The Internet of Things (IOT):

Business Opportunity and Competence Shift

Hosted by Institute of Technology Blanchardstown

Supported by ICT Ireland Skillnet

This event is targeted at Heads of Department, Senior Managers and people in the Business and Technology

sectors that are keen to know the status of the Internet of Things.

Location: The LINC Centre, Institute of Technology Blanchardstown, Dublin 15

When: Friday 2nd December 2016 at 8:00am to 11am. Admission free.

0800 Registration & light breakfast

0820

Opening address

Diarmuid O’Callaghan, President of ITB

Tony Devlin Chairperson ICT Ireland Skillnet

0830

Global Overview and Deployment Status of IOT

What is it? Paul Stacey, Senior Lecturer, ITB

What is possible? Where are we now?

Maria Archer, Global Business, Internet of Things Lead, Ericsson

0900 The Irish Context: Challenges and Opportunities facing Irish Companies.

Ken Finnegan, Chief Technologist and IoT Lead IDA

0930

IOT Implementation: Infrastructure and Applications

Case Studies

Low-power IoT: Simple Solutions for Business and Industry: Mark Bannon, Founder & CEO

VT Networks

IoT for Enabling the Blue Economy: John Breslin, General Manager Smart Bay Ireland

1015 Upskilling for IOT – The Key Competencies

Paul Stacey, Senior Lecturer, ITB

1035 Q&A with guest speakers

An interactive panel discussion, including questions from the floor.

1100 Event concludes – Informal networking and tea/coffee LINCup

To register for this event please visit: https://internet_of_things_itb.eventbrite.ie