Areas of Expertise
Networks & Computing Systems • Internet of Things
About Maciej
Maciej Kranz brings 30 years of technology, business, and innovation experience to his position as Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer, Member of the Executive Board at KONE. He leads the R&D, IT, and Technology Innovation team.
Prior to this role, he was responsible for corporate innovation at Cisco where his team incubated new businesses in security, blockchain, and IoT, accelerated internal innovation and drove co-innovation with customers and partners through a network of Cisco Innovation Centers.
Previously, Kranz was the General Manager of the Connected Industries Group at Cisco, a business unit focused on the Internet of Things (IoT). He built a $250M business from the ground up in 18 months and relentlessly evangelized the IoT opportunity across Cisco and the market, making IoT one of Cisco’s major priorities.
In his New York Times Best Selling book, Building the Internet of Things, and its companion Project Workbook, Kranz offers practical advice to business decision-makers on how and why to implement IoT today.
Speaking Topics
Beyond the Hype of IOT: How to Leverage It For Your Business Now
In the last few years, IoT hype has been deafening. We’ve been bombarded by a barrage of technology messages and predictions, such as billions of devices getting connected and the creation of trillions of dollars of economic value. While all true, IoT is not really about those things. It is about thousands of organizations that already use IoT to optimize their operations, introduce new business models and create new revenue streams.
In this talk, the Maciej will cut through the hype to show the reality of IoT today. You will learn:
– Why IoT is the most important technology and market transition since the Internet itself
-How to take the first steps on the IoT journey to transform businesses, industries and careers
-What best practices are required, common mistakes to avoid, and barriers to overcome
in launching IoT projects
-An eight-part recipe for success, including change-management and process integration imperatives, that has been proven to work in most any industry
-Four fast paths to quick payback illuminated by case studies in multiple industries
Publications
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