The Challenge of Things

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Whether it is 5 billion or 50 billion connected devices, the “Internet of Things” is set to transform the way that we live.

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About the event

Covering the hot topic of the moment, this half day event will explore the true promise of the Internet of Things and how this is reliant on the successful mining, processing and management of what will be vast amounts of data produced by these connected devices.
 
This stimulating event will look at the IoT in depth by focusing on real use cases and exploring the numerous benefits that the IoT can bring to the table. Speakers will also address how we can usefully obtain information out of what could be a data deluge and how “big data” is already being exploited in the current internet.

 
This event is FREE to members of Cambridge Wireless. Tickets for non-members are £155 +VAT. To join Cambridge Wireless as a member and attend future events for free, please visit: www.cambridgewireless.co.uk/sign-up
 

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Agenda

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14:00

Registration & Networking over Coffee

14:30

Welcome from SIG Champion, Phillip Burr

14:40

Small Devices, Big Data; Amyas Phillips, Research Entrepreneur, ARM

Devices embedded in our environment are expected to emerge as a major source of big data over the coming decade. Amyas will outline how ARM are working to enable and grow this network of embedded devices (i.e. the internet of things). From the standards and technologies enabling the embedded devices at the bottom of the IoT stack, ascending all the way to the top, where the data from these devices enters the data value chain, Amyas will provide a whistle stop tour of IOT!

15:00

Q&A

15:05

Tending the Growth of the Thingternet;Paul Green, Founder, Arkessa

Is the Internet of Things really about vast amounts of data or is that concept simply legacy thinking from the world of M2M? How we envision IOT may be more important than we think, because everything we do now has the potential to either enable and empower or constrain and control the innovation that will drive the economic engine of its future realisation. In his presentation Paul will explore some of the real life benefits and challenges of migrating from an M2M environment to an open IOT eco-system. Could communities of open-source applications serve them or is this solely the realm of big data? We will look at some early IOT implementations and the organisations that are seeking to find a middle way between the more defined, linear worlds of M2M and the potentially boundary-free chaos of IOT. Audience interaction will be welcomed.

15:25

Q&A

15:30

Refreshment break

15:55

Little Things make Lots of Data; Nick Hunn, Founder and CTO, WiFore Consulting

The Internet of Things envisages a brave new world, where the things we buy and the things around us are no longed unconnected, autonomous products, but are laden with sensing and metrology capabilities allowing them to generate data. By itself that's not much of an advance. The value comes when the data from groups of these Things can be stitched together. This presentation looks at what this means for developers and businesses, separating the hype of Big Data from the reality of business models that develop insight.

16:15

Q&A

16:20

Building for Trust in an Age of Complexity: Empowering Data, Empowering People; Pat Walshe, Director of Privacy at GSMA

The term, the 'Internet of Things' appears to be something from the future. But for many individuals it's
already a reality. People and their mobile devices are hyper-connected across a global and pervasive ecosystem of apps, services, devices, sensors, objects, people. It’s a complex and data rich ecosystem that can help drive social and economic opportunities, but that also holds many privacy challenges. Trust is key. This session will explore key privacy challenges and how to design and build for trust. It’s more than just complying with privacy law. 'Privacy: What does it mean to you?'

16:40

Q&A

16:45

Panel Discussion with All Speakers, chaired by David Roberts of Ogma Solutions

17:25

Closing Remarks

17:30

Fill in Evaluation Forms / Event closes

Speakers

Paul Green - Creative Director, Iotics

Paul originated Arkessa in 2006 - the business that provides remote internet services to multitudes of machines. He is currently creating the services Arkessa will offer in five year's time. His professional life combined engineering and science has taken him through a variety of roles, including design and production engineering, business planning, marketing and corporate sales, mainly in the telecommunications sector. Interestingly, the first product he introduced to manufacture is now is in the Science Museum in London. A passionate and committed Christian, Paul is as excited about materials science and quantum physics as he is interested in railways, walking, skiing and the natural world.

Nick Hunn - CTO, WiFore Consulting

For the past thirty years Nick has been closely involved with short range wireless and communications, designing technology that helps to bring mobility to products, particularly in the areas of telematics, M2M, IoT, wearables, smart energy and mobile health. He is closely involved with the Bluetooth SIG, the Continua Alliance and other medical and wireless standards bodies. He is the author of 'The Essentials of Short Range Wireless' - a book attempting to explain the application of wireless technology to product developers.

Amyas Phillips

Pat Walshe - Director of Privacy, GSMA

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ARM Ltd., 110 Fulbourn Road, Cambridge, CB1 9NJ

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