Sorin Grama is an entrepreneur-in-residence at the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship and the Legatum Center for Development & Entrepreneurship where he brings experience of starting and scaling a hardware business in a developing economy. Sorin co-founded and served as CEO/CTO of Promethean Power Systems, a manufacturer of thermal energy storage systems for refrigeration […]
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Pablo Tomasi is a Senior Analyst covering Smart Cities and IoT at the research and consulting firm IHS Markit. Within the company, he is the Leading Analyst responsible for the Smart Cities IoT Intelligence Service, providing insight, data, and analysis on the current and future state of the smart city market. He produced research on […]
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Göran Appelquist, currently CTO at Crosser, has 20+ years of experience of different leading positions in high-tech companies. Crosser is a start-up that designs and delivers the industry’s first pure-play real-time software solution for Fog/Edge Computing architectures. Göran has a Ph.D. in physics from Stockholm University where he researched on data acquisition systems for large-scale […]
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Paul Vanslette is Chief Technology Officer at Industrial Video & Control, being responsible for planning and leading the initiative to design, develop, and implement industrial video software solutions for manufacturing, SCADA, and security applications that provide a sustained competitive advantage. IVC is the global market leader in industrial network video, driving the integration of digital video with SCADA […]
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Brian Ballard is the CEO and co-founder of Upskill (formerly APX Labs) where he is working on the next industrial revolution – using smart glasses to create powerful ways for the workforce to interact with the digital and physical world. Brian has been on the forefront of developing software solutions that enable revolutionary new scenarios for smart […]
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Adriana Avirvarei services encompass statewide leadership for lifecycle replacement, maintenance, mission critical infrastructure and regulatory compliance for assets consistency for design and construction to support the strategic company’s Reliability mission. Her responsibilities are the development and implementation of short- and long-term strategies to effectively manage organizations infrastructure portfolio projects. The core purpose of her teams […]
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Matt Morris is an Industrial IoT and cyber security entrepreneur, executive and author. Matt is currently the Managing Director & Global Head for Burns & McDonnell’s Industrial Cyber Practice, where he leads all aspects of the business, from strategy and business development to sales and delivery. An industry luminary, Matt spearheaded some of the most […]
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Education Graduated in Mechanical Engineering with focus on Automation at the Polytechnic University of Milan. Professional career CEO at Comau – part of FCA Group – since 2015. Before that, he was General Director. From 2010 to 2012 he managed the Comau North America Division in Michigan. He also held management roles in other divisions, […]
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Jim Rock is CEO of Seegrid and is a progressive leader of growth-stage technology companies. Jim’s expertise spans 25+ years in hi-tech industries including artificial intelligence software, voice recognition technology, acoustic semiconductors for mobile devices, and enterprise-grade software. Jim developed his business acumen in a series of challenging career and entrepreneurial opportunities with companies, including serving […]
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Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) solutions offer tremendous and disruptive value for customers, but sometimes have the unintended effect of adversely impacting the channel that it is sold and serviced through. This results in slow adoption of IIoT solutions, even if those solutions have significant and tangible customer value. Common product-market fit mistakes While many […]
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As outlined in our previous story on Industry 4.0, the challenges and opportunities facing the manufacturing sector are significant and global. They include: Tackling the skills shortage that manufacturers are increasingly facing due to an aging workforce and the changing nature of manufacturing itself Managing the demands of a global supply chain that requires strong, […]
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The evolution of the Internet of Things (IoT) has made life a lot more convenient and productive for both consumers and businesses alike over past few years, but on the other side, cybersecurity is an emerging challenge. For automobile original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), Tier 1 suppliers, car dealers, service providers, car owners and drivers, cyberattacks […]
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