The Internet of Things is giving rise to unprecedented amounts of sensor data, which is poised to transform nearly every aspect of our lives from smarter cities to more efficient manufacturing plants and better energy management to health and wellness applications. Not only is there a challenging set of requirements with respect to functionality, cost, power, connectivity, and physical dimensions of these IoT devices and systems, there are connectivity and networking issues and concerns that are new and unfamiliar to engineers that work with sensors and electronics. These include power management, RF interference, data synchronization, and competition among resources for bandwidth access.
Attendee takeaways:- Insights and advice on how to design better connected devices
- Strategies for managing the myriad decisions and trade-offs in IoT systems design
- Insights on how to select system components including sensors and wireless communications options
- Guidance on taking a design from concept to commercialization faster and more effectively
9:00AM - 9:05AM PDTHost: Matt Hamblen, Editor, Fierce Electronics
Opening Remarks
9:05AM - 9:35AM PDT Speaker: Brian Johnson, City Manager, Peachtree Corners
Title: Interview/Q&A with Fierce Electronics
9:35AM - 10:05AM PDT Speaker: Sanjeet Pandit, Global Head, Smart Cities & Digital Transformation, Qualcomm
Title: Interview/Q&A with Fierce Electronics
10:05AM - 10:35AM PDT Speaker: Jack Gold, Founder and Principal Analyst, J. Gold Associates LLC
Title: Interview/Q&A with Fierce Electronics
Description: All manner of sensors are becoming “smart” with the abundance of processing power available in smaller and less expensive chips. They are also being connected over high speed and low latency 5G to edge computing assets that perform a variety of functions, often being bolstered by AI/ML. But will the recent shortage of semiconductors being felt in many industries worldwide stymie the growth and necessity of deploying sensor networks in smart cities, autonomous vehicles, security and industrial solutions, etc.? Does this shortage, which is expected to last at least 6 – 12 more months, negatively impact what would otherwise be an impressive growth potential for all manner of smarter things? And are there “workarounds” to this challenging issue? Attend our session where these topics will be analyzed.
10:35AM - 11:05AM PDT Speaker: Rick Usher, Founder & CEO, The Usher Garage LLC
Title: Interview/Q&A with Fierce Electronics
11:05AM- 11:50AM PDT Moderator: Steve Brumer, Business Partner, BH IoT Group
Speaker: Chris Bursey, CEO, DCS
Speaker: Ben Muhlenbruch, VP Marketing & Business Development, Ready Wireless
Speaker: Bryan Hagedon, Head of Wireless Innovation, Spectrum
Title: Panel: How to Make Money in Today’s IoT Ecosystem
Description: Today’s Industrial IoT ecosystem is wide, deep and expanding every day. And IIoT integration with sensors, devices, clouds, platforms, software, hardware, installation and integration, is difficult in itself! But knowing how to make money in today’s IoT ecosystem has never been more important than it is now. Attendee takeaways:
- Hear expert advice on the money-making opportunities from within the IoT ecosystem
- Learn about strategies on how to collaborate with partners to make money together
- Gain insight on the future of money-making opportunities in IoT
- Get guidance around what NOT to do and how to avoid losing money selling and deploying IoT
11:55AM - 12:00PM PDT Host: Matt Hamblen, Editor, Fierce Electronics
Closing Remarks
