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    Technology Under Your Skin, Computers without Batteries, and a Smart Interconnected World

    250 leading technologists and innovators will come together for the RE.WORK Internet of Things

    Summit, taking place at Broadway Studios in San Francisco on 6-7 November.

    With the rapid developments in home automation, personalised healthcare and smart cities, the

    Internet of Things is set to have a huge role in the future of business and society.

    However, where the Internet of Things promises new opportunities for smoother processes and

    time efficiency in day to day life, it also opens up new areas for security threats. How will IOT

    technologies affect the future of the global community, and what challenges do we face by

    integrating them? Learn from the experts in the internet of things, sensors, smart textiles, big data,open data, connectivity, energy infrastructure and M2M.

    Sessions will include:

    The Smart Connected Home

    The Infrastructure Behind the IOT

    Technology Under Your Skin: Printed Sensors & Embeddables

    Cybersecurity & Privacy

    The Evolution of Design, UX and the Internet of Things

    The summit will be attended by technologists, industry leaders, entrepreneurs, senior executives,

    makers, investors and business managers. Learn from and connect with innovators sharing best

    practices to advance the smart, interconnected world and prepare for the industrial internet.

    The speaker line up so far includes:

    Megan Smith, VP of Google[x]. Megan is an entrepreneur, tech evangelist, engineer, catalyst and

    connector. At Google[x], Megan works on a range of projects including co-creating/hosting

    SolveForX to encourage and amplify technology-based moonshot thinking and collaboration. Can

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    Joshua Windmiller, CEO, Electrozyme, is an internationally-recognized expert in printed biosensor

    technology. Electrozyme, a startup that he co-founded, is devoted to the development of printed

    biosensors and biofuel cells for application in the personal wellness and healthcare domains.

    Brooks Kincaid, Founder of Imprint Energy, has designed a new type of battery that uses zinc and

    can be screen printed. This innovation could enable entirely new types of wearable electronics. The

    industry could reap the most benefits from the novel and thin shapes of the batteries, as well as the

    safe and less toxic materials.

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    Pierre-Alexandre Fournier is Co-founder and CEO of Hexoskin, a wearable health technology

    company that focuses on smart clothing design and intelligent algorithms for health management.

    His work at Hexoskin involves the development of new wearable sensors for remote health

    monitoring during space missions, physiological modeling for health analysis, and smart clothing

    design.

    Abe Gong, Data Scientist at Jawbone.Abe was the first data scientist at Jawbone, where he builds

    data systems to nudge people to form good habits and live healthier, and has previously worked as

    as a data scientist and statistical consultant in education, health, and public policy for over a decade

    Nadeem Kassam, Founder, BASIS Science. Nadeem is a serial entrepreneur and a passionate, savvy

    angel investor. Over the last decade he has led Zynik Capital into new industries like Healthcare,

    Entertainment and Social Media. As Founder and Chief Alliance Officer of Basis, Nadeem is a tireless

    champion for making wellness more engaging.

    David Merrill, VP of Product, 3D Robotics. David, a TED speaker and human-computer interaction

    expert, was formerly president and co-founder of Sifteo, a San Francisco startup spun out of his

    research at the MIT Media Lab.

    Lance Donny, Founder & CEO of OnFarm, is known for crafting strategy and pioneering new

    innovation and trends in agriculture. Lances exploration of the trends and possibilities of

    technology, the IOT and big data in agriculture has won him numerous awards including IBMs North

    American Entrepreneur of the Year.

    David Albert, Founder of AliveCor. David is a physician, inventor and serial entrepreneur who hasdeveloped life-saving products over the last 30 years and turned a number of those innovations into

    startups. AliveCor makes smartphone cases that double as heart monitors, allowing users to easily

    record their own electrocardiograms, and then share it with their physician.

    Tickets & Registration

    Early Bird passes are available now and expire on 12 September.

    Tickets for startups, students and academics are also available for reduced rates.

    For further information and to register, go to: re-work.co/internet-of-things

    About RE.WORK

    RE.WORK is a platform of summits bringing together breakthrough technology, cutting-edge science

    and entrepreneurship shaping the future of business and society. For more information, view the full

    line-up of events here: re-work.co

    For media enquiries, interviews and images, please email: [email protected] or call +44 020 3287

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