The use of Internet of Things (IoT) technology to tackle resilience, sustainability and business productivity challenges will be centre stage at the IoT Impact 2023 conference in Sydney on May 23.

The conference, organised by Australia’s peak IoT industry body IoT alliance Australia and media partner IoT Hub, will feature three streams: Green Data, Productivity and Business Outcomes and Trusted Technology.

Accurate emission reporting, energy orchestration

The Green Data stream will look at how IoT sensors and real-time data can accurately measure and report emissions, and how IoT can be used to reduce carbon footprints and build sustainable business practices.

Speakers will include Sam Sneddon, Co-Chair of the Data Use and Availability Workstream and co-founder of climate fintech start-up Wollemi.io, which uses data to manage climate-related financial risk in the land and farming sector.

IoT Impact attendees will also learn how real-time IoT data can aid in disaster resilience by supporting early warning systems that enable better evacuation planning and more effective responses.

The conference will also examine the critical role of data in balancing electricity consumption and generation. With a vast amount of renewable electricity generation expected to come online in coming decades, generation and demand will need to be tightly orchestrated using real-time data from across the grid. IoT Impact will look at the data flows involved in operating the electricity grid in this scenario.

Construction, manufacturing and agricultural productivity

Also on the agenda at IoT Impact will be the evolving use of real-time data to improve productivity.

Speakers will look at unlocking the potential of IoT in manufacturing to help manufacturers adapt and succeed in the digital age.

The construction industry will also be a focus, with a session examining building innovation into construction pipelines by optimising processes, reducing costs and enhancing collaboration on building projects.

The conference will also explore strategies for managing the increasing volume of data generated by precision agriculture technologies. Participants will look at how to identify data requirements, share data effectively and manage data as a valuable asset.

This discussion will involve Jonathon Quigley, co-founder of SparkLabs Cultiv8, a global agriculture and food technology accelerator and a founding partner of Cultiv8 Funds Management, a venture capital fund investing in agri-food technology.

Attendees will also learn about improving system resilience with 5G and edge computing, with speakers providing the latest perspectives on how distributed processing and real-time data analysis can enable smarter decision-making and faster response times, reducing the risk of system failure and improving overall reliability.

Trust in smart places

The third stream at IoT Impact will focus on the looming issue of trust in technology as the use of data for public surveillance, people tracking, healthcare, workplace productivity and safety, and other uses with privacy and other regulatory and ethical ramifications increases.

These sessions will be relevant to government, regulatory bodies, technology companies and individuals that must collaborate to ensure trust is built into technology. 

Peter Leonard, a lawyer specialising in data sharing, data analytics and associated risk management and regulation including privacy, surveillance and data protection, will provide insights about emerging practices around digital trust and what these mean for the use of IoT.

Adam Beck, Head of Digital Urbanism at ENE.HUB, will talk about ENE.HUB programs that use digital and data enablers to help councils and land authorities advance urban life in public places.

Convergence of planning, IoT, digital twin,

The worlds of urban planning, digital twin and IoT are colliding to enable smart precinct design and management. 

At IoT Impact, experts will speak about how to ensure that the sum of these parts is much greater than what is currently a siloed approach. These speakers will include soon-to-be-announced speakers at the forefront of this work with government and other organisations.

IoT Awards

The conference will culminate with the presentation of the IoT Awards, which recognise organisations spearheading innovation and good practice with IoT technology. The winners will be announced over networking drinks and canapes.

This year’s awards follow advances by Australian organisations over the last year in the use of IoT for a wide range of purposes, from improving operational efficiency to tackling sustainability, COVID, supply chain, healthcare, construction and environmental challenges.

This year’s awards categories cover, smart places and infrastructure, construction, food and agribusiness, the water and energy sectors, transport, manufacturing, health and research. Awards for IoT security, interoperability and the use of IoT for good will also be announced.

More IoT Impact speakers will be announced soon.

IoT Impact is sponsored by ASUS, Go Wireless, IoT Skills, Entech, Ene-Hub, Simoco, Adlink, IMF, Meshed, Lixia, Thinxtra, Digicor, Wurth Electronics, Successful Endeavours,c Saphi Engineering, Intechnology, Inmarsat and Milesight. More sponsors will be announced soon. 

The IoT Impact conference will be held on 23rd May, 2023 at the International Convention Centre (ICC), Darling Harbour, Sydney. See the agenda and purchase tickets to IoT Impact 2023.