Apps for the Enterprise; How is Business Maximizing the Benefit of Apps?

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There's been a lot of conversation and articles written lately about the 'Internet of Things' (IoT); what it is, when will it take hold, how will it impact our lives, etc. However, there is a another conversation starting to gain momentum as well, 'How will the Internet of Things impact the enterprise organization - or will it?'. With an estimated 50 - 70 billion connected devices globally expected by 2020, its a conversation well worth having!

As we re-launch Mobile Monday Lansing we will take this opportunity to present an expert from one of the world's leading firms who is making IoT in the Enterprise a major focus of their business - and their business partnerships.

Our featured speaker will be Jeff Imholz, WebSphere Technical Specialist with IBM who will share with us the IBM perspective on the Internet of Things and how it's being interpreted in the enterprise space, along with some insights related to IBM's partnership with Apple for Enterprise App Development.

Additionally, Linda Daichendt, CEO of our sponsoring organization, the Mobile Technology Association of Michigan (MTAM), will join us to discuss MTAM, its' support for the Lansing mobile/wireless tech community, the impact that mobile/wireless technologies are having on Michigan's economy and industries across the state, and the opportunities these technologies offer the state for job creation and small business development.

Mobile Monday Lansing is FREE to attend though registration is required. Sponsors for the event include: LEAP at the East Lansing Technology Innovation Center (http://www.purelansing.com/tic), Recruitment Management Consultants (RMC) (http://www.rmcagency.com/), and the Mobile Technology Association of Michigan (MTAM) (http://gomobilemichigan.org).

PARKING INSTRUCTIONS:

Options for parking:

• 121 Charles Street, East Lansing, MI 48823 (ramp next to the BW3)

• across the street at the MSU parking structure (should be FREE after 6 pm)

MEETING LOCATION:

Walk thru the doors at this LINK (https://www.google.com/maps/@42.7344825,-84.4806271,3a,75y,29.57h,89.85t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sVPGJPxSePSIAAAQfCOpZDA!2e0!3e2!7i13312!8i6656) and take the elevator to 3rd floor. Exiting the elevator, the room is directly to your left. There will be a door which directly connects the 3rd floor to the 3rd floor TIC (it should be open). If you need help finding the meeting, call or text Leo Dion at 517-325-3123.

SPEAKERS:

• Jeff Imholz, WebSphere Technical Specialist, IBM

• Linda Daichendt, CEO/Executive Director, Mobile Technology Association of Michigan (MTAM); Co-founder, Mobile Monday Michigan

SPEAKER BIOS:

Jeff Imholz

Jeff Imholz is an IT professional with more than 14 years of experience spanning application development, application platforms, application integration, and infrastructure. He currently serves as a WebSphere Technical Specialist for IBM, a leading information and technology company, where he is responsible for helping clients with middleware technologies. As a past client he was lead architect for his past company's first private cloud offering which was built around Java workloads. Jeff holds a Bachelor's Degree in Management Information Systems and Finance from Florida State University.

Linda Daichendt

Linda Daichendt is the CEO/Executive Director of the Mobile Technology Association of Michigan, a Co-founder of Mobile Monday Michigan, a Co-host/Co-producer of the international mobile marketing podcast series, ‘The Mobile Marketing Review’, a Co-host of the ‘This Week in Small Business Technology’ podcast series on the Michigan Business Network, and Executive Producer for the podcast series, ‘Michigan Mobile Musings’. She is also a Board Member for the Michigan STEM Partnership.

Linda is an accomplished marketer and award-winning blogger, and one of Michigan’s leading proponents of the use of mobile/wireless technologies for businesses of all sizes – and in all industries. She is a recognized business expert with 20+ years of corporate, small business and franchising experience. For her work with mobile/wireless technologies in Michigan she has been recognized as a member of the Techweek Detroit 100 in both 2014 and 2015.

A 15-year resident of her adopted home state of Michigan, Linda’s daily focus is on educating Michigan business, government and education stakeholders about the opportunities that mobile/wireless technologies provide to substantially grow Michigan’s economy, as well as insuring the ability for all Michigan residents to benefit from the jobs and businesses created by those technologies.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Mobile Monday Lansing is seeking volunteers to help out with planning our events. If you're interested in helping to shape the future of Mobile Monday Lansing we encourage you to contact MTAM at info@GoMobileMichigan.org or Leo Dion at leogdion@brightdigit.com.