TRANSFORMA-INSIGHTS - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Advisory Board
- CEO of Capstone Partners
Allen Proithis is the CEO of Capstone Partners, a strategic advisory firm for clients in the mobile, IoT, software and technology industries. Capstone provides strategic advisory, ecosystem development and market insights to help early stage to publicly traded companies accelerate time to market and revenue growth.
Prior to Capstone, Allen was the President of Sigfox, North America, where he created a high-performance team that built an Internet of Things business with top enterprise companies and verticals while providing wireless coverage for over 70M people in the US. As part of these activities, Allen represented Sigfox with media outlets (CNBC, Fortune, Forbes, WSJ) and industry analysts (Machina Research, IHS, Gartner, Ovum, ABI Research) on IoT topics.
Prior to Sigfox, he created a $155M IoT joint venture (Convida Wireless) with Sony, InterDigital and Stephens Capital and served as Chairman. In 2014, Allen raised $15M to launch an Internet of Things spinout focused on accelerating value produced by the data generated by IoT. At InterDigital, Allen oversaw all market development activities, including the commercialization of IoT, Wi-Fi, shared spectrum and video content management solutions.
Previously, Allen was the Head of Mobile Strategy & Business Development for HP's global Smartphone & Tablet division. In this role, he drove all strategic initiatives for devices, software and services, including the launch of HP's first mobile app store.
Andrew is the Internet of Things Marketing Director for the GSMA and global media spokesperson for IoT, 5G and business transformation. Andrew has over 30 years of marketing and product management experience in the telecommunications industry. Since 2011, Andrew has worked with the GSMA Internet of Things Programme, initially directing the 2m global industry Connected Life marketing campaign promoting the early growth and development of the M2M market with industry partners Ericsson, Qualcomm and the GSMA. Andrew has been instrumental in developing collaborative GSMA industry marketing activities including the successful Mobile IoT campaign, Innovation City technology experiential marketing, the global Mobile IoT Summit series and the Intelligent Connectivity campaign. Andrew regularly presents on key IoT industry subjects such as global adoption of IoT specifications, development of 5G, AI, Big Data, eSIM and, since 2013, has been on the Editorial Advisory Board of the industry magazine IoT NOW.
Before joining the GSMA Andrew developed and managed mobile content services for both Nokia and 3UK, Hutchison Whampoa. Joining 3UK in 2001, Andrew developed and product managed a range of pioneering new mobile entertainment services utilising the 3G network. Previously, Andrew set up and managed innovative and successful new premium rate billing services for Mercury Communications and Cable & Wireless.
Job Titles:
- Advisory Board
- Director of the Steinbeis FSTI Co
Dr. Dirk Slama is the Director of the Steinbeis FSTI Co-innovation Hub. In this role, he is working with large enterprises and start-ups on go-to-market strategies for smart, connected products utilizing AIoT. He is also the Editor-in-Chief of the Ignite AIoT Framework. In his additional role as Vice President at Robert Bosch GmbH, he is focusing on Co-innovation and IT/IoT Alliances. In his previous role as Chairman of the Steering Committee of the Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC), he helped creating the leading ecosystem for the Industrial Internet.
Dirk has 25 years experience in very large-scale IT projects, Enterprise Application Integration, Business Process Management, IoT and Cyber-Physical Systems. His international work experience includes projects for Audi, Daimler, Lufthansa, Boeing, AT&T, NTT DoCoMo, HBOS and others. Dirk is a frequent keynote speaker at conferences, as well as co-author of four successful books: Enterprise BPM, Enterprise SOA, Enterprise CORBA, and Enterprise IoT. He holds an MBA from IMD Lausanne as well as a PhD in Information Systems and a Diploma (MSc equivalent) in Computer Science from TU Berlin.
Dr. Rishi Mohan Bhatnagar is an International Speaker and Thought Leader in the Internet of Things and Digital Space. He has co-authored the book "Enterprise IoT". He is the recipient of the ET Now Business Leader of the Year 2019", Voice&Data "Leadership Recognition Award" - India 2019, Indian ISV "IoT CEO of the Year 2018" and BTVI "Business Leader of the Year 2018".
Currently, as President of Aeris Communications India Private Ltd. (100 % subsidiary of the privately held, Silicon Valley headquartered Aeris Communications Inc., pioneers in the m2m/IoT business since 1992); Dr. Bhatnagar is leading the Aeris business in the Indian subcontinent, MEA and the APAC region.
Prior to joining Aeris, Dr. Bhatnagar worked with Tech Mahindra in various portfolios and served as the Global Head for Digital Enterprise Services in his last role. Dr. Bhatnagar did Global Program for Management Development from Michigan Ross School of Business, USA and holds Doctorate in Philosophy in Computer Science and Engineering and Masters in Computer Applications.
In addition, Dr. Bhatnagar is
Eileen is a relationship management professional with thirty years' experience in marketing, engagement and managing internal and external stakeholder relationships.
She has worked as Client Services Director and Head of Sales and Marketing at publishing and research companies (transport and communications CIT & BWCS), responsible for the sales and marketing of products alongside establishing a solid and returning client base.
In the not for profit sector, as Alumni Relationship Manager, she was responsible for the development and implementation of a comprehensive communication programme, building and maintaining a broad spectrum of relationships.
She has also worked with Raleigh International in both their head office and as a project manager in-country, and was a member of the small team that established operations for Raleigh International in Tanzania, including project delivery of the inaugural expedition .
Job Titles:
- Advisory Board
- Editorial Director and Co - Founder of WKM Ltd, a UK
Jeremy Cowan is the Editorial Director and Co-Founder of WKM Ltd, a UK-based media owner & marketing agency with offices in Krakow, Poland and Cape Town, South Africa. An experienced journalist and editor, he has been covering voice and data communications worldwide since 1994. He founded the global telecoms business title www.VanillaPlus.com in 1999. WKM Ltd publishes 7 other technology titles including IoT Now magazine, and the Artificial Intelligence publication The Evolving Enterprise. As J.J. Cowan he is the author of the Amazon 5 STAR-reviewed novel, The Tin Soldiers on the conflict minerals trade and modern slavery in Africa, available in paperback and on Kindle.
Jim is a respected Digital Transformation and Internet of Things industry expert, with over 20 years' experience of strategy consulting, operations management and telecoms research.
Previously he was a Founder and the Chief Research Officer of Machina Research, the world's leading IoT analyst firm, which was acquired by Gartner in 2016.
Jim is responsible for the addition of the term Low Power Wide Area (LPWA) networking to the lexicon of the IoT, and is a co-author of the Ignite|IoT project management framework for IoT and the accompanying book entitled "Enterprise IoT".
He is an experienced conference speaker including for blue chip events such as the IET's Pinkerton Lecture, and the GSMA's Mobile World Congress.
Jim was until recently Co-Chair of the Digital Transformation Working Group of the Industrial Internet Consortium. Additionally, he is a member of the advisory boards for a number of digital transformation industry conferences and is a Member of the Global Advisory Board of the IET's Future Technology Panel.
Jim has a degree in Mathematics and a Master of Arts from the University of Oxford.
Joydeep has four years of experience in the academic and market research industry.
Before joining Transforma Insights he worked as a senior content writer in the domain of academic content and market research. Prior to that, he worked as an assistant professor in the department of English, at GGSCC, Delhi University. For a brief time, he also worked as a translator for the Nilgiri Project of Tata Consultancy Services.
Joydeep holds an M.Phil. degree in Comparative Literature from the University of Delhi, a masters in English Literature and Languages from Jamia Millia Islamia (New Delhi) and an undergraduate honours degree in English Literature from the University of Delhi.
As CEO of Calysto, Laura guides the firm's operations, biz dev, strategic client efforts, privacy communications, and long-term vision. She leads a team of senior-level PR, content, social and marketing communications professionals and has directed hundreds of strategic communications campaigns for clients. She and her team have won more than 10 prestigious International and American "Stevie" Business Awards.
Laura specializes in prepping a company for a liquidity event, M&A or IPO, having done it more than 30 times. She excels at strategically advising clients on their business plan and marketing objectives, then shaping Positioning and Messaging, Content Marketing, Public Relations and Social Media strategies around them. Her obsession with IoT, cloud, mobile, wireless & telecom-Calysto's areas of expertise-permeates both her personal and professional lives. A self-proclaimed "gadget junkie," Laura has more than 150 IoT devices in her home.
Job Titles:
- Advisory Board
- Managing Director of Internet of Business ( IoB ) USA
Lucy has over 10 years' experience in launching, producing and managing commercial, content-led conferences. An expert in identifying market opportunities for new profitable events, Lucy is adept in researching technical topics and ecosystems, writing commercial programs and recruiting senior-level speakers, while creating and managing sales, marketing and logistical plans, and teams.
Lucy has been the Managing Director of Internet of Business (IoB) USA since its launch in 2016. She leads the US business, focused on providing vertical enterprise markets with content-led events, which equip end-users with the knowledge and network to leverage emerging technologies. Prior to that she worked in San Francisco and London, managing Informa's Cloud and Enterprise Technology portfolio, and has launched and produced events within the Telecoms, Public Sector, Built Environment and Aviation sectors for Informa, Capita Conferences and UBM.
Lucy holds a degree in International History and Politics from the University of Leeds.
Job Titles:
- Analyst
- Consultant
- Principal Analyst
Matt Arnott is an experienced analyst and consultant who specialises in modelling emerging global markets and quantitative analysis.
Prior to joining Transforma Insights Matt worked as an IoT analyst for Gartner and Machina Research. During this time, he produced IoT forecasts and covered a variety of topics including Automotive, Utilities, Smart City and 5G from an IoT perspective. At Gartner Matt led and supported large IoT, semiconductor and telecommunications consulting engagements.
Before this he worked in the commodities industry advising on regulation, pricing and purchase strategies for companies trading in the EMEA steel and conflict minerals market.
Matt has a degree in Physics from the University of Leeds.
Matt is a well respected commentator and technology industry expert with over 20 years experience at the cutting edge of technology research and consulting. He is a thought-leader in Digital Transformation and the Internet of Things.
In 2020 he co-wrote the book 'The Internet of Things Myth'.
Matt is widely quoted in trade publications and a frequent speaker at conferences. He is a member of the Advisory Board for Mobile World Congress.
Matt was formerly a Founder and the CEO of Machina Research, the world's leading IoT and Big Data analyst firm, which was acquired by Gartner in 2016. Prior to founding Machina Research Matt was a technology industry analyst, working at firms including Analysys Mason and Yankee Group.
Matt holds an MSc in Telecoms from University College London.
Nikita has nine years of experience in the research and consulting industry with more than eight years of experience within the technology and communications sector. Since joining Transforma Insights, Nikita has focused on analysing more than 20 diverse IoT application groups in support of Transforma Insights' IoT forecasts. She has also authored reports on key industry topics such as Multi-Access Edge Computing, Ultra-wideband, and Ambient IoT and has developed a database of M&A activity in Artificial Intelligence.
Prior to joining Transforma Insights she worked as a Specialist with RocSearch as an on-site strategic consultant for Ericsson India working on multiple ICT projects such as Cost Per GB, FWA, network equipment market analysis, 5G, spectrum and valuation analysis, IoT, cloud and eSIM. Prior to this Nikita worked for Evalueserve in the Corporates and Consulting team for British Telecom (BT) and Ericsson Europe.
Nikita has a degree in management from Jaipuria Institute of Management and degree in Information Technology (B.Tech.) from SRM University.
Paras has more than six years of research and consulting experience in the TMT domain. Since joining Transforma Insights, Paras has focused on digital transformation in healthcare, construction, smart cities and smart buildings sectors. Paras is the lead author of IoT research reports on multiple Personal Monitoring and Tracking applications including Assisted Living, Child and Pet Tracking, Security Tracking, and Worker Safety. In addition, Paras is the lead analyst for Transforma Insights' Regulatory Database and contributes on topics related to Artificial Intelligence.
Prior to joining Transforma Insights, he was part of the EY Knowledge TMT team in which he worked on a variety of projects including technology regulations, telecoms supply chain, space research, and ICT M&A regulations. Previously, Paras worked with Grail Insights for almost three years with work spanning across the media and technology sectors where he collaborated on multiple diverse projects pertaining to gaming, e-commerce, and fintech.
Paras holds a management degree from Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management, Delhi, and a degree in Electronics BSc (H) from the University of Delhi.
Rohan is an experienced professional with more than 4 years of experience within the strategy consulting and market research industry. He has experience of working with clients in various industries, including technology, private equity and consumer goods. With Transforma Insights he has focused on a range of transformative technologies particularly in the context of smart cities along with a focus on a database that tracks Low Power Wide Area (LPWA) technology deployments around the world. In addition, Rohan contributes on topics related to Artificial Intelligence and Quantum Computing. He also supports Transforma Insights' Regulatory Database with a particular focus on regulations related to permanent roaming for cellular devices.
Prior to joining Transforma Insights Rohan worked as a Senior Analyst with The Smart Cube, where he supported the development of go-to market strategies and sales performance analysis for TMT and consumer goods clients. Previously, he worked as an Analyst with Grail Insights where he supported a private equity client with due diligence and research of start-ups in the technology industry to aid investment decisions.
Rohan holds a degree in Automotive Design Engineering (B.Tech) from the University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Delhi.
Suruchi is a research and consulting professional with more than eight years of experience in the digital transformation domain. Since joining Transforma Insights, Suruchi has focused on leading research for Transforma Insights' digital transformation vendor insight and benchmarking, generative AI, digital sustainability and green future network reports. She is also the lead author of vertical reports focused on agriculture, digital supply chain and green energy tech. In addition, she has worked on a variety of topics related to Artificial Intelligence, IoT, data sharing, and robotic process automation.
Prior to joining Transforma Insights Suruchi worked as a Senior Research Analyst with the Digital Transformation team of Kearney. During this time, she provided strategic advisory support in the area of digital and emerging technologies, digital supply chain, IT benchmarking, IT vendor analysis, and IT cost optimisation. Prior to Kearney she worked with Bain & Company as an Associate in the Industrial Goods and Services team.
Suruchi holds a degree in management from Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management, Delhi, and a degree in computer science (B.Tech) from Northcap University, Gurugram.