Event Speakers

François Baldassari is the Founder and CEO of Memfault. An embedded software engineer by trade, his powerful passion for tooling and automation in software engineering drove him to start Memfault. Previous to Memfault, he ran the firmware team at Oculus and built the operating system at Pebble. François has a BSc in Electrical Engineering from Brown.

About Memfault

Memfault is the first IoT reliability platform that empowers teams to build more robust devices with software at scale. We believe that device reliability engineering will transform how developers build and operate IoT and edge devices with more productivity and more collaboration, thus making software the most reliable part of the IoT. As IoT applications continue to grow in complexity, it is more important than ever for developers to have Memfault’s observability, debugging, and OTA update capabilities built into their fleet of devices for proactive device operations. We built Memfault to enable developers with a more scalable and sustainable process to accelerate go-to-market, de-risk product launches, cut product costs, and deliver overall superior products.

Now in the 25th year of his technology sales career, Rob is the Thales Group (www.thalesgroup.com) North Carolina/South Carolina Sales Manager for Data Protection solutions. His IT experience includes being a distributor, a reseller, and a services and managed solutions provider. Several years ago, Rob fell in love with the realm of cybersecurity, providing various assessments and managed security solutions to state agencies and higher education institutions. Today, Rob and his Thales team educate private and public sector organizations throughout the Carolinas on the challenges and solutions around protecting sensitive data: Encryption, Key Management, Data Discovery and Classification, Hardware Security Modules, and Secure File Sharing (https://cpl.thalesgroup.com/data-protection).

Abundant IoT brings it all together - connectivity, mobility and a big focus on Energy Services. While we absolutely embrace the equipment side of IoT we focus more on the network (connectivity, mobility, energy) side based on recurring revenue. Win ALL the business (connectivity, cloud, SaaS & Energy) that comes your way. We even have technology that can turn plastic into Electricity!

With over 15 years of experience in industrial automation, with a focus on IoT/ IIoT, Industry 4.0, Open Automation, Industrial Networking, & Cybersecurity I have been able to accomplish some amazing things. Currently, I head the automation business for Phoenix Contact USA as the Director of Product Marketing - Automation.

On top of my daily responsibilities of leading Marketing, Engineering, and Sales teams, my thought leadership can be seen across many IoT/ IIoT collaboration and educational platforms including here on LinkedIn. In 2021 & 2022 I was named in the “whos who” for IIoT by Onalytica, I am a Co-Founder of the Industry 4.0 Club, an Advisory Board Member of IIoT World, and a frequent podcast guest (aspiring Podcast Host).

Elisha has over 15 years at the intersection of supply chain and technology. Her superpower is being able to distill complex scenarios in to digestible formats to create a solution roadmap. In supply chain she has applied this to reducing waste by utilizing vision for quality inspections, inventory monitoring and precision irrigation solutions. However, she places sustainability as a requirement in all of her work from IoT, digital twins, AI/ML, risk, automation, optimization and digital transformation.

As a Global IoT Cybersecurity Specialist at AWS, Syed is a true leader in his field. As one of the founding members of the AWS IoT organization in the EMEA region, he has played a pivotal role in driving the growth and success of the organization. With his deep technical knowledge and expertise, Syed provides valuable insights and feedback to help develop the best IoT-focused products. He is not just a thought leader but also an active participant in IoT and ML projects and is highly respected in the open-source community. Syed collaborates with other AWS teams around the world to share best practices and build a world-class organization that is dedicated to delivering the best cloud products. Syed's influence extends beyond AWS as well. He is a highly sought-after speaker and author in the industry, having written 3 of the top 10 official AWS workshops and regularly presenting at top tier events such as AWS re:Invent and AWS summits. With his engaging presentations, product demos, and discussions, Syed promotes the adoption of AWS technologies and addresses the critical cybersecurity threats faced by the cloud and IoT.

My passion is helping manufacturers digitally transform in innovative ways through Industry 4.0 technologies. Doing so requires a unique ability to bridge the gap between business strategy, industry trends, technology implementation, and change management.

I enjoy building collaborative relationships with clients, partners, coworkers, and industry evangelists to help empower manufacturers to achieve more. As the Industry strategy leader for manufacturing for Hitachi Solutions, I focus on helping companies that build “things” (discrete manufacturers) or “stuff” (continuous/process manufacturers) digitally transform.

I am very active within the industry as a thought leader to help inspire companies, professionals, and students to be excited about the future created by the fourth industrial revolution. I write, speak, and share content on LinkedIn to foster a conversational environment and build meaningful connections.

Where do I spend my time?
• Driving customer success through deep industry and technical expertise
• Developing senior-level industry and client relationships
• Defining and shaping business and go-to-market strategies
• Acting as a company ambassador, technology evangelist, and industry influencer
• Challenging the status quo and continually driving innovation
• Developing & implementing sales enablement strategies
• Finding innovative ways to leverage new technology to provide unique value
• Building, mentoring, and inspiring high-power teams

Precia Carraway leads Walmart’s Last Mile Drone Delivery business strategy and drives expansion while amplifying the company's presence in existing markets. She has deep experience partnering domestic as well as EMEA businesses and has +15 years in the telecom sectors of IOT, connected cars, autonomous vehicles, and drones - developing a full range of static and mobile connective networks. She studied Mechanical Engineering at Louisiana Tech University.

Mats Samuelsson is the CTO of Triotos, an IoT onboarding solution to the AWS IoT cloud providing complete integrated IoT solutions in weeks instead of years for <$100k instead of $ millions. He has spent the last 10 years in the IoT industry in various positions as CTO for IoT startup, Director of connectivity product management, partner programs, as a consultant and creator of IoT training programs. Before this he has a long career in telecom, internet and mobile applications including being co-founder of a Silicon Valley startup in the mobile application portal space.

Chris “Wireless Whit” Whitaker is a 25-year technology veteran as well as a US Army Veteran of ten years. After a successful military career as an Airborne Infantrymen, he transitioned into telecommunications and technology sales and marketing. In 2011 he was an early member of the Comcast Business channel team and supported partners in the southeast. In 2017 he pivoted into wireless technology and the Internet of Things (IoT). He was the channel chief for the managed services team at Sierra Wireless and KORE wireless before joining Telarus where he was the VP of Advanced Solutions/Mobility and IoT. While at Telarus, a national technology distributor, he spent his time researching suppliers and technology and educating their trusted advisors. Once again making a pivot, he is now the GM/VP of Mobility at Spectrotel, leading the mobility team with their managed mobility offering.

Specialty – Working with Executives, Entrepreneurs and Funding Groups in the IoT space to grow their businesses and investments through IoT strategies and Go to Marketing Planning!

• Wireless/IoT/M2M Industry Expert
• 40+ Years Distribution & Reseller Channel Experience
• 30+ Years Mobile Industry Experience
• 20+ Years M2M…IoT Experience

Dynamic Entrepreneur with Unprecedented Market & Industry Knowledge.

26+ years of industry experience in solution architecture and management expertise in embedded, cloud and IoT domains

• Expertise in solutioning development and customer program implementations
• Deep expertise Internet of Things (29+ patents filed/granted, authored book) and cloud (AWS)

Key Result Areas

• Leading complex projects through complete development lifecycle
• Solution conceptualization, development, and management
• Leading technical pre-sales activities (solution conceptualization, proposal preparation, bid defence)

Sustainability Operations Specialist, Venture Building Analyst and co-founder of a green hydrogen venture at Siemens Energy. His scope of work includes the planning and execution of the sustainability strategy from Siemens Energy in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, prioritizing decarbonization initiatives. Moreover, as part of the Innovation and Sustainability Office, he supports the regional ecosystem of stakeholders to drive innovation for sustainability through co-creation with customers.

Mechatronics engineer and climate leader at Climate Reality Leadership Corps, trained in 2020 by Nobel Peace Prize winner and former US Vice President Al Gore. He is one of the co-founders of the Sustainable Finance Hub Mexico. He participated as under-director of STEAM and Robotics Coordinator at UNESCO Center for Peace.

Luis is a member of the national Mexican leadership program Kybernus, and was a member of the Youth Delegation at the 2nd UNICEF Science Evidence and Public Policy conference. He has participated in panels, presentations and environmental education events at national and international levels.

AI, GenAI and data analytics expert Kieran is published author, a 6 times global technology award winner, and MBA 1st class honours student with 28 years business experience. He has worked for some of the worlds biggest (and smallest) companies delivering over $200 million dollars of value to date and changed the lives of over 300 people in ways they never ever thought possible. Kieran's mission is to help 100,000 businesses make a monumental impact on the world using digital technologies and he is well on his way to doing that.

Having received advanced degrees in secondary education, Joe began a ten-year career as a high school teacher providing instruction in economics, Spanish, Bible, and computers. While in his teaching career, he furthered his graduate education, earning a doctorate in education with a double-minor in computers and theology. His career focus changed to IT in the early 1990’s when he started as a Computer Consultant at NC State University. Three promotions later, Dr. Perez ended his successful 25-year career at NC State as Business Intelligence Specialist when he took another promotion to become Senior Business Analyst at the NC Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) in the fall of 2017 and has since been promoted to Senior Systems Analyst and Team Lead. In addition to his full-time analytics/BI leadership role at DHHS, Joe was named Chief Technology Officer at a North Carolina corporation in October 2020. With more than 11,000 followers on LinkedIn and several professional certifications, Perez has stayed active in the IT, HHS, and higher education communities as a much sought-after resource, highly-recommended international keynote speaker, data analytics & visualization expert, and specialist in efficiency and process improvement. In 2020 alone, Perez spoke at more than two dozen conferences hosted by nine different countries on five continents. The high demand for his expertise has not diminished, as he has more than 30 speaking engagements for 2021.

Through the years, Dr. Perez has never lost his love for teaching, having been a guest speaker for many organizations and internationally-recognized podcasts. When he takes a break from work and speaking, he enjoys spending time with his wife of more than 30 years and their children, whom he says are the "best things that ever happened to me." He also sings, plays the piano, composes songs, and has performed PSA's and voice-overs for schools and other organizations. He also serves as music director to his church’s Hispanic ministry, teaches one of their Bible study classes, and interprets sermons to Spanish or English, depending upon the audience. If there's any spare time left, he enjoys publishing a monthly military newsletter (as Editor-in-Chief of The Patriot News), working out in the gym, and catching up on Star Trek reruns. "It’s a busy life indeed, but I wouldn't trade it for anything in the world. I’m a firm believer that if I’m not innovating, then I’m stagnating," says Joe.

Hugo Hernandez, who was born in Mexico City in 1969 and is an eco entrepreneur and publisher of online publications on resilience, climate emergencies, and disaster tech solutions, is the Founder of Inergency, an online platform connecting emergency management professionals worldwide. Launched in 2019, Inergency aims to build a digital network of experts on every continent, helping citizens, officials, and entrepreneurs expand their teams before major catastrophes strike. Hugi and Inergency are building disaster-resilient communities for the future, with active digital brands including Egreenews, Inergency, and El Club de Comerciantes.

A serial entrepreneur driven by his desire to solve some of the largest problems humanity is facing from climate change, food as a human right, and enabling humanity to become a multiplanetary species Scot Bryson is the epitome of ‘if you don’t like your world then change it’. He is a lifelong problem solver, utilizing existing technologies, including those proven viable in space, to solve our world’s most pressing problems. As a founder of Orbital Farm, Scot is a visionary developing closed loop agriculture for the age of Anthropocene.

Rob Tiffany is the founder of Sustainable Logix and the inventor of the Greenhouse Sustainability Platform with a mission to help save the Earth using Connected Intelligence technologies. It turns out the killer app for #IoT might be helping save the planet.

Serial entrepreneur, angel investor, documentary filmmaker and ardent supporter of STEM education. Founded, co-founded and held leadership roles in tech companies with exits including two IPOs, two M&A buyouts, and two recession-triggered meltdowns.

Trustee of the California Science Center Foundation now building a large new Air & Space center for the Western U.S. centered on the Space Shuttle Endeavour. History of innovation and market development in areas spanning from digital entertainment to defense technology to the new space industry, including initiatives in the formative stages of digital audio, setting communications standards and the creation of the first commercial e-mail server, online mass storage, the original XPRIZE team and more.
Now helming Terbine, a big data & AI startup.

Zaheer Ali is a respected expert on space technology and policy, an agilist, leader, and technologist. He is now COO at Positon Inc. a Managing Partner at New Space Finance, and a Professor of Practice at Thunderbird School of Global Management, which is part of ASU. Previously he has served in executive positions at Hewlett Packard Enterprise, directing strategy for High Performance Compute, ThinkOrbital which is building a 4th generation space station and at Space Railway. He is invited to speak around the world on space, artificial intelligence, the future of work, and how to help enterprises become agile. As both a professor and entrepreneur he advises several companies in the New Space Sector. He also served as a Senior Manager at USRA, leading aviation data sciences, artificial intelligence, quantum sciences, and nanotechnology for the NASA Ames NAMS contract. He was formerly a senior member of the project management office for NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) with responsibility for all software products and safety and quality of all USRA work on SOFIA. Previously he built science instrumentation and the laboratory facilities for SOFIA and stood up their science ground operations. In addition, he managed science ground support on multiple deployments around the world. Zaheer is also a founding executive for Material Mind, an applied AI science company, and AIXIA Global, an Industry 4.0 technology integration and digital/agile transformation company. He is trained as a research physicist which has resulted in patents, an R&D100 award, and over 40 authored or co-authored publications. He has also worked as an engineer and manager of teams and programs for the US Department of Energy’s Nevada Test Site where he co-founded the National Center for Nuclear Security, worked as a Principal Investigator and Shot Director at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics of the University of Rochester and consulted as a micro/nano device (MEMS) engineer.

Zaheer is a 1st generation American of India ancestry and Muslim faith. He is also a practicing Stoic and has been honored to be part of a Maori Whanau and wears his 3rd generation Punamu with pride. His perspectives on space and the future are a consilience of Easter and Western ideas with an inherent integration of indigenous wisdom.

• E-MGM: Thunderbird School of Global Management, Global Management
• BA: University of California at Berkeley, Physics

Jimmy Jones is a telecoms cybersecurity expert and Head of Security at ZARIOT.

Jimmy’s experience in telecoms spans over twenty years in which time he has built a thorough understanding of the industry working in diverse roles but all building from early engineering positions within major operators, such as WorldCom (now Verizon), and vendors including Nortel, Genband & Positive Technologies.

In 2005 Jimmy started to focus on telecom security, eventually transitioning completely in 2017 to work for a specialist cyber security vendor. He now brings all his industry experience to deliver agile and secure digital transformation with ZARIOT.

Don Golding is an AI innovator for embedded systems and IOT. He has over 40 years experience designing novel computer architectures. His current project: CORE I, allows AI and Massively Parallel Computer (MPU) technology into any device.

Gruß ! I'm Nashet Ali. Highly enthusiastic in hands on over Docker, Cloud Engineering, AWS, Cloud Computing, Big Data Analytics, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, IoT, Kubernetes, 5G, Cloud Consulting, IoT Consulting, Cloud Research, DevSecOps.

What inspires me is a keen interest in Technology, Computers, Machines and Innovations that yet can be done and explored by integration and modification of available pool of work done by various amazing people.

Let's have a nice discussion.

My background is in digital services as a product manager in API management, IoT, AI and connectivity.

Career Highlights:

• 15+ years experience as Analyst/Product
• Hands on Agile Delivery Manager
• Excellent product owner/manager in building innovative and compelling roadmap in the data domain
  
• Led "Data Commercialization" initiatives in supply chain where we offered data as a product
• Led GIS projects to map Digital Twin of Canadas Rail System for Canadian National Railways
• Built Data Governance at Bell Mobility
• Served as Lead analyst for Netezza Datawarehouse and BI Analytics projects
• Built Multiple Mobile Applications launch across north america
• Seasoned KPI Implementation skills in performance management

Dr. El Adl is a global Technology and business innovation leader. Over the last 20+ years, Dr. El Adl held different senior leadership positions with global software technology and top 5 global consulting companies in Germany and the USA. In 2016 and in collaboration with MIT, he coined and published the concept of “Cognitive Digital Twin - CDT”, “Cognitive Digital Thread” and “Cognitive Digital Swarm”.

Currently, he is advising different global companies and federal governments mainly in USA, Europe, and the Middel East on how to effectively leverage the concepts of CDT and advanced AI capabilities to transform their products, solutions, and services toward more efficient and sustainable business.

Additionally, he is a board member and executive advisor to multiple startups and their clients in the USA focusing on using AI/ML, IIoT, and Cognitive Digital Twin to drive innovation in areas such as Healthcare (service providers and medical equipment), Pharmaceutical (Drug & Diseases research and SCM), Energy (generation, transmission & distribution), Autonomous Electric Vehicle, Smart Cities Infrastructure (public, private, & industrial), as well as Smart supply chains & Manufacturing.

Mr. El Adl has a Ph.D. in Computer Science (AI/Computer Vision) and Post Doc. in AI and mobile industrial Robotics.

Joe Sabatino's illustrious career has encompassed diverse roles within corporate America, where he has emerged as a distinguished business leader in sales and marketing. Holding the esteemed titles of SVP of Sales and VP of Content Marketing.

Joe has also garnered acclaim for his early accomplishments in the entertainment industry. He has shared the screen with world-renowned stars such as Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jim Carrey, Tommy Lee Jones, and Dennis Quaid, to name a few. Throughout his multifaceted life journey, Joe has honed the essential skill of adaptability, consistently leveraging his expertise to excel in any environment.

Passionate about empowering executives, Joe extends his guidance and coaching to drive sales excellence, enhance leadership effectiveness, and orchestrate impactful marketing campaigns.

Moreover, he excels in preparing C-suite executives for high-profile keynote presentations at major conferences. Drawing from his rich background in Hollywood, corporate America, and professional athletics, Joe possesses a unique ability to refine communication skills and foster influential leaders.

Joe's extensive acting career on stage, film, and television positions him as an ideal coach. Effective communication is at the center of everything, whether you're a C-Suite executive or a customer-facing team member.

Joe's transformative teaching extends beyond public speaking to encompass diverse realms such as event emceeing, sales presentations, negotiations, leadership, and executive presence. His versatility and experience have instilled in him the values of adaptability, creativity, and perseverance—qualities that transcend industries and benefit individuals seeking growth. Whether the aim is improving communication skills or cultivating confidence, Joe's expertise proves invaluable in guiding individuals toward their goals.

Having worked with Industry thought leaders in tech, fintech, bio-medical, entertainment, and media.

These figures have sought Joe out for his coaching and business counsel. Executives tap into his extensive knowledge of communication, both written and oral, as well as his acumen in sales, brand awareness, and influencer marketing. His strong track record speaks to his ability to enhance messaging and communication skills, culminating in amplified success and growth for his clients.

Joe's profound ability to connect with individuals and build meaningful relationships has established him as a trusted advisor. His unwavering dedication and commitment to client success make him an esteemed and highly sought-after business coach, counselor, and leader.

Sudin Baraokar is a Computer Engineer from the University of Mumbai and has served as Head of Innovation and senior roles in SBI, Barclays, IBM and GE. Currently a Global AI & Digital Transformation Advisor and founder of deep tech startups AIOTF and BankChainAsset.

World’s Top ranked expert in AI and Emerging Tech.

Has implemented the worlds largest Core Banking System Transformation in SBI at 24K TPS, 2 Billion Transaction Daily, to cover over 500 million Customers and 700 million Accounts.

Digital Transformation Advisor / CIO - BFSI, E-Commerce, Manufacturing, Healthcare, Energy, Agritech, SCM, TELCOM.

Expertise across AI, Analytics, Blockchain, Quantum Computing, LCNC, CyberSecurity, IOT, Hybrid Cloud in Enterprise & SMB segment.

Desmond Fonyuy Wysenyuy is a Cameroonian who currently resides in Nigeria. He is a Space advocate who is enthusiastic in achieving UN-SDGs come 2030. He believes Space tech literacy is the key to any fast-growing economy. He has a Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical and Computer Engineering with specialty in Electronics and Telecommunications engineering at Catholic University Institute of Buea, Cameroon.

Desmond has a Masters of Technology in Space Science and Technology; specialized in Satellite Communications from African Regional Center for Space Science and Technology Education (ARCSSTEE) affiliated to UNOOSA. He has several certifications and has published several papers in international journals with focus on antenna designs. He currently works as a Scientific Research Officer/ Ass. Lecturer in African Regional Institute for Geospatial Information Science and Technology (AFRIGIST), Nigeria under the auspices of UNECA. Also, Desmond is the founder and CEO of SpaceGate foundation; a non-profit in Africa, with the primary goal to create awareness, provide training and development to young Africans by enabling them to have the right caliber of skills required for the new space economy and eventually pick up a career in the space domain.

He is also a Teacher Liaison for Space Foundation, Colorado, USA. Desmond has great interest in nano satellite designs, space debris research, wireless communication systems with focus on decentralized Information Management, selforganized service recovery, cognitive management of transport resources systems taking into account protocol, network and radio aspects as well as their combination, foundations for flexible future mobile communication networks, mechanisms for the autonomous, dynamic and distributed coordination of future mobile communication systems.

HR professional with deep specialisation in Digital HR, HR Analytics, HR Shared services and technology-enabled HR Transformation.

Deployed HR Technology platforms and processes across the HR life-cycle, effecting recruitment, onboarding, performance, learning, compensation and enterprise social and collaboration.

Instrumental in streamlining and improving processes, implementing systems and processes that improve employee experience and productivity and result in cost-efficiencies for the organisation.

Excellent interpersonal, communication and organisational skills with proven abilities in planning, programme and team management and fostering partnership with global, multi-cultural seniors, peers and team members.

I am a venture funder, startup lender, advisor and investor by day. Impact super startup community builder and designer by night. I am obsessed with bringing capital resources to create founders who exit to become the world's next funders. We call these Founder Funders. I also love bridging relationships to founders through a communities of moon shot takers and game changers.

Avid mountain biker and outdoor enthusiast. Total foodie and music snob. People and relationship collector. Lifelong learner, deeply committed to growth and transformational experiences.

Carol Mitchell-Lin is a content marketing professional with 25 years of experience. She joined Fuse Data following six years of creating thought leadership content in the advanced manufacturing sector with a focus on digital transformation and Industry 4.0. A host and moderator, Carol leads conversations on leveraging data to improve business. Her approach, borrowed from manufacturing, prioritizes people over process and technology. Located in Toronto, Canada, Carol enjoys working with organizations to help establish their expertise and experience by building relationships that best reach their customers.

Angela Thurman is an Electrical Engineer and Project Management Professional (PMP) with more than 30 years of experience in complex, technical project management. Her career spans multiple industries including aerospace, defense, telecommunications and manufacturing. She is the Founder and CEO of Thurman Co., a project management consulting firm in Houston, Texas. In her free time, she is a member of and advocate for the Texas Chapter of Women in Manufacturing and is also a member of the Houston Chapter of the Project Management Institute (PMI), National Contract Management Association, and Mensa.

As a highly motivated digital transformation leader, Sara Hanks has a proven track record of delivering measurable productivity and ROI across various industries, including Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, and Program Management. With a continuous learning mindset and a passion for technology, As a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt, Sara quickly comprehends business challenges and applies creative thinking to develop effective strategies. Sara excels in leadership, fostering positive work culture, and driving diversity and inclusion efforts within organizations.

Throughout Sara's impressive career at GE Transportation and Wabtec, Sara has held multiple senior roles, consistently delivering value and driving growth. Notably, as Senior Director of Data & Analytics, she led a diverse team of data scientists and product owners, resulting in significant cost savings and improved efficiency. A graduate of GE's prestigious Edison Engineering Development program and holding a BS in Mechanical Engineering from SUNY Buffalo, Sara brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to any team.

In 2021, Sara partnered with Chenny Langness and Patrick Kinnear, seasoned software engineers to form Virtual Leverage, a custom software development company, primarily focused within the manufacturing industry.

Hélène Papper is the Director of the IFAD Global Communications and Advocacy Division, which is responsible for IFAD’s global internal and external engagement and positioning, communications and advocacy strategies and operations. The Communication Division is comprised of two groups: field communication and content development (graphic design, writing and publication, and field communication), and strategic communication (media, broadcast and outreach; web and social media; campaigns; internal communication and public disclosure).

Before joining IFAD, Papper was the Director of the United Nations Information Center for Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela based in Bogotá. She is a conflict and post-conflict strategist and leader with extensive experience in the field of diplomacy, advocacy and communications.

She previously worked in peacekeeping missions for the United Nations in Mali, Sudan, South Sudan and Haiti, where she developed radio stations to support electoral and peace implementation processes, ensuring protected spaces for women and youth to have a recognized voice in the changing landscapes of their countries. She also supported the African Development Bank in their transition from Tunisia to Côte d'Ivoire headquarters. Papper has led strong advocacy programmes in the fields of gender, climate, environment, social inclusion, education aligned with the UN 2030 Agenda.

Papper holds a Master of Advanced Studies in Literature and Civilization from the Sorbonne Nouvelle in Paris, France and two Bachelor’s degrees in Broadcast Journalism and Political Science from Syracuse University in New York.

Kasturi is a Commercial and Strategy leader in all things moving green. She comes with 14+ years of experience in Mobility, from an engineer in the lab fixing emissions to building India’s first smart and electric 3 Wheeler. She leads Shell’s M&A deals in Renewables, Hydrogen, E-mobility.

Mother to a one year old, she calls herself - “Mom with a dream”. A strong believer in equity, Kasturi actively mentors startups in emerging markets from Bangalore (India) to Bogota (Columbia).

Jon Thomas is a Managing Director in the Investment Banking Group. Jon has more than 25 years of experience in M&A, capital structure advisory, debt and equity capital raise, and restructuring. His industry area of focus is Technology, Media, and Telecom, including enterprise software, industrial Internet of Things (IoT), health tech, and AI applications.

Ichin Cheng (FRSA) is the co-founder and director of Sustainable Innovation Lab (SILAB) (UK/EU). Ichin has over 25 years’ experience in the field of green business, clean tech and climate tech and circular economy. SILAB also currently incubates clean tech start-ups. Ichin is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (RSA, Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (FRSA). Fellowship of FRSA is an award granted to individuals that the FRSA judges to have made outstanding achievements to social progress and development.

William Engages with both business and technical leadership teams, throughout his engagement in consulting, advisory, sales and architecture positions, helping them drive transformation, ensuring success through technology design, implementation and change management. One of his areas of focus is sustainability, where he is engaged in several internal and external initiatives around AI for good, bringing his technical and advisory skills to non profits and other educational organizations.

He is involved with several agritech initiatives, working with customers and partners to help transform the food and beverage value chain.

Jae is a leading figure in the sustainable transformational business. For over 25yrs, his focus has been on navigating global macro trends, exploring innovation in technologies, designing and implementing new processes and challenging the assumptions that sit behind strategies and tactics in business. He is deeply motivated by curiosity and coaching executives through changing thinking & decision-making.

He is articulate, collaborative, commercial, and credible, able to navigate a range of strategy, development, and growth pressures to shape organizational priorities. Adept at forming alliance partnerships and managing multi-stakeholder engagements at the highest levels within industry, government, and finance. With a strong understanding and ability in risk analysis and mitigation.

A native of Geneva, Seoul, and Los Angeles, Nathalie was exposed to an international community early. As an editor for international publications and branding, marketing, and comms strategist for businesses around the globe for over 15 years, she had the chance to travel the world, live in hubs like Berlin, Paris, New York, and Singapore, and meet people from all walks of life. These experiences opened her eyes to our impact on the environment, people, and wildlife. Trained around the UN SDGs and graduated as a sustainable business strategist, her bigger goal is to use her platform The Rethink Hub to work with Entrepreneurs to help them operate differently, educate on sustainable development, give back to those who need it the most, amplify the voices of the unheard, and speak for the voiceless (animals on land and below water).

With over ten years experience in various environments including HV & Renewables, Mining, Oil & Gas, Commercial and Industrial. Award-winning engineer Luke Deasy founded Copper Coast Renewables in 2023 with the goal of helping businesses strive towards Net Zero through the use of innovative renewable energy technologies. He has previously worked with companies such as Kirby Group (IRL, UK and Europe), John Paul Construction (IRL), Sepam (Kazakhstan), Kentz (Mozambique) and was most recently the Operations Director of Enerpower (IRL) before starting his own Renewable Energy Business at Copper Coast Renewables.

After nearly (15) years in energy efficiency performance contracting, Richard became aware of the valuable information that could be obtained from drones and remote sensing.

After obtaining an FAA 107 certification for commercial drone operations and completing workshops focused on collecting energy and infrastructure data using drones, Richard is the Senior Project Development Manager and UAS Specialist for all of the MassDOT Drone Programs' projects.

Now, Richard is sharing his insights and experience to help grow the use of drones in the energy and infrastructure verticals. Promoting the tools and processes that can help all of us improve efficiency and effectiveness.

Certified customer experience (CX) and marketing keynote speaker, author, coach, and host of the award-winning Doing CX Right podcast. Known for her Heart & Science™ proprietary framework that enables leaders to get and keep loyal customers. Stacy's been walking the talk for 25 years as a strategist and practitioner at companies of all sizes and industries, i.e., Verizon, Liveops, Schindler Elevator Corp, Wilton Brands, AT&T. She's also a board advisor at multiple universities, featured in Forbes and other publications. Connect with Stacy and learn more about Doing CX Right to differentiate your brand.

Daniel is a passionate advocate for micro 3D solar cells, which he believes can help address the environmental challenges we face. He is dedicated to promoting and supporting green initiatives, and his life story serves as an inspiration for those attending the Green Things Summit.

Alaric Overbey is one of the founders of Greensideup Vertical Farms, which is an innovative urban farm company focused on economic solutions to food insecure communities. This is done by training a new work force of high-tech farmers to operate "Dark Farms" in urban spaces. We integrate controlled environment agriculture into the fabric of the urban community by making them bio productive.

Technologist and business entrepreneur who thrives on uncovering solutions to complex problems through a merger of technology, business and environment. With a doctoral degree in Electrical Engineering, my 20+ year work experience combines advanced research for deep sub-micron semiconductor processes, engineering for leading software EDA companies, and business strategy, development and branding for large technology corporations.

I strongly believe that applying conscientious technology and nature-based science can successfully create practical solutions to current environmental challenges so I created the firm We Grow Green Tech. I have performed various roles as mentor/advisor/board director at several world leading accelerators (Dassault 3DS, HAX, Samsung XTC, Silicon Catalyst), universities (UC Davis, Biomimicry institute) and green technology startups (energy, material, biotechnology, AI, Hardware, Big data, IoT, Blockchain).

In the last few years, I have grown hands-on expertise in various sectors: carbon economy, biomimicry, ocean regenerative technologies, plant-based and microbiome ecosystem, waste circular model, and smart building sectors. I also managed several internships with various universities focusing on forging the next generation of entrepreneurs required to tackle challenges inherent to green technology sector.

Also acknowledged as distinguished speaker and shared my expertise in green technology at global technology symposiums and business conferences.

Wayne Ronhaar is CEO of Cylentium Inc., the WORLD’S ONLY LAYER 2 next generation SaaS platform delivering true “Zero Trust” Network Protection. Through sophisticated Cyber Cloaking and Invisibility, Policy Based Access Control (PBAC), Military Grade Micro-Segmentation, Next Gen Policy Based Access Control, Decentralized ID (DID), Edge IoT device management, next gen encryption levels - quantum, ECC, AES 128 and AES 256, Insider Anomalous Threat Monitoring and Protection, and LAYER 2 Peer-to-Peer networking and communications, Cylentium is the new cybersecurity future. Wayne has extensive international business and technology experience, and held senior executive roles with Microsoft, PricewaterHouse, and Fortune 50 and 25 Banking, Oil and Gas, Transportation, and Supply Chain companies.

Bill has over 25 years of experience in wired/wireless strategy, Digital Transformation and deployment of networking technologies for several private and public companies. Most recently over the past 9 years, working with cities and utilities on strategies for executing “Smart” initiatives around Street lights, Smart Parking, Intelligent Traffic, Digital Twins and Security best practices.

Before launching Smart Connections Consulting, Bill was in charge of networking infrastructure for a leading Smart Grid startup where he built out the Distribution Automation line of business and accumulated 4 patents for his innovative approach. Following the IPO of the Smart Grid startup, Bill joined a lighting retrofit startup where he led the development of the company's Smart City platform that demonstrated lighting controls, smart parking, gunshot detection and way-finding. The lighting retrofit company was acquired by a large telco provider and Bill subsequently began the effort to bring the city and the utility together by way of digital transformation efforts (People, Process and Technology) because, "You can't have a Smart City without having a Smart Grid".

Bill has been recognized as a leader in technology and business and is very passionate about "Digital Equity" and helping cities solve that challenge.

2019 - Digital Transformation Innovator of the year
2022 - Smart Connections Consulting - 20 Most Promising Smart City Solutions Provider
2023 - Smart Connections Consulting - Top 50 most Innovative Companies to Watch

I have worked on an amazing and fun array of topics over the years. Deep expertise in data science, AI, ML and big graphs applied to multiple domains: IoT, Eldercare, Watson Health and Watson Financial Services (NLP). Consultant to national and international clients. All had deep technical elements and most involved business elements working with senior executives. Recognized dynamic speaker with clients at conferences and classes.

I am a member of IBM's Academy of Technology (800 of IBM's top technical talent) and an IBM Master Inventor with 47 issued patents.

I have recently earned a PhD in computer science, with research focused on the AI of multi-agent systems and a formal logic of "commitments". This kind of research has tremendous potential in our increasingly interconnected world.

I am an author of multiple published books and refereed academic papers.

I am also a prolific programmer. Current favorite technologies are Java, Python, Jupyter, Spark, TensorFlow, Groovy, Gremlin, Gradle and TDA (topological data analysis).

I blog about these topics at knowledgereactor.ai/blog.

Tobie Louw was born and raised on a farm in Paarl, South Africa. His respect for nature was instilled during hikes in the Cederberg Mountains when his dad said, “take only pictures and leave only footprints.”

Tobie promotes change in our world by showing respect for Nature. His wife Marly and two boys, Eben (10) and Charlie (7), are also involved in finding solutions to keep our planet healthy.

With a Master’s in Economics and Logistics at University of Stellenbosch, South Africa, Tobie has earned international business, sales and enablement for software, cloud, data and digital transformation in cutting edge technology at Global corporations like Oracle, Hewlett-Packard, BMC Software, Alibaba, and Google Cloud.

Tobie joined Clean Oceans International (COI) in 2018 to make a difference in human behavior believing that plastics represent danger to our oceans and our planet.

Omar Qaise used to work at the European Space Agency and the German Aerospace Center, as a spacecraft engineer, working on deep space and telecommunication missions. He then joined SES and O3b, where he sold more than $100M in satellite capacity and services, over a four-year stay. It is at that time, while getting exposed to the energy sector, that Omar realized how misaddressed were the needs for industrial IoT users. He learned about CubeSats which were already successful with Earth observation and wanted to bring them into telecommunications. After having reviewed the different available technologies addressing IoTs, he realized that no one cracked the wireless technology in the field and decided to launch OQ Technology.

Executive management consultant with 30 years of experience advising and delivering digital business solutions to Fortune 500 companies. Specialize in technology-driven business innovation, IT and business strategy, governance, planning and portfolio management and IT operations transformation. Formerly a Managing Partner with Gartner Consulting's High-Tech, Telecom and Media practice.

Specialties: Business strategy & transformation, business model innovation, social business, mobile computing solutions, 3D manufacturing & supply chain, M&A and divestitures, product innovation and development, program management, IT strategy & governance, IT operating model optimization, technology architecture and planning, and globally integrated enterprise (shared service) strategies and solutions.

"The art of innovation is not rooted in the desire to be disruptive, it is inspired by the passion to be revolutionary. Change lives, change the game!"

"In order to survive in today's digital world, you need to have a voracious appetite for change."

“Honesty is the best gift you can give someone and yourself. It is the currency that buys you trust.”

"Have a plan, but plan on that plan not going according to plan."

"Be comfortable with being uncomfortable."

"Thought-leadership is a first-of-a-kind thing. It's not an observation of the past. It's about creating something new, whether it is an idea, a point of view, a philosophy or way of doing things."

There are no experts on "disruption", just victims and stone throwers. Let the first of us who have launched their Tesla into Martian orbit cast the first stone. 🙂 #nextcurve

I would rather be called ignorant than full of shit. Humility, learning heart, judgement, integrity.

Lemmings follow. Thought leaders tell the herd not to go over the cliff.

Don't get it twisted, I'm an optimistic futurist. I arrive there through healthy skepticism, not sustained and compounded ignorance.

Don't trust, verify! Why? Trust is earned. Seems people have forgotten this very wise adage.

Kathryn Ficarra is the senior director of advertising at Big Fish Games, a game development studio and distribution platform for third-party developers. She was previously the senior director of user acquisition at the same company. Ficarra studied communications at Elon University.

Experienced Sales and Marketing with a demonstrated history of working on consumer brands using innovative strategies and customer focused solutions. Strong marketing professional skilled in Sales, Management, Business Development and Digital Marketing.

Mr. Robert Hamblet is a Co-Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer, President & Board Member at Teal Communications, which is founded by both him and Michael Johnston, Jr. in 2018, Teal was created to revolutionize eSIM technology and to provide a new connectivity platform that provides true programmability. With Teal you get programmatic control to connect onto any networks in the world.

Robert was previously a senior engineer at Globetouch, a company that provides white-label-platform as a service (WPaaS), for the deployment of IoT applications centered around global connectivity, device management and edge intelligence for automotive manufacturers. While at Globetouch, Robby noticed there was a huge opportunity to build a connected world far beyond the automotive industry. Today, Teal is the world’s first true eSIM platform connecting the world one IoT device at a time.

I am a strategic and transformative technology and business management leader with 23+ years record of achievement driving and sustaining change in Manufacturing IT and OT.

I serve Industrial and Manufacturing Clients in Automotive, Aerospace & Defense, Machinery, Medical Device, and Oil & Gas Industries, providing Digital Transformation, Industrial IoT (IIoT), and Predictive Analytics technology and services, as well as Industry 4.0 and AI Training.

My mission is to help clients create a competitive advantage through Industrial Digital Transformation, driving Zero-Downtime, Zero-Defects, and Sustainable Manufacturing.

We can achieve this by implementing Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and Predictive Analytics tools to connect and analyze complex manufacturing processes, systems and machines and identify opportunities that significantly reduce costs, increase efficiencies, eliminate waste and enhance productivity.

Areas of Expertise:

- Industry 4.0
- Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)
- Zero-Downtime, Zero-Defects Manufacturing
- Predictive Analytics (Predictive Maintenance | Predictive Quality)
- Prescriptive Analytics
- Industrial AI & Machine Learning
- Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)
- Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM)
- Plant Connectivity and Data Acquisition (OPC, MTConnect, SCADA)
- Industrial Automation (CNC, PLC, Sensors)
- Industry 4.0 Assessments and Training

Sean Cook, owner of Group Purchasing Resources, has worked in the telecom industry for over 20 years. He is committed to exemplary customer service. Customers working with GPR get full service consultation that lasts the entire span of their service agreement. Sean's passion is reducing his customers costs while increasing the companies profitability. GPR provides services for companies that are unable to dedicate resources to telecom management. From cost savings to expanding services, GPR can manage most of your telecom needs.

Entrepreneur in Emerging Technologies 5G, IoT, AI & Edge Compute | 28 years in 7 countries | Fortune 100 Global Executive | Game Changer | Value Creator

Entrepreneur in the 5G, IoT, prop tech, AI, Blockchain and ICT space

Over the past 28 years, I have been fortunate to live in 7 countries across North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. Motivated by challenges, winning, and team members’ success, I have a passion for building high performance teams, using technology to improve people’s lives, and mentoring globally.

My senior leadership roles have ranged from establishing businesses or turn-around, to driving major operations transformations and growth in well-established areas. I am best known for delivering results, often through strategic transformation and customer value creation programs, of which several have won global awards.

**AREAS OF EXPERTISE**
• Strategic Transformation
• Business Growth & Scaling
• Turnarounds
• Value Creation
• High Performance Teams
• Results Oriented Culture
• Coaching and Mentoring
• P&L Management
• Business Development
• Sales
• Sales Executive
• Operations
• Operations Leadership
• Strategy
• Telecommunications and wireless
• Digital Transformation
• Internet of Things, IoT - LoRa, Z-Wave, ZigBee, NB-IoT
• Artificial Intelligence - AI, Augmented Intelligence
• Professional Services - Consulting and Managed Services
• Blockchain - Ethereum, ERC-721, ERC-20, Crypto
• Entrepreneurship

**LANGUAGES**
• English
• Swedish
• Portuguese
• Spanish
• German

**MILITARY EXPERIENCE**
• Sergeant and Radar System Technician, Swedish Army, 1991 – 1992

**STATUS**
• Swedish Citizen with U.S. Permanent Resident (Green Card)

Mus Lukmani started working on 2005, then he has changed 3 companies and 4 jobs. On average, he works for one company for 6 years. He has been working as a Sales Director - North America (High CAT modules) for Telit for 5 years.

Education
* Business Management and Marketing Certificate at University of California, San Diego
* Masters of Science at University of Southern California
* Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) at Nagpur University

Biz-Tech Skills

• Global Business, Account & Product/Project Development & Management Experiences
  
• Bilingual Mandarin/English Mobile Public Speaker, Trainer, Moderator and Panelist
• Expatriate work experiences in Greater China, Europe and North America
• Extensive network of Chinese OEM/ODM Smart Mobile Devices & Silicon Chip Channel customers
• Mobile “Contactless” NFC payments Rainmaker, especially for Smartphones & Smartwatches
• TEE Embedded Software Dev Tools & Pioneering Dual Roots of Trust edge device software security
• eSIM/iSIM Evangelization and design-in wins from chip core to Secure Elements
• GSMA/Remote SIM Provisioning Expertise, SM-DP, SM-SR server and device side
• Extensive understanding of Smart Card and Semiconductor industries in Greater China/Asia
• IoT Cellular Module design-in Wins for Connected Car and Consumer Edge Devices
• Extensive experience working with MNOs, MVNOs, Service Providers in wireless ecosystems
• Web3, Blockchains, and Tokenization of physical digital assets & dongle devices for solar PV Panels in the DeWI/TiPIN/DePIN Infra sectors
  

Career Greater China/India/Asia Wireless Market, Bilingual Mandarin-speaking Professional + wireless & OEM/ODM mobile handset ecosystem specialist, involved in selling of wireless technologies while living/working on both sides of the Pacific Rim for decades.

Specialties: Greater China wireless specialist focusing on Consumer Electronics edge devices and globally standardized wireless connectivity solutions. A very cross-functional specialist with wireless technology training, Asian language and biz dev-sales-marketing-account/product management expertise.

An accomplished and passionate entrepreneur, Carl has founded over 10 businesses, ranging from 3D printing and energy to contracting and software. With a proven track record of success in driving growth and innovation, Carl is dedicated to making energy efficiency and EV charging more accessible through the use of innovative software and artificial intelligence. As the founder of WattLogic, Carl leads a team focused on developing sustainable energy solutions to meet the needs of a rapidly changing world. Carl has also successfully acquired other companies throughout their career, expanding their reach and impact in the business world. Carl brings a unique perspective to their work, driven by a desire to tackle seemingly impossible goals and a willingness to take risks to achieve success.

A quote that defines my approach to business:
"Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Specialties: Vision, entrepreneurial ventures, business models, energy solutions, marketing, business technology, mentorship, launch strategy, and acquisitions.

As the President and CEO of TeraCode, I have over 18 years of experience in designing and implementing IoT technologies, AI and machine learning solutions for various industries and clients. My mission is to help businesses connect products, analyze data, and create compelling, data-driven user experiences and insights.

I lead a team of talented and passionate professionals who share my vision of solving IoT challenges and delivering value to our customers. We have developed a multi-stage process for guiding our clients through the IoT journey, from strategy to execution. We have also been awarded multiple patents in the search marketing and IoT domains, demonstrating our innovation and expertise.

Carrie Chitsey is the Co-Founder & CEO of One Touch Brands Family of Companies: One Touch Video Chat, One Touch Telehealth, Live Video Interviews, and One Touch Video Banking. Carrie is also a real estate investor and owns a construction company. Buy My House and Chitsey Builders. The host of the 2x/weekly podcast "Executive Innovation Show". Named Top 50 Healthcare Technology CEO's of 2019 by Technology Innovators Magazine. Host ofthe Top 50 Customer Experience Podcasts: Executive Innovation Show #Podcast (22 networks).

Carrie Chitsey is a 7x Female #Founder has been recognized as Top 100 Female Founders in the US, top 50 Mobile Leaders in the US, Top 40 Marketing Executives Under 40 in the US and has been published in many magazines and publications as one of the markets thought leaders in #mobile, digital marketing strategies, innovation, and technology.

Carrie founded several mobile companies including one of the first text messaging, mobile website, mobile application companies in the US back in 2008. She has written and published several patents in mobile technology innovation.

Improve a Billion lives, Social Impact at Scale

I am Thiag Loganathan, president and CEO of Cardinality.ai, leading it through the next phase of our journey, a win-win-win for our clients (government agencies), their customers, and our shareholders. We are a GovTech100 company: Innovative and Intuitive, purpose-built SaaS solutions for State and Local government agencies.

Where are you from? What makes you tick? What are you working on right now that excites you most?

Some of my favorite questions. Why? If you can see the world through the lenses of others you appreciate where they have been, what is important to them, and where they are going. Connecting the dots to what you are professionally or personally charged to do will make those relationships stronger shifting transactional and superficial conversations into meaningful and memory making engagements. Life, after all, is about making an impact in the lives and communities of others…and I am blessed to work with great people in ways that humble and inspire me daily!

From teaching at DU and the Latino Leadership Institute to shifting paradigms in healthcare at Premier, everyday presents us with unique opportunities to execute on goals, drive revenue, increase profitability, and make an impact (professionally and as a husband and a father). While all of these are metrics that I utilize to measure progress, they don't occur without an appreciation for what's important to others and intentional engagement every single day. Ask the questions. Think creatively about your solutions. Drive change.

How did you do to contribute to your goals and overall success today?

Healthcare Solutions Management, Strategic planning and management, Bio-Medical Engineering

Welcome! Please join me at our Facebook group and page, thank you!

Chris Davis is an executive with global experience in IoT, smart cities, high performance buildings, clean technology, and industrial automation sectors. As Founder and Managing Consultant at Technicity Consulting LLC, he helps companies unlock hidden potential by opening and growing new opportunities and markets. The goal is helping clients grow top-line and bottom-line results to achieve higher valuations for fundraising and at exit.

Formerly as Vice President, Smart Cities, Mr. Davis developed CIMCON Lighting’s Smart City strategy and created an ecosystem of alliance and technology partners. In addition, he provided thought leadership through whitepapers, articles, blogs, podcasts and by speaking at conferences globally.

Prior to CIMCON, Mr. Davis was Vice President, Global Strategic Alliances at Schneider Electric, President and Board Member of Baumüller Inc., and has held Vice President, Managing Director and Board Member positions at Color Kinetics, and Varta Batteries Pvt. Ltd (Singapore). In addition, Mr. Davis served as a Lieutenant in the United States Navy.

Mr. Davis volunteers as a Mentor/Advisor for Leading Cities, Cleantech Open Northeast Region, MIT Enterprise Forum of Cambridge, and MASS Technology Transfer Center. In addition, he is Board Chairperson of Collective Liberty, a non-profit startup focused on eradicating human trafficking.

High-tech software entrepreneur, product developer, executive, inventor, and musician.

Currently CEO/Co-founder of Leverege - a world-class technology company creating an enterprise solutions development platform for the Internet of Things (IoT). The team at Leverege has developed software products used by the largest and most respected companies in the world and specializes in big data, predictive analytics, AI and machine learning, and UI/UX.

Specialties: Thinking out-of-the-box, imagineering, all things tech, team building, taking an idea from concept to reality, exceeding customer expectations

27 years professional career where i was always looking to take the ICT industry a step forward whenever there is a need for innovative telecom solutions, offerings & automated process for operations & management tools, right competence skill set & tools to enable my organization to sell more, deliver with speed & quality using a simple process and clear organization structure. I would like to be taking it from ideas into strategy, communication & up to delivery with operators launching new services.

I've started my career back in 1995 as a professional programmer focused in innovative technologies moving from development of low level operating system calls to the early internet days developing internet banking systems to NCR RMEA customers.

In 2000 I've been the 1st employee to join Ericsson Mobile Internet Center of excellence in Egypt as a solution architect & system designer in early days of GPRS trying to build & sell Mobile Payment solution and ending up to sell first locally customized WAP Gateway, it was too early for mobile payments.

In 2002 i was leading a team of innovative developers & testers with their dedicated LAB in Ericsson serving operators & application development partners in the EMW days where we built & sold the 1st enterprise WAP stock trading solution in Egypt and sold first Operator portal solution in Northern Africa.

In 2003/2004 i became the SI champion in Egypt when Ericsson started the System Integration business in Northern Africa growing up service layer (VAS) capabilities to build solutions for MIEP, MMS, SMSCs, Multi Activation platforms, Network Management nodes and changing the way operators used to use their classic GSM OSS to new arena of OSS RC SI solution.

In 2007, I've started a new journey in Ericsson focusing back on software development building up a customization center in Egypt delivering world-wide.

Now I'm making www.MasterOfThings.com, to be the platform of choice to build IoT & M2M applications in few hours.

Director of Smart Cities Community in Israel and work as Freelance in the field:
Sales and Marketing
Business connections
PR
Academic researches
Organizing conferences

I am keen about technological innovation and I am promoting enterprises with the desire to improve the quality of life of residents in different cities.
Main positions:
• Management of the Open University Entrepreneurship Club for 5 years.
• Establishment and management of smart cities community in Israel , which include more than 200 Representatives of different companies in all verticals of smart cities.
• Representation of various verticals companies in smart cities.
• PR of enterprises and start-ups.
• Promoting collaborations between enterprises , companies, municipalities and academic institutions.
• Organizing conferences and sponsoring.

As a Freelance I work in a wide range of fields in smart cities, such as:
Trash, 3D mapping, accessibility, transportation, energy, agriculture, education, pest control, tourism, security, sports, construction, infrastructure, logistics solutions, collaborative economy, employee management systems.

Check out my personal page.

Manages the Bar Ilan Center for Smart Cities ; Member of the Israel Bar Association since 2002, LLB from Netanya Academic College, an MBA (Cum) In Public Policy, for Managers, from Tel Aviv University.

I have extensive experience in business development, creating opportunities and entering new markets.
I have I focused In advanced medical equipment, precision agriculture and technologies in the field of smart cities. I have worked extensively in Eastern Europe, Japan and the USA.

I served as an advisor to the Minister of Housing and Construction and as an advisor to the Minister of Interior.

Advisor, Consultant and Strategist - Innovation, Technology & Industry for Equitable Economic Development.

George Thomas is a thought leader and adviser to public and private sector organizations in the Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia. A dynamic leader and team builder, George helps clients develop successful strategies and execute transformational projects in business operations, capital improvement, enterprise processes, change management and strategic planning. George serves as Chief Innovation Officer for Connected DMV, and leads the DMV Regional Economic Development Strategy (REDS), and serves as Director for the Potomac Quantum Innovation Center (PQIC).

George also founded New Urban Informatics, a boutique business advisory firm, providing expertise to some of the most innovative companies and governments focused on Public Sector Analytics and Smart Cities. Among key clients, George served as Global Director, Smart Infrastructure, for Hatch Ltd. In this role, he led Hatch's efforts in helping clients maximize value across all Infrastructure and Urban Solution domains.

George previously served as Global Director of Strategy & Markets for IBM’s Government Industry. In this role, he was responsible for the strategy and execution of new innovations and solutions to assist governments globally in delivering improved services to their citizens. From 2013 to 2014, he was the Director of Smarter Cities for IBM Greater China, based in Beijing; and from 2010 to 2012, he was the Global Director for Smarter Cities Strategy & Sales Execution.

George is a recognized industry expert at the intersection of technology and business in areas such as quantum, cybersecurity, AI, deep analytics, Smart Cities, Blockchain, and IOT. George is a founding member of the Smarter Cities Council, serves on multiple NIST, ASCE & GCTC committees, and is a mentor, board member and coach to several start-ups and innovative companies. George is a proven thought leader and a regular speaker at conferences and events including at the C40 Mayor’s Conferences, TEDx, Chambers of Commerce, the World Bank and the United Nations.

I am experienced in building physical and digital products! I have 6+ years working in the tech space as a startup founder or founding team member. I have a passion for developing products from scratch and taking them from concept/idea to market.
My product management experience ranges from:

📱 iPhone & Android apps
💻 Enterprise software
🪞 Smart Mirrors
👚 Technical Women's Fashion

In addition to developing products I love writing & talking about
-Sourcing & procurement
-Tech/AI
-Product Development
-GTM strategies

I have been a player/coach in a diverse range of IT domains including real-time communications, Cybersecurity, SaaS, 5G wireless, cloud and data center, application development and enterprise IT architecture. I have a deep base of experiences in architecting B2B, B2C and A2C applications in Healthcare, Real Estate, VoIP, Video, IoT and other IT focus verticals.

I thirst for knowledge, and in my current journey, I am a M.S. student in a domain of Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning called Human Language Technology (which includes Natural Language Processing, Conversational AI, Applied Computational Linguistics, Information Extraction, Chatbot and other exciting focus areas that could have a future positive impact to the human race when coupled with the right motivation). My goal is to use my degree, skills and experiences to lead language technology initiatives and also ensure these solutions meet confidentiality, integrity and availability metrics as relating to cybersecurity, risk and compliance.

Connecting people. Connecting the dots. Encouraging everyone to think differently.
It’s what I do, and I love it!!!

I innovate, collaborate, encourage, celebrate and support the development of opportunity creation, inclusive access and ecosystem building, with and for historically underrepresented individuals, groups, and communities - for the benefit of everyone.

Intellectually curious, challenging assumptions and willing to explore different perspectives. Positive by nature, a risk taker, a collaborative connector, and in constant pursuit of knowledge and factfulness.

I am an intrapreneur turned entrepreneur with over 30 years of international sales, marketing and business development experience.

Solutions oriented and an action driven professional, dedicated to enabling and connecting innovators and entrepreneurs.

Strategic thinker and visionary, who embrace collaboration, co-creation and integration to create and deliver better, meaningful results.

GOALS
• Actively promote and stimulate the growth of effective, efficient, productive, interactive and engaging meetings of the minds.
• Create significant value and positive impact that is sustainable.
• Consistently deliver exceptional service, support & product solutions.

EXPERTISE
Creative Thinking
Strategic Partnership Development
Event Architecture and Event Tech
Business Development
Marketing, Sales and Strategic Account Management.
Community Building
Communications
Mechatronic Engineer (Arduino)

ADDITIONAL
Spartan racing, long-distance running, sail racing, surf-ski kayaking, biking/mountain biking, tennis, music, food, and a good laugh.

CREDO
Be kind. Be generous. Be happy.
And above all LOVE.

KINDNESS PROFILE
Altruistic

Jason S. Rodriguez is the CEO and co-founder of Zpryme, a research, media, and events company for the energy industry. He leads the strategy and the direction of the company's market research, events, and advisory work in the clean-tech and energy industry. Mr. Rodriguez has helped energy companies enter and succeed in complex and intensely competitive markets globally.

You have a solution to mobility woes and you need a partner to put it in play by:
🔹 Knocking down barriers to access and accessibility
🔹 Making automation, electrification, and connectivity work
🔹 Match rides with people who need to work, school or human services
🔹 Rebuilding bus, rail or air service
🔹 Taming curbside chaos
🔹 Making it safe, efficient and feasible to bike wherever

I WORK WITH LEADERS AND THEIR TEAMS IN
Cities, states, regional organizations, companies, and campuses to solve safety, mobility, equity, environmental and economic challenges in partnership with Mobility providers, data tech firms, MaaS and EV infrastructure leaders.

Insurance companies, engineering and planning firms, transit agencies, ports

WHAT MAKES ME DIFFERENT

Working with dozens of government entities, companies, and nonprofits and evaluating hundreds of pilots, I have learned: Government and campus owners don’t understand disruptive technology firms and tech Firms are befuddled and frustrated by government ways.

✔ Partnerships are key
✔ Pilots don’t scale by themselves
✔ Business models, policy, investment and consumer confidence make or break technology
✔ Generating revenue is key for government and tech firms

HOW I WORK
I will work with you to convert communities and campuses into innovation engines by:
🔹 Designing sustainable business models for Smart City/Smart Mobility to move from product launches and pilots to sustainable partnerships and networks.

🔹 Creating living laboratories using streets, highways, curbs & sidewalks, as well as aligning Smart City/Mobility Tech and Data Offerings to client needs

🔹 Forging partnerships for safer, more equitable and more vibrant sustainable communities

🔹 Expanding your ability to be mobilineers through online training, workshops and 1:1 mentoring to scale opportunities for green technology

GETTING RESULTS

“In 2022, Kelley helped us opening the door to $160 million opportunities over the next five years by helping us learn how to align with what clients need.”

“I extended our work ($1M) with an existing client and landed a new high profile client by focusing on being the translator between technology and end-user.” Frank Domingo

"We won a $40M infrastructure project-- our ability to show we understood the state’s needs and dreams around disruptive technology was a differentiator.” Laura Niemeyer

LET’S GET STARTED

DM with your key challenge in 2023 and let's see if we can identify opportunities to give your mobility solutions wings.

With over 25 years of experience, I am now considered oldish. But it does also mean I bring a seasoned, better word than old, perspective to business-to-business sales, management, marketing and go-to-market strategies. Having navigated both sides of the table as a supplier and buyer of cellular connectivity in various technology companies, I possess a deep understanding of the industry. My entrepreneurial journey includes founding Simetric, a company dedicated to empowering Enterprises and MSPs to monetize cellular connectivity and consulted for a Private Cellular startup. Now working as sales manager at 1NCE, I've returned to my roots, leveraging this expertise to provide cutting-edge cellular connectivity solutions for IoT hardware and software. My approach is grounded in openness, honesty, and approachability, ensuring clients and partners receive knowledgeable and dedicated guidance for their tech solutions.

Jeff has extensive operating experience in high growth companies with a focus on go to market strategies affecting sales, marketing, and channel. He has brought his leadership skills as an operating executive to the management team of companies resulting in fourteen companies experiencing great liquidity exits, with 5 achieving $1b or more in market capitalization.

Client company success;
• Jeff assisted Vivisimo, makers of software to access and cluster the worlds information, for better search and discovery, resulting in 421% larger deals, leading to an acquisition by IBM for 20x revenue - watch video.
• Assisted Taleo, SaaS tools for sourcing, recruiting and onboarding, with their value-based go-to-market resulting in growth from $8m to $326k laying the foundation for an acquisition by Oracle for $1.6b.
• Assisted Serigraph Inc., a commercial molder of plastics for automotive, appliance, consumer goods, medical device, lifting sales from 10 years of stagnation to an 800% improvement in sales close rate, 211% improvement in contribution margin, 26% faster sales cycles, and the best sales years in previous 10 years - watch video.
• Jeff served as COO of Baan Supply Chain Solutions, and VP of Sales at Baan Americas (1993-1998), assisting in the company’s IPO and annual revenue growth from $60 million to $800 million.

Experience:
• Leading challenged companies thru major transformations resulting in acquisition or IPO: Baan (IPO), Taleo (IPO and acquisition by Oracle), Vivisimo (acquisition by IBM).
• Working with innovative technology companies thru explosive growth: Baan ($60m to $800m), Taleo ($8m to $326m), Vivisimo, growth that resulted an acquisition by IBM for 20x revenue.

In 2008 he was the best sales business book award-winning co-author of Selling to Zebras and in 2010, Jeff was honored as one of the greatest sales authors of all time in the book The Sales Gurus.

Michael has over 25 years of supply chain sales, project implementation and customer service experience. He is the founder of Supply Chain Junction and leads its business activities in the Middle East and South Africa and is responsible for all sales, services and support delivery activities.

Supply Chain Junction was formed in 2002 with a goal of delivering the best in class supply chain software and ensuring that its customer's business processes are aligned with the software to ensure the best possible outcome for success.

If you are interested in finding out more, then please get in touch with us at https://www.scjunction.com/contact-scj or via email at [email protected].

Specialities: #WarehouseManagement & Distribution Management Software, #OmniChannel Solutions, Demand Forecasting, Inventory Planning, #SupplyChain Optimisation, #Retail Planning Solutions, Supply Chain Visibility, Retail Optimisation, Integrated Business Planning, Store Fulfilment, Store Inventory

I am an experienced Business Owner and Executive with a demonstrated history and unique skill set encompassing virtually every aspect of the global supply chain and international trade/transport - having held senior level positions as a cargo owner, trader, vessel operator, agent, forwarder, broker and warehouse/port/terminal manager. An expert in global perishables logistics. An innovative business development professional skilled in International Trade, International Business, International Shipping, Supply Chain Management and Global Business Development. I have significant experience in hiring, managing and leading teams instilling a focus on providing clients, colleagues and business partners with timely and accurate information.

In 2015, I was deemed a Qualified Individual (QI) by the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) and awarded a license as an Ocean Transport Intermediary as both an NVOCC and Freight Forwarder. A skilled writer and researcher I continue to produce published studies, research papers and contributions to industry and company publications.

Technology Executive - Drive growth by aligning technology and operations.

Change Agent - Orchestrate transformative business strategies through data-driven decisions.

Product Innovator - Deliver disruptive solutions for Telecommunication, Consumer, Real Estate & Financial Services.

Servant Leader - Passionate in building amazing teams.

Growing up on a farm in Germany, Alexander Conrad started gaining deep knowledge about the world of agriculture from an early age already. Following his passion, he became an industrial mechanic by trade and completed an apprenticeship as the basis of his education. After that Alexander graduated as a mechanical engineer from the University of Applied Sciences in Cologne, Germany with a focus on agricultural technologies.

Alexander is a mechanic by trade and has spent his early career in Germany and Europe servicing, repairing and maintaining equipment of all kinds and learning about agricultural from scratch. Throughout his career as a mechanical engineer Alexander has tested and developed the latest equipment and machinery in the fields of Europe, across the Midwest and Canada and under the harsh conditions of California, the agricultural hub of the U.S.

After very successfully graduating as a mechanical engineer within the young age of 25, the following years of working in product management, engineering and field testing granted Alexander extensive experience within the product development of agricultural machinery. In February 2018 Alexander took his passion for agriculture to the next level and founded ConradAgrarConsulting in California‘s Silicon Valley to become the leading source of advice for international product development for European agricultural equipment and machine manufacturers.

Carrying this idea around for almost ten years, the final impulse to start the firm and his own engineering business in the United States came throughout his „Bike the Ag-world“-travels across North America on a motorcycle.

Kerry has a passion for Sustainable Development and Resilience. His "Professional Benchmark" is strategically linked to the UN Global Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs). This plarform effectively builds resilient infrastructure; promotes sustainable growth and fosters disruptive and innovative future technologies to maintain balanced ecosytem services.

His adept Project Management and Project Development experience enhances his capabilities in delivering Sustainability and Resilience Strategies, Food Security Solutions, and Economic Development Programs based on the Circular Economy principles.

Some of his main initiatives involve developing Smart & Sustainable Solutions for Emerging Economies, Communities and Citizens to improve Quality of Life and promote Sustainable Growth.

Specialties:
  * Project Management
  * Smart & Connected Cities Planning
  * Sustainability Action Plans
  * Energy Efficiency Programs
  * Renewable Energy Project Development
  * Smart Agriculture (Food Security)
  * Sustainable Housing
  * Entrepreneurship & Leadership Programs
  * Smart buildings
  * Smart Waste techniques.

He served as the Co-Chairman of Sustainability Committee at the Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce where they championed the awareness for Sustainability in Hospitality and Tourism sectors.

Some successful engagements that shaped his skills were at AT&T, Arthur Andersen, Salomon Brothers, First Boston, Bank of New York, the Caribbean Development Bank, Governments of Trinidad & Tobago, Barbados, Grenada, Guyana, St. Lucia, Belize and Antigua & Barbuda, and as Head of Sustainability at Paradise Technology Solutions.

His Solar Project Development expertise landed him among the Department of Energy’s (DoE) coaches who support dozens of teams across the USA with their technical needs, as they develop innovative, scalable business and financial models that open new solar markets to benefiting under-served communities.

With a strong focus on Smart City and Smart Community Planning, Kerry delves deeper into creating high quality of life across global cities and communities. Planning cities with 360° thinking to develop "Cities for People" using technology as a guiding tool.

A large emphasis is placed on creating Future Food Systems that are Sustainable, Circular, and Smart, to create and sustain local Food Security in each City. This aims to Develop and Improve Quality of Life by increasing employment opportunities, providing health and nutrition education, and improving physical and mental health within communities.