With urbanization and the effect of climate changes, we are moving towards a world where hydro-political issues may become a reality. However, there is light at the end of the tunnel as some of the most crucial challenges of water management and conservation could be addressed by leveraging IoT and AI-based technologies. Thus, by using the tools related to predictive analytics within the domains of AI and IoT, to keep track of the history of water consumption and anticipate future usage pa...

Much of the potential of the IoT will be realised through value-added services, but this is being held back by fragmentation and limited interoperability. W3C is addressing this through developing web standards for things that decouple applications from the underlying IoT technologies. Applications will no longer need to be developed around the details of the myriad IoT technologies and standards. This means that developers can create applications more easily, ...

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...

DevOps has recently emerged as a software development practice that encourages developers to continuously patch, update, or bring new features to the system under operation without sacrificing quality. Software development and delivery of IoT systems would greatly benefit from DevOps as devices and IoT services requirements for reliability, quality, security and safety are paramount. However, even if DevOps is not bound to any application domain, many challenge...

While IoT and AI have been pervasive to sectors including healthcare services, manufacturing, urban planning, finance and education, it can also serve as a channel for providing emergency services and reducing exploitation by eliminating human rights violation, especially in development countries. This session will explore how AI and IoT technologies could serve as a platform for the provision of emergency services that s...

13:30 - 14:00 Applied IoT in a water utility by Jan van Cappellen (HYDROKO) Around 205,000 of Kamstrup’s MULTICAL® 21 intelligent water meters are being installed throughout Antwerp over the next three years. About 10.000 have already been installed, and they will be integrated with Hydroko’s HydroKonekt smart valve. The meters are being read remotely via the IoT communication technology SIGFO...

This session will explore the concepts of big data analytics and AI and delve into the intersection between them. Accordingly, this session will also examine how AI related technologies could enhance big data analytics and business applications.

The world needs leadership for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Organizational leaders must be visionary and ethical, manage multiple stakeholder and resources, and focus on long-term goals without compromising their values. This panel session will address how leaders are working with SDGs in their companies; both as guiding star for doing well by doing good, and as a way to transform their companies to make an impact.The session ...