READING TOWN HALL, UK14th & 15th October 2019

C O N F E R E N C EP R O G R A M M E

Concert Hall

08:30 Registration

09:20Introduction

Matthew Macdonald-Wallace • THE THINGS CONFERENCE

09:30Keynote - details TBA

Wienke Geizeman • THE THINGS NETWORK

10:25IoT in Smart Places – From Pilot to Business as Usual

Helena Zaum • MICROSOFT SMART CITY LEAD

Victoria Hall - workshops11:00 Small Break

11:20Go faster and hotter with LoRaWAN

Peter Karney & Michael Setton • DIGITAL CATAPULT

Ultra Low Power

Bart Hiddink

IDEETRON B.V.

Overview of how RF propagates in different physical environments

Tony Smith

JOTO SYSTEMS

LoRaWAN, mBed, TTN backend - Engineering

Hands On Workshop

Campbell Elder

MULTITECH

11:20

11:55How to be a designer in a world that doesn’t really need more things

Erica Purvis • TECHNICAL NATURE

Ultra Low Power

Bart Hiddink

IDEETRON B.V.

11:55

12:30LoRa Communities of Practice: Innovation for inclusive growth

Claire Garside • THE FOUNDATION FOR DIGITAL CREATIVITYBreak 13:00

13:00The future of deep learning is 8-bit: Building smart sensorsPaul Foster • MICROSOFT LPWAN EVANGELIST

13:00

13:35LoRaWAN enabling efficient predictive maintenance

Ali Miller • KOOLZONE

Ultra Low Power

Bart Hiddink

IDEETRON B.V.

Overview of how RF propagates in different physical environments

Tony Smith

JOTO SYSTEMSConnect your first

device to The Things Network

Mark Stanley

THINGITUDE

13:35

14:10 Lightning Talks

Ultra Low Power

Bart Hiddink

IDEETRON B.V.

Building Smart Sensors – ML on MCU

Paul Foster

MICROSOFT

14:10

14:45 Small Break 14:45

15:00Cars, Kettles, Cows, and the Cloud. Insecurity explained.

Nigel Hearne • PEN TEST PARTNERS

Ultra Low Power

Bart Hiddink

IDEETRON B.V.

Simple IoT data storage and presentation with

Node-RED

Nic Burkinshaw

thinnovation

LoRaWAN, mBed, TTN backend - Engineering

Hands On Workshop

Campbell Elder

MULTITECH

15:00

15:35“Smart buildings” - where/how does LoRaWAN sit alongside/integrate with existing systems?

Lawrence Griffiths • INDUSTRIAL INTERNET

Ultra Low Power

Bart Hiddink

IDEETRON B.V.

15:35

16:10 Small Break 16:10

16:20The final frontier: LoRa connectivity everywhere

Rob Spurrett • LACUNA SPACE

Ultra Low Power

Bart Hiddink

IDEETRON B.V.

16:20

16:55Closing Keynote - How to build a secure provisioning workflow and strengthen authentication to TTI’s join server

Nicolas Demoulin • MICROCHIP

17:30 CLOSE & Goodbyes! *waves*

MONDAY, 14TH OCTOBER 2019

OnTour

Concert Hall

08:30 Registration

09:20Introduction

Matthew Macdonald-Wallace • THE THINGS CONFERENCE

09:30Keynote - details TBA

Wienke Geizeman • THE THINGS NETWORK

10:25IoT in Smart Places – From Pilot to Business as Usual

Helena Zaum • MICROSOFT SMART CITY LEAD

Victoria Hall - workshops11:00 Small Break

11:20Go faster and hotter with LoRaWAN

Peter Karney & Michael Setton • DIGITAL CATAPULT

Ultra Low Power

Bart Hiddink

IDEETRON B.V.

Overview of how RF propagates in different physical environments

Tony Smith

JOTO SYSTEMS

LoRaWAN, mBed, TTN backend - Engineering

Hands On Workshop

Campbell Elder

MULTITECH

11:20

11:55How to be a designer in a world that doesn’t really need more things

Erica Purvis • TECHNICAL NATURE

Ultra Low Power

Bart Hiddink

IDEETRON B.V.

11:55

12:30LoRa Communities of Practice: Innovation for inclusive growth

Claire Garside • THE FOUNDATION FOR DIGITAL CREATIVITYBreak 13:00

13:00The future of deep learning is 8-bit: Building smart sensorsPaul Foster • MICROSOFT LPWAN EVANGELIST

13:00

13:35LoRaWAN enabling efficient predictive maintenance

Ali Miller • KOOLZONE

Ultra Low Power

Bart Hiddink

IDEETRON B.V.

Overview of how RF propagates in different physical environments

Tony Smith

JOTO SYSTEMSConnect your first

device to The Things Network

Mark Stanley

THINGITUDE

13:35

14:10 Lightning Talks

Ultra Low Power

Bart Hiddink

IDEETRON B.V.

Building Smart Sensors – ML on MCU

Paul Foster

MICROSOFT

14:10

14:45 Small Break 14:45

15:00Cars, Kettles, Cows, and the Cloud. Insecurity explained.

Nigel Hearne • PEN TEST PARTNERS

Ultra Low Power

Bart Hiddink

IDEETRON B.V.

Simple IoT data storage and presentation with

Node-RED

Nic Burkinshaw

thinnovation

LoRaWAN, mBed, TTN backend - Engineering

Hands On Workshop

Campbell Elder

MULTITECH

15:00

15:35“Smart buildings” - where/how does LoRaWAN sit alongside/integrate with existing systems?

Lawrence Griffiths • INDUSTRIAL INTERNET

Ultra Low Power

Bart Hiddink

IDEETRON B.V.

15:35

16:10 Small Break 16:10

16:20The final frontier: LoRa connectivity everywhere

Rob Spurrett • LACUNA SPACE

Ultra Low Power

Bart Hiddink

IDEETRON B.V.

16:20

16:55Closing Keynote - How to build a secure provisioning workflow and strengthen authentication to TTI’s join server

Nicolas Demoulin • MICROCHIP

17:30 CLOSE & Goodbyes! *waves*

Concert Hall

08:30 Registration

09:20Introduction

Mark Stanley • THE THINGS CONFERENCE

09:30Keynote - Delivering a smart city cluster in the Thames Valley

Rob McDonald & Simon Beasley • READING UK

10:25Adding intelligence to your LoRaWAN devices

Jan Jongboom • EDGEIMPULSE

Victoria Hall - workshops

11:00 Small Break

11:20How to create a better AI

Sharon Richardson • UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON

Antenna Design - 20 capacity

Tony Smith

JOTO SYSTEMS

11:20

11:55If you build it they will come

Kurt Frary • NORFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL

DataScience 101, part 1

Steph Locke

NightingaleHQ

Simple IoT data storage and presentation with Node-

RED

Nic Burkinshaw

THINNOVATION

LoRaWAN, mBed, TTN backend - Engineering

Hands On Workshop

Campbell Elder

MULTITECH

11:55

12:30 Break 12:30

13:00Challenges of deploying LoRaWAN 4 hours from home

Tony Smith • JOTO SYSTEMS13:00

13:35Propagation of LoRa Signals

Andreas Spiess • DataScience 101, part 2

Steph Locke

NightingaleHQ

13:35

14:10 Lightning Talks

Simple IoT data storage and presentation with Node-

RED

Nic Burkinshaw

THINNOVATION

14:10

14:45 Small Break 14:45

15:00CityGate: An urban IoT data acquisition platform

Dr. Adel Aneiba • BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY

LoRaWAN, mBed, TTN backend - Engineering

Hands On Workshop

Campbell Elder

MULTITECH

15:00

15:35DIY LoRa from orbit

Julian Fernandez • FOSSA SYSTEMS15:35

16:10 Small Break 16:10

16:20 16:20

16:55Closing Keynote - LoRaWAN in Wales

Peter Gwyn Williams • DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, WELSH GOVERNMENT

17:30 CLOSE & Goodbyes! *waves*

TUESDAY, 15TH OCTOBER 2019

OnTour

Concert Hall

08:30 Registration

09:20Introduction

Mark Stanley • THE THINGS CONFERENCE

09:30Keynote - Delivering a smart city cluster in the Thames Valley

Rob McDonald & Simon Beasley • READING UK

10:25Adding intelligence to your LoRaWAN devices

Jan Jongboom • EDGEIMPULSE

Victoria Hall - workshops

11:00 Small Break

11:20How to create a better AI

Sharon Richardson • UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON

Antenna Design - 20 capacity

Tony Smith

JOTO SYSTEMS

11:20

11:55If you build it they will come

Kurt Frary • NORFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL

DataScience 101, part 1

Steph Locke

NightingaleHQ

Simple IoT data storage and presentation with Node-

RED

Nic Burkinshaw

THINNOVATION

LoRaWAN, mBed, TTN backend - Engineering

Hands On Workshop

Campbell Elder

MULTITECH

11:55

12:30 Break 12:30

13:00Challenges of deploying LoRaWAN 4 hours from home

Tony Smith • JOTO SYSTEMS13:00

13:35Propagation of LoRa Signals

Andreas Spiess • DataScience 101, part 2

Steph Locke

NightingaleHQ

13:35

14:10 Lightning Talks

Simple IoT data storage and presentation with Node-

RED

Nic Burkinshaw

THINNOVATION

14:10

14:45 Small Break 14:45

15:00CityGate: An urban IoT data acquisition platform

Dr. Adel Aneiba • BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY

LoRaWAN, mBed, TTN backend - Engineering

Hands On Workshop

Campbell Elder

MULTITECH

15:00

15:35DIY LoRa from orbit

Julian Fernandez • FOSSA SYSTEMS15:35

16:10 Small Break 16:10

16:20 16:20

16:55Closing Keynote - LoRaWAN in Wales

Peter Gwyn Williams • DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, WELSH GOVERNMENT

17:30 CLOSE & Goodbyes! *waves*