The Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC), an organization dedicated to accelerating the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), recently announced the results of its Steering Committee officer election. The new IIC Steering Committee leadership team combines industrial giants from Europe, North America, and Asia with a fast-growing Silicon Valley company. It includes leaders in industry, IT, OT, and telecom.
“The makeup of this leadership team reflects the global business reach, technical breadth, and embrace of new approaches by the IIC. The IIC is the largest Industrial IoT consortium, and the only one that is truly international in scope and execution,” said Dr. Richard Soley, Executive Director, IIC.
The new Steering Committee leadership team is:
- Chair: Dirk Slama, Vice President of Business Development, Bosch Software Innovations
- Vice Chair: Stan Schneider, CEO of Real-Time Innovations (RTI)
- Secretary: Wael William Diab, Senior Director, Huawei Technologies
- Testbed Subcommittee Chair: Dr. Said Tabet, Technology Lead, IoT and AI Strategy, Dell EMC
“We’ve achieved a tremendous amount of momentum through the dedicated work of IIC member organizations who are committed to the success of the IIoT ecosystem,” said Slama. “The IIC continues to be the leading member-driven organization to accelerate the adoption of the IIoT and I’m excited to lead our Steering Committee for the next two years.”
“This unique team reflects the unique position of the IIC. We are poised to realize the huge potential of the IIoT,” said Schneider. “I’m honored by the support of the Steering Committee and the opportunity to help lead the industry’s most important consortium.”
“IIC has cultivated a unique ecosystem that brings together IT and OT stakeholders to accelerate adoption of the industrial internet,” said Diab. “I am honored to have been elected and look forward to working with IIC members, partners and my colleagues on the Steering Committee.”
“I am honored and delighted to join the IIC leadership to continue to build on the success of IIC and help shape the industry’s future,” said Tabet. “I am looking forward to working closely with all of our members and to delivering on the industrial internet potential.”
The Steering Committee member organizations now include representatives from ABB, Bosch, Dell EMC, Fujitsu, GE, Huawei, IBM, MITRE, Real-Time Innovations (RTI) and SAP as well as IIC Executive Director Dr. Richard Soley.
Ken Briodagh is a writer and editor with more than a decade of experience under his belt. He is in love with technology and if he had his druthers would beta test everything from shoe phones to flying cars.
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