IoT Thames Valley Meetup #27

#Talks:
“5G and Connected Communities, where we are, how we got there and the challenges to come” - Guy Matthews, Director of Emerging Technology, CGI Business Consulting
5G has reached the cusp of moving from a decade of R&D into a decade of deployment across the globe. It will bring immense change across major industries and herald the growth of technologies like immersive and AI. But what is 5G and how will it be implemented across urban and rural communities? This short presentation will cover the basics of 5G, the state of development in the UK and globally, and the remaining commercial and technical challenges to 5G development at scale and load.

“Saving lives on British railways with IQRF” - Šimon Chudoba, CEO IQRF Alliance -
IoT can not only reduce operation and maintenance costs or enable completely new business models but literally save lives and avoid derailments on railways. Simon will present one of the solutions of IQRF Alliance members which monitors railway embankments in the UK.

“Can you Trust your Smart Building?” - Duncan Purves, 2 Insight Ltd
Understand the security issues associated with ‘smart’ building systems and why they are important to you

Agenda:
6.00 - 6.45 Drinks & Pizza Reception, Networking and meet the exhibitors
6.45 Welcome - Duncan Purves
6.50 "5G and Connected Communities – where we are, how we got there and the challenges to come" Guy Matthews, Director of Emerging Technology, CGI Business Consulting
7.10 "Can you Trust your Smart Building?" Duncan Purves, 2 Insight
7.30 'Showcase Talks'

• "Saving lives on British railways with IQRF" Šimon Chudoba, CEO IQRF Alliance
• Duncan White, Partner, Marks & Clerk
• "Ensuring IoT Data is trusted and Secured" Mark Davies, CEO, Ioetec
  7.45 "Lightning Talks'
  "Things Network Conference" - Mark Stanley
  "Cyber Security Update" - Robin Kennedy, Knowledge Transfer Network
  7.50 'Open to the Floor'
  8.00 - 9.30 Networking and meet the exhibitors

Exhibitors:

• Review Display Systems