IoT Tech Expo: Europe’s leading IoT conference announces keynote speakers for upcoming event in Berlin 2017

The leading IoT conference series is returning to Berlin on the 1-2^nd June, with keynote speakers from the likes of Nestlé, BMW, Coca-Cola, GSK, Microsoft, Johnson Controls, Sigfox, Hamburg Sud, Piaggio, Turkish Airlines, Volvo, Reliance, Engie and more. The 2-day event will cover a range of industries from manufacturing to healthcare, transportation to government, logistics to retail, with a total of 6 conference tracks covering the entire Internet of Things ecosystem.

The conferences are: Connected Industry, Developing for the IoT, Smart Transportation & Cities, Data & Security, IoT in Enterprise and IoT Innovations & Technologies.

A recent study by IDC found spending on the IoT in Central and Eastern Europe hit $11 billion (£8.8bn) in 2016 and the latest update to the firm’s Worldwide Semi-annual IoT Spending Guide adds that the IoT revenues in the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) region will post a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 21.5% over the 2016‒2020 forecast period, reaching $24 billion in 2020. Transportation, manufacturing, utilities are the CEE industries that are leading the way in IoT investments at $2.3 billion, $2.1 billion and $1.2 billion, respectively, in 2016. With this in mind, the event will feature top-level speakers from these industry verticals, who will be sharing their IoT knowledge and case studies.

Keynote speakers include:

• Thomas Brenner, VP, Digital Life & Research, BMW Group
• Ralf Hagen, Engineering Manager MES/E&A, Nestlé
• Aurelius Wosylus, Director Sales & Partners Germany, Sigfox
• Serdar Gürbüz, Digital Innovation Manager, Turkish Airlines
• Kai Gait, Senior Global Digital Director, GlaxoSmithKline
• Sudhi Sinha, VP, Product Development, Building Technology & Services, Johnson Controls
• Derek Myers, Group Director, Channel Strategy & Development, Coca-Cola
• Luca Sacchi, Head of Strategic Innovation, SVP, Piaggio Group
• Christian Walter, Applications Engineer, European Space Agency
• Julie Delahaye, Research Engineer in Nanotechnologies, Engie
• Alun Jones, Data Scientist, Konecranes
• Juergen Hase, CEO, Unlimit by Reliance
• Hans Dahlberg, VP - Head of Global IoT Solutions, Telia Company
• Andreas Mrozek, Global Head, Marine & Terminal Operations (OPS), Hamburg Sud
• Niels Haverkorn, VP Connected Solutions, Volvo CE
• Barney Smith, CEO, Bristol is Open
• Martin Woolley, Technical Program Manager, Bluetooth SIG
• Henri Troillet, Senior Manager Investor Consulting, Germany Trade & Invest

To see all of the above speakers and more at the IoT Tech Expo Europe please visit the website to register your pass. Early bird prices end Friday 31^st March so register now to save up to €400 on your all-access gold pass!

To learn more about the IoT Tech Expo World Series, visit the corresponding sites:

IoT Tech Expo Europe – 1-2^nd June, Estrel, Berlin
IoT Tech Expo North America – 29-30^th November, Santa Clara, Silicon Valley
IoT Tech Expo Global – 2018, London

For speaking, sponsorship and exhibitor enquiries please contact the team at enquiries@iottechexpo.com or call on +44 (0) 117 980 9023.