The Internet of Things: Global Implications of Merging the Physical and Digital Worlds

May 7, 2014

More than nine billion devices around the world are currently connected to the Internet, including computers and smartphones. That number is expected to increase dramatically within the next decade, with estimates ranging from quintupling to 50 billion devices to reaching one trillion. Please join us for a discussion of how the Internet of Things will impact the way we live, the way business is done and how resources are consumed. Important to the discussion will be the challenges ahead when merging the physical and digital worlds and the implications for privacy and security around the world.

SPEAKERS:

Katherine Butler, General Counsel, GE Software
Guido Jouret, VP and General Manager, Internet of Things Group, Cisco
Stephen Pattison, VP of Public Affairs, ARM
Steve Yankovich, VP of Innovation and New Ventures, eBay, Inc.

MODERATOR:

Aleecia McDonald, Director of Privacy, Center for Internet and Society, Stanford Law School

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Focus Area: 
Privacy

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