Day 1 - 9 February 2021
09:50AM
(GMT)
James Bourne
Editor in Chief
Techforge

09:55AM - Day 1
View Day 2 Welcome Address

09:50AM - Day 1
View Day 1 Welcome Address
Day 1 Welcome Address
10:00AM
(GMT)
Rob High
IBM Fellow, Vice President and CTO
IBM Edge Computing

10:30AM - Day 2
View Panel discussion: Defining Edge For All Stakeholders: Where Is The Value, And What Groundwork Needs To Be Put in?

10:00AM - Day 1
View Keynote: Covid-19’s Impact on the Edge Computing Market
Keynote: Covid-19’s Impact on the Edge Computing Market
- The edge computing market is quickly shifting from theoretical concept to one of value-maturity — where enterprises are actively exploiting and gaining real business advantage at the edge. This maturation has been further propelled by Covid-19 which, amongst its many impacts, has magnified the urgency to transform digital business paradigms. In this talk we will outline some of the key trends and solutions of digital business transformation that are benefiting from edge computing. We will also identify some of the risk factors in that path to transformation, and suggest ways to mitigate those risks.
10:30AM
(GMT)
Daniel Beazer
Senior Contributing Analyst
Structure Research
Melissa Hill
VP Strategic Partnerships
StackPath

10:30AM - Day 1
View Panel discussion: Moving Towards the Intelligent Edge – The Benefits of a Convergent Approach
Shivkumar Krishnan
Global Head of Engineering, Stores Technology
Gap Inc

10:30AM - Day 1
View Panel discussion: Moving Towards the Intelligent Edge – The Benefits of a Convergent Approach
Wesley Rhodes
VP Research and Development & Tech Transformation
Kroger

10:30AM - Day 1
View Panel discussion: Moving Towards the Intelligent Edge – The Benefits of a Convergent Approach
Nancy Ranxing Li, Ph.D
Director of Product - New Growth, Edge Cloud Platforms
Cox Communications

10:30AM - Day 1
View Panel discussion: Moving Towards the Intelligent Edge – The Benefits of a Convergent Approach
Prashant Tiwari
Director - Intelligent Connected Systems (ICS) Division
Toyota

10:30AM - Day 1
View Panel discussion: Moving Towards the Intelligent Edge – The Benefits of a Convergent Approach
Panel discussion: Moving Towards the Intelligent Edge – The Benefits of a Convergent Approach
- Why edge computing should be a key part of a multi-layered and convergent technology strategy
- Understanding how edge computing can enable optimisation of artificial intelligence and machine learning, 5G, IoT, and more.
- How edge relates to cloud computing
- How edge makes the technologies around it stronger
11:15AM
(GMT)
Zach Shelby
Co-Founder and CEO
Edge Impulse

11:15AM - Day 1
View Keynote: TinyML is making sensor data sexy!
Keynote: TinyML is making sensor data sexy!
- Advances in silicon and deep learning are enabling embedded machine learning (TinyML) to be deployed where data is born, from industrial sensors to audio and vision.
- Dive into the architecture of TinyML and how the cloud and edge work together in unison
- See selected case studies on how machine learning at the edge is unlocking new value for customers in predictive maintenance, asset tracking, and human interfaces
- Hear how machine learning will enable personalization, the super power of adapting to customers and users
11:45AM
(GMT)
Nicolas M. Chaillan
HQE, Chief Software Officer
U.S. Air Force

11:45AM - Day 1
View Keynote: DoD Enterprise DevSecOps Initiative & Platform One
Keynote: DoD Enterprise DevSecOps Initiative & Platform One
12:15PM
(GMT)
Azita Arvani
General Manager
Rakuten Mobile Americas

12:15PM - Day 1
View Keynote: The Mobile Edge: How Telcos can Thrive in the Cloud
Keynote: The Mobile Edge: How Telcos can Thrive in the Cloud
12:45PM
(GMT)
Case study: Edge in Manufacturing & Industry
This session will cover:
○ Edge computing in industrial inspection
○ Edge Computing for Predictive Maintenance
○ Precision Monitoring & Control
Day 2 - 10 February 2021
09:55AM
(GMT)
James Bourne
Editor in Chief
Techforge

09:55AM - Day 1
View Day 2 Welcome Address

09:50AM - Day 1
View Day 1 Welcome Address
Day 2 Welcome Address
10:00AM
(GMT)
Jeff Ready
CEO and co-founder
Scale Computing

10:00AM - Day 2
View Keynote: Edge Computing – What Customers are Doing Today and Will Be Doing Tomorrow
Keynote: Edge Computing – What Customers are Doing Today and Will Be Doing Tomorrow
Edge Computing allows IT leaders to run mission-critical applications and infrastructure outside the four walls of the datacenter. Edge deployments need a high degree of automation and low touch IT management, and must be cost effective with a measurable Return on Investment (ROI).
It is predicted that by 2025, three-quarters of enterprise-generated data will be created and processed at the edge – outside a traditional centralized data center or cloud (up from just 10% in 2018). Will you be ready to take advantage of the benefits edge computing offers?
In this session attendees will learn:
- Use cases of how IT leaders in all industries are using edge computing to meet their business needs
- Which kind of infrastructure platform is needed to be successful?
- How to reduce management costs by 60%-80% with self-healing automation and intelligence
10:30AM
(GMT)
Dave McCarthy
Research Director, Edge Strategies
IDC
Gene Bagwell
Associate Fellow
Verizon

10:30AM - Day 2
View Panel discussion: Defining Edge For All Stakeholders: Where Is The Value, And What Groundwork Needs To Be Put in?
Albert Kroisleitner
Head of Edge Practice
Deutsche Telekom/T-Systems

10:30AM - Day 2
View Panel discussion: Defining Edge For All Stakeholders: Where Is The Value, And What Groundwork Needs To Be Put in?
Marty Sprinzen
Founder and CEO
Vantiq

10:30AM - Day 2
View Panel discussion: Defining Edge For All Stakeholders: Where Is The Value, And What Groundwork Needs To Be Put in?
Rob High
IBM Fellow, Vice President and CTO
IBM Edge Computing

10:30AM - Day 2
View Panel discussion: Defining Edge For All Stakeholders: Where Is The Value, And What Groundwork Needs To Be Put in?

10:00AM - Day 1
View Keynote: Covid-19’s Impact on the Edge Computing Market
Pratik Budhdev
Global Investment Director
Volvo Cars Tech Fund

10:30AM - Day 2
View Panel discussion: Defining Edge For All Stakeholders: Where Is The Value, And What Groundwork Needs To Be Put in?
Panel discussion: Defining Edge For All Stakeholders: Where Is The Value, And What Groundwork Needs To Be Put in?
Edge computing represents a great opportunity for many participants in the tech ecosystem, but they cannot do everything alone. Cloud companies are teaming up with telecom providers to combine infrastructure strength with network capability – and the race is on to get developers building applications which make the most of 5G and AI, enabled by edge technologies.
- Defining edge as a value proposition for cloud and telecoms
- Exploring the partnerships already taking place
- Using AI to improve performance of edge devices
- What applications will result from this, and who will ultimately win the race?
11:15AM
(GMT)
Rob Hornbuckle
CISO
Allegiant

11:15AM - Day 2
View Case study: Edge in Aviation
Case study: Edge in Aviation
This session will cover:
○ Rethinking aviation infrastructure
○ Enhanced delivery of continuous monitoring
○ Discussing the benefits of low latency data
○ Edge and IOT as the enablers
11:45PM
(GMT)
Siavash Alamouti
EVP, Head of R&D
Wells Fargo

11:45PM - Day 1
View Keynote: Applications of Edge Cloud Computing in Banking and Financial Services
Keynote: Applications of Edge Cloud Computing in Banking and Financial Services
- Disruptive trends in technology and digital transformation
- Evolving role of financial institutions in the hyper-connected world
- Applications of edge cloud computing in financial services
12:15PM
(GMT)
Terry W. Himes
Mars Odyssey Relay Sequence Team
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

12:15PM - Day 2
View Case Study: Edge at NASA
Case Study: Edge at NASA
12:45PM
(GMT)
Daniel Spahr
COO
Stream Analyze

12:45PM - Day 2
View Presentation: Enabling AI. Everywhere: Continuous Product Development – Better than Tesla!
Presentation: Enabling AI. Everywhere: Continuous Product Development – Better than Tesla!
- How Tesla has set a global standard for continuous product development and why it is important
- Time-to-market and continuous development of AI is crucial for success, requiring tools the whole organization can use as AI is now driving your IP
- How to do continuous product development better than Tesla, regardless of industry.
- Practical use cases how large corporates are using Edge AI to transform their business