Momenta I Digital Thread

Brian Gilmore I Our conversation with Brian Gilmore covered a range of Connected Industry topics. We discussed the evolution of IoT as it relates to data analytics, and he highlighted how connectivity and technologies have outpaced the ability for organizations to effectively embrace the technology. The conversation covered some of the ways that different industries are using connected technologie...

Prof. Ahmed Banafa I Named the No. 1 Top Voice To Follow in Tech by LinkedInOne, Prof. Ahmed Banafa of San Jose State University, one of the top IoT writers, speakers and thought leaders, with research published on Forbes, MIT Technology Review, ComputerWorld, Techonomy, he is a contributor to IEEE-IoT, LinkedIn, IBMCloud, IBM Big Data Analytics Hub, HPE Insights and he has appeared as an expert i...

Dale Calder I Our conversation with Dale Calder, founder of FactorySoft, Axeda and RevTwo, covered the origins of this pioneering work connecting manufacturing equipment to IT systems, then the instruction of connectivity to extend visibility into machines with Axeda. Dale’s unique talent is the ability to identify critical business pain points and create focused solutions, particularly in industr...

Pete Wassell I Our discussion with Pete Wassell covered his history in the wearable technology space, working with pioneers and mentors like Steve Mann, Steven Feiner, Christina Pereyand others in collaboration to bring wearable technology to the enterprise. The conversation explored the origins of augmented reality technology, use cases, challenges and opportunities extending the management and s...

Kate Mitchell I Our conversation with Kate Mitchell reviewed her experience working at Oracle with Larry Ellison in the midst of the database wars, the emergence of data warehousing and analytics and what led to successes in the first era of data analysis. Our conversation also covered the significant changes afoot with the transition from a centralized to decentralized infrastructure – from cloud...

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 pote...

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 conce...

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 discuss...

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 qual...

David Bauer I Helping to bring Morgan Stanley’s first website online and at Merrill Lynch being the first major bank to outsource major security services, David has been working professionally with IT security since the late 1980s, being a pioneer in the security field. Our conversation explored his history as one of the first Chief Information Security Officers on Wall Street, from his experience...

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...

Tony Seba, RethinkX I Clean Disruption of Energy and Transportation Tony Seba’s work on the impact of disruptive technologies has been highly influential to major decision makers in the investment community, in industry and governments worldwide. Our conversation explored the principles behind his framework for analyzing disruptive technologies, then we dove into the thesis behind his 2014 book Cl...