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The Weather Company CITO to Headline IoT Slam® 2016, Virtual Internet of Things Conference, April 28thIoT Slam® 2016, the Internet of Things Community's second international IoT (Internet of Things) Virtual conference, announces The Weather Company's CITO Bryson Koelher is to deliver a Mastermind Headline Keynote at the Second International IoT Slam 2016 virtual internet of things conference, April 28th, 2016, held online in the cloud. Organized by experts and authorities in the IoT industry and backed by the world's largest CxO IoT Community (consisting of 12,000+ senior business executives and the IoT industry movers and shakers), this online conference will highlight key trends, real world industry use-cases, important advancements and defining accomplishments in the development and management of IoT. In his Keynote, titled "Weathering the IoT Storm", Bryson Koehler, the chief information and technology officer for The Weather Company, an IBM (News - Alert) Business, will discuss how his team, for instance, helps airlines take the subjectivity out of decision making when scheduling aircraft for maintenance, especially after the planes hit turbulence, with a high degree of accuracy. Routine weather cost US businesses over $500 billion in 2014. Outside of political turmoil, weather is the most powerful force that can interrupt a business. Predictable weather information - using forecasts created for 2.2 billion global locations - and its effects on business in the near or far future, and actionable insights to avoid such situations, could b worth more to companies than just a weather forecast. Commenting on the announcement, Bryson Koehler, CITO at The Weather Company, an IBM Business, said, "Weather was the original Big Data problem and Data is quickly becoming the world's next great natural resource. The potential for connecting data from within the Internet of Things is astronomical, especially as it relates to weather. With data coming from smartphones, airplanes, windshield wipers, irrigation systems, and billions of other devices, we can derive great cognitive insight and value that helps billions of consumers and tens of thousands of business make better decisions." "We are delighted to announce Bryson's and IBM's participation as the headline keynote speaker at the Second International IoT Slam Internet of Things conference April 28th," said Bill Mortimer, Vice President of Strategic Marketing at Spirent Communications, and IoT Slam Organizing Committee Chairman. "The Weather Company is a strategic acquisition for IBM as they have secured the assets and know-how of the world's largest plug and play IoT system. It will be intriguing to see how IBM integrates their cloud and leverages The Weather Company going forward. We look forward to Bryson shedding light on this and future direction of IoT." IoT Slam 2016 Registration General admission to the event is priced with affordability in mind at £100. For more information or to register for the event, visit http://www.iotslam.com/register Registered Attendees will also benefit from receiving full access to all IoT Slam 2015 Sessions. About IoT Slam IoT Slam® is the world's first and largest virtual IoT conference, covering every aspect of IoT; including Standards, Interoperability, Open Source (News - Alert), Integration, Security, Infrastructure, Business Models, Research, Innovation, Best Practices, Technology, Industry Implementation and Regulatory Compliance, in the world of IoT. The Second International online conference takes place April 28th, 2016. For more information, visit www.iotslam.com. IoT Slam delivers the best in class IoT Strategy, Leadership, Advisory and Methodology - "SLAM"™ About Internet of Things Community The Internet of Things Community is the world's largest CxO community of senior business leaders and IoT practitioners consisting of 12,000+ members. The function of the community is to focus on the adoption and application of IoT in commercial environments, seeking to understand and contribute to applying the technology or overcoming the wide variety of barriers, inhibitors, and technical & operational issues of IoT. For more information about the Internet of Things community, or to apply for free membership please click here Keep up to date on Twitter (News - Alert) by following @IoTChannel or using the hashtag #IoTSlam IoT Slam® and the IoT emblem is a USPTO and UK IPO Registered Trademark - All Rights Reserved: IoT Strategy, Leadership, Advisory, Methodology View source version on businesswire.com: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160315006133/en/ |
