Wellex IoT Open House with IBM
Wellex Corporation and IBM Present:
Internet of Things Open House
From the integration of complex physical machinery with networked sensors and software that make up the Industrial Internet, to the connectivity and intelligence added to people, processes and data, the Internet of Everything is testing the limits of programmable computing. A cognitive IoT platform is how we will overcome those limits. Organizations must consider how to manage the complexities of connecting to a seemingly unlimited number of devices and how to effectively integrate IoT data with data from other sources.
Attend our Internet of Things Open house hosted by Wellex and IBM to learn how to leverage services from building your minimum viable product (MVP) to completely assembled and tested systems. Learn how IBM Watson IoT Platform extends the power of cognitive computing to the Internet of Things—billions of connected devices, sensors and systems that comprise the IoT. You will hear from a group of emerging IoT startups pitch and showcase their solutions. Included is a hands-on session where you’ll learn the components necessary to build innovative apps in the Cloud using IBM Bluemix – The Digital Innovation Platform.
By gathering IoT subject matter experts, investors, corporations and startups for this event, we wish to provide a platform for networking and potential opportunities for participants.
Event Subjects:
- Cognitive Computing With IBM Watson IoT Platform
- Wellex Manufacturing Services and Move into IoT
- IoT Startups Pitch for innovations
Date: Saturday, 3/26/2016
Time: 10:00 - 16:00
Location: Wellex Corp., 551 Brown Road, Fremont, CA 94539
Format: Seminar, Tours, Start-Up Demos & Pitches, Workshop
Agenda:
Morning Session - Seminar
9:00 – 10:00 - Registration & Startup Demo Table Set up (10 demo tables at manufacturing hallway connected to the seminar meeting room)
10:00 – 10:15 - Opening Remarks – Welcomes IBM and Introduces Event Agenda, VIP Guests and Speakers
10:15 – 10:45 - Cognitive IoT - connecting physical and digital worlds to transform business – Jiani Zhang, IBM Offerings Strategy Leader, Watson Internet of Things
10:45 – 11:00 - Q&A
11:00 – 11:30 - Wellex Presentation – General Manager Tony Huang
11:30 – 11:40 - Q&A
11:40 – 12:00 - Tour (4 Tours – 11:40, 12:00, 12:20, 12:40)
12:00 – 1:00 - Lunch & Open House – at Wellex Cafeteria. Buffet-style lunch, food and beverages are provided and catered by Spices Restaurant, Fremont
Afternoon Session - Startup Demo and Pitch
1:00 – 1:15 - Presentation I : How to do Startup & Innovation in IoT
By Bruce Sinclair, Founder of IoT_Inc.
1:15 – 1:30 - Presentation 2: Super Micro in IoT
By Super Micro Computer, Inc.
1:30 – 3:15 - Startups Pitching & Contest: 10 companies, 10 minutes each (7 minutes pitch, 3 minutes Q&A)
3:20 – 3:30 - Winner Award
3:30 – 4:00 - Social & Networking with beverages, snacks, refreshments
4:00 Closing
Workshop: IBM App Development for Developers & Students
11:30 – 4:00 - Held in Wellex Training Room. Spaces are limited, please register early. For additional information, visit Cognitive Computing Workshop with IBM Watson and Bluemix.
10 IoT Startup Companies
1. Koscar - Way Finding Directory And Fashion Mirror Kiosks for Shopping Center Retailing Stores IoT
2. WaterBit - A sensing and analytic company focused on agriculture for increasing farming productivity by 10% every gallon of water, increasing far profitability by up to 60%
3. Butterfleye - patently designed wireless security camera for IoT home security
4. Arch - patented modular & miniaturized PCB circuit designs for IoT products
5. Foris.io - "The Intenet of Things for the Backyard" as intelligent efficiency IoT in residential outdoor resource management
6. OptoXense - Sensing system products with finer optical technology for structural analysis with IoT to Cloud
7. Pingshow - AireTV Set-top-Box as Smart TV Gateway for smart home
8. U-Spec - Smart Realty IoT with VR/AR technologies for smart real estate and smart buildings
9. IoT Ecosystem - Miniature IoT gateway, server boxes with all wireless and data analytic
10. Freewire Technologies - Mobile car charging battery and control system
Speakers and Judges Bios
Jiani Zhang is Program Director of Offerings Strategy for IBM Watson Internet of Things. As a member of IBM’s Internet of Things leadership team, Jiani leads strategy development of the Watson Internet of Things portfolio of products and offerings. Previous to this role, Jiani was the portfolio marketing leader for IBM Internet of Things and led the development of go-to-market strategy and tactics. Jiani is an accomplished professional with experience in strategy consulting, marketing, technology management, and product development. With a background in electrical engineering and computer science, Jiani's experience in technology development spans, from product design to development and management. She also holds expertise in management consulting, specifically advising high tech companies in growth strategy, market strategy, and business transformation.
As CEO of GSVlabs, Marlon oversees an ecosystem of innovation including 150+ start-ups, investors, corporations, universities and government. In creating a platform for collaboration via innovation labs focused on EdTech, Mobility, Big Data, Entertainment and Sustainability, GSVlabs helps accelerate the journey from solution to scale. Prior to joining GSVlabs, Marlon served as a Director of Corporate Affairs at Hewlett Packard. His team implemented global community engagement programs, collaborating with the Stanford d.school on ideathons and facilitating company-driven hackathons in support of educational, health, and environmental innovation. He also directed HP Company Foundation grant making activities,including Matter to a Million a 7M partnership with Kiva. During his tenure, HP was recognized by Civic 50 as the Most-Community-Minded Company in the Tech Industry. HP also received the Points of Light Tribute Award for extraordinary contribution to volunteering and service. Marlon also served as the Director of Partnerships at the Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP) Foundation and Executive Director of Ronnie Lott’s All Stars Helping Kids. Marlon received his BA in Political Science and a MA in Sociology from Stanford University, where he competed on the football and track & field teams.
Avery is a Co-Founder & currently the Chief Marketing Officer of Palo Alto Scientific, Inc., a wearable tech company focused on "Bringing Sports Science to Everyone" by leveraging Wearable Technology, Data Analytics and the Internet of Things (IoT). Mr. Lu is a Startup Advisor to early stage technology startups, a Startup Mentor at TechCode Accelerator U.S., Santa Clara University Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship (CIE) and Taiwan Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center (TIEC), an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at F50, a San Francisco Advisory Board Member at C-Suite Network and has organized large industry symposiums, keynoted at various global conferences, and been interviewed and quoted in multiple market research reports on IoT & Wearables.
Avery has 20+ years of experience in Silicon Valley's high tech/semiconductor industries, in various roles of Business Development, Segment Marketing, Product Marketing, Global Account Management & Field Applications Engineering for companies like NXP, Infineon & Toshiba, where he was responsible for a wide range of technologies addressing such vertical markets as, mobile, tablet, consumer electronics, computing, industrial, automotive & medical.
Mr. Lu has been serving on CASPA’s (Chinese American Semiconductor Professional Association) Board of Directors since 2011 and is currently Executive Director of Business Development & Entrepreneurship. He is also the current Chair of IEEE’s Consumer Electronics Society in Silicon Valley and has previously served as Vice Chair & Program Chair for the chapter. In addition Avery is Board of Directors of Santa Clara University’s Alumni Association Board, and a STEM Technical Advisor/Robotics Instructor at Star Kids Academy.
He holds a B.S. Electrical Engineering degree from Santa Clara University and Marketing Management Certificate from University of California, Santa Cruz.
Stewart Wu became Vice President of Cortina Systems, Inc. Digital Home business unit following the acquisition of Storm Semiconductor, Inc. by Cortina in July 2008. Stewart founded Storm in December 2002 with the vision of revolutionizing the home networking infrastructure with an initial focus to address the networking and storage space together. This initiative brought to market in 2005 the first dual-core embedded network processor in its space, which is now being widely accepted and designed into many consumer and Small Medium Business (SMB)- end products.
Prior to founding Storm Semiconductor, Stewart was the General Manager for the SMB/SOHO Networking Business Unit at Broadcom, where he managed $120-$150M annual revenue with P&L responsibility. Stewart also helped spearhead most of the Broadcom activities in the greater China area, including setting up a local R&D and support center and ramping up its China revenue from tens of millions to a few hundred million before he left in 2002. Before joining Broadcom, Stewart was the Chairman, Founder, President, and CEO of Altima Communications, Inc., which was acquired by Broadcom in July 2000, when it reached $40M+ annual revenue within three years. Altima was formed in July of 1997, focusing on the SOHO/SMB area with a wide variety of networking ICs including PHYs (Physical Layer), Switches, and Repeaters.
Prior to founding Altima, Stewart spent many years designing the baseband communication ICs, including the multi-generation of the Read/Write Channel ICs at Chips & Technologies (acquired by Intel in 1997), and later at Cirrus Logic. He also spearheaded the networking department at Quality Semiconductors, Inc. (acquired by IDT in 1998) from 1994 to 1997.
Peter Morris' extensive background includes 11 years at SRI International; where his treasury roles included seed funding for technology ventures such as the Siri personal assistant; which was acquired by Apple in 2010. He earned his MBA from the Wharton Graduate School with a concentration in finance and entrepreneurial management. He is an officer of SVAFP (Silicon Valley Association of Finance Professionals) and a board member, Venture Capital Roundtable.
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