Daniel Lawson of ELPRO Technologies

MQTT/SparkplugB as a front contender messaging protocol for Smart Cities. 

Biography:

Daniel Lawson is a business and radio frequency engineering professional with over twenty-five years experience across technology development, market analysis and operations. He brings knowledge to the IoT Smart Cities realm through his extensive experience in telemetry and SCADA systems (IIoT) across mining, petroleum and water industries. Daniel has held numerous senior leadership positions and consulted for the executive of many organisations in SE Asia, Oceana and the US. He is the head of sales and business strategy within the APAC region for ELPRO Technologies.

Address:Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Jonathan Reichental, PH D of Human Future

BRIEF: Leaders in all types of organizations are recognizing that to succeed in the third decade of the 21st century and beyond, they must leverage the enormous power and value of data. This acknowledgement, and the actions that senior leaders take to foster the use of data, is the primary success factor in the development and maturity of an effective data culture. This short talk provides high-level guidance on how to build a data culture for a smart city.

Biography:

Dr. Jonathan Reichental is the founder of Human Future, a global business and technology advisory, investment, and education firm. Previous roles have included senior software engineering manager, director of technology innovation, and he has served as chief information officer at both O’Reilly Media and the City of Palo Alto, California. In 2013 he was recognized as one of the 25 doers, dreamers, and drivers in government in America. In 2016, he was named a top influential CIO in the United States and in 2017, he was named one of the top 100 CIOs in the world. He has also won a best CIO in Silicon Valley award and a national IT leadership prize. Reichental is a recognized global thought leader on a number of emerging trends including urban innovation, smart cities, sustainability, blockchain technology, data governance, the fourth industrial revolution, and digital transformation. He holds several degrees including a Ph.D. in Information Systems. He is an adjunct professor in the School of Management at the University of San Francisco and instructs at several other universities. Reichental regularly creates online video courses for LinkedIn Learning. He is a popular global keynote speaker and writer, including authoring a bestseller on the future of cities. Many of his videos and articles can be found at https://www.reichental.com.

Email:

Address:San Francisco, United States