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Speakers:
Cole Edmundson is a highly accomplished IoT expert with a deep passion for driving innovation and creating cutting-edge solutions. With a strong background in technology and a comprehensive understanding of IoT, Cole has firmly established himself as a thought leader in the industry. Throughout his career, Cole has successfully implemented IoT strategies that optimize business processes, enhance operational efficiency, and deliver exceptional user experiences. His ability to identify emerging trends and transform them into tangible business opportunities has earned him a well-deserved reputation as a forward-thinking and results-driven trusted advisor. With extensive experience spanning various industries including manufacturing, logistics, healthcare, transportation, retail, public safety, and energy, Cole has consistently provided strategic guidance and implementation expertise, helping organizations unlock the full potential of end-to-end IoT solutions. His unwavering commitment to excellence positions him as a leading authority within the IoT ecosystem. Cole’s relentless drive to push the boundaries of what’s possible continues to shape the future of IoT, generating meaningful data-based outcomes for individuals and enterprises alike.
Guy Merritt is an experienced C-suite executive, Guy has 35 years engineering leadership advising and developing IoT solutions, native cloud-based systems, products and engineering & manufacturing test solutions for a wide variety of industries. He is an author of the award-winning book “Proactive Risk Management: Controlling Uncertainty in Product Development.”
Dr. Tom Bradicich, Chairman of the IoT Community Board of Advisors, began his career at IBM, where he was an IBM Fellow, R&D VP, Distinguish Engineer, and Server CTO. At National Instruments, an Operational Technologies (OT) company, he served as an NI Fellow and company officer, pioneering Big Analog Data™ solutions. While at HP and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), Tom held various roles including R&D VP, HPE Fellow, Global Head of Edge & IoT Software Labs, and General Manager, As GM, he lead the global business unit, Servers and Edge Systems and Software, with P&L, worldwide sales, R&D, and customer experience ownership. Opening three global Innovation Labs, and exceeding salsas quotes by achieving revenue growth of over $250M, Tom’s business unit was the fastest growing in HPE.
Satish is a seasoned business leader with over 20 years of experience in IoT and Edge Computing. He led Intel’s IoT and Edge business strategy and execution across South Asia with consecutive 7 years of double-digit revenue growth before moving to USA where he was responsible for driving global Edge Computing GTM initiatives, building impactful customer and partner collaborations. He also successfully led Product Marketing efforts for Intel’s Kubernetes-based, edge computing platform for deploying edge networks and delivering multi-access edge computing (MEC) for applications, containers, and virtual machines. Currently, as Senior Manager – Solutions, at Supermicro, Satish focuses on developing IoT and Edge AI ecosystem, delivering use case-driven solutions to transform industries such as Retail, Manufacturing, Transportation, and Healthcare. Renowned for his ability to translate complex challenges into actionable business results, Satish is passionate about helping organizations unlock the full potential of cutting-edge technologies and building trusted long-lasting partnerships.
Todd Spraggins is an unapologetic telecom evangelist with an extensive career of deploying leading-edge solutions to many of the world’s largest service providers. As Director of Strategy in the Oracle Communications CTO office, he pushes the boundaries of what Operators can do with SaaS by bringing the mobile core to the web-scale cloud. He holds a Masters of Science in Telecommunications from Southern Methodist University and a Bachelors of Science and Engineering from Tulane University.
