Thursday, May 28 | 10:00-10:45 AM (EST) | WEBEX

Recording is available here

On May 20, the Amazon Web Services (AWS) public sector team provided a review of their smart city vision, plans, and foundational technologies. Following up on the very engaging session that raised a number of critical questions from the World Bank colleagues, the AWS will elaborate on those questions and other inquiries about Smart Cities. 

Please join us for the live discussion and come prepared to ask questions you have about Smart Cities and AWS.

 

Chair

Hyoung Gun Wang Senior Economist and Smart Cities KSB lead, World Bank

Panel

Lorraine Bassett WWPS Principal Technical Business Development Leader, Amazon Web Services IoT

Linh Le Program Manager, AWS Worldwide Public Sector Partners Program

Wayne Soutter Business Development Manager, IoT EMEA Public Sector

Howard Lock Global IoT Business Development Lead, Amazon Web Services Public Sector

ABOUT THE PANEL

Lorraine Bassett, PhD, is the WWPS Principal Technical Business Development Leader for Amazon Web Services IoT (Internet of Things). She leads the organization’s strategy and go-to-market vision for IoT in the Public Sector, including Smart Cities, Smart Grids, Smart Campus, Healthcare, Transport, Public Health, and NGOs/NPOs. Lorraine has worked in technology for more than 30 years, initially working on the Big Bang Project at the International Stock Exchange, to building and optimizing some of the largest networks in the world. Her experience includes senior and global positions at Compaq Computers, CA, DuPont, EMC, Concord Communications and Racemi. She also founded and led Confluence Group, a leadership company with the vision and intellectual property to implement organizational performance for companies to maximize performance.

Linh Le is a Program Manager in AWS Worldwide Public Sector Partners Program, focusing on developing and supporting AWS partner ecosystem around smart cities and SME development. Prior to joining AWS, he was an Urban Development Specialist in the East Asia Department, Asian Development Bank where he led smart cities infrastructure loans and technical assistances in China and Mongolia. There he piloted the use of innovation solutions to enhance community-based urban upgrading and regeneration. Prior to joining ADB, he spent 7 years at The World Bank in Washington D.C and Hanoi, Vietnam where he co-led and supported several urban infrastructure projects with a focus on upgrading low income areas and developing integrated urban infrastructure in selected Asian and African cities.

Wayne Soutter is the Business Development Manager for IoT EMEA Public Sector, based in London. Wayne has over 20 years experience in designing, manufacturing and deploying IoT and disruptive technologies in a range of sectors including councils and cities across the globe.  Wayne previous role was with Digital Catapult, a UK government initiative to drive IoT innovation into business across the UK.  In this role Wayne worked with industry leaders to help them develop IoT strategies and GTM’s to take advantage of these emerging technologies. While at Digital Catapult, Wayne launched London’s first IoT Laboratory focusing on the convergence of 5G and IoT in an industrial setting.

Howard Lock is the global IoT business development lead for Amazon Web Services Public Sector.  Previously, Howard has been a strategy, technology, and operational executive with a successful track record of building and executing digital transformation and IoT focused market in terms of rapid solution incubation and validation, strategic business development, and monetization strategies. He is a trusted advisor to public sector customers and partners seeking to move faster to leverage AWS IoT, AI/ML, and AWS services as they seek to address challenging issues associated with rapidly growing urban environments across the planet and meeting its citizens’ needs. He brings particular capacity for high impact in public sector, transportation, retail, and service provider vertical industries.