The Internet of Things (IoT) is a real game changer, set to disrupt the way we think, behave and do business. With increasing numbers of companies jumping on the IoT bandwagon, we have moved beyond the hype to making IoT a business reality.
There’s certainly a long to-do list to make IoT viable, from devising innovative business models and sustainable ecosystems, to security and privacy concerns, and the lack of standards and shared infrastructure.
This conference stream provides the ideal setting for key experts from across the IoT ecosystem to network, discuss and explore pragmatic solutions and approaches for tackling the challenges as well as exploiting the many potential opportunities presented by IoT.
Key Outcomes
- Gain a deep understanding of the challenges involved in bridging the physical and digital worlds when developing IoT services
- Learn how to leverage analytics, and equip yourself with actionable strategies and toolkits, for IoT innovation and development
- Explore interoperability, standards, security, identity management and partnering for the IoT
- Understand how to build innovative, collaborative and sustainable business models to capture value from, and monetize, the IoT
Beyond early adoption – what is the road ahead for the Internet of Things?
08:45 AM - KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
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- Moving beyond early adoption – what is required for businesses to move forward with the Internet of Things?
- The Internet of Things is now! What is the current status of the Internet of Things and who is already successfully leveraging it?
- Where and how are opportunities arising across verticals?
- What strategies and approaches are businesses in different verticals adopting to unlock the opportunities?
- Where is the Internet of Things going in the next 18 to 24 months?
- Which vertical markets hold the greatest promise for accelerated growth in the next two to three years?
Accelerating disruptive innovation in the Internet of Things through rapid iterations
09:10 AM - KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
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- How are visionary products born and brought to market?
- Maker Approach to innovation: The Silicon Valley way of product development
- How open source is driving IoT innovation
- Prototyping wearables for rapid iteration product development
- Hands on example of leveraging open source SW and open source HW to enable innovation in the IoT space
Smart cities, smart cars, smart homes, smart networks – what still needs to be done to realize the full potential of the Internet of Things?
11:00 AM - PANEL DISCUSSION
Panelists:
- Which business models are being adopted to create and deliver smart services to consumers and communities?
- What is the role of each stakeholder in enabling the connected ecosystem?
- What are the technical, operational and organizational challenges?
- What technologies and solutions should companies invest in to take advantage of the Internet of Things
- Addressing ‘coopertition’, the need to simultaneously compete and cooperate in the Internet of Things ecosystem
Creating innovative, collaborative and sustainable business models for the Internet of Things
11:00 AM - PANEL PRESENTATION
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- Where’s the value in Internet of Things for businesses?
- Changing the way you do business – rethinking business models for the complex Internet of Things value fabric
- What do Internet of Things business models (B2B, B2C, B2B2C) look like?
- How do you turn concepts into viable business models?
- Evolving your business models and creating new partnerships to generate and collect value from the Internet of Things
- Developing partnership agreements for different partners – how can you make this process consistent, repeatable and quick?
The partner network creates the value – partnering successfully to deliver smart services quickly, easily and securely
2:00 PM - PANEL PRESENTATION
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- Deciding where and with whom – identifying horizontal and vertical partners that can support your Internet of Things strategy and goals
- Creating repeatable and consistent processes for setting up partnering arrangements and on-boarding new partners
- Facilitating structured and secure information-sharing of real-time and historic data between partners
- Removing siloed data in order to improve value creation
- Exploring the tools and best practices available to support the implementation of a digital services-based ecosystem of partners
- Understanding how to exploit synergies
Building an end-to-end Internet of Things ecosystem to generate new business opportunities for all stakeholders
2:30 PM - PANEL PRESENTATION
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- Building an Internet of Things ecosystem – what is required to set up and support an ecosystem?
- How can diverse industries be brought together to engage with the ecosystem and drive innovation for the Internet of Things?
- Addressing the technical, organizational and operational barriers faced by the different stakeholders within the Internet of Things ecosystem
- Stimulating innovation and investment in the Internet of Things ecosystem
- Working together to enable interconnectivity – what do all stakeholders in the ecosystem need to agree on?
Address device diversity, complexity and volume in the Internet of Things
4:00 PM - HOW TO
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- Understanding how the complexity of systems become roadblocks to implementation
- Identifying the right technology partners
- Classifying different device types and functionalities
- Exploring technical solutions for integrating any device into existing systems
- Prioritizing two to three solutions and continuing to build competitive advantage gradually
Can open source bring interoperability to the Internet of Things?
4:20 PM - DEBATE
Panelists:
- Why interoperability is key to the development of the Internet of Things – will the lack of a standardized inter-device communication hamper the evolution of the Internet of Things?
- What role does open source play in enabling the Internet of Things?
- Open source versus proprietary Internet of Things
- How can major vendors be persuaded to jump on the open source bandwagon?
The role of APIs in the Internet of Things
08:30 AM - DEBATE
Panelists:
- What are the immediate challenges in developing APIs for the Internet of Things?
- Developing a solid API management strategy for the Internet of Things – the key considerations and challenges?
- Which problems can API standards not solve?
- What comes after APIs?
Enabling interoperability – standardization initiatives and approaches in the Internet of Things
09:15 AM - PANEL
Panelists:
- To what extent is the lack of common standards holding back the Internet of Things?
- What are the standardization challenges?
- What initiatives by standards development organizations are currently underway and how are they being coordinated?
- Effectively creating standards and Frameworx for Internet of Things across multiple verticals
- When will Internet of Things standards be available?
- How important are open source solutions?
- What is the future direction of Internet of Things standardization?
Securing the Internet of Things
11:00 AM - PANEL PRESENTATION
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Panelists:
- What are the security risks associated with connecting millions of IoT devices?
- Identifying and overcoming IoT vulnerabilities at the device, application and network level
- How can connected devices be made more secure considering their variety and constraints?
- How will IoT resolve information security issues?
- Who is accountable for IoT security?
- It’s a joint effort! – Working together to secure the Internet of Things
- How can the implementation of security technologies and policies bolster IoT security?
Building a smart city – delivering on the vision
2:20 PM - HOW TO
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Understanding the key drivers for creating a smarter city – how quickly will smart cities evolve?
- What are the main challenges and considerations in the transition to a smart city?
- How can the complexity of synergy between different sectors be overcome?
- Identifying the needs of all stakeholders in order to build a smart city that fosters their vision
- Becoming smart without huge investments – exploring quick-win solutions
- Addressing the challenges associated with building a scalable and robust smart city infrastructure
- Evolving the necessary standards to enable the smart city
Internet of Things for the home – aiming for connectivity without the clutter
4:30 PM - LIGHTNING TALK
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- What are the challenges of unleashing the full potential of the Internet of Things in the home?
- What types of connections are customers looking for in their homes and what are they willing to pay for them?
- Examining the use cases driving adoption, innovation and value in the connected home market
- What will the smart home of the future look like?
Leveraging forgettable textile-integrated sensors to enable a constantly updated personal medical history
4:15 PM - LIGHTNING TALK
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How wearables are changing our perspective on data, information and knowledge
4:00 PM - LIGHTNING TALK
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- Frictionless data gathering and its role in effective information logging
- Data aggregation is only the beginning – the true challenge begins with combining the inputs and leveraging the community
Internet of Things meets cloud – lowering the barriers to entering and monetizing the Internet of Things
09:00 AM - CASE STUDY
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- The role of Cloud in reducing fragmentation in the IoT ecosystems
- Partnerships between service providers and systems integrators that bring IoT services to life
- Real examples of how Cloud IoT platforms accelerate time-to-value and provide scalable management and data capabilities
How do we make the Internet of Things the Internet of People?
11:00 AM - CASE STUDY
- The value of the Internet of Things is not about the infrastructure, the data or the hardware, it is about the wisdom we build on top of that
- Connectivity means that people use the world around them in new and completely different ways
- Understanding the humanity of the Internet of Things
Big data, analytics and the Internet of Things – strategies for extracting and using actionable insights to create new revenue streams
11:40 AM - PANEL
Panelists:
- Understanding how the Internet of Things creates a big data headache
- How can data quality be improved?
- How can multiple data sources be integrated successfully?
- Is the cloud the answer to managing and analyzing massive amounts of personal and machine data from connected devices?
- Who owns the data? The crux of the data monetization debate
- How are companies monetizing the insights gained from Internet of Things data?
Address challenges in the M2M ecosystem
11:35 AM - HOW TO
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- Scalability – local versus global geographies
- Finding the right price for the right application and geographies
- Clarity – are you or your partner asking the right questions?
- Choosing partners that are able to address your unique requirements
- Leveraging partners that can champion your solution and find those pieces to fill any remaining gaps
- With the right partner, your chance of success are greatly enhanced
Safeguarding privacy in the Internet of Things
11:40 AM - PANEL PRESENTATION
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Panelists:
- Can the Internet of Things and privacy co-exist?
- What are the privacy implications of the Internet of Things?
- Protecting consumer data and privacy without hampering Innovation – how do you build trust?
- Addressing consumers’ privacy expectations – do they vary across different connected devices?
- Privacy by Design – incorporating privacy safeguards into products
- Best practices for information management and complying with data protection regulations
- Identity management – protecting consumers’ data and privacy whilst allowing the capture and use of less critical data by stakeholders
Pharma’s emerging role in digital health
09:35 AM - CASE STUDY
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- Understanding how major changes in healthcare is disrupting the entire healthcare industry
- Patients have access to information and new tools giving them access to check their own health as easy as checking emails
- Examining how Bayer, with a 150 years old history of success, leverages the innovations and works with the new players in digital health
- Outlining how open innovation is already successful applied at Bayer
Continua Health Alliance – Driving personal health care through an ecosystem of connected health systems
11:55 AM - CASE STUDY
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- Overview of the Continua Health Alliance
- Developing personal connected health business models that attract ecosystem players to deliver health care solutions and services end-to-end
- Distributing risks across the ecosystem
- Interfaces and standards adopted by Continua to create an interoperable digital health ecosystem
- Latest Continua certified products
The Edison moment for the Internet of Me
09:30 AM - CASE STUDY
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What did Thomas Edison do for the light bulb? He didn’t invent it, but his team made electric light scalable, turning a theoretical possibility into a daily, lived reality for billions of people.
- Understanding how similar behavior change is possible today
- Leveraging the Internet of Things and Big Data to bring the scientific method to bear on our own habits and deliver sustainable, reliable behavior change at scale
- Making the case that we are on the cusp of a minor revolution in the science of human behavior
- The “Edison moment” for the Internet of Me is approaching – examining the far-reaching implications for health, public policy, workforce development, and of course, the Internet of Things
Examining how IoT technologies are transforming utilities
2:00 PM - CASE STUDY
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- How is the utilities industry leveraging IoT?
- Managing to connect massive amounts of metering, sensor, and control devices to a single “machine-to-machine” solution
- Reaping the benefits of IoT – how granular access to meters and sensors is enabling:
- better understanding of customer needs
- customer empowerment
- cost savings
- enhanced performance
MORNING BREAK
10:15 AM
LUNCH
12:30 PM
AFTERNOON BREAK
3:30 PM
Coffee Break
3:00 PM
Women of the Digital World
12:30 PM
Get connected. Share your story. Be part of the conversation.
Women delegates are welcome to attend and enjoy lunch, a few presentations, and networking.
Space is limited, email to RSVP.
ZOOM Networking Breakfast
08:00 AM
Interested in hearing a bit more in detail about TM Forum ZOOM Project? Join us for a networking breakfast and find out the current status of deliverable, work underway, how to get involved, and meet with the project leaders.
The breakfast is a great way to network with other attendees interested in the same topic, gain more insight into the project, and get involved.
Space is limited, email to RSVP.
KEYNOTE LIGHTNING TALK: Is the Enterprise ready to become a commodity?
10:00 AM - KEYNOTE LIGHTNING TALK
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KEYNOTE LIGHTNING TALK: Customer Centricity meets Disruption
10:45 AM - KEYNOTE LIGHTNING TALK
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KEYNOTE LIGHTNING TALK: Ubiquitous delivery straight to your connected car
12:15 PM - KEYNOTE LIGHTNING TALK
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KEYNOTE LIGHTNING TALK: Innovation from concept to execution – where is innovation coming from?
3:15 PM - KEYNOTE LIGHTNING TALK
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KEYNOTE LIGHTNING TALK: Innovation: What mobile base stations can do for healthcare
10:00 AM - Keynote Lightning Talk
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KEYNOTE LIGHTNING TALK: Service Providers Won’t Build Our Digital Homes
12:15 PM - Keynote Lightning Talk
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KEYNOTE LIGHTNING TALK: NFV, Orchestration and Business Transformation
10:45 AM - Keynote Lightning Talk
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