Bret Greenstein has over 27 years of technology and leadership experience in all aspects of IBM's business, from hardware to software to service delivery and business transformation. He is responsible for IBM's Internet of Things portfolio of solutions, which includes the IoT Foundation platform and Continuous Engineering. Bret and his team help industrial clients around the world to Design, Build, and Operate smart and connected things through software solutions and industry expertise to leverage the Internet of Things to drive true business model innovation.

Bret has several patents in the areas of collaboration systems and is a graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a Bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering, and a Masters degree in Manufacturing Systems Engineering. Most recently, Bret lived and worked in China for almost 5 years as IBM's CIO for Growth Markets and supporting client transformation in the region.

Greg is the Program Director for Analytics Offerings and Strategy within IBM's Internet of Things business unit. Greg works closely with customers to understand industry patterns and use cases, helping them leverage asset data and analytics to gain insights and drive bottom line business value. He has helped deliver solutions for a variety of industries including oil & gas, energy & utilities, healthcare, automotive, heavy equipment, transportation, and retail. Greg has been with IBM for 22 years and has served in various roles from product management, solution delivery and technical sales to architecture and development.

Peter is the senior product manager and strategy lead for IBM's Internet of Things Foundation platform. To this role Peter brings many years experience in product development, product architecture, technical sales and as a world wide consultant in the integration space. In his last role on assignment he work with Business Partners supporting and building their WebSphere capabilities across Australia and New Zealand. He holds masters degrees from Oxford University in both Engineering Science and Computer Science.

Carl Ford is Co-Founder of Crossfire Media focused on the impact of communication technology on consumers and industry. Carl has been highlighting the key initiatives around the advances of the Commercial Internet since the beginning. From developing Product and service strategies to moderating meetings at ETSI, Carl's 20+ years have always focused on the impact that service cost, regulatory and marketing issues have in rolling out new services.

As a community developer for Pulvermedia, Carl developed all of the VON Conference content. As an integral part of the IP Communications community, Carl has been instrumental in helping develop various trade organizations and has advised many companies on both strategic and technical issues to satisfy the needs of these company's customers.