Nadimeh Mehra, Vice President, District 2020, Expo 2020 Dubai
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Nadimeh Mehra, Vice President, District 2020, Expo 2020 Dubai

Nadimeh Mehra joined Expo 2020 Dubai in early 2015 and has the responsibility of overseeing the commercial development of the post-Expo site known as District 2020. Prior to joining Expo 2020 Ms. Mehra headed the Development Capital division of UAE-based Daman Investments for 10 years where she had the responsibility of overseeing the identification, evaluation, […]

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Video: cybersecurity of the next generation smart grid
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Video: cybersecurity of the next generation smart grid

As technology advances accelerate and Industry 4.0 continues to assimilate more and more areas of the Industrial world, the energy sector has come into the limelight as one of the top three most attacked critical infrastructure sectors in the U.S.  With the addition of more digital technologies to power plants, opportunities for cyberattack are only […]

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Long Beach – Technology for an improved quality of life for its citizens
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Long Beach – Technology for an improved quality of life for its citizens

The Smart City Long Beach projects aim to leverage advancements in technology, data management, and user-centered design in order to improve residents’ quality-of-life and promote digital equity. Smart Long Beach will better prepare the city to utilize emerging technologies, which will be deployed responsibly to meet community-sourced needs. With a purpose to foster civic engagement […]

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Buy smart: best practices for sourcing IIoT solutions from start-ups
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Buy smart: best practices for sourcing IIoT solutions from start-ups

A lot of the innovation around Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is coming from start-up companies. But how do you buy a solution when the technology is still evolving, the use cases are emerging, and the company selling it may not be in business a year from now? Let me tell you what won’t work […]

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Lars Ledung, Sales Solution Architect
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Lars Ledung, Sales Solution Architect

Lars is a chemical engineer with international experience from the whole product and solution value chain: from R&D, project and product management to sales. In his current role, Lars supports ABB’s local business lines in order to strengthen the global digital business within his expert field “Simulation & Digital Twin”. The solutions are based on […]

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Elise Thorud, Global Product Manager Simulation & Digital Twin
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Elise Thorud, Global Product Manager Simulation & Digital Twin

Elise is an experienced Global Product Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the energy industry. Skilled in leadership, technology planning, sales management and product management. Strong information technology professional with a Master of Science focused in Information Technology and Cybernetics from University of Oslo.

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Will Hastings, Market Research Analyst
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Will Hastings, Market Research Analyst

Will leads ARC’s research in Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) within the Digital Transformation Group. Will also co-leads ARC’s Additive Manufacturing research along with his German counterpart, Fabian Wanke. Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) has expanded beyond it’s traditional roots in new product development.  As companies are beginning to harness the value of their data, the role […]

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A New Approach to IIoT Security
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A New Approach to IIoT Security

As more operational technology (OT) devices and industrial control systems (ICSs) are connected to information technology (IT) systems over the Internet, the attack surface expands to billions of insecure devices, many of which cannot be patched. That in turn creates a massive population of new attack vectors against physical infrastructure – from power and water […]

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Cybersecurity Predictions for 2020
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Cybersecurity Predictions for 2020

The year 2020 marks the transition to a new decade, and recent notable events and trends signify a similar changeover in the threat landscape. Cybersecurity in 2020 and beyond will have to be viewed through many lenses — from differing attacker motivations and cybercriminal arsenal to advancing technological developments and global threat intelligence — only […]

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Susan Peterson-Sturm, Digital Lead
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Susan Peterson-Sturm, Digital Lead

Susan Peterson-Sturm leads ABB’s Energy Industries digital business. She is an industrial control leader with 15 years’ experience working with energy companies to securely and efficiently scale digital solutions for industrial enterprise. Prior to joining ABB, Susan spent 10 years in various roles at GE developing, launching and operating software and security solution product lines. Susan […]

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Marjan Faraidooni, Senior Vice President, Legacy Development and Impact, Expo 2020 Dubai
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Marjan Faraidooni, Senior Vice President, Legacy Development and Impact, Expo 2020 Dubai

Marjan’s role at Expo 2020 Dubai is to deliver a positive, sustainable and enduring economic, social and physical impact beyond 2021. The legacy aims to manifest itself through investments in infrastructure and the redevelopment of the Expo site, while promoting culture, history and traditions around the Expo 2020 Dubai theme of ‘Connecting Minds, Creating the […]

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Jersey City – redefining SMART based on residents needs
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Jersey City – redefining SMART based on residents needs

Jersey City has implemented smart city plans and projects aiming to improve the lives of its citizens and created mobility projects to streamline resources while meeting neighborhood-specific needs. Jersey City has strived to integrate smart technology into every facet of its community in order to improve the quality of life for all residents and increase […]

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