Developing Connected Products: How to Make Your Hardware Product Smart!

(Please register via eventbrite below). Entrepreneurs, small and mid-size businesses looking to develop smart connected products will learn from a panel of experts and speakers on key steps to developing intelligent hardware products. The Internet of Things (IoT) has been driven by advances in hardware, sensors, batteries and communications options. Learn and engage on how to address the questions commonly asked and how to leverage the resources available at Centrepolis Accelerator, LTU, our partners and the product design and manufacturing community.

 Do I have a viable business proposition and who is my customer?
 What is the best way to prototype my product and define the minimal viable features?
 What are the key components and considerations for cost, manufacturability, security, durability
and support?
 How do I select the appropriate sensors for my product?
 What is the best wireless system for my products?
 Who can help me with electronics design and manufacturing?
 Where do I start developing my Apps?

You will have the opportunity to meet with experts, meet other IoT product entrepreneurs, businesses and people involved in all aspects of smart connected products at the event. Join us for this unique event right here in Michigan!

4:30 pm Registration and networking

5:00 pm Welcome to the Centrepolis Accelerator - Dan Radomski, Director, Centrepolis Accelerator

5:10 pm The Business Proposition of Smart Connected Products: What are the key components of a Smart Hardware Device? - Dan Radomski, Director, Centrepolis Accelerator

5:20 pm The Smart Product Design Challenge: Who is your customer? What is the best way to Design & Prototype my Intelligent Hardware Product? - Jeevak Badve, VP Director of Strategic Growth, Sundberg Ferar

5:40 pm Designing electronics for a Smart Product - Tom Zagotta, Program Manager, Autient

6:05 pm Electronics Hardware Platform Options - Jason Kridner, Beagleboard

6:30 pm How do I select the appropriate sensors for my product? - Dr. George Pappas, LTU Faculty member

6:55 pm What is the best wireless system for my products? The connectivity soup - BLE, LTE, Catm1, LoRA, Wifi, 5G - Sanjay Kumar, IOT & Digital Consulting

7:20 pm Developing Apps – Where do I start? - Sanjay Kumar, IOT & Digital Consulting

7:40 pm Systems approach to design - Salim Momin, ERS Enterprises

8:00 pm Q&A and Networking

Light snacks will be served.

This event is sponsored by:

IoT Meet Up Groups, Michigan Manufacturing Technological Center, Automation Alley, PlanetM, Michigan Energy Office

Tickets/Registration
Tickets can be purchased through the EventBrite site located here

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/developing-intelligent-connected-products-how-to-make-your-hardware-product-smart-tickets-53163066162

The fee is $95 but LTU is providing a comp code to encourage participation (IOTSMART-19).

Questions
Please contact Dan Radomski (dradomski@ltu.edu) or Sanjay Kumar (skumar1@yahoo.com) for questions and/or further details.