STC is pleased to announce David Rose as the opening Keynote speaker for the 2016 Summit. Kick off your time at the Summit with an engrossing discussion from Rose, titled The New Vanguard for Business: Connectivity, Design, and the Internet of Things.
The Internet of Things is the hottest topic of the moment—a shift predicted to be as momentous as the impact of the internet itself. In this mind-opening talk, Rose explains how to get in on the ground floor of the Internet of Things or, as it's known in the manufacturing sector, Industry 4.0 (the fourth industrial revolution). He describes how products are poised to become services, and how we will be creating new user experiences, not new technology. What about a world where data from objects as diverse as umbrellas, fridges, and gas tanks all flows through the internet? We are truly at the frontier of a new, hyper-connected future: and MIT Media Lab’s David Rose is our guide.
If you own a business, if your company makes a product, if you are involved in manufacturing, supply chain management, environmental monitoring, transport, retail, healthcare, urban planning, architecture, design—literally any industry—your sector will be affected. How can you embed connectivity and productivity into your product? It's time to revolutionize the way your company thinks about technology, design, and making money.
Rose is an instructor and researcher at the MIT Media Lab, and the author of the preeminent book on the Internet of Things, Enchanted Objects: Design, Human Desire, and the Internet of Things. He holds patents for photo sharing, interactive TV, ambient information displays, and medical devices. His work has been featured at the MoMA, and covered in Wired, The Economist, and The Colbert Report.
David Rose’s keynote takes place on Sunday evening, 15 May, at the Anaheim Marriott, followed by the Welcome Reception. For more information and to register, visit summit.stc.org.