David Immerman, Business Analyst
David Immerman is a business analyst on PTC’s Corporate Marketing team providing thought leadership on technologies, trends, markets, and other topics. Previously David was an industry analyst in 451 Research’s Internet of Things channel primarily covering the smart transportation space
Kris Brannock, Executive Vice President, VSI
Kris Brannock is an Executive Vice President at VSI, a transformative technology company that focuses on Actionable IoT™ and service. A corporate growth strategy influencer, Kris focuses her attention on disruptive innovation in IIoT and asset-intensive service. With experience on
Giving Human Relevance to Digital Transformation
Digital transformation does not start with technology, but with the people and processes it enables. Envision the enormous possibilities and high impact that digital transformation can have in the production process by enabling you and your workforce. Giving human relevance
Ripal Vyas, Founder and President
Ripal Vyas is the Founder and President of Softweb Solutions Inc – An Avnet Company. He has been instrumental in bringing the latest technologies to the Midwest over the last 12 years with his firm in Chicago. Vyas is now
Alba Contreras Rodriguez, President
Recognized as a strategic Global Operations and Management Executive with a proven history of building high-performance teams and leading sophisticated manufacturing and service organizations. Successful at coaching global executives on navigating corporate culture and processes as well as cross generational leadership
Where gas and data flow
Equinor’s LNG facility on Norway’s Melkøya Island cools natural gas from the Barents Sea to minus 160 degrees Celsius, fills it into special tanks, and delivers it to ports around the world. To do this work, it particularly also uses
Securing our Energy Future
ENERGY! – It’s the most vital, indispensable resource for sustaining and advancing humankind. Much as Oxygen is essential for all life on earth, Electricity - the foremost and primary useful energy form - is the core enabler of all technology
Faran Rolingson, Engineer
Faran Rolingson is an ELEC/I&C Engineer (PO B) at Tennessee Valley Authorities. Faran has a BS in Electrical Engineering and a Master’s degree in Engineering Management from New Jersey Institute of Technology. Before joining TVA, Faran worked as a Senior Control
The Digital Cybersecurity Paradox
In 5 years there will be 75 billion devices connected to the internet, perhaps a few billion insecure and unpatchable. An estimated 2 billion run VxWorks and perhaps a couple hundred million of those will not be patched in any
In Security, Process is as Reliable as Luck
Lately, I have seen two common themes whenever IoT security is brought up; 1) complete acceptance that IoTs pose unique security challenges, and 2) how they have an IT/OT collaboration process to address them. Everybody knows what IT is, but
Smart Solutions for Connected Cities Using Data Visualization
The heating and cooling infrastructure in Västerås is a complex operation managed by utility company Mälarenergi that lacked the visibility required for effective control. A collaboration between Mälarenergi and ABB allowed the collection of data that could be integrated into
City Digitalization: Welcome to the City 4.0
How can cities leverage the benefits of digitalization to relieve stress on overstretched services and resources? With seamless integration of data gathered by the Internet of Things (IoT), the city’s underlying infrastructure layer can be managed and optimized. Jan Schönig,