The Reality of an Interconnected World

November 17, 2022

The need for digital inter-connectivity has kick-started the race into a future world of Automation, Virtual Reality, the Metaverse and Internet of Things. But recent reports show that less than 40% of companies currently use interconnected tools to measure, manage and control data and processes that are key to their business.

Many-to-many connectivity is needed to control and manage industrial production, business and commercial processes and to create value by connecting stakeholders globally for transaction, collaboration or data exchange. Key to interconnectivity is compatibility, universal standards and the reduction of friction. Seamless communication to and from data and physical process reduces friction and increases commercial efficiency.

This talk will explore the benefits and challenges of ICT and Data interconnectivity; Process interconnectivity; Workplace/workforce interconnectivity; Energy interconnectivity and Telecoms interconnectivity.

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Co-Founder

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Co-Founder

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Data Protection Officer

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CPO

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CTO

BML Digital

Guy Hanson

VP of Customer Engagement

Validity

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Managing Security Consultant

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Matt Eustace

Head of Solutions Engineering & Data Protection Officer

Aiimi

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Professor John Goodacre

Professor of Computer Architectures

University of Manchester

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Group Head of MVNO

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CEO

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James McQuiggan

Security Awareness Advocate

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John Goodacre

Professor of Computer Architectures

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Matt Eustace

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Adam Brown

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