Global Event Series ÔÇô The Industrial Internet Consortium Presents the IoT Energy & Efficiency Forum on May 25, 2018, in Finland

ESPOO, Finland–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#IIConsortium–The Industrial
Internet Consortium┬« (IICÔäó), the worldÔÇÖs leading
organization transforming business and society by accelerating the
Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), announced that it is presenting an IoT
Energy & Efficiency Forum to highlight IIC membersÔÇÖ activities
in the energy sector as well as the efficiencies brought about by IIoT.
The event will take place at the Nokia
Campus and Executive Experience Center (EEC) in Espoo, Finland,
along with local partner, Business
Finland. IIC member DIMECC
is the eventÔÇÖs Gold Sponsor.

The forum is focused on four areas of IIoT and energy: (1) energy and
utilities; (2) energy efficiency; (3) smart mobility; and (4) smart
cities. Keynote topics include, ÔÇ£Role of Digitalization in the Energy
and Industrial Revolutions,ÔÇØ and ÔÇ£How to Achieve a Truly Digital Plant /
Refinery.ÔÇØ

ÔÇ£New digital technologies like blockchain, AI and new business models of
platform economy will shake the foundations of the energy industry, as
well as any other industry. Consumers will only pay for what they use
and can sell whatÔÇÖs left over to other consumers. The role of a
traditional energy company will turn into something totally different.
Business Finland provides innovation funding, networks and export
services for radical ideas and turning them into commercial global
products and services. We attract international players and private
investments and accelerate new digital ecosystem building ÔÇô in Finland.
This country is the best place to co-develop and innovate for the
digital era,ÔÇØ says Business FinlandÔÇÖs Executive Director of Digital
Transformation of Finnish industries Pekka Sivonen.

ÔÇ£IIoT is one of the main technology drivers behind new applications in
the energy industry,ÔÇØ said Dr. Richard Soley, Executive Director, IIC.
ÔÇ£Energy efficiency is an asset all countries must develop to ensure
safe, trustworthy, reliable and sustainable energy systems. Disruptive
technologies are changing business models. IoT technology embedded
within city infrastructure continues to change the way energy, water,
lighting, heating, ventilation, maintenance and security are supplied.ÔÇØ

ÔÇ£We are delighted to host the IIC and its members at the Nokia Executive
Experience Center in Espoo. We believe that as an industry we can
accelerate the IoT across geographies and technologies. Through
dialogue, sharing ideas and innovation we can create more sustainable,
productive, and energy efficient solutions for our connected world,ÔÇØ
said Bhaskar Gorti, president of Nokia Software.

The forum will offer presentations, case studies and technology
demonstrations designed to help accelerate the adoption of the
industrial internet and includes two panels: ÔÇ£Smart Cities, Energy
Efficient Solutions,ÔÇØ and ÔÇ£Security, Data Analytics & Connectivity in
the Energy Sector.ÔÇØ

The forum features executive speakers and panelists (in the order of the
program):

• Simo Saynevirta, Vice President, Country Digital Lead, ABB
• Ville Mickelsson, Director, Accenture Industry X.0
• Michael Thomas, SAS Institute
• Jouni Pylv├ñn├ñinen, Technology Manager, Intelligent Power Grid, Elenia
• Kari M├ñki, Research Manager, Smart Energy and Transport Solutions, VTT
  Technical Research Centre of Finland
• Teppo Rantanen, Executive Director, City of Tampere
• Soumya Gupta, Head of Verticals and Technical Support, Nokia
• Ankur Bhan, Global Head of Nokia's Worldwide IoT Network Grid (WING)
• Niko Korte, Senior Manager Digital Business Development, SSAB
• Pekka Sivonen, Executive Director, Digital Transformation of Finnish
  Industries, Business Finland
• Reiner Duwe, Sales Manager, EMEA, Real-Time Innovations (RTI)
• Marcellus Buchheit, President & CEO, Wibu-Systems USA
• Dan Isaacs, Director Connected Systems, Xilinx
• Shi-Wan Lin, Founder and CEO, Thingswise
• Ekaterina Rudina, Sr. System Analyst, Kaspersky Lab
• Przemek Tomczak, SVP IoT and Utilities, Kx Systems

The event is complimentary and open to the public, however, registration
is required.

The next event in IIC Global Event Series will be held on September 14,
2018 in Chicago, Illinois.

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and attract global players and private investments to build
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About Industrial Internet Consortium
The Industrial Internet
Consortium is the worldÔÇÖs leading membership program transforming
business and society by accelerating the Industrial Internet of Things
(IIoT). The IIC delivers a trustworthy IIoT in which the worldÔÇÖs systems
and devices are securely connected and controlled to deliver
transformational outcomes. The Industrial Internet Consortium is a
program of the Object Management Group (OMG). For more information,
visit www.iiconsortium.org.

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