
Timo Vakkilainen
Sessions in which Timo Vakkilainen attends
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...
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...
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...
15.25 - 15.55 Exploring IoT, machine learning and data science to challenge and improve a utility by Andreas Bjørn Bassett (Vandcenter Syd A/S)Vandcenter Syd are running pilot projects to improve the efficiency of their utility. Some are rather large IoT projects to assist transforming Odense city into a smart city. With the possibilities from IoT, machine learning and data science also come a wh...
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
ABOUTAfter the successful launch of the first edition of the workshop on “Internet of Things (IoT) for Smart Cities & Communities Convergence” at IoT Week 2017 in Geneva, and the two-day follow-up in Bilbao in 2018, we are now inviting you to join the next level of convergence to support cities and communities at IoT Week 2019 in Aarhus, Denmark – organised jointly by an alliance of international institu...
ABOUTAfter the successful launch of the first edition of the workshop on “Internet of Things (IoT) for Smart Cities & Communities Convergence” at IoT Week 2017, we are now inviting you to join the next level of standards convergence to support cities & communities at IoT Week 2019 in Aarhus, Denmark - organised jointly by an alliance of international institutions and networks.
In 2018, the Government of Denmark signed a partnership with the World Economic Forum’s ‘Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution’ in San Francisco. In collaboration with WEF C4IR and its partners, the Government of Denmark is exploring safe and secure ways to integrate dynamic IoT data and real-time positioning in the public sector. The project is anchored within the Danish Agency for Data Supply and Efficiency, which holds the responsibility for major parts of the Basic Data Program a...
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...
The increasing connectivity provided by the Internet of Things (IoT) enables new business opportunities for the stakeholders engaged in the transformation – no matter the area. Gartner Inc. predicts more than 25 billion IoT devices worldwide in 2020 and another million new IoT devices online every hour.This has an enormous potential and a huge impact on the economy by transforming many enterprises into digital businesses and facilitating new business models, improving efficiency and...