Connections Summit
Where:
Google Java Corners, Sunnyvale, CA
Google Java Corners, Sunnyvale, CA
When:
Wed, Mar 07, 2018

"The Connections Summit, co-hosted by AIM, NFC Forum, and RAIN on March 7th, 2018 at Google Java Corners in Sunnyvale, CA, was a one-day event featuring a series of speaker-led sessions that focused on how NFC, RFID, and AIDC make the world more connected. The full agenda included keynote presentations, panels, and IoT, Retail & Smart Products, Security & Blockchain, Healthcare, and Market Opportunities tracks."
The Connections Summit, co-hosted by AIM, NFC Forum, and RAIN on March 7th, 2018 at Google Java Corners in Sunnyvale, CA, was a one-day event featuring a series of speaker-led sessions that focused on how NFC, RFID, and AIDC make the world more connected. The full agenda included keynote presentations, panels, and IoT, Retail & Smart Products, Security & Blockchain, Healthcare, and Market Opportunities tracks.
Agenda
Time | Session |
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8:00 am |
Registration |
9:00 am |
Welcome & IntroductionsSteve Halliday, President of the RAIN Alliance |
9:30 am |
Keynote #1: Antony Passemard, Product Management Lead – Cloud IoT and Pub/Sub, GoogleThe Pervasive Nature of IoT in the World of Intelligent Big Data |
10:00 am |
Keynote #2: Raghu Das, CEO IDTechExRFID 2018-2028: RAIN and NFC Market Status, Outlook and Innovations |
10:30 am |
Networking Break |
11:00 am |
Retail & Smart Products Track |
Alessandro Gherardi “Tailor-made” NFC | Linking Customer Experience & Future Sales Andrea Gobbi, Gherardi s.r.l & Carlo Carminati, SAIT s.r.l. |
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Digitizing the Retail Consumer Experience – Fresh Results and Insights from the Field Matthew Bright, Thin Film Electronics |
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Re-imagining Retail Using NFC Tim Daly, NXP |
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Leading the way for Connected Cosmetics Nicolas Lecocq, L’Oréal |
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Security & Blockchain Track |
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Integrity of Things: Exploring NFC and Blockchain Ajit Kulkarni, Chronicled & Stephane Ardiley, Identiv |
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How Adding Trust to NFC Applications Provides a Frictionless Authentication Experience for New York City Buildings David Chose, HID Global |
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A Peer-to-Peer Approach to Digital Key Sharing for Vehicle Access Control Tony Rosati, ESCRYPT |
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Healthcare Track |
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Game Changer in Healthcare | Direct-Part Marked Hospital-Sterilized Medical Implants with Tractus™ Brandon Donnelly, Matrix IT Medical Tracking Systems, Inc. |
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One of the Largest Oncology Centers and Hospitals in Poland Equips Itself with Wireless Temperature Monitoring System Cronin Wilkes, Blulog |
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The Internet of Me: Data Empowering Patients Heidi Dohse, Google |
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The World’s Largest RFID Based Hospital Installation Villads Thomsen, Lyngsoe Systems |
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12:30 pm |
Lunch |
2:00 pm |
Retail & Smart Products Track |
Augmented RFID Paul Muller, EM Microelectronic |
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NFC and Content: Get Physical with Digital Richard Dupé, Sharetapes |
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Panel Discussion: Connected Products: Delivering Enhanced, Personalized, and Relevant Customer Experiences Moderator: Jason Oxman, Electronic Transactions Association Panelists: Jeanne Duckett, Avery Dennison Herve d’Halluin, Decathlon Steve McKean, TableSafe, Inc. |
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IoT Track |
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RAIN, Cloud and the Chained Twin Chris Diorio, Impinj, Inc |
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Physical/Digital Convergence – IoT, RAIN, and Chains Robert Beideman, GS1 |
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RAIN and NFC Coexistence in a Commercial Smart Device Jagat Shah, Research Consultant, System, Lenovo |
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Everyone Wins using RAIN & NFC! Visibility into Supply Chain and Consumer Engagement Peter Phaneuf, President, eAgile Inc. |
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Market Opportunities Track |
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Achieving Value and ROI Using RAIN Chuck Evanhoe, Aware Innovations, a division of Evanhoe & Associates, Inc. Tom King, USPTO |
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Bringing NFC to the Browser with Web NFC API Justin Ribeiro, Stickman Ventures, Inc. |
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SMART Products and Digital Consumer Interactions Scott Krynock, Smartrac |
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New paradigm for NFC applications Sylvain Fidelis, STMicroelectronics |
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3:30 pm |
Networking Break |
4:00 pm |
Sponsor Presentations |
Aware Innovations, a division of Evanhoe & Associates, Inc. Chuck Evanhoe |
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EM Microelectronics Paul Muller |
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Teslonix Terry Clancy, VP Business development |
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4:30 pm |
Panel Discussion: Intelligence of Things: What Does the Future Hold for IoT?Moderator: |
5:15 pm |
Closing Remarks |
5:30 pm |
Networking Happy Hour |
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