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Last year's event

The 2-day summit focused on the latest IoT innovations that are helping to change society and our future. It also explored the key policy issues for IoT, and against the backdrop of the recent approval of the bipartisan IoT resolution, together with the launch of the Congressional Caucus on IoT last year, participants looked at what is being done and what still needs to be done in order to fully maximize the promise of IoT.  

Speakers include

Deb Fischer

Senator

United States Senate

Bruce Andrews

Deputy Secretary

Department of Commerce

Archana Vemulapalli

CTO

City of Washington, DC

Terrell McSweeny

Commissioner

Federal Trade Commission

Jessica Rosenworcel

Commissioner

Federal Communications Commission

Geoff Mulligan

Chairman

LoRa Alliance

Dean Garfield

President and CEO

Information Technology Industry Council

Kenya N. Wiley

Founder & CEO

Fashion Innovation Alliance

Scott Belcher

CEO

Telecommunications Industry Association

Joseph McGuire

President & CEO

Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers

Matthew Jennings

President, Americas

Bosch Software Innovations

JD Fouchard

CEO

AINMT

Gary Butler

Founder, Chairman & CEO

Camgian Microsystems Corporation

Samia Melhem

Global Lead, Digital Development

World Bank

Ron Zink

Director, On-Board Applications

Deere & Company

Linda Kinney

Senior Advisor for Internet Policy

NTIA

José Gontijo

Director of Science, Technology and Digital Innovation

MCTI Brazil

Julie Brill

Partner and Co-Lead, Global Privacy and Cybersecurity Practice

Hogan Lovells

Dean Brenner

Senior Vice President, Government Affairs

Qualcomm

Dan Correa

Senior Advisor for Innovation Policy

White House Office of Science and Technology Policy

The Internet of Things will offer numerous benefits to consumers, industry and governments. It has the potential to change the way people interact with technology and everyday objects in fundamental ways. It will increase profitability and improve efficiency for companies across all sectors. It will also positively impact national and global priorities, including counter-terrorism and national security, preserving the environment, managing scarce resources, and assisted living. However, there are a number of key challenges and uncertainties that still remain, and the IoT stakeholder community must continue to work together to help solve these pressing issues.

Sessions at last year's summit included:

Day 1: Creating the correct IoT environment - key policy considerations:

• Overcoming fear, uncertainity and doubt
• Security for the Internet of Things
• Privacy in a Connected World - a continuing balancing act
• Fuelling connectivity - delivering the spectrum needs of the Internet of Things
  
  

Day 2: Sector-specific 'smart sessions':

• Healthcare and wearable technology
• IoT as an enabler for industrial growth and competition
• Smart living - at home and in the city
• The Internet of Things in Financial Services and the Insurance sector
• Smart Retail
• The Connected Car
• Monetizing the Internet of Things 

For more information and to view the event details, please click here

For more information on this year's summit and details on future events, please contact Tom Chinnock attom.chinnock@forum-global.com / +44 2920 783 025.