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IoT Experts Discuss Improved ROI Through Optimized Connectivity

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The first answer to any use case question or proposal is always to prove ROI, and IoT is in the unique position of making that ROI proposition a much easier case to prove and present. In a new webinar, scheduled for Thursday, February 23, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. ET/ 8:00 a.m. PT, the speakers will address how connectivity and the IoT can do your proof-of-concept work for you, in large measure.

In the rapidly-evolving IoT market, choosing the right IoT SIM is critical for the success of an IoT initiative. Here, you will learn why customers have moved away from traditional roaming SIMs and networks in favor of IoT SIMs specifically designed for the needs of connected products and services. Now that new eUICC/eSims are a viable option, how will these complementary technologies provide the best option for your IoT initiative?

During this webinar, speakers will address:

  • The rapidly evolving IoT landscape and emerging SIM technologies
  • Ensuring your IoT devices always have resilient, optimized, global connectivity
  • Top questions to ask when selecting the right IoT SIM and connectivity provider
  • Customer use cases for IoT SMART SIM and eUICC/eSims
  • How to future-proof your connected business with eUICC/ eSIMS to enable growth
  • Key criteria when selecting an IoT connectivity platform to manage your IoT deployment

Click here to register.

PRESENTERS:
Chris Gnanakone
Founder & CEO, Nube
Chris comes from a background spanning more than two decades in Information Technology. He is avidly enthusiastic in the development that encompasses cloud, mobile and more recently IoT (Internet of Things) strategy and execution. Chris has founded and co-founded four technology startups, two being mobile applications, and is an investor and Ambassador at Boomtown Boulder, CO – a technology start up accelerator / incubator. He acts as mentor to entrepreneurs and startups at Boomtown Boulder and The Deming Center for Entrepreneurship at Colorado University, Boulder, CO - Leeds School of Business.

Currently, he is Founder & CEO of Nube, an IoT (Intelligence of Things) startup seeking to revolutionize the LP Gas industry in Latin American markets (LATM). He is also Founder & Chief Development Officer of One Sri Lanka Foundation, a not-for-profit participating in/ funding the vision to free Sri Lanka of land mines (2020) in partnership with HALO Trust. In addition, the foundation provides micro credit loans to women entrepreneurs for home based small businesses.

Chris is passionate about supporting education and health related programs using technology as a vehicle for underprivileged children. He currently supports There With Care, Boulder, CO, a charity that assists families with children that have a terminal illness, “Tamaujé Iwigara” a rarámuri indigenous school in the state of Chihuahua and “Sueños y Esperanzas" (Hopes and Dreams) - an orphanage in Guadalajara in the state of Jalisco, Mexico.

Staffan Eriksson
Head of Product Management, Sierra Wireless

Staffan Eriksson joined Sierra Wireless in 2015 as a result of the acquisition of Wireless Maingate and is now the Director of Product Marketing, Cloud & Connectivity business unit. Staffan has more than 20 years' experience from the telecom and IT sectors and has held senior positions within several companies. At Wireless Maingate, an MVNO and provider of M2M/IoT connectivity in the Nordics market, he held the position as head of Product Management. Before joining Wireless Maingate, Staffan was at SmartTrust (now Giesecke&Devrient), a world leading supplier of SIM and device management solutions, where he was driving the development of the company's mobile values added services portfolio. Staffan holds a Master of Science from the Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm and a Bachelor in Business Administration from the University of Stockholm.

MODERATOR:
Carl Ford
CEO and Co-Founder, Crossfire Media

Carl Ford is Co-Founder of Crossfire Media focused on the impact of communication technology on consumers and industry. Carl has been highlighting the key initiatives around the advances of the Commercial Internet since the beginning. From developing product and service strategies to moderating meetings at ETSI, Carl's 20+ years have always focused on the impact that service cost, regulatory and marketing issues have in rolling out new services.

As a community developer for Pulvermedia, Carl developed all of the VON Conference content. As an integral part of the IP Communications community, Carl has been instrumental in helping develop various trade organizations and has advised many companies on both strategic and technical issues to satisfy the needs of these company's customers.

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