Adopting GE Predix: Requirements and Bottlenecks (SAN FRANCISCO)

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Agenda:

5:45 - Doors open. Networking. Members meet each other.

6:30 - Welcome. Members to share topics of interests for future meetings.

6:40 - Fireside Chat: Adoption Requirements and Bottlenecks.
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7:20 - Q&A break.

7:30 - 7:40 "Marco Polo: GPS Cellular Device for Physical Asset Tracking" - lighting talk from CBTS, a GE Digital Partner.

7:40 - How Does Predix Compare Among Platforms for IoT and Industrial Internet?

8:10 - Q&A break & wrap-up.

#PredixSF

Full agenda:

Fireside Chat: Adoption Requirements and Bottlenecks.
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We are going to discuss:

• general business opportunities from end-user's point of view

• how Predix would improve the current solutions or enable new solutions which were previously unavailable

• where the problem starts and where Predix would help.

About panelists:

Liz Lorch (https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabeth-lorch) is a Predix Developer, member of the Digital Technology Leadership Program at GE Power. Currently she works as a Predix developer designing and building solutions for industrial use cases; at the moment she is working on a material tracking application for a GE Transportation plant. She has worked at GE for almost 1.5 years; her previous roles include working as a Brilliant Factory IT Project Manager and as a Master Data Management Lead.

Mike Pino (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikepino?authType=NAME_SEARCH&authToken=sekd&locale=en_US&trk=tyah&trkInfo=clickedVertical%3Amynetwork%2CclickedEntityId%3A61906%2CauthType%3ANAME_SEARCH%2Cidx%3A1-1-1%2CtarId%3A1478704080319%2Ctas%3Amike%20pino%20ge) is a seasoned learning technologist who, in January 2014, joined GE’s world-famous Crotonville Leadership Development team to advance the company’s strategy and learning technologies. Mike has presented, moderated, and keynoted at numerous global conferences. He’s the co-founder of a firm dedicated to developing learning technology for higher education in India and globally, and he holds patents in several learning technologies.

As Director for Software Engineering, Abhinay Pachhapur (https://www.linkedin.com/in/abhinaypachhapur?authType=NAME_SEARCH&authToken=3fE5&locale=en_US&trk=tyah&trkInfo=clickedVertical%3Amynetwork%2CclickedEntityId%3A15443914%2CauthType%3ANAME_SEARCH%2Cidx%3A1-1-1%2CtarId%3A1478546474858%2Ctas%3AAbhinay%20Pachhapur%20) is instrumental in driving Predix adoption within GE Healthcare on how to build enterprise solutions as well as healthcare based analytics product on Predix.

Renat Khasanshyn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/renatco?authType=NAME_SEARCH&authToken=_ofF&locale=en_US&trk=tyah&trkInfo=clickedVertical%3Amynetwork%2CclickedEntityId%3A405157%2CauthType%3ANAME_SEARCH%2Cidx%3A1-1-1%2CtarId%3A1477574938242%2Ctas%3Arenat) is CEO of Altoros, and Venture Partner at Runa Capital. Altoros helps its customers leverage the Predix ecosystem. Altoros’s unique specialty is turning Predix Catalog services into an unfair competitive advantage for its customers. For example, Altoros has built a real time baggage tracking solution - BagTrack - a service for airlines and airports that need to bring customer experience up to speed. Altoros has also built FleetChain, a service for equipment owners that that wish to challenge rental companies, inspired by Uber enabling car owners challenge taxi cabs.

7:30 - 7:40 "Marco Polo: GPS Cellular Device for Physical Asset Tracking" - lighting talk from CBTS, a GE Digital Partner)

7:40-8:10 - How Does Predix Compare Among Platforms for IoT and Industrial Internet?

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Speaker's bio:

Shivanshu Upadhyay (https://www.linkedin.com/in/shupadhyay?authType=NAME_SEARCH&authToken=uJMf&locale=en_US&trk=tyah&trkInfo=clickedVertical%3Amynetwork%2CclickedEntityId%3A3329175%2CauthType%3ANAME_SEARCH%2Cidx%3A1-1-1%2CtarId%3A1478683102098%2Ctas%3AShivanshu%20Upadhyay) - Cloud Solutions Architect at Microsoft. He has 15+ years of experience in enterprise software. As a part of Microsoft's sales organization, Shivanshu is currently helping education institutes realize benefit from Azure Cloud Platform & Services. Previously, he was in a similar role helping startups with Oracle Cloud. Shivanshu has enabled commercial entities & education institutes achieve tremendous business outcomes with the power of modern Cloud Platforms.

About sponsors:

Altoros's (http://altoros.com/) unique specialty is turning services from Predix Catalog into apps carrying competitive advantage for its customers. For example, Altoros has built a real time baggage tracking solution - BagTrack - a service for airlines and airports that need to bring customer experience up to speed when it comes to letting the customer know, in real-time, status and location of your bag. Altoros provides private/public hackathons, training, application prototyping, development and integration services using solutions offered by GE, Predix Catalog and GE Digital ecosystem.

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CBTS (http://cbts.net/) provides end-to-end IT and communications solutions that allow mid-sized and enterprise businesses to improve operational efficiency, enable innovation, mitigate risk and reduce expenditures. From building enablement infrastructure, to deploying cloud services, to employing managed services, to offering top-notch technology consultants, CBTS is your technology partner to gain a competitive edge and deliver quality services.

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Pivotal Labs (https://pivotal.io/) is a modern software development consultancy that works directly with companies to help launch and grow their businesses. Clients come from a wide variety of industries and range in size from the earliest stage startup to Fortune 500 companies.

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NOTE: This Meetup group is not affiliated with GE. This Meetup group does not own the GE Predix trademark; this Meetup has no affiliation, connection or association with such third party; Such third party has not approved nor sponsored this Meetup group's use of the trademark in any way.