Panel Discussion: Various Use-cases of the Internet of Things

When?

27th Jul, 2017 - 27th Jul, 2017

Where?

Mettā Nairobi
Suite 6A 6th Floor Belgravia Building 14 Riverside Drive, Nairobi - , Kenya

Who?

Name : Mettā Nairobi
Website : www.metta.co

Mettā Members enter for FREE

Ksh. 500.00 for non-members.

M-pesa till no. 737416 Nest Group Africa

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Internet of Things (IoT)

Defined as “A network of internet-connected objects able to collect and exchange data using embedded sensors”

-Business Insider

With the advent of the internet, many groundbreaking technological advancements have come about. It is expected that by the year 2020, there will be a whopping 24 billion IoT devices on earth, which makes it to about 4 devices per person! This interesting migration of IoT devices raises a series of interesting questions in our globalised world.

The panel will cover areas around:

  • The different gaps & opportunities found in the field of IoT that can be seen in Kenya (Africa)
  • How human-centered growth in an age of transformative technology has impacted our society
  • How has the steady rise in industries of innovation like FinTech & IoT have an impact on the gap between emerging & developing countries
  • With the world being better connected, this gives rise to a need to protect our data. How have companies, especially startups developed their products to combat such matters?

On the panel addressing such issues will be:

Above all, we will leave time at the end for questions and a great networking session as it is the tradition at the place entrepreneurs call home.

Limited seats available. Reserve your seat early by paying for your ticket if you’re a non-member.