The 2015 edition of the annual Internet of Things European Summit will once again take place at the Management Centre Europe in Brussels. The 3-day summit will bring together 200+ delegates, including the key European decision makers and leading industry stakeholders. It will offer a dual policy and business opportunity for stakeholders, and will include high-level discussions on the key policy considerations and numerous commercial opportunities available to companies across different sectors, including Transport, Retail, Health & Wellbeing, Energy and the Industrial Internet.

Speakers Include

Thibaut Kleiner
Head of Unit, Network Technologies
European Commission

Fátima Barros
President, ANACOM; and Chair
BEREC

Gilles Brégant
Director General, ANFR; and Chair
RSPG

Philip Moynagh
VP, Internet of Things Group
Intel

Wojciech Wiewiorowski
Assistant European Data Protection Supervisor

Chris Greer
Director, Cyber Physical Systems
U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology

David Francis
Chief Security Officer for the U.K.
Huawei

Philip DesAutels
Director, Internet of Things
AllSeen Alliance

Andreas Geiss
Head of Unit, Spectrum Policy
European Commission

Wassim Chourbaji
Vice President, Head of Public Policy and Government Affairs, Europe & MENA
Qualcomm

Laurent Bouskela
Connected Health Product Manager, Orange; and Chair, Market Adoption Working Group
Continua Health Alliance

Kevin O’Donovan
Worldwide Energy Sales Director
Intel Corporation

Pasi Hurri
President and CEO
BaseN Corporation

Björn Block
Range Manager
IKEA Group

Nigel Cameron
President & CEO
Centre for the Policy on Emerging Technologies (C-PET)

More Information

Day 1 will feature a high-level keynote session focusing on the current IoT ecosystem and will also put IoT in the wider context of the Digital Single Market. Days 2 and 3 will shift the discussions and focus more on the disruptive nature of IoT technologies and solutions, and explore the number of exciting new business opportunities available via 7 sector-specific ‘smart sessions’. Each smart session will cover a specific sector and the role that IoT is playing in this particular area, with emphasis on innovation, challenges and collaborations.

More than ever, both public and private sectors are looking for ways to adapt to the uncertain economic climate and to help spur economic regeneration. In addition, the demands to respond to the changing needs of citizens worldwide and to use resources more efficiently also remain paramount.

The Internet of Things is seen by many stakeholders as the golden ticket to help tackle these challenges. Companies worldwide, including traditional economies and those industries associated with the primary sector, are now fully realising the potential of the different technologies. At the same time governments are also becoming increasingly aware of the role that IoT can play in meeting national priorities and softening the burden on the public purse.

Despite this, and in order to fully  realise the potential of these technologies in both new and existing industries, a number of challenges must be overcome – balancing innovation with the need for protecting data and devices; encouraging industry collaborations and openness; delivering the networks that provide the required bandwidth; and creating awareness and achieving buy-in from both individuals and organisations.

This summit will examine the current IoT ecosystem in Europe and will explore the role of IoT in helping to make Europe a world leader in this area. Participants will also discuss the various opportunities and challenges that different industries face, and will be encouraged to examine the role of IoT in the key sectors by attending dedicated ‘smart sessions’ on days 2 and 3.

For more information about this year’s summit, please contact Tom Chinnock at [email protected] / +44 2920 783 025.