Global IoT for Smart Cities 

24 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.

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.

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.

Ran Goldstein manages the Bar Ilan Center for Smart Cities and In addition coordinates the collaborations with technology companies; Member of the Israel Bar Association since 2002, LLB from Netanya Academic College, an MBA cum laude In Public Policy, for Managers, from Tel Aviv University.

Ran served as an advisor to the Minister of Housing and Construction and as an advisor to the Minister of Interior. Ran has extensive experience as a consultant and business development in the IT field.

George Thomas is a thought leader and adviser to public and private sector organizations in the Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia. With over twenty three years of experience, George has held a variety of sales, strategy and consulting roles. A dynamic leader and team builder, George has helped clients develop successful strategies and execute transformational projects in business operations, capital improvement, enterprise processes, organizational change management and strategic planning.

George 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 cognitive computing, deep analytics, Smart Cities, Blockchain, the API economy, Internet of Things, and Cloud Computing. George is a founding member of the Smarter Cities Council, serves on multiple NIST and 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.

Tiffani Neilson has extensive marketing, branding, and PR experience, as well as deep knowledge about IoT, LPWA, and many other technologies. Tiffani’s passion for delivering excellence is second to none and evident in her skillful ability to transition projects from strategy to seamless execution. Highly skilled in forming partnerships and developing strategic relationships, Tiffani aligns marketing initiatives with business goals to generate interest, demand, and recognition for businesses and their products. Her C-level experience in business, along with her background in product development, event management, and communications help Tiffani position brands as industry leaders and drive ROI.