, External & Legislative Affairs, Global Public Policy – Wireless , AT&T

15:20 – 15:30

Presentation


Harry Lightsey, Executive Director, Emerging Technologies Policy, General Motors

15:30 – 15:40

Presentation


David Friedman, Vice President, Advocacy, Consumer Reports

15:40 – 16:20

Discussion and Q&A with above speakers


Moderator: Alexis Kramer, Senior Legal Editor, Bloomberg Law

16:20 – 17:20

Session 5: A Focus on….Drones in the context of Internet of Things

Serving numerous commercial enterprises through various use cases, drones are a rapidly emerging sector for IoT. The use of drones in conjunction with IoT allows for unprecedented levels of flexibility for the placement, management and monitoring of sensors as well as for the collection and analysis of data captured inShow more

16:20 – 16:30

Introduction and moderation


Moderator: Jennifer Richter, Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld

16:30 – 16:40

Tech Talk


Dan Hushon, Senior Vice President, Chief Technology Officer, DXC Technology

16:40 – 16:50

Tech Talk


KC Love, VP Data, Measure

16:50 – 17:15

Comments, discussion and Q&A with above speakers

17:15 – 18:15

Cocktail Reception

Friday 5 October, 2018

Morning

09:00 – 09:15

Opening Keynote Speech


David J. Redl, Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information and Administrator, NTIA

09:15 – 10:20

Session 6: IoT security and resilience in the age of Digital Transformation - Securing the Industrial Internet and the Critical Infrastructure

In an era where the interaction between the technology and the physical worlds is growing, delivering on the promise of IoT necessitates trusted secure devices, networks and the resilience of the entire value-chain. Whilst digitization will undoubtedly result in more efficient operations across the majority of industriShow more



Moderator: Dan Caprio, Co-Founder, The Providence Group

Travis Hall, Telecommunications Policy Specialist, NTIA
Steve Griffith, Industry Director, NEMA
Peter Brown, Directorate General for Innovation & Technological Support, European Parliament
Shane Tews, Visiting Fellow, American Enterprise Institute
Michael Knott, Senior Managing Director, FTI Consulting

10:20 – 11:30

Session 7: Boosting the Intelligent IoT with the Power of Artificial Intelligence: Innovation and Accountability

Developments in machine learning and AI are rapidly enabling faster analysis of the data captured from the myriad of connected IoT devices and sensors. It is widely believed by industry experts that the true potential of IoT will be realized when combined with AI. Algorithms have indeed the potential to generate a wideShow more



Moderator: Gerry Stegmaier, Partner, Reed Smith

Andrew Smith, Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission
Dan Hushon, Senior Vice President, Chief Technology Officer, DXC Technology
Stephen Pattison, Vice President of Public Affairs, ARM
Lynn Goldstein, Senior Strategist, Information Accountability

11:30 – 11:45

Coffee Break

Kindly sponsored by NEMA

11:45 – 12:05

Speech: Scaling IoT through Blockchain and Platform Thinking

Beyond its initial use related to cryptocurrency, blockchain is attracting enormous attention in other areas of technological innovation, including for the IoT. It is believed by some players that blockchain can accelerate the evolution of the IoT Economy, and the aim of this speech will be to explore the future of an IoT convergent with Blockchain.
Nitin Kumar, Senior Managing Director, FTI Consulting

12:05 – 13:15

Session 8: A Focus on… the Smart City

In order to keep up with surging populations and with the rise of urbanization, cities of the future will need to become more efficient to improve many aspects of the daily lives of their citizens. Through a series of case studies and Tech Talks presenting the key role that IoT solutions are playing to enhance the qualShow more



Moderator: Greg Toth, Founder, Internet of Things DC

12:05 – 12:20

Tech Talk 1 - City


Danielle DuMerer, CIO & Commissioner of the Department of Innovation & Technology , City of Chicago

12:20 – 12:35

Tech Talk 2


Sokwoo Rhee, Associate Director of Cyber-Physical Systems Innovation, NIST

12:35 – 12:50

Tech Talk 3


Preston Read, Senior Director for Partners and Alliances, Verizon Smart Communities

12:50 – 13:05

Tech Talk 4


José Gontijo, Director of the Department of Science, Technology and Digital Innovation and Deputy Secretary of ICT Secretariat, Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovation and Communications, Brazil

13:05 – 13:15

Q&A

Afternoon

13:15 – 14:15

Lunch

14:15 – 15:30

Session 9: Powering the IoT revolution – Connectivity and bandplans

The ever-growing number of connected devices and the variety of applications for IoT, from consumer-focused applications, to industrial systems to government use cases, is increasingly creating high demands on information and communications infrastructures. Managing the spectrum and connectivity requirements for IoT whShow more



Moderator: Ezequiel Dominguez, Head of Europe and Americas, Cullen International

Julius Knapp, Head of Bureau, Office of Engineering and Technology, FCC
Andy Hudson, Head of Policy, GSMA
Alejandro Navarrete, Head of Radioelectric Spectrum Unit, IFT Mexico
Juan Carlos Zuniga, Standards, CSO Office, SigFox
Frank Patry, CIO, Omnispace

15:30

End of Summit

Logistics

When

Thu 4 October, 2018 08.30 to
Fri 5 October, 2018 17.00

EDT

 

Where

Washington Plaza Hotel

Washington Plaza Hotel
10 Thomas Circle NW
Washington, D.C.
20005

Tel: +1 202-842-1300

info@washingtonplazahotel.com

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