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In our twenty-third meetup we have Upal Basu with Nokia Growth Partners & Jesse DeMesa with Momenta Partners discussing “IoT Investing – Where’s the Value Being Generated?” Come meet other business leaders in the IoT ecosystem and discuss the business issues you face in the Internet of Things.

>> Note: we have no current sponsors so there is a $7 fee to cover food and drink and it will be $10 at the door. <<

AGENDA

5:30: Doors open. Eat, drink and meet fellow members

6:00: Opening remarks and room introductions

6:15: Round Table

7:15: Questions, answers and discussions

8:00: Doors close

PRESENTATION ABSTRACT

Two companies with similar goals but different approaches. We will have an in-depth Q&A round table with plenty of audience participation. The goal is scrape below the superficial buzzwords and platitudes and have a meaningful discussion on IoT investing.

UPAL'S BIO

Upal has worked in the mobile and software technology industry for over 20 years. At NGP, Upal leads the global Connected Enterprise investing theme, where he focuses on mobile enterprise and Internet of Things investments. In addition he is responsible for managing NGP’s investments in India.

Prior to NGP, he was Founder and CEO of Mformation Technologies, the world’s largest mobile device management company, which was acquired by Alcatel-Lucent. Previously he was a management consultant for McKinsey & Company in New York and London. Prior to joining McKinsey, Upal led Product Management activities for Risk Management Solutions (RMS), a leading provider of software technologies for the management of insurance risks. Upal has an MBA from Harvard Business School, an MS in Engineering from Stanford University, and a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from Imperial College, London.

JESSE'S BIO

As Principal Partner at Momenta Partners, Jesse helps activate and accelerate Connected Industry companies across all life-stages.

A Connected Industry pioneer with more than 20 years of experience in Industrial, Automation & Data Acquisition Systems, Jesse is an entrepreneur, executive and advisor in startups and multinational industrial giants. He has expanded global business, driving strategic deals with the largest industrial customers in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia Pacific regions.

Jesse’s string of successes started with leading the development team on the world’s leading Industrial Automation operator interface at Wonderware in 1993. He went on to co-found IndX Software, a pioneer in the Manufacturing Intelligence space, and sold it to Siemens where it became part of the Siemens Industrial Automation integrated strategy. Jesse then went on to lead the integrated business and portfolio as General Manager in Siemens Oil & Gas. Later, as GE Oil & Gas CTO, he drove the Oil & Gas IoT, Industrial Internet strategy and execution.

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