Upcoming Event - Thursday
June 24, 2010
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Data Everywhere: What the "Internet of Things" Means for Business
Speaker
Evan Hansen
Editor-in-Chief
Wired.com
Keynote Summary
MIT coined the phrase "Internet of Things" more than 10 years ago to describe the emergence of a network of everyday objects from the combination of super-cheap, ubiquitous sensors and massive computing power. It was a futuristic concept imagined as a marriage of RFID chips and huge data centers to track and make sense of it all. Nothing would ever again be lost, or stolen, since a chip would broadcast every object's whereabouts continuously. Doctors would be able to monitor patient signs remotely, 24/7. And so on.
The Internet of things is now upon us, thanks to real time data streams, a plethora of new sensors and an explosion in cheap, on-demand computing power. The growth curve of the coming data wave is already exceeding Moore's law, spawning lucrative new business opportunities collecting, storing, securing, analyzing and monetizing the data stream.
Evan will lead the audience through current trends and promising applications, who's building them, and show how some companies are taking advantage of the Internet of Things today.
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The Ottawa region is Canada's premier spawning ground of technology
companies. Most of these companies are focused on specific markets
that they understand well -- in many instances in niches they have
created themselves. Most sell their products internationally --
and successfully. They are remarkably good "marketers".
So carefully have these companies identified their markets, they
rarely compete with one another. In fact they hardly interrelate.
This is where OCRI’s Technology Executive Breakfast plays
an invaluable role.
The Technology Executive Breakfast: A Professional Development
Session
The TEB is part of the infrastructure of the region, initiated
by OCRI and aimed at ensuring growth and prosperity in the technology
sector. TEB is a forum for executives of the Ottawa technology sector to learn about and discuss
business issues. It is an extraordinary opportunity for business
networking and for the creation of synergistic relationships. It
supports the "heads up", well-informed conduct of business
essential in meeting the threat of international competition.
The TEB Session:
TEB sessions are normally held on the last Thursday of the month.
Each begins with coffee and mingle at 7:00 AM, breakfast at 7:30
AM, and presentation starting at 8:00 AM. The meeting ends at 9:00
a.m. sharp!
Meeting Topics/Speakers:
The overall TEB focus is "Business issues of relevance to
the small and medium sized technology companies of the National
Capital Region". Speakers are mainly local executives who have
dealt with such problems. As well, out-of-town experts
are invited to talk. Technology issues may be treated if there is
a common business impact -- but the thrust is business. Speakers
and topics for the TEB are chosen by a program committee of senior
industry representatives.
2009-2010 Season:
OCRI's Technology Executive Breakfast is targeted to senior executives
and management in technology-related enterprises, with a focus on
emerging companies. Supporters of the technology sector are also
welcome.
2009-2010 Theme:
Achieving Market Leadership
This season, we look forward to attendees gaining fresh techniques that can help define, target, follow and pursue new markets and leveraging the lessons learned by successful knowledge-based companies to help them guide their own companies to a market leadership position.
A Continuing Success Story
Since its inception in January 1993, the TEB has enjoyed continuous
growth and wide acceptance from the technology business community.
The attendance at the first meeting was 60 people. Currently, the
average registration for a meeting runs between 100-150 persons.
The topics are timely and relevant and the networking possibilities
are unequalled. The TEB has been cited by national media such as
the Globe and Mail, Canadian Business, and Time Magazine as a must
attend event for anyone needing to be plugged into Ottawa’s
technology sector.
Who Should Attend:
All members of the technology business community are encouraged
to attend, not only executives of companies developing and selling
products, but also of companies providing goods and services in
this sector. Members of the press and communications sector are
very welcome. (The purpose is, after all, to create self-awareness
and strength through networking.) Representatives of pertinent government
agencies and the academic community are also invited. Out-of-town
executives are encouraged to time their visits to Ottawa to enable
them to attend. Companies just getting started are particularly
welcome.
2009-2010 Program Committee Members:
Claude Haw, President, OCRI (Chair); Greg Boyle, Partner, Stone Wood Group; Andrew Penny, Kingsford Consulting; Debbie Weinstein LaBarge Weinstein Professional Corporation, Andrew Arnott, Vice President, Commercial Financial Services |Technology Banking Group Ottawa, Rob Woodbridge, Rove; Cliff Taylor, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers Jim Orban, Publisher, The Ottawa Citizen, Robert Ford, Partner, Gowlings, Kathy Mahoney, Vice President, Corporate Programs, OCRI
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