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II: Emerging Technology - How Tipping Points Can Help Us Predict the Future of Augmented and Virtual Reality, with CrossComm Founder & CEO Don Shin Jun 18, 2020

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Join us as we invite Don Shin, Founder & CEO of CrossComm, into RIoT Underground to talk about emerging technologies, when to adopt and the future of augmented and virtual reality.

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Season 2 Intro Jun 10, 2020

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A lot has happened at RIoT - we're growing around the country and internationally, we have an awesome new website, new team members and new projects. And now we're launching a new season of RIoT Underground!
This season we're bringing you stories and perspectives from CEOs, investors, researchers and startup founders in the IoT space. Subscribe to RIoT Underground to be the first to hear about the latest in technology and how you can get involved.

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XXXIII: Chips on Chips and Edge on Edge - Real World Examples of Successful IoT Early Adopters, with Justin Spears, Engineering Leader at NetApp May 27, 2020

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Why engage in the digital revolution? Operational efficiency? Risk Reduction? Product Quality? Join Justin Spears, Engineering Leader of NetApp, in a discussion of real-world examples of innovative industry leaders who took the plunge as IoT early adopters and the incredible results of proactivity.

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XXXII: One War—Two Fronts Apr 04, 2020

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The current global crisis has us fighting a two-sided war. We’re fighting for our health, in the grips of a terrible pandemic. We’re also fighting for the economy, doing what we can to support small businesses and fight waves of unemployment.

But the battle isn’t between our health and our economy—the battle is between us and the virus. And as we battle on both fronts, RIoT is brainstorming new ways for us to fight back.

In this webinar, RIoT will invite experts in the medtech and economic development space to share how they’re fighting for BOTH our health and our economy—not one or the other.

Hear from experts like:

Luke Marshall, Ph.D., Founder & CEO of VitalFlo
Luke Marshall is the Founder & CEO of VitalFlo. VitalFlo remotely monitors patient lung health and local environment to deliver data-driven insights to their doctor. Prior to VitalFlo, Luke studied nanomangetism at Northeastern University, and developed his career as a Materials Engineering Specialist, Principal at LGM Consulting and in business development at Global Data Consortium. Luke holds a doctorate in Material Handles Engineering from The University of Texas. @vitalflohealth

Denny Lewis | Director, North Carolina Defense Technology (DEFTECH) Transition Office
Dennis “Denny” Lewis joined the North Carolina Military Business Center in January 2015 after a career in the US Army and 14 years experience in the Federal Business Sector. Denny is responsible for working with NC business to develop and execute strategies to win new business and grow existing programs with the Federal Sector, particularly within the DoD. Prior to joining NCMBC, Denny held various positions at DoD, CACI and Defense Group, Inc.
Veronica Creech | Equitable Economic Development at City of Raleigh Municipal Government
Veronica is a results-driven leader with global experience who understands and appreciates evidence-based practice. In addition to her position with the City of Raleigh, Veronica is a social entrepreneur at Purple Porch Properties. She has also held positions as Chief Programs Officer at EveryoneOn, Senior Director of Global Engagement at First Book, and Regional Director of Program Development at Nurse-Family Partnership. She holds a MSW from UNC Chapel Hill and MPA from Saint Louis University. @RaleighGov

Rachael Newberry | Program Director, RIoT
Rachael drives curriculum development for the RIoT Accelerator Program (RAP), builds relationships in the region’s entrepreneurship ecosystem, and supports RAP’s growing community of IoT startups.Previously, Rachael launched a first-of-its-kind startup incubator at Duke University’s Center for Advanced Hindsight under Dan Ariely. Rachael got hooked on supporting startup processes and entrepreneurship education through her involvement with Reese News Lab at the UNC School of Media and Journalism, and The Startup Factory in downtown Durham. @RIoTonSocial

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XXXI: Response and Recovery: How Technology & Data Combat Pandemics Mar 23, 2020

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Join us for the second panel of RIoT's online webinar, "Response and Recovery". This panel is part of our online webinar, "How Technology & Data Combat Pandemics".
This webinar was created to share a message of hope and progress, as leaders in the tech space convey how the Internet of Things and Data can mitigate the effects of the current COVID-19 crisis and prepare for others in the future.
RIoT has always expressed its belief in technology’s role of promoting economic growth, but now more than ever, we’d like to highlight its role in defending public health. Although living in a modern, connected world has enabled quicker spread of the virus, our modernity can also be our white knight if we start putting our advancements to better use in the public health sector.
In this second panel, hear from these industry experts:
Steve Bennett, Director of Global Government Practice, SAS: A thought leader in decision science and the application of analytics in Government, Steve has a passion for facilitating the use of analytics in Government to help make challenging public sector decisions better and faster. Prior to SAS, he held a number of leadership positions during 12 years in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Following the events of September 11th 2001, he led the design and application of quantitative analysis to inform some of the United States’ most challenging security decisions. @AnalyticSteve
Emil Runge, Director of Programs, BARDA/First Flight Venture Center: Emil Runge joined First Flight Venture Center in 2018 to lead its new Health Security Accelerator, BARDA. Right now, BARDA’s efforts are focused on Medical Countermeasure Partnership Opportunities for COVID-19. For nearly two decades, Emil has consulted, advised and assisted elected and appointed officials in capacities at the federal, state and local level. He has spent the better part of the last decade focused on developing and improving Innovation & Entrepreneurial Ecosystems. e:erunge@ffvcnc.org
Michael Levy, President & Cofounder, DHIT: Michael is a healthcare executive turned entrepreneur. With a BS in Neurobiology from Tulane University and MBA from Elon University, coupled with high technology literacy from experience at Apple at the turn of the century, he is on a path to unite culture, process, people, and technology to create a new operating system. Michael co-founded Bluedoor and the Digital Health Institute for Transformation (DHIT) which serve as vehicles to his vision and the operating entities to drive impact and transformation into communities. e:michael@dhitglobal.org
Manal El-Ramly | Executive & Director, Board of Directors Newsco and Director, Board of Directors ZE Inc.: Manal is a seasoned and effective professional specializing in meeting the needs of large enterprises. Manal's current leadership with Newsco, a SaaS communication intelligence platform, has allowed her to expand the value she brings to corporations in enhancing and integrating their communication and business strategy. A key member of ZE's executive team, Manal has been responsible for the global development and growth of ZE's highly acclaimed suite of enterprise data management, analysis and integration software solutions, ZEMA.

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XXX: Prediction and Prevention: How Technology & Data Combat Pandemics Mar 23, 2020

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In this time of fear and confusion, RIoT is sharing a message of hope and progress, as leaders in the tech space convey how the Internet of Things and Data can mitigate the effects of the current COVID-19 crisis and prepare for others in the future.
RIoT has always expressed its belief in technology’s role of promoting economic growth, but now more than ever, we’d like to highlight its role in defending public health. Although living in a modern, connected world has enabled quicker spread of the virus, our modernity can also be our white knight if we start putting our advancements to better use in the public health sector.
In the first panel of our online webinar, "Prediction and Prevention", hear from these industry experts:
Veena Misra, Director, NSF ASSIST Center; Distinguished Professor of ECE, NCSU: Veena Misra is the Director of the National Science Foundation Nanosystems Engineering Research Center on Advanced Self-Powered of Integrated Sensors and Technologies (ASSIST). She has authored or coauthored over 200 papers. Dr. Misra has received 2001 National Science Foundation Presidential Early CAREER Award, the 2011 Alcoa Distinguished Engineering Research Award, and more. @ASSISTCenter

Brian Bender, Chief Scientific Officer, Intake: Brian Bender is Chief Scientific Officer and cofounder of Intake Health, an NSF and NIH funded digital health company developing passive, remote health monitoring solutions for preventing, managing, and treating chronic diseases. Previously, Brian has worked in technology transfer, engineering, and product development roles at UCLA, the Department of Defense, and Corning, respectively. @myintakepro, e:brian@myintakepro.com,

Ashlee Valente, Senior Scientist, Torus: Ashlee Valente, Senior Scientist at Torus, is a Duke University-trained Computational Biologist and subsequently joined the data science start-up industry. She has experience in predictive modeling for clinical outcomes in infectious disease, as well as leveraging genomics and IoT data in other industries such as agriculture and biofuels. @thinkTorus, e:ashlee.valente@thinktorus.com

Nick Jordan, CEO, Smashing Boxes: Nick Jordan is an entrepreneur that wears many hats and always has a project ready to launch. This includes his current role as founder and CEO of Smashing Boxes, a software design and development agency based in Durham NC. Smashing Boxes works with companies to build digital products for web, mobile, and connected devices, ranging from startup to enterprise scale, and with a focused interest in blockchain, IOT, and healthcare.

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XXIX: Tech Audit! Why IoT, from an Accounting Perspective—with Jessica Simmons, CPA and Senior Manager with Cherry Bekaert Feb 26, 2020

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Why would an accounting organization volunteer its time and resources with a group like RIoT? How are business service organizations preparing for the fourth industrial revolution?
Join us in RIoT Studios for a conversation with Jessica Simmons, a CPA with Cherry Bekaert who, as Senior Manager, supports and advises CB's technology and pharma clients about disruptive technology. Jessica shares a behind-the-scenes look at how companies like Cherry Bekaert decipher the "real" from the "hype", in order to better understand what trends will affect their clients. Jessica also shares how she first met RIoT, including her story of meeting famed RIoT co-founder, the late Larry Steffann. Don't miss it!
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Cherry Bekaert LLP has been a RIoT supporter for years, volunteering with startups in the RIoT Accelerator Program and exhibiting at some of RIoT's biggest events, including IoT Demo Night. Cherry Bekaert is the second-largest certified public accounting firm headquartered in the Southeast United States and one of the Top 30 accounting firms in the United States. Learn more at www.cbh.com.

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XXVIII: The Intricate, Ever-Changing Nature of Patent Law, and How it Affects IoT—with John Sotomayor, Founder and Managing Patent Attorney at SotoIP. Jan 30, 2020

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Did you know that software hasn't always been patent-eligible? Or that the right to patent and profit off inventions is the only right guaranteed to citizens in the US Constitution? Join us in RIoT Studios for a conversation with John Sotomayor, a former patent examiner and current Managing Patent Attorney at SotoIP. John gifts us a deep dive into the history of patent law, then we fast forward to now, considering the effect of patent law on the 4th industrial revolution. John also shares lots of information that current entrepreneurs and inventors should consider when developing their IP strategy.

SotoIP is a micro-boutique strategic IP advisory and patent prosecution firm serving startup and emerging growth companies throughout the United States, as well as international clients entering the US National Stage. We partner with founders to discover and capture their innovations, develop an IP strategy, build a patent portfolio, and to ensure that the IP strategy remains in lockstep with the overall business strategy. Learn more at http://sotoip.com/

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XXVII: Going on Offense—Strategy in the Face of Buzzwords, with "Product Guy" Dan Moore, CEO of Vaporware Jan 15, 2020

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Join us in RIoT Studios with Dan Moore, CEO and Product Lead with Vaporware. A self-described "product guy", Dan shares his love for product management, and the many-hats role of product developers when talking to internal or external stakeholders. We also talk about how a good product team will look for product opportunities that are necessary and valuable (not just cool or purely profitable), and how Vaporware helps companies navigate through the sea of today's tech buzzwords to identify true business opportunities.

Vaporware delivers custom SaaS solutions that help medium-sized companies grow and scale. Our expert team partners with business leaders to develop the right software solution that solves a problem or re-invents a company in weeks, not months. By applying our lean startup principles, we deliver a solution that pays for itself through increased revenue or reduced costs. Founded in 2013 by Georgia Tech graduates, the Vaporware team is headquartered in Raleigh, NC with an office in Irvine, CA. Learn more at vaporware.net.

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XXVI: The Tech Behind the Smart Solutions, with Gordon Blackwell, IoT Solutions Architect for Microsoft Dec 11, 2019

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As an IoT Solutions Architect for Microsoft, Gordon Blackwell helps to build the technology behind some of the world's most interesting and powerful solutions. And he and his team do this work for all kinds of organizations - big and small, public and private. Join us in RIoT Studios to hear about some of the projects he's working on, to join important discussions on things like security, intelligence at the edge and the war on squirrels (really!), and to learn some of the surprising ways that Microsoft supports projects of all types, all sizes.

About Azure IoT: No matter your industry or the size of your organization, or whether you’re working with a partner or on your own, Azure IoT has all of the devices, tools, data analytics, and security capabilities you need to achieve your IoT goals. Azure IoT is built on decades of Microsoft enterprise experience and is designed to be accessible for all organizations. Learn more at azure.microsoft.com.

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