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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

Accomplished Sales and Business Development Specialist with an illustrious track record spanning over twenty-five years. Demonstrates profound expertise in telecommunications, IoT, AI, direct and indirect channel management, as well as business development. Specializes in wireline, wireless, SaaS, IoT, channel development, cloud technology, digital transformation, and NextGen software services.

"Dr. Brad" is a Digital Transformation growth and leadership expert, with decades of practical leadership experience applying market intelligence and growing technology firms. Previously he served in leadership roles in SaaS, IoT, and AI firms internationally and in Silicon Valley including Aisera (Series D), Cassia Networks (Series C), Allot Communications (exit to NASDAQ), and ADC Telecommunications (ADCT, acquired by CommScope).

He an executive presence and experienced speaker on intersection of markets and emergent technology at events like CES, AI & Big Data Expo, IoT Evolution, IPVM, Pubcon, and Sensors Expo, as well as broadcast media /podcasts including IoT Now, Democratic Visions, EPLN, Next Curve, Transforma Insights, and Conversations in Applied AI.

"Dr. Brad" is a Corporate Fellow at the University of St. Thomas (UST), Minneapolis, Masters in Management, Leadership, Healthcare, and Entrepreneurship programs. At UST, Dr. Brad is also an Opus College of Business mentor in the Community Entrepreneurship Program and a member of the AI Faculty Learning Community.

Since 2007, Dr. Brad has served as the founder/CEO of MarketVines, a strategic growth agency and consultancy working with hundreds of emergent tech scaleups, unicorns, and Fortune 100 enterprises. He is author of "The Vision Stack" a strategic mindset and knowledge-to-value framework for avoiding digital transformation project stalls and failures. His doctoral work into successful AI, SaaS, and IoT companies Navigating Complexity in an Internet of Things Era: A Case Study of Entrepreneurial Leadership in a Silicon Valley IoT Startup ranks in the top 8% of ResearchGate's new 2023 research.

Barnes is an executive with a robust 25-year tenure in the global technology and industry sectors, renowned for his strategic acumen and dynamic leadership. His expertise lies in cultivating enduring relationships and steering high-caliber teams to surpass performance benchmarks.

Barnes' career is marked by a consistent record of strategic innovation, adept problem-solving, and a drive for revenue enhancement. He is dedicated to lifelong learning and the mentorship of emerging leaders.

Barnes’ competencies are underpinned by a strong work ethic, a proactive approach, and a commitment to collaborative teamwork. His intellectual curiosity, coupled with an investor mindset, empowers him to drive growth strategies and CRM proficiency within organizations.

As a Growth Strategy Advisor with intellectual agility and mentor with passion, Barnes is dedicated to driving organizations to reach their targets and sharing key learnings in driving growth. Barnes is an open-minded strategic thinker with strong analytical skills to manage expectations.

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Dr. Malloy has expertise in transforming data into actionable decisions. His past work includes the use of artificial intelligence, economic analysis, and mathematical modeling to provide effective and actionable decision recommendations for partners in health, energy, and national security. Dr. Malloy has a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Purdue University and a Ph.D. in Management Science & Engineering from Stanford University.

B2B Social Media Maven | Tech Industry Storyteller

With over three decades in telecom and IT, I've mastered the art of transforming social media into a dynamic platform for audience engagement, community building, and establishing thought leadership. My approach isn't about personal brand promotion but about delivering educational and informative content to cultivate a sustainable, long-term business presence. I am the the leading content creator in areas like Enterprise AI, UCaaS, CPaaS, CCaaS, Telecom/5G and more!

Expertise Across the Spectrum:
From Enterprise IT to Cloud Computing, and Cybersecurity to Digital Health—I've navigated the vast realms of 5G, AI, Telecom, IoT, and Customer Experience. With 30 years in enterprise sales, alliances, and marketing, I offer unparalleled insights into the Future of Work, emphasizing Unified Communications, Collaboration, and Customer Experience (CX).

Reach & Recognition:
Commanding an organic outreach that scales into the tens of millions, I am a content powerhouse across platforms like LinkedIn (60K Followers), Twitter (370K Followers), Instagram (70K Followers), YouTube (85K subs), and more. My network includes influential B2B tech figures—CIOs, CMOs, CTOs, media personalities, analysts, and journalists. My daily live show, which is livestreamed to my 550K followers across LinkedIn Live, TwitterX, YouTube, Instagram, and Facebook (and published as an iTunes/Spotify podcast/blog) reaches 2-3M globally over 60-90 days

Partnerships with Industry Leaders:
Over the past decade, I've fostered impactful partnerships with giants like 3M, T-Mobile, Broadcom, Cisco, Intel, and Microsoft, among others. My focus is on nurturing long-term growth and mutually beneficial relationships, driving both reach and thought leadership in the tech space.

Strategy for Success:
My strategy is built on patience, dedication, and collaborative effort. I aim to magnify your digital footprint on Twitter, LinkedIn, and beyond, translating these efforts into broader social reach, increased web traffic, and enhanced content engagement.

Services Offered:
I provide comprehensive services including audio and video podcast production, event coverage and promotion, social media amplification, content creation, and distribution. This involves daily social media posts, monthly live video interviews, regular blogging, and leveraging my extensive network and best practices to enhance your brand’s visibility and engagement.

Let's Connect to Explore How We Can Elevate Your Brand Together!

Matthew Chavira is a resourceful leader with a deep passion for the field of artificial intelligence. As the founder of Prophets of AI, a representation agency for individuals who have made significant contributions in the AI and robotics fields, Matthew has curated a diverse lineup of industry-leading experts and government leaders who are shaping the future of AI development. This platform aims to be a world-leading resource for knowledge and inspiration in connection to AI's artistic and ethical development and represents a wide array of influential individuals including the Chair for Human AI Interaction at IEEE, UN Digital Government Advisors, World Economic Forum Future Council Members, and individuals featured in Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential in AI (Stephanie Dinkins and Sougwen Chung).

In addition to his entrepreneurial pursuits, Matthew holds an executive position at Hanson Robotics, the company behind the world-famous Sophia the Robot, where he oversees all of Sophia's live appearances, orchestrating impactful performances that explore the potential of AI and the interactions between humans and machines.
Furthermore, Matthew is also the Global Director of AI Partnerships at the International Advertising Association (IAA), an 85-year-old institution that stands as the global compass for the marketing communications industry. In this role, Matthew connects companies that align with the IAA’s principles of building high-value brands with its thought leadership, educational programs, and world-class events.

With a deep belief in AI's transformative power to make the world a better place, Matthew is dedicated to driving conversations and focus toward the developments shaping the future of this rapidly evolving field. Through each role, Matthew is committed to advancing AI and fostering collaboration among experts, artists, and enthusiasts.

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

Hesham is an innovative leader with a broad base of expertise in sales, marketing, and operations with a great track record of driving growth at start-ups, turnarounds, and growing high tech companies.

He's responsible for several highly successful corporate growth strategies and mergers in the wireless industry, founding of two companies and management of two other start-ups. He has years of experience in all aspects of product management from concept to go-to-market execution.

He's also an adept leader capable of attracting and retaining top talent as well as managing across large, global organizations.

Industries: Mobile, Cable, and Hi-Tech

Areas of expertise include: Excellent technical, marketing, and problem solving skills.

* New Product Introduction
* Leading Change
* Project Management
* Business Development
* Mergers & Acquisitions
* Building Talented Teams
* Social Media Marketing
* Forming Strategic Partnerships
* Managing Budgets and P&L
* Negotiating & Closing Deals

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.

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.

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 objectives are to build strong international fora of key stakeholders to share knowledge and best practices about choice and use of innovative (primarily end-user) technologies in the fields of telecommunications, media and entertainment. My major focus areas currently are Internet of Things (IOT)/machine-to-machine (M2M) communications and device/application/service management and security. In the case of the latter, I am particularly interested in tracking the requirements of major stakeholders such as enterprises, carriers and end users.

I have over 20 years' experience in telecoms and IT, across a range of functional areas including strategic consulting (Gartner, Ovum), business strategy, sales/business development, marketing, product management and operations (BT, Nortel, Alcatel).

I have been a frequent chairman and speaker at international conferences on topics such as M2M, embedded connectivity, mobile device management, mobile device security, push-to-talk, IMS and fixed mobile convergence. Also, I have written for a number of industry publications such as GSM World Focus, Total Telecom, Mobile Europe and GSM 3G Vision.

Specialties: Mobile device management, Internet of Things (IOT), machine-to machine (M2M) communication mobile device security, mobile application management, mobile messaging, mobile service management, IMS and fixed mobile convergence.

Market research & analysis, strategic consulting, strategic marketing, investment appraisal, due diligence, vendor & product selection, competitive analysis & competitive strategy, bid strategy & bid management.

Hanson Robotics’ most advanced human-like robot, Sophia, personifies our dreams for the future of AI. As a unique combination of science, engineering, and artistry, Sophia is simultaneously a science fiction character depicting the future of AI and robotics, and a technology platform for advanced robotics and AI research.

Since her launch in 2016, Sophia captivated the imagination of global audiences. She served as the first robot Innovation Ambassador for the United Nations Development Programme, and became the world’s first robot citizen. As a technology, Sophia’s science has won top AI awards including from Neurips, World Technology Awards, and Edison Prize. Sophia’s appearances on BBC, CNN, Reuters, the Tonight Show, and Good Morning Britain, made her the world’s most famous robot— a beloved household name with millions of viewers, subscribers, followers, and fans, who tune in regularly to see Sophia’s story and latest developments.

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.

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).

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.

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.

An energetic, hands-on leader specializing in launching and scaling products, EBITDA growth, and operations & supply chain transformations. I am driven by the excitement of overcoming challenges, building and empowering teams, and delivering spectacular results.

I am a senior consultant in supply chain operations, product launch and ramp up across high tech, aerospace, industrial and consumer.

Kudzai Manditereza is the Senior Industry Solutions Advocate at HiveMQ, where he partners with leading manufacturing companies to build robust data foundations for advanced analytics and AI use cases through effective thought leadership. With over a decade of experience in data integration technologies and developing Industrial IoT solutions, Kudzai has since been named one of the Top 15 Global Influential personas creating content about Industry4.0 online.

In addition to his role at HiveMQ, Kudzai is the founder of Industry40.tv, a platform dedicated to educating tens of thousands of engineers and manufacturing leaders each month through his popular YouTube channel and email newsletter. He specializes in helping digital manufacturing professionals master the implementation of intelligent manufacturing using Industrial IoT and AI solutions.

Kudzai also hosts the weekly podcast AI in Manufacturing, where he interviews the world’s leading experts in Industrial AI. Through these conversations, he provides manufacturing leaders with detailed insights and practical advice for adopting AI in their operations.

MBA | PM | Helping businesses reach their wireless goals.

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M.B.A. 2023
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering 2017

Strategic Leadership | Secure Enterprise IT Business Operations | Corporate Governance
Mantra: "Speed to Business Results!" | Core Values: Service, Leadership, Excellence, Honor, and Growth.
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C|CISO | CISSP-ISSMP | PMP

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My happy place is at the intersection of Leadership, Technology, and Business. My superpower is my unshakeable determination to succeed. I consistently increase my level of certainty, clarity, confidence, and courage to manage, execute, and expand results in both my personal and professional life. My passion is leadership and cybersecurity. My purpose is to help end suffering in cyberspace and inspire people to reach their highest potential. I help make living, working, and raising a family in cyberspace safer and more secure by minimizing exposure to confidential and privileged data and the impact of the next security breach. I inspire people around me through mentorship, writing, speaking, training, and other meaningful engagements to help grow leaders who will impact their respective communities and make our world a better place. I was born to lead.

Award-winning visionary cybersecurity and technology risk executive.
For over two decades, Bob has worked in complex environments at the intersection of people, processes, and technology. With an outstanding record of successfully establishing globally recognized technology risk management and cybersecurity programs, he has been setting the vision, driving the strategy and governance framework, establishing effective policies and standards, and managing the cybersecurity risk and compliance functions within Higher Education, State and Federal Governments, Defense Industrial Complex, High-Tech, and Consulting Industries.

Bob is recognized within the information security community for knowledge, vision, leadership, and the collaborative nature of effectively approaching a constantly evolving and complex area of information security and risk management. He demonstrates ability to establish positive internal and external C-level and boardroom relationships to effect significant change, drive a risk management strategy forward while enabling organization growth. Bob Fabien Zinga is also a Senior Information Warfare Officer in the U.S. Navy Reserve, among the top 2% of 400,000+ employees worldwide.

Certified Coach, Trainer, Teacher and Speaker by Dr. John C. Maxwell, Bob is a firm believer in personal growth and professional development and is dedicated to continuous growth.

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).

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.

Deepti Gupta, a seasoned Product Lead with 17+ years of experience in the tech industry. Deepti has a proven track record of leveraging Gen AI to drive innovation and empower women in tech. She is passionate about sharing her knowledge and insights to help others unlock their full creative potential.

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.

Prakash Sangam is the founder and the Principal at Tantra Analyst LLC. He has more than 20 years of global experience in engineering, marketing and business development of cutting-edge wireless technologies and products, including 5G, 4G, IoT, Wi-Fi, CV2X, and cloud/edge services. Prakash has worked for leading wireless companies including Qualcomm, Ericsson, and AT&T, serving many key engineering and marketing roles.

His research and analysis is inspired by not only his marketing prowess but also by his vast and well-rounded, hands-on experience spanning from planning and deploying large scale cellular wireless networks to testing and bench-marketing smartphones and other devices. Prakash’s expertise is utilizing his diverse engineering and marketing expertise to help wireless operators, semiconductor companies, and infrastructure providers to solve the 5G and IOT puzzle and develop effective business strategies.

A prolific writer, blogger, and speaker, Prakash enjoys synthesizing complex technical concepts into impactful strategies and persuasive messaging. He is a regular contributor for Forbes, EETimes, RCR Wireless, Medium and other leading publications and has been on the speaking circuit for leading industry events, including Mobile World Congress, & CTIA.

I’m a tech enthusiast, IoT advisor, and all-around DevRel pro with a knack for democratizing complex technologies from Embedded to Edge to Cloud, helping companies embark on and achieve a successful digital transformation powered by IoT.

You might know me as the host of the IoT Show. 🎙️

In my previous life, I was Principal PM Manager at Microsoft, where I led the charge in creating an awesome experience for IoT developers and fostering vibrant communities. 🌐
My journey started in the IoT space as an embedded developer and consultant (those were the days, right?). Then, I donned my Technical Evangelist cape for Microsoft France and later for Microsoft Corp. 🚀

But wait, there’s more! I also had a wild ride with Microsoft Open Technologies, diving into open source communities: from web and JavaScript to gaming and IoT, I’ve been around the block. 🌐🎮

Then, during 7 years, I’ve been knee-deep in helping Microsoft build core IoT services on Azure. And guess what? I’m still waving the developer flag, advocating for all of you out there. 🙌

Jay is a Technology Educational Consultant, Global Speaker and a Community Builder. Jay has received his Master’s degree in Telecommunication and Network Engineering from Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, USA. He has worked and stayed in different countries - India, USA and Canada.
He holds Permanent Residency Status in Canada.

Certifications Earned:
3 x Microsoft Azure
4 x Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
Certified Scrum Master
Certified DevSecOps Leader
EdX+2U Mentor

He has about 8+ years of experience and has worked in various backgrounds including Telecommunication sector, Financial Industry, Consulting firms, and in Educational organizations. He is passionate and Interested in Cloud, DevOps, DevSecOps, IT, Cyber Security, Generative AI, Team/Digital/Cultural Transformations, Networking and Program Management.

He is also a Coach and Mentor and has guided thousands of students and young professionals to pursue their career goals to pursue higher education via study abroad program and provided guidance on their immigration journey.

He has been a Global Speaker, speaking at 100+ different occasions since 2017. He has spoken in all mediums -Conferences, Universities, Meetups and YouTube Channels, Podcasts. Some of the popular one's which includes being a Panelist at 'The Cloud Together Summit' by 'Argyle Forum and Nutanix' in Feb'20 and been speaker for "The Linux Foundation- Open Networking Summit( San Jose) 'Open Source Summit-Embedded Linux Conference (San Diego), Canada DevOps & DataOps Summit, Canada SRE Summit, Canada FinOps Summit.

He is also speaker at SkillupDays by PeopleCert where he spoke on ITSM, AI and Project Management.

He has overall #6 IEEE International Technical Journal Publications and has been a Member for IEEE-Dallas Young Professionals, IEEE Canada and Ambassador of 'The DevOps Institute', Continuous Delivery Foundation, Canada DevOps Community of Practice.