Edge Computing Expo North America Agenda

Opening talk – overview of sessions and key highlights.

• What is the edge anyway?
• Why edge computing is a necessary complement to IoT and AI
• Innovative use cases for edge computing

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?

• Understanding the challenges for highly distributed infrastructure in the enterprise.
• How can density, cost and remote challenges be overcome?
• In what ways can cloud-like operations be achieved through automation and monitoring?
• Tactics for preventing infrastructure security and availability exposures discussed.

• Background & definitions
• Design goals/constraints
• Building shell
• Power & Cooling
• Deployment

• Why AI and machine learning are increasingly being implemented at the edge.
• Growing popularity of swarm computing at the edge.
• Best practices in implementation.
• Discussion of specific (real world) use cases for edge AI and swarm computing.

• Edge as the enabler for Advanced Driver Assistance.
• Adaptive & predictive vehicle maintenance.
• The importance of edge in the design of intuitive infotainment systems.
• How edge enhances driver safety by ensuring data security.