In episode 37, Jeremy Frank - CEO, KCF Technologies and manufacturing guru explores what Industry 4.0. means for everyday life🏭, why critical infrastructure matters⚙️ and whether technology really will take over humans jobs?! 🤖 We start the episode by exploring critical infrastructure in industry 4.0. and how 'giving machines a voice' is changing the ecosystem. We then begin to consider what IoT really means for the everyday person and how far people need to actually know about IoT for the industry to be able to grow. Ending the episode we discuss the future and whether technology will take over human jobs.  🏭 Introduction to Jeremy's IIoT background 00:20 - 01:50 ⚙️ What is actually happening with the critical infrastructure we rely on as human beings in industry 4.0.? 01:50 - 05:40  🏭 What is Lean Manufacturing and its role in Industry 4.0.? 05:40 -07:40  ⚙️ What does the term, ‘Giving machines a voice’ mean and how can this address the challenges in the industrial sector? 07:40 - 12:27 🏭 How can we take the IoT dream at an executive high-level view and bring it down to a realistic view to enrich peoples lives etc.? 12:27 -18:27 ⚙️ How has IoT grown into the public and everyday life? 18:27 - 23:20  🏭 What are your judgements on the dystopian thought of technology taking over human jobs? Will this happen, especially within the industrial sectors?  23:20 - 29:29 ⚙️What can we expect next from yourself and KCF? 29:29 - 32:46 Want to be the first to know upcoming guests and explore exclusive insights into our events? Sign Up for our Newsletter on our website!  Be the first to find out the latest developments in the fascinating world of IoT from the leading pioneers themselves at theiotpodcast.com ABOUT THE GUESTS:  Jeremy Frank is President and CEO at KCF Technologies, a technology development company focused on the industrial sector and transforming the American industry by solving critical Industry 4.0 problems through the convergence of technology and people.

In episode 36, Tim Panagos - CTO, Microshare.io explores the world of Data,  from privacy and security to how the Data Marketplace is shaping IoT and sustainability📈 🔐  Tim Panagos is CTO at Microshare.io, bringing smart building solutions to life. Mircoshare.io, provides enterprise-scale IoT integration for real-time infection control, predictive cleaning, occupancy and asset zoning in Smart Buildings without sacrificing privacy.  We start the episode by considering the importance of the Sensing as a Service model, what this means and how this model will proliferate Smart Building use cases. We then start to consider the issues of Data and Privacy, why this is still a profound problem - especially as Data continues to increase in volume as we grow IoT devices. While discussing at & Privacy we dive deep into Contact Tracing and how Data has been shared during this time. To finish the episode we discover what is meant by the Data Marketplace and why it will be considered the future solution for Data and privacy.  Sit back, relax, tune in and discover: 🔐 Introduction to Tim’s background in AI and applications of Data 00:15 – 03:00 🔐 Sensing as a Service model (SaaS) and its importance in the development of Smart Buildings and IoT solutions 03:00 – 06:55 🔐 Will a lot of companies be offer Sensing as a Service as a model in IoT specific sectors? What are the challenges of this? 06:55 - 09:56 🔐 How will protocol standards get stronger as we develop Smart Building/City solutions?  09.56 – 12.52 🔐 How does your solution address security and Data privacy? Case study: Covid-19 Contact Tracing Data & privacy focus 12.52 -17.04 🔐 Why is this a crucial moment for the Data privacy debate in IoT? 17.04 – 20:15  🔐 The challenges that GDPR and legislation has brought about to be able to  get data internationally and bring Data to the forefront 20:15 – 22:03 🔐 What do we mean by a Data Marketplace and why is this important for IoT and sustainability? 22.02 – 32:54 🔐 What can we expect from the future in term of data, IoT and smart buildings? 32:54 - 41.05 Want to be the first to know upcoming guests and explore exclusive insights into our events? Sign Up for our Newsletter on our website!  Be the first to find out the latest developments in the fascinating world of IoT from the leading pioneers themselves at theiotpodcast.com

In episode 35, Dan Cunliffe, MD and Arslan Usman, System Architect - Pangea unveil how connected healthcare, 5G & telemedicine will save lives and transform emergency service intervention 🚑  🏨 .  Pangea is a leading provider of global IoT connectivity and multi-award-winning IoT solutions.  We start the episode by lensing in on what industries we are seeing advance in connectivity and what others would benefit from connectivity.  Moving on, we start to look at the Healthcare industry and how 5G/Cellular and IoT solutions are transforming the time, cost and intervention of Healthcare. We then start to explore Pangea's Connected Ambulance project, how telemedicine video streaming will ease time and pressure off the emergency services and how cellular connectivity can be brought over to the Policing sector.  Sit back, relax, tune in and discover: 🚑  Dan and Arslan's background in IoT and 5G - 05:40- 08:22 🚑  What sectors are we seeing advancing connectivity now, and what sectors can benefit from growing connectivity? - 08:22- 11:35  🚑   How the proliferation of more real-time data is affecting connectivity across industries? 11:35 – 13:20 🚑. Policies and connectivity - What is holding connectivity back? 13:20- 15:51  🚑  What solutions can 5G and IoT connectivity support in the healthcare sector? 15:51- 21.13 🚑  5G project in the healthcare sector: Connected Ambulances and Telemedicine and how this will assist early clinical decisions, time and ease pressure 21:13- 31.07 🚑  How 5G, cellular, AI and IoT is transforming the policing and firefighting industries?   31.07-36.38 🚑  What applications of 5G are you most looking forward to in the years to come? 36.38- 46.06 Want to be the first to know upcoming guests and explore exclusive insights into our events? Sign Up for our Newsletter on our website!  Be the first to find out the latest developments in the fascinating world of IoT from the leading pioneers themselves at theiotpodcast.com

In episode 34,  explore the startup world with Michael Schwarz - Co-Founder/MD, emocean and discover🔎  the qualities that make up a unique and successful startup in the IIoT landscape 🏭.  emocean GmbH is a software and solutions provider, set within the industrial IoT sector to help accelerate companies digitisation processes.  We kick off the episode by exploring Michaels background at Cisco and what motivated him to leave the corporate world and found a start-up business.  We then start to discuss the current position of his Industry 4.0. startup - emocean, what unique standpoint the business has within the IIoT world and what data liquefication means for deploying Industry 4.0. solutions at scale.  We end the episode considering how covid-19 has created business opportunities for those wanting to pursue a successful startup and where future risks and challenges lie for startups in the IIoT sector.  Sit back, relax, tune in and discover:  🏭. Personal background, how did you get in touch with IoT? 00:20 - 03:15 🏭. What motivated him to found a start-up business, moving from the corporate world?  03:15 - 05:46  🏭  What does emocean do within Industry 4.0., what problems are you solving? 03:15 – 07:02   🏭  What do we mean by liquefying data? How will this allow customers to deploy industry 4.0. devices at scale?  07:02 – 09:26 🏭  What are the qualities that help to create a successful and unique IoT solution? 09:26 – 13:32  🏭. Where are you with the emocean startup at the moment and where are you going next? How will your solution shape the future? 13:32 – 17:02 🏭. How has the covid-19 pandemic given opportunities to develop a start-up business? 17:02 – 20:47 🏭  What’s your general view on IIoT: where do you see challenges, risks, opportunities? 20:47 – 26:04 🏭  What are the next steps for the future for IIoT and emocean in the startup world? 26:04 – 29:41 

In episode 33, we talk with Carsten Brinkschulte – CEO, Dryad to find out how IoT sensors are being used to combat wildfires, save the environment and allow the forest and wildlife to thrive!  Dryad provide environmentally friendly IoT solutions to aid ultra-early detection of wildfires to mitigate Natural Disasters and contribute to the lowering of CO2 Emissions and wildlife preservation. We start off by exploring how IoT sensors can be used to stop and combat forest fires ultra-early and why this is critical to our environment. We then start lensing in on the impacts of wildfires to the environment, what the wide deployment of IoT ultra-early wildfire detection sensors will bring and the barriers to this. We end the episode, considering other use cases of IoT sensors to monitor forest health, biodiversity, track animals and explore the unexplored parts of the ocean 🌊.  Sit back, relax, tune in and discover:  🌲  Carsten's background in IoT 01:05 - 02:47 🌳  How IoT and IoT sensors can stop and combat forest wildfires? Ultra Early wildfire detection 02:47 – 04:47  🌲  Ultra early detection of wildfires – Why this is critical and how sensors can enable this? 04:47 – 06:02  🌳  LoRaWAN – How and why LoRaWAN sensors are leveraged over other standards for wildfires? 06:02- 10:14 🌲  What impacts will the wide deployment of IoT sensors have on Co2 emissions and the future of the environment? 10:14 – 13:49  🌳  The barriers to wide deployment – sensor cost and availability factors- production speed etc. 13:49 – 15:05  🌲  How sensors can also be used to monitor the health of the forest – tree growth, conditions, water, microclimate – manage and restore the forest – how this can be expanded to other habitats including the oceans, rivers etc. 15:05 – 18:38  🌳  What other areas of the forest can be tracked via sensors? That will enable the forest to thrive? – Tracking of animals, biodiversity of the forest, provide analytics and advice through AI to help policymakers etc.18:38 – 22:49   Want to be the first to know upcoming guests and explore exclusive insights into our events? Sign Up for our Newsletter on our website!  Be the first to find out the latest developments in the fascinating world of IoT from the leading pioneers themselves at theiotpodcast.com

In episode 32, we are joined by Bastiaan de Groot - CEO, Ingy🌱 to find out how connected lighting is being used to power a multitude of interesting uses cases in smart buildings from assets tracking and indoor navigation to smart washing rooms and occupancy analytics! 🤯 🌃 💡 We launch into the episode talking about what we mean by smart building control solutions and how a multitude of applications involving connected lighting can power smart building innovations. We then jump into the major use cases that connected lighting has moved towards, lensing in on connected lighting for assets tracking and smart washing rooms! Finishing the episode, we consider the barriers for smart buildings and connected lighting and the most exciting new/upcoming use cases.  Sit back, relax, tune in and discover:  💡  Introduction to Bastiaan’s background in IoT and AI   00:23 - 03:35  🌃  What is the Ingy smart building lighting control solution, and what does this mean for innovation? 03:35 - 09:26  💡  What are the major use cases you have seen connected lighting move towards? –Key case Study: Asset tracking using connected lighting. 09:26- 14:15  🌃  How are you able to support a wide range of applications across so many industries? 14:15 – 18:59  💡  What barriers are there that need to be overcome for connected lighting to hit its full potential? 18:59 – 22:58   🌃  What new and upcoming smart building uses cases are you excited for? 22:58 – 29:00  Want to be the first to know upcoming guests and explore exclusive insights into our events? Sign Up for our Newsletter on our website!  Be the first to find out the latest developments in the fascinating world of IoT from the leading pioneers themselves at theiotpodcast.com

In episode 31,  be ready to enter the realm of Embedded Machine Learning and Tiny ML with Jan Jongboom - CTO, Edge Impulse 🧙‍♂️⚙️. Edge Impulse is the leading development platform for Embedded Machine Learning, used by over 1,000 enterprises across 10,000 Machine Learning projects worldwide, and helping developers leverage the power of Machine Learning.  We start the episode by discussing what Embedded Machine Learning means for IoT and connected devices, lensing in on why people may be sceptical to deploy Machine Learning on an MCU. We then explore key use cases around ML, core differences between Embedded ML and ML-based server projects and the main challenges when it comes to EML deployment. We finish the episode analysing the role of signal processing in EML and where we can go for the future with EML! Sit back, relax, tune in and discover: ⚙️  Background in Embedded Engineering and IoT  00:30 – 04:26 ⚙️  Growth for companies among the pandemic 04:26 – 05:28 ⚙️  Why do people tend to be sceptical about Embedded Machine Learning? 05:28- 08:19 ⚙️  What are the use cases around embedded machine learning and why is it important? 08:19- 10:53 ⚙️  What are the core differences between ML-based server projects and embedded machine learning? 10:53- 12:17 ⚙️  The main challenges in developing Embedded Machine Learning solutions and algorithms 12:17- 14:53 ⚙️   Why has embedded ML not been as widely used before? 14:53- 17:55 ⚙️   How do signal processing and Embedded ML work together 17:55- 20:22 ⚙️  Where can Embedded Machine Learning go in the next five years, how will this affect people in the everyday life? 20:22-23:00 ⚙️  Future use cases of ML: Formula 1 Cars 23:00-24:28 ⚙️  Security and Machine Learning- What effects does security risk have on Machine Learning? 24:28- 31:15 Want to be the first to know upcoming guests and explore exclusive insights into our events? Sign Up for our Newsletter on our website!  Be the first to find out the latest developments in the fascinating world of IoT from the leading pioneers themselves at theiotpodcast.com

In episode 30, be prepared to unlock the headspace of a serial entrepreneur, discover analytics and selling software from start-ups to large corporations! Thanks for sharing your fantastic story Rick 👨‍💼👩‍💼🔑  Aginity Corporation is the only next-generation analytics management toolset designed specifically to empower analytic teams to take advantage of the top analytic platforms. As a software entrepreneur, he has led the development of over a dozen software products and taken several companies from the early stage to an eventual sale. He has been working in analytics and software for 30 years and has been a part of the evolution of several generations of technology and practices. We start the episode by evaluating the processes and technology companies need to succeed with the analytic program and how analytics has evolved in the IoT and wider tech space.  We then move on to explore the world of entrepreneurship, the lessons Rick has learned and how he has applied these to wider ventures, the challenges and rewards he has reaped in his time selling software. We end the episode discussing how far analytics and IoT can go.  Sit back, relax, tune in and be the first to discover:  👨‍💼 Rick's background in IoT and Analytics.  01:11 - 04:19  👩‍💼 What processes and technologies that companies need to succeed with analytic programs.   04.19 - 06:59  👨‍💼 What lessons have you learned as a serial entrepreneur and how have these been applied to wider business ventures?  6:59 - 14:27   👩‍💼 The challenges and rewards as an entrepreneur.  14:27 - 17:00 👨‍💼 The best practices when it comes to selling software big and small and how can we combat the daunting process?  17:00 - 22:33  👩‍💼 How far can we go with IoT analytics?  22:33 - 29:49   Want to be the first to know upcoming guests and explore exclusive insights into our events? Sign Up for our Newsletter on our website!  Be the first to find out the latest developments in the fascinating world of IoT from the leading pioneers themselves at theiotpodcast.com

In episode 29, we plunge into the IoT Connected Health and Wearables universe with Adrie van Meijeren – Product Marketing Manager at Dialog Semiconductor, to examine the technology and applications sculpting the Medical and Healthcare industries! 🏨  ⌚️ Adrie is highly experienced in wireless system on chip sales and business development, from product definition to complex sales cycles. Dialog Semiconductor is a global leader in developing integrated circuits (ICs) for IoT powered devices. We kick off the episode by discovering what Connected Health is and how it is changing the Healthcare Industry. We then lens in on the key technologies in the medical sector, highlighting the role of Bluetooth Low Energy solutions, the benefits and major application areas for IoT. We end the episode by discussing how wearables have popularized in the recent year, why wearables and connected health go hand in hand and the most revolutionary trends to come from BLE to Artificial Intelligence. Sit back, relax, tune in and discover: 🏨.  Adrie's Background 00:21​-00:50​   What is Connected Health and how will IoT change Healthcare Technology? 00:50​- 04:44​ 🩺  What are the main benefits of Bluetooth low energy in the Healthcare sector and why does it fit in so well? 04:44​- 07:00​ 🧑‍⚕️  What are the main application areas that we see today with Connected Health and BLE? 07:00​- 09:57​ ⌚️  Wearables and connected health-What are your views on wearables within connected health? 09:57​- 11:06​ 🏨   What are the most important characteristics of great Bluetooth low energy IC solutions? 11:06​- 14:58​   What Dialog connectivity Smart Bond solutions are out there in the world?  14:58​- 16:28​ 🩺   What are the current innovations and trends that we are seeing in connected health?  16:28​- 18:20​ 🧑‍⚕️  How can AI enhance connected health? Case Study- Fall detection 18:20​-21:32​ ⌚️  What is still to come in a limitlessly connected world?  21:32​-23:29​ Want to be the first to know upcoming guests and explore exclusive insights into our events? Sign Up for our Newsletter on our website!  Be the first to find out the latest developments in the fascinating world of IoT from the leading pioneers themselves at theiotpodcast.com

In episode 28 we learn about all angles of cybersecurity with John Moor – MD, The IoT Security Foundation, from the biggest security threats facing the IoT ecosystem in forms of the digital and physical to how we can unify best practices that will put us one step ahead! 🛡🔒🛡 And Remember if it is not secure it is not safe! John Moor is the Managing Director of The IoT Security Foundation, leading Cyber-Security development as a globally renowned non-profit organisation helping secure the Internet of Things, in order to aid IoT adoption and maximise its benefits. To date, the IoTSF has over 100 companies membered on the march to make it safe to connect. Sit back, relax and be the first to discover: 🛡 John’s background and why he moved to the world of cybersecurity- the 3 B’s of security 00:30​ – 06:30​ 🔒 What the IoT Security Foundation is and how it came to launch 06:30​ – 08:55​ 🛡 Industries most prone to security threats 08:55​ – 13:00​ 🔒 The biggest challenges when it comes to implementing security- The three C’s of security 13:00​-16:18​ 🛡 Why is it so crucial to implement security and change the conversation? 16:18​ - 20:16​ 🔒 The biggest threats to IoT security: Will there be a technology war? 20:16​ – 22:45​ 🛡 Cyberphysical threats – 22:45​- 28:05​ 🔒 How we can all work together to become more secure 28:05​ – 34:22​  Subscribe to the podcast and never miss an episode👇   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuaMSmfHSiz6gv6531Bjh8g Want to be the first to know upcoming guests and explore exclusive insights into our events? Sign Up for our Newsletter on our website!  Be the first to find out the latest developments in the fascinating world of IoT from the leading pioneers themselves at theiotpodcast.com