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Keynote: IoT Security Landscape - IMC's Guidelines Initiatives
- Syed Zaeem Hosain, Founder, Chief Evangelist, Aeris Communications
The IMC has unveiled plans for a guidelines program for Adopters and Solutions Providers to assess the security of their own deployments and offerings. The Keynote will address the initiative’s format and role as a roadmap for the IoT industry to best achieve meaningful cybersecurity.

Panel Discussion: Extended Detection/Response (XDR) Takes Security Beyond the Device
Any device is only as secure as the network it runs on. Extended detection and response (XDR) strategies are being introduced that encompass Transport Layer Security (TLS), multiple cloud architectures, and more. IoT security is more than the device layer!

Panel Moderator: Ellen Boehm, SVP of Global IoT Strategy & Operations, Keyfactor
Panelists:
- Alan Tait, CTO, Pelion
- Ken Wells, VP, Technical Sales NA, floLIVE
Presenters
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Syed Zaeem Hosain
Founder, Chief Evangelist, Aeris Communications
"Z” is responsible for the architecture and future direction of Aeris’ networks and technology strategy. He joined Aeris in 1996 as Vice President, Engineering and is a member of the founding executive team of Aeris. Mr. Hosain has more than 38 years of experience in the semiconductor, computer, and telecommunications industries, including product development, architecture design, and technical management. Prior to joining Aeris, he held senior engineering and management positions at Analog Devices, Cypress Semiconductor, CAD National, and ESS Technology. Mr. Hosain is Chairman of the International Forum on ANSI‐41 Standards Technology (IFAST) and Chairman Emeritus of the IoT M2M Council (IMC). He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science and Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA.
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Ellen Boehm
SVP of Global IoT Strategy & Operations, Keyfactor
Ellen leads the go to market strategy for Keyfactor's IoT business focusing around digital identity security solutions for the IoT device manufacturer market. Ellen is passionate about IoT and helping customers establish strong security implementations for the lifecycle of their overall IoT systems. Ellen has 17+ years experience leading new product development with a focus on IoT and connected products in Lighting controls, Smart Cities, Connected buildings and Smart Home technology. Ellen has held leadership roles in Product & Engineering at General Electric and Sky Technologies over her career
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Alan Tait
CTO, Pelion
Alan is a IoT & Telecommunications leader. He has worked in many roles and teams to help deliver on the promise of the IoT. His primary role has always revolved around building scalable product, services and high performing teams. He enjoys working with new products and technologies to build these in to usable services which help improve current IoT product and services. He has always enjoyed creating new technologies, process and capabilities to help organisations and technology scale. His current role has allowed me to work across many different IoT/M2M projects and help improve and enhance these solutions. He enjoys working through M2M/IoT projects making them as easy to deploy and reliable as possible. He was part of the management team that lead to Stream Technologies being acquired by Arm and latterly part of the leadership team driving Pelion as it was spun out of ARM
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Ken Wells
VP, Technical Sales NA, floLIVE
Ken Wells has been a leader in the wireless technology industry for over 30 years. Throughout his rich and diverse career, Ken has become a seasoned professional with extensive experience across various roles, navigating the evolving landscape of the industry. His expertise has been instrumental in shaping the connectivity landscape, significantly contributing to growth and innovation in the wireless sector. Specializing in mission-critical IoT solutions, Ken has been a key player in aiding customers across diverse sectors. He has brought forth a wealth of knowledge, driving the seamless integration of technology to meet the unique demands of various industries. Ken has been pivotal in facilitating the deployment of sophisticated solutions and advancing the capabilities of wireless networks.
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