Momenta I Digital Thread

Paul Glynn & Joe Quinn I Our conversation with Paul and Joe covered the team’s background in networking and big data, and the origins of Davra as an IoT Application Enablement Platform. Topics in the discussion included the different types of platforms, and how platforms help enable cross domain collaboration in large organizations, especially cities and big enterprises. We also discussed the potential use cases – and hard realities of blockchain in Connected Industry, and the advantages, pitfalls and potential from the applications of machine learning and AI to Connected Industry.

Bruce Weed I Navigating Disruptive Technologies: an exploration of AI, Big Data, Cognitive Computing, Blockchain and IoT Bruce Weed Our conversation with Bruce Weed covered a lot of ground around disruptive technologies – with a central point that the most significant innovations are coming from the combination of IoT, AI/Cognitive and Blockchain used in combination. Bruce helps simplify the concepts around IoT, AI and Blockchain, and provides a wealth of tips, insights and resources for individuals and companies starting out on their journey. Our conversation covers the basics and the nuances of these technologies, tracing the developmental arc of technology and industries, and providing many practical examples of use cases for AI and Blockchain in an IoT context across health care, supply chain, manufacturing and other industries.

Lauren Salisbury I Shepherding Connected Transformation: Making Digital Change Succeed for People and Business Our conversation with Momenta’s Lauren Salisbury touched about the arc of experience working with successive generation of connected industry, and she spends time defining what digital transformation is. Lauren expands on what makes for successful Connected Industry solutions, and discusses the importance of ecosystems in achieving transformation. One of the key tenets of success is sourcing and cultivating talent, and Digital Transformation requires new sets of skills that don’t map to traditional roles. Lauren also weighs in on the differences between the European and US markets and Australia/New Zealand following her recent relocation.

Ralf Schulze I Deep experience working in manufacturing, automotive and industrials with a broad background working in Connected Industry and digital transformation, our conversation with Ralf covered the challenges that traditional product companies face in making the transition to delivering connected products, how cutting edge manufacturing companies use real-time location technologies for quality assurance, and the downstream ramifications organizationally and economically from Connected Industry adoption.

David Bauer, a pioneer in the security field and one of the first Chief Information Security Officers on Wall Street, shares insights from his 25 years of IT security work. He discusses the role of regulations in improving security, explores the concept of trust in cybersecurity, and emphasizes the dynamic nature of risk management. He also highlights the importance of selecting service providers with clear policies and addresses recent incidents and vulnerabilities in IT security.

Nick Gogerty I A college major in cultural anthropology, MBA, investor, hedge fund analyst, entrepreneur, academic – to analyzing the nature of innovation, competition and the life cycles of companies and industries, Nick Gogerty has a unique baground. Our conversation explored how his research into survivability of companies led him to seek out first principles – a framework to apply to investing at any stage of a corporate life cycle. Nick’s work is relevant for anyone that’s involved with strategy, investing and entrepreneurship, and our discussion touched on how experience curves impact price/performance in emerging industries, the “Paradox of Growth” and how innovative criteria lead to success or failure. He also spoke about SolarCoin, which he co-founded, and his thesis about the coming clean disruption of energy and transportations.

Tony Seba from RethinkX discusses the Clean Disruption of Energy and Transportation in a podcast. He predicts 2021 as the year for mainstream self-driving cars, leading to a 10X cheaper Transportation as a Service ecosystem. Seba foresees trillions of dollars in value from household auto expense savings in the 2020s. The podcast explores disruption advice for auto and oil companies facing major changes.