Debut of Social/Hack bridges IoT, Work & Training
17 October, 2017 / Admin
MEDIA RELEASE
SYDNEY, 17 OCTOBER 2017 - The economic opportunities between IoT, work and training are significant in Australia. Yesterday, Monday 16 October 2017, as part of the Social/Hack forum series, the 'IoT & Work' event explored the potential impact of IoT on the Australian workforce at the Lendlease head office in Barangaroo, Sydney.
The Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industries are increasingly focused on continuing professional development, process automation and Building Information Modelling (BIM). IoT & Work explored ideas about adding sensors, hardware and software to tools, equipment and machines so they could detect performance anomalies and skills gaps, suggest real-time micro-lessons and improve productivity.
The inaugural IoT & Work forum was presented by many high calibre speakers.
FIRST PANEL SPEAKERS
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Bryson Vaughan Co-founder, Benojo |
Barbara Burke Partnership Manager, Reach |
Natalie Yan-Chatonsky Founder, Full Time Lives |
Cindy Reid Head of People, Konica Minolta |
SECOND PANEL SPEAKERS
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Nicki Hutley Partner, Deloitte Access Economics |
Dr Nigel Finch Director, Saki Partners |
Paul Keen Head of Software Engineering, Qantas |
Tamer Galil Lead Business Analyst, Woolworths |
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Amar Singh President, Turbans for Australia |
Renald Gallis Vice-President Ecosystem & Marketing Thinxtra |
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EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
EVENT SUMMARY
Social/Hack: IoT & Food
When: Monday, 16th October 2017
Producer: PIIP
Venue: Lendlease
Host: Benojo
Partner: Spark Festival
Agenda: Mature-age employment and training in the age of automation. Vocational training and continued professional development are explored by a panel of experts in relation to 'smart' tools and eLearning. A key discussion is how to embed hardware, software and sensors into tools and machines so they can detect skills gaps, suggest micro-lessons and drive productivity in a maturing workforce.