Conference Keynotes – Session 1 – Edge Best Practice

Welcome & Chairman’s Introduction – Philippe Cases CEO Topio Networks

Co-innovating Urban Journeys – Maciej Kranz Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, KONE Corporation

Cloud Where You Need It – Wayne Duso VP Storage, Edge and Data Services Amazon Web Services

Micro Clouds and the Future of Edge Computing – Blaine Mathieu CEO Pratexo

Conference Keynotes – Session 2 – Sustainability & the Edge

The White Swan: A Stimulus for Sustainability Action – Rika Nakazawa Group Vice President, Connected Industry & Sustainability for America, NTT

Bridge the Sustainability Action Gap with IT Infrastructure for Net Zero Operations – Adam Compton Director of Strategy Schneider Electric

Building Green Businesses to Speed the Transition to Net Zero – Gerard Cunningham Partner, Founder & Global Lead of Green Growth Practice McKinsey & Company

How Edge Computing Can Address Major World Challenges of Sustainability and Climate Change –Marty Sprinzen CEO Vantiq

Panel: Leveraging the Edge to Deliver a Sustainable Society
Rika Nakazawa Group Vice President, Connected Industry & Sustainability for America NTT
Adam Compton Director of Strategy Schneider Electric
Gerard Cunningham Partner, Founder & Global Lead of Green Growth Practice McKinsey & Company
Marty Sprinzen CEO Vantiq
Fred Rivard CEO MicroEJ
Moderator:       Philippe Cases CEO Topio Networks

Retail Edge Summit – Session 1 

Chairman’s Welcome – Vincent Diallo Managing Partner Interlace Ventures

Leveraging the Edge to Innovate QSR –Vadim Parizher –VP of Technology (Engineering and Analytics) Taco Bell

Edge Computing: Retail’s Secrets Behind the Successful Digital Customer Experience –  Michael Oakes Segment Director, Strategic Account Organization Schneider Electric

Enabling the Ultimate In-Store Convenient Experience – Ryan Smith CTO Grabango

Retail Edge Summit – Session 2 

Leveraging Edge for Innovation in Retail – Nitu Kaushal MD Intelligent Edge, Europe Accenture

Panel: Optimizing Omnichannel & Blended Channel Experiences
Tom Gardner Store IoT Lead Lowes
Nitu Kaushal MD Intelligent Edge, Europe Accenture
Gloryvee Cordero Office of CTO, Innovation Architect CVS
Moderator:         Vincent Diallo Managing Partner Interlace Ventures

How Simulation and Digital Twins are Transforming Every Industry – Azita Martin VP & GM of AI for Retail.CPG & QSR NVIDIA

Retail in the Metaverse  – Alido Di Giovanni President Summit Tech

Panel: Building the Next Generation of Retail Services
Alido Di Giovanni President Summit Tech
Gloryvee Cordero Office of CTO, Innovation Architect CVS
Azita Martin VP & GM of AI for Retail.CPG & QSR NVIDIA
Moderator:   Vincent Diallo Managing Partner Interlace Ventures

Industrial, Manufacturing & Robotics Edge Summit – Session 1

Chairman’s Introduction – Jason Shepherd Independent Consultant

Accelerating Industrial Transformation with Edge, AI & IoT – Blaine Mathieu CEO Pratexo

Leveraging the Edge to Innovate the Factory
Blaine Mathieu CEO Pratexo
Jason Shepherd Independent Consultant

Industrial, Manufacturing & Robotics Edge Summit – Session 2

Case Study: Edge in Industrial – Marc-Elian Bégin CEO & Co-Founder SixSq

Automating Control Room & Enhancing Sustainability with the Edge – Vicki Knott Founder & CEO CruxOCM

How to Scale Industrial IoT From Edge To Cloud to Multi-Cloud – Dylan Kennedy General Manager US EMQ Technologies

Panel: Leveraging Edge in Industrial Environments
Vicki Knott Founder & CEO CruxOCM
Marc-Elian Bégin CEO & Co-Founder SixSq
Dylan Kennedy General Manager US EMQ Technologies.
Nitu Kaushal MD Intelligent Edge, Europe Accenture
Moderator: Jason Shepherd Independent Consultant

Silicon Valley AgTech – Session 1

Autonomous Machines: The Future of AI and Robotics
Igino Cafiero Founder & CEO, Bear Flag Robotics John Deere
Brent Shedd CEO Stout Industrial Technology – Sebastien Boyer CEO Farmwise.io
Daniel McCann CEO Precision AI
Ittai Marom General Manager, US Tevel Aerobotics Technologies
Moderator: Nancy J. Shemwell Chief Operating Officer Rural Cloud Initiative

Farm Data as a Business: Collection, Management, and Analytics
Kevin Lang CEO & President Agerpoint
Adam Irrer CEO Parcel.ag
Ganesh Harinath Founder & CEO Fiducia
James Peverill CEO Greensight
Moderator: Nancy J. Shemwell Chief Operating Officer Rural Cloud Initiative

Panel: ESG in Agriculture
Christine Moseley Founder & CEO Full Harvest
Chris Berry Head, Environmental Attribute Registry Context Labs
Robert Hardt CEO Plasma Water
Brian Schmidt Co-Founder Primary Ocean
Moderator: Vonnie Estes Vice President of Innovation International Fresh Produce Association

Silicon Valley AgTech – Session 2

Startup Pitches

Host: John Matthesen Principal Consultant Related Concepts

Krishna Srinivasan – CEO – Polzmann

Takatoshi Kmenzawa – Chief Relationships Officer –  TrueAlgae

Steve Booher Founder and Chairman Smart Apply, Inc.

Trevor McKeeman CEO & Founder HitchPin

Daniel Howe – President – neatMon

Ali Daniali Founder & CEO HRVSTS

Armando Leon Founder & CEO AlgalTech

David Carter Co – Founder & CEO Deep Planet

Judges:

Gary Jinks Co – Founder Scale Upstream

Eric Desai – Managing Director, Vivado Ventures

Libby Spalding Vice President Fall Line Capital

Pete Henig Founder & Managing Partner Greenhouse Capital Partners

Jaleh Daie Founder AgFood Tech SIG, Band of Angels

Vish Mishra Venture Director Clearstone

Jordan Wahbeh, Managing Partner, SV Venture Group

Libby Spalding, Vice President, Fall Line Capital

Conference Keynotes – Edge Data & Observability

Welcome & Chairman’s Introduction – Philippe Cases CEO Topio Networks

The Challenges of Data Management in an AI World – Benjamin Cedric Larsen AI & Machine Learning Project Lead I AI Governance World Economic Forum

The Evolution of Data Management – Roland Fadrany Chief Operating Officer Gaia-X

The Edge Reimagined
Brandon Gries Modular Data Center Project Lead, Open Compute Project
Roland Fadrany Chief Operating Officer Gaia-X
Matt Trifiro, CMO, Vapor.io

Conference Keynotes – Edge Today & Tomorrow

Ready for Primetime: How to Use The Edge Today – Kip Tupco CEO StackPath

Investing in the Edge – Steve Jurvetson Managing Director & Founder Future Ventures

Intelligent Infrastructure – Session 1

Chairman’s Introduction  – Renil Paramel CEO Strategy of Things

U.S. Roadways – From Construction to Digital Intelligence  – Matt Junak  National Practice Consultant Intelligent Transportation & Emerging Mobility Solutions HNTB

Panel: Intelligent Infrastructure to Build the Platform for Future Growth
Doug Pemerl Founder & CEO PemReal Advisors & TeraTrends
Benjamin Thomas CEO EDJX
Matt Junak  National Practice Consultant Intelligent Transportation & Emerging Mobility Solutions HNTB

Intelligent Infrastructure – Session 2

Enabling the Next Generation of Air Transportation
Charles Byers CTO Valqari
Mike DiCosola CEO & Founder DISC
Abraham Ishihara – Chief Engineer, KBR Inc

Building an Open Data Platform for Future Services
David Knight CEO Terbine
Jennifer Schmidt CEO & Founder Lattice Industries

Edge AI & Application Management Summit – Session 1

Chairman’s Introduction – Jason Shepherd Independent Consultant

Keynote: Enabling Edge AI – Barrie Mullins VP of Product FlexLogix

Edge AI in Recycling & Sustainability – Amanda Marrs VP Product Management AMP Robotics

Cloud vs Edge AI: What’s Best to Achieve a Sustainable and Healthy Building? – Sastry Malladi Vice President and Head of Open Blue AI Johnson Controls

Powering Next Generation AI from the Cloud to the Edge – Sujith Ravi Founder & CEO SliceX AI

Panel: Edge AI for Sustainability
Amanda Marrs VP Product Management AMP Robotics
Sastry Malladi Vice President and Head of Open Blue AI Johnson Controls
Barrie Mullins VP of Product FlexLogix
Sujith Ravi Founder & CEO SliceX AI
Moderator: Jason Shepherd Independent Consultant

Edge AI & Application Management Summit – Session 2 

Bringing Cloud Closer to Where You Need it for Virtually Every Application – Rob Czarnecki Product Management Lead, Outposts AWS

The Second Application Problem – Carl Moberg CTO & Co-Founder Avassa 

The Evolution of Healthcare at the Edge – Roshni Bhagalia VP of Product Management Edison AI & Platform, GE Healthcare

Managing Defense & Security Application at the Edge – Kuan Collins Executive Director, Digital Innovation, Axiant

Distributed Identity & the Edge – Anita Rao Contributor Trust Over IP Foundation

Panel: Managing Distributed Applications
Roshni Bhagalia VP of Product Management Edison AI & Platform, GE Healthcare
Kuan Collins Executive Director, Digital Innovation, Axiant
Anita Rao Contributor Trust Over IP Foundation
Carl Moberg CTO & Co-Founder avassa
Rob Czarnecki Product Management Lead, Outposts AWS
Moderator: Jason Shepherd Independent Consultant

Telco Edge Summit 

Chairman’s Introduction – Roy Chua Founder & Principal AvidThink

Edge-Driven Telco and Media Functions  – Dr. Mukaddim Pathan Director of Enterprise Architecture, Technology & Strategy DISH Network

Why 5G Needs Edge Computing – Dan Stoll Managing Director, Regional Networks Zayo

Panel: Leveraging the Telco Edge for Service Innovation
Moderator: Roy Chua Founder & Principal AvidThink
Dr. Mukaddim Pathan Director of Enterprise Architecture, Technology & Strategy DISH Network
Dan Stoll Managing Director, Regional Networks Zayo
Christos Kolias Principal (Co-founder, NFV) Orange

Media Edge Summit

 3 Ways to Building the Metaverse with the Edge  – Ali Daniali, Metaverse Edge Expert

Panel: Building the Metaverse with the Edge 
Alido Di Giovanni President Summit Tech
Meryem Simsek Chief Scientist | Advanced Technologies VMWare
Tom Reyes Chief Product Officer StackPath
Moderator: Gavin Whitechurch, Edge Practice Leader, Topio Networks