We have two terrific events coming up in the Pacific Northwest, first in Vancouver on 28th April and then on June 7th in Seattle. They will feature some of the smartest execs on the most pressing topics of the day – 5G and IoT. Hope you can join us.
Internet of Things – Exploring the next big thing in mobile
When: April 28th 7:30-8:30am Registration, Breakfast and Networking, 8:30-10:00am Panel Discussion, 10:00-11:00am Networking.
Where: Hyatt Regency, 655 Burrard St, Vancouver, BC V6C 2R7, Canada
Speakers
Shahid Ahmed, Managing Partner – Emerging Technology and IoT, PwC
Rob Tiffany, Global Technology Lead – IoT, Microsoft
Gonzalo Tudela, CEO and CoFounder, Vandrico Solutions
Rob Chandhok, COO and President, Helium
Chetan Sharma, CEO, Chetan Sharma Consulting (moderator)
Event Sponsor: Optimus Information
Shahid Ahmed is a Partner at PwC where he leads the Emerging Technology and IoT Practice. Previously, Shahid was the Managing Director with Accenture, where he had P&L responsibility for North America’s Communications business. In this role, Shahid helped telecommunications clients build new capabilities, operate more efficiently and drive new growth. He was also responsible for the Network practice in North America. During his twenty-year tenure at Accenture, Shahid was involved in creating many practices including the formation of the Wireless Practice and helping to start the Accenture Cisco Business Group. Prior to joining Accenture, Shahid held several management positions at Sprint where he rolled out and expanded Sprint’s cellular services in North America. Shahid was also responsible for rolling out the first cellular digital packet data (CDPD) capability in the US. Shahid is an active member of several wireless industry groups. He currently serves on multiple Advisory Boards such as the Smart Network Council, Cellular Telecommunication and Internet Association (CTIA), Northwestern University Masters in Engineering Management (MEM) Program and The Coral Group. In February 2011, Shahid was appointed as an Advisor to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Technical Advisory Council advising on technology issues facing the United States. Shahid was chair of the M2M/IoT working group and currently chairs the cyber-security working group.
Rob Tiffany is the Global Technology Lead for the Internet of Things at Microsoft where he’s shipped smartphones and architected + developed many of the world’s largest enterprise mobile, IoT and wireless solutions. Prior to Microsoft, he spent his career as an entrepreneur, executive, strategist and writer of bestselling books on mobile and wireless technologies. A pioneer of the mobile revolution, he drove the development of the mobile app ecosystem and co-founded the world’s first cloud-based, mobile device management company. He started his career in the M2M business in the early days of wireless, bringing unintelligent vending machines to life.
Gonzalo Tudela is CEO and Co-founder of Vandrico Solutions, an enterprise wearables software company based in Vancouver Canada. With a background in Finance and Mining Operations, Gonzalo is an early champion of the positive impact wearable technology will have on large commercial operations. His insights have been featured in publications such as The Globe and Mail, Entrepreneur Magazine and TechCrunch. Gonzalo is a TEDx speaker who regularly presents to business leaders across the world. His expertise has been televised internationally to millions of viewers on the Globo TV network and on CBC. Gonzalo currently leads Vandrico in helping large global organizations use wearable technology as a way to overcome safety and operational challenges.
Rob Chandhok currently serves as President and COO of Helium, which provides a complete Internet of Things platform that makes sense of your things. Prior to Helium, Chandhok served as president of Qualcomm Interactive Platforms and senior vice president of Qualcomm Technologies Inc., where he was responsible for Qualcomm products and strategies that enabled people to benefit from the Internet of Everything, including wearable computing, vision-based computing via the Vuforia augmented reality platform, and the AllJoyn software development framework, an open source project of the AllSeen Alliance. Chandhok has years of practical and product-oriented experience in wireless communications and the Internet. He takes a systems-level approach to innovative communication oriented products, from chips up to applications and user interface. Chandhok holds 36 patents and has 23 published articles.
Connected Intelligence: At the Intersection of 5G and IoT
When: June 7th 7:30-8:30am Registration, Breakfast and Networking, 8:30-10:00am Panel Discussion, 10:00-11:00am Networking.
Where: Columbia Tower Club, 701 5th Ave #7600, Seattle, WA 98029
Mark McDiarmid, VP – Radio Network Engineering, T-Mobile has 24 years of experience in the wireless industry in both domestic and international operations. Currently, Mark serves as VP, Radio Network Engineering and Development for T-Mobile US, where he leads several teams of industry-leading engineers focused on creating robust, operationally-efficient, and economic radio network designs. Recently, Mark was responsible for defining the evolution and system design of T-Mobile US’s HSPA+ and LTE mobile broadband network including the design and operationalization of new radio network transport solutions based on IP and Ethernet.
Paul Brody is Americas Strategy Leader, Technology Sector at EY. He is proficient in mobile finance strategy planning, technology of mobility and internet of things, with 20 years of consulting and strategy experience in mobile and electronics. Prior to joining EY, he served as Vice President and Global Industry Leader of Electronics at IBM. At IBM, he is responsible for building IBM’s services business in the mobile space, including the partnership with Apple, and developing solutions for connected devices. Prior to IBM, Paul worked at McKinsey & Co. Paul has a degree in Economics and a Certificate in African Studies from Princeton University.