Gavin Whitechurch is Co-Founder of Topio Networks, an analyst company tracking the technologies and markets for the Fourth Industrial Revolution. As Leader of Topio’s Edge Practice he advises companies both large and small on their edge strategies. He has a strong interest in use cases & markets for the 4IR. He is a regular commentator on on strategies and markets for edge computing and a regular speaker at technology events. He also serves as a member of the Technical Steering Committee for State of the Edge at the Linux Foundation. Prior to Topio he was a senior executive at one of the world’s largest B2B information companies where he focussed on new product & strategy in high technology markets.