Produced by: Paul Stahl, Executive Director, C21

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Moderated by: Peter de Selding, Co-Founder & Chief Editor, Space Intel Report

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Session 1. October 7 ... 14.00 (BST (GMT + 1))

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• Satellite and the IoT Connection: Setting the Context

Peter de Selding, Co-Founder & Chief Editor, Space Intel Report

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​Peter is a Co-Founder and editor for SpaceIntelReport.com.  He started SpaceIntelReport in 2017 after 26 years as the Paris Bureau Chief for SpaceNews where he covered the commercial satellite, launch and the international space businesses.  He is widely considered the preeminent reporter in the space industry and is a must read for space executives.  Follow Peter @pbdes

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• Future Cars - Source & Destination of High Volume Data (download)

Tapan Trivedi, Cross Car-Line Vehicle Specification, Connectivity & Autonomous Cars, Nissan Motor Corporation

 

​Tapan is currently working with the Product Planning team at Nissan Europe, where he is responsible for vehicle specifications across all Nissan models produced in Europe, for both European and non-European markets.

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​In his previous role at Nissan Europe, he was responsibile for the connected car program’s profitability and competitiveness.  In that role he studied new business opportunities, developed business models, managed costs, and recommended and supported the company’s strategy with connected cars.

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• The Role of IoT in the Delivery of Humanitarian Initiatives (download)

Fabrice Lauper, Head of ICT innovation, International Committee Red Cross

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​Fabrice is passionate about launching and delivering digital transformation, process improvement and innovation projects in international and multi-cultural environments. He is always interested in the big picture and likes to investigate and solve complex problems. 

 

• Reflections on IoT for Future Transport and Cities

Kevin Vincent, Director, Centre for Connected and Autonomous Automotive Research Institute for Future Transport and Cities

 

Kevin has a background in engineering simulation and optimisation and his particular passion is automated and sustainable low carbon transport and transportation systems with the objective of promoting research and impact in new environmentally sustainable forms of mobility.

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• IoT by Satellite on the 21st Century Connected Rail Network (download)

Robert Gardner, Senior Innovation Engineer, Network Rail Telecom

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Robert is recognized for promoting and precipitating the technology change within Network Rail (the UK rail infrastructure company), implementing modern carrier-grade MPLS/IP networking to provide a safe and secure ‘connected railway’ fit for the 21st Century. He gains personal satisfaction from the challenge of developing and delivering innovative, disruptive, forward-thinking, cost-effective, safety-led engineering excellence as part of a strong and diverse team.

 

Session 2. October 7 ... 15.30 (BST (GMT + 1))

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• Wearable Technology and Remote Monitoring – Is 5G Ready for It? (download)

Anders Strömberg, Director Head of Wearable Platform Division, Sony Network Communications Europe

 

​Anders heads a business entity within Sony that provides solutions leveraging 4G/5G IoT communication technology for application areas such as mobile health and safety. The vision is to be a facilitator and front-runner for next-generation health and wellness solutions.

 

Anders has a background from the med tech industry and has worked in several major companies, among them Hewlett-Packard, Siemens and HemoCue. Anders has also experience from the telecom and cybersecurity industry where he has worked in several start-up companies providing application platforms, application and consulting since 2000. This includes companies like Advenica, Appium/Aepona, MIMT, Heyhop, Bluelabs and moveAround. Anders has held management functions within business development, R&D and product management.

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• Lessons from the Field (download​)

David Burr, Vice President, Business Development, Comtech EF Data

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David develops strategies and applications to address the maritime and satellite operator market verticals. Burr is passionate about the role of efficiency and its application to satellite communications technology and business models. As a 30-year veteran of the satellite communications industry, he previously served in various Product Management, Sales Engineering and Project Management roles at SES, O3b, New Skies, Polarsat, Comstream and GTE. Burr holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from Boston University.

 

• Avoiding IoT Project Failures (download)

Martin Killian, Senior IOT Solutions Architect, Speedcast

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​Martin is a satellite communications veteran and business leader, now unlocking the value of connectivity to enable "Things" in IOT to move Big Data, connecting to Cloud and other parts of the data ecosystem to provide customers with analytics and Business Intelligence. Identifying customer value proposition for their data sets, then designing end to end solutions requires a broad skill set across RF interfaces, data protocols, software deployments, computing workloads, and most importantly working with the people who design and support these systems. 

 

• Enabling IoT Solutions to Connect Remote Assets via Satellite (download)

Luc Perard, Senior Vice President IoT Business, Eutelsat

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​Luc Perard has over 18 years of continuous experience in the Internet of Things (IoT) industry, during which he has driven global strategy, sales and business development at Siemens, Jasper, Vodafone, Accenture, PTC and now Eutelsat, one of the world's leading commercial satellite operators.

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​Mr. Perard currently serves as Eutelsat's Senior Vice President of IoT Business. In this role, Mr. Perard defines and executes the company's IoT commercial and go-to-market strategies globally. He leads the IoT business development activities and forges key partnerships with the most prestigious IoT solution providers, network operators and vendors across the world.

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​Mr. Perard has studied at Harvard Business School in Boston, MA, McGill University in Montreal, Canada, and holds a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering and Management from Grenoble Institute of Technology in France.

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