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Living in a One-Button World: Silicon Valley Forum announces Internet of Things conference "Brave New Connected World"
[November 30, 2015]

Living in a One-Button World: Silicon Valley Forum announces Internet of Things conference "Brave New Connected World"


Silicon Valley Forum today announced their December 8th conference "Brave New Connected World: The Internet of Everything" to be held at GSVlabs in Redwood City, California. Conference speakers include Dr. Jeffery Torrance, vice president, business development, Qualcomm (News - Alert) Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated; Charlie Isaacs, VP and CTO of Salesforce; Erik Ekudden, VP and head of technology strategies at Ericsson (News - Alert); and Monisha Perkash, CEO and cofounder of Lumo Bodytech, Other represented companies include August, Silver Springs Network, NVIDIA, and BMW, among many others.

Stated Silicon Valley Forum CEO Adiba Barney, "We're living at an incredible point in history-we're already thriving in a smarter, safer, and more connected world even as it's being created. It's exciting to watch the Internet of Things unfold, and we can't wait to hear from an exceptional group of innovators working to make it happen."

In an increasingly data-driven world, technologists are tasked with turning an enormous amount of data into its own dynamic workforce-hence the Internet of Everything, where machines are as responsive to each other as they are to the people who use them. Conference topics will include smart homes, the wireless evolution, wearables, connected cars, and more. Sanjeev Athalye, senior director, product management, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., will deliver a presentation on Qualcomm Technologies' efforts to expand 4G LTE (News - Alert) to new applications and support a massive number of connected things, pioneering new technologies that will establish the foundation for a unified, more capable 5G platform for the next decade.

"The industry is preparing for a new phase of growth, the Internet of Things, in which tens of billions of devices, machines, and things will be connected wirelessly to the cloud and each other," said Jeffery Torrance, vice president, busines development, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. "The transition to this new era of hyper-connectivity is happening now, but is still largely an ad-hoc adaptation of existing technologies. The exponential growth over the next few years will bring exponential complexity, and we believe this requires a scalable, intelligent, and converged connectivity fabric to handle the extreme variations and requirements of this new era."



"Brave New Connected World" will open for registration at 8:30 a.m., and conclude at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are available at the event page, and will also be sold at the door (space permitting; small price increase will apply). Details, the agenda, and the full list of speakers can be found by clicking here. Attendees and interested parties can connect with the conference on social media with #SVFIoT.

Silicon Valley Forum welcomes Qualcomm Technologies as its premier sponsor for this event, as well as gold sponsors Microsoft and DLA Piper, and silver sponsor Arvato Bertelsmann. Brave New Connected World is hosted by GSVlabs.


About Silicon Valley Forum:

For over 30 years, Silicon Valley Forum (SVForum) has fostered innovation, entrepreneurship and leadership in Silicon Valley. We function as a center of knowledge and connections, covering everything from the latest tech trends to the startup and investment ecosystem. We have a long history of creating successful events, programs and conferences that educate, train, inspire, and connect technologists, entrepreneurs, corporates, investors, innovation and startup hubs, and students-in Silicon Valley, throughout the U.S., and globally. We organize about 150 different activities per year, have over 20,000 subscribers/users, and work with over 40 countries worldwide. Our partners include global leaders Deloitte, DLA Piper, IBM, Microsoft (News - Alert), Bank of the West, Qualcomm Technologies, and Siemens, as well as leading venture capital firms, and service providers. Silicon Valley Forum is a fully independent 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization.

For further information, visit our website at http://www.svforum.org/.


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