Mirko Presser is an Associate Professor in Digital Business Development and the Head of the EngTech Research section at the Department for Business Development and Technology at Aarhus University, Denmark. Before that he was the Head of Research and Innovation for the Smart City Lab at the Alexandra Institute also in Denmark, launching initiatives such as Smart Santander and Smart Aarhus. He has been studying and researching IoT and other digital technologies since 2002, first through a Master's degree in Physics with Astrophysics, followed by a Master's degree in Telecommunications and Systems Engineering, both from the University of Bristol, and he also received a PhD on the Mobile IoT from the University of Surrey. He has been involved in the European FP6, FP7, H2020 and now HEU programs as a researcher, technical manager and coordinator. Most recently he has been engaged in the next generation internet working towards a more human centric vision for the internet, coordinating the NGI Pointer and NGI Search projects on renovating the Internet Architecture as well as Search, Indexing and Discovery.
Sessions in which Mirko Presser participates
Monday 17 June, 2019
STARTS Talks are series of discussions engaging people from diverse disciplines. They aim at addressing themes from many different angles sustained by the general fields of Sciences, Technologies and the Arts. STARTS Talks target the creation of new policies or the transformation of ongoing ones. Therefore, they are always moderated by a policy maker.
Tuesday 18 June, 2019
According to Kevin Ashton, the Internet of Things turns the world into data. But what does that mean? The key enabler for unlocking the business value of the IoT is using a technique called business model innovation. In contrast to technology, product or market innovation, business model innovation is a higher level innovation method to find entirely new business models. IoT in this sense helps companies perform a digital transformation to achieve for example n...
Thursday 20 June, 2019
After two successful editions in Geneva and Bilbao, this edition of the scientific conference will present scientific papers on the most recent IoT research and will celebrate new partnerships that bring together industries, academia and the society.This year, IoT solutions become a game changer for everyone – individuals and business – to comply and fulfil SDGs faster and smarter.
Friday 21 June, 2019
Sessions in which Mirko Presser attends
Monday 17 June, 2019
1570529912 Applying IoT as a leverage for business model innovation and digital transformation 1570530019 EDUMONDO: Prototyping a Learning Analytics System 1570530187 Internet of Things for a sustainable food packaging ecosystem insights from a business perspective 1570534715 IoT Driven Business Model Innovat...
Tuesday 18 June, 2019
Welcoming Remarks Co-ChairsSébastian Ziegler, Chairman, IoT ForumBrian Bech Nielsen, Rector, Prof. Aarhus UniversityKarsten Dehler, Commercial Director, It-Forum, Denmark
Acting on the core aspects of UNs Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); to curtail inequality issues, diminish environmental degradation and provide a secure and resilient livelihood, remains a complex challenge for civil society and United Nations member states.While the SDGs inherited a wide array of pending targets from the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), member states are increasingly using the SDGs as a comprehensive and adaptable f...
Industries are crossing today a crucial transition in terms of technologies and sustainability is a key driver for them. The integration of new technologies, if done appropriately and fast enough can help industries become more competitive; if not managed accordingly however IoT misuse can have adverse consequences on industries and their external environment.Similarly, IoT applications can greatly contribute t...
Peter Loell, Director, Hearts & Science: “MarkIOTing: How does marketing look in a world of connected devices? Which brands will be winners and what are the key elements to succeed?”Michael K Rasmussen, Founder of purpose@heart ApS, Independent Brand Strategist & Former SVP Brand at VELUX Group: “Get more out of your brand in a digital world - the VELUX jou...
Marcus Nyman, Sales Director Nordics & Israel, Oracle Marketing Cloud: “Let’s Get Loud! Motorcycles, Speakers & More. IoT case stories from Yamaha and Denon”Alex Whittaker,Associate Partner, Prophet:IoT in Marketing – the digital transformation of place”
Experience the welcome reception at either ARoS Art Museum or Aarhus City Hall with a glass of champagne in one hand and a snack in the other. Round off day with a bit of networking, good vibes and speaches from Jacob Bundsgaard, MayorCity of Aarhus, Bo Sejer Frandsen, CEO of Local Host it-forum and Fredrik Ostbye, Group Vice President, Head of Digital Transformation at Event Partner, Grundfos.
Wednesday 19 June, 2019
1570534959 'An Extensible and Transparent Thing-to-Thing Security Enhancement for MQTT Protocol in IoT Environment' 1570526670 Software-Defined Sensor Networks: Towards Flexible Architecture Supported by Virtualization 1570526704 Accelerating Industrial IoT Application Deployment through Reusable AI Components 157052...
The ongoing digitalization will change, if not revolutionize, a range of industrial business models in the near future. We will see a growing market within data driven services, accumulated data worldwide leading to new business developments, leasing instead of sales etc. Some companies have already started the digital transformation process and will gain massively on this, especially if the competitors are too slow to follow. With the participation...