The first IoT Summit Philippines showcased different innovative solutions in the area of Connected Living, Healthcare, Wearables and others held last March 4 & 5, 2016 at the Megatrade Hall 3, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City.
The IoT Summit PH Ribbon Cutting Ceremony headed by Ms . Emmylou Delfn-Versoza (in the center) with the partners from PLDT Innolab headed by Ms. Kristine Dara Calayag EverJuan. Mike Tagorda, Angel Investor & Founder of MTTagorda Management Consultancy, Ms. Elaine Cedillo, the Project Head of IOT Summit Phils., Diego Jose Ramos, one of the co-organizers and ladies from SMART Communications
The IoT Summit was the culminating feature in the 3-part event that included a Bootcamp and a Hackathon in partnership with ThinkLab which introduced and taught building hardware (IoT) projects using Gizduino board provided by e-Gizmo, and cloud computing solutions provided by Microsoft Azure held at ASpace_Palet Express.
The Summit opened the event with a conference having some speakers who are the prime movers of IoT Technology in the Philippines and abroad.
Mr. Marthyn Cuan, the Chief Digital Officer of MERALCO gave the opening keynote followed by Gio Abaquin of Smart Enterprises that discussed the roadmap of IoT in our country together with Leo Lirio of IoT Technology Inc. While Joel Garcia of Microsoft Philippines, Teo Pohsoon from Ultimaco Singapore, Lowell Tortana of Nokia, Yue Savage of Impinj USA and Dr. Hernando Delizo of Clinica Manila also shared their expertise on Big data and Security, 5G in the Philippines and Connected Health respectively.
Mr. Marthyn Cuan, the Chief Digital Officer of MERALCO gave the opening keynote followed by Gio Abaquin of Smart Enterprises that discussed the roadmap of IoT in our country together with Leo Lirio of IoT Technology Inc. While Joel Garcia of Microsoft Philippines, Teo Pohsoon from Ultimaco Singapore, Lowell Tortana of Nokia, Yue Savage of Impinj USA and Dr. Hernando Delizo of Clinica Manila also shared their expertise on Big data and Security, 5G in the Philippines and Connected Health respectively.
A panel discussion on Wearables and 3D printing were also the point of interest of the attendees. Showcasing the current and future plans on the said industries esp. that more and more multi billion companies such as Samsung and Facebook are looking into the VR tech.
Leo Liro of IoT Technology Inc. and Gio Abaquin of Smart Enterprise discussing about the IoT Blueprint – Is the Philippines ready for Internet of Things? | RJ Dy, Co-Founder of Redwizard Events Management, presenting the Certificate of Appreciation to Fred Chua, the CEO of 3D2GO and Cedric Ng, the CEO of Omnifab during the panel discussion about 3D printing in relation to Internet of Things. |
There were about 30+ exhibitors present during the 2-day exhibition. From Coonected Home devices, Smart Toys, Wifi Electronic Socket, Smart Gadgets, Robotics, 360 degree Camera, Cloud Services to Apps related to IoT Technology.
THE IOT HACKATHON PROJECTS
Several projects from the hackathon were part of the exhibit and the highlight of the event including the group demos and judging was held the next day, March 5. Projects that were presented included a pet feeder, posture tracking wearable, bicycle safety (signal light and theft tracking), NFC child tracking, irrigation management, fire alarm system (smoke detectors), pollution detectors, e-waste management, electricity monitoring and metering, motion and sound sensing smart plugs, and NFC / RFID security system.