Embracing IoT without limits

Rob Lloyd has spent his entire career in technology and is based in Silicon Valley. Lloyd spent 21 years at Cisco Systems serving in various executive roles while living in Canada and Europe and was most recently President, Engineering and Sales leading a global team of 40,000 responsible for product development, global sales, channels, and IoT generating $40 billion in annual revenues, based in San Jose, CA. He serves on the Board of Trustees at Santa Clara University and on the boards of several non-profit organizations focused on education and opportunity for youth.

Jonathan Whittle is co-founder and Managing Partner at Quona, where he leads Quona’s Latin America investment strategy. Jonathan is a seasoned investor and entrepreneur with over 25 years of experience principally focused on Latin America. Before co-founding Quona, he was co-founder and CEO of Acesso, a leading prepaid financial service provider in Brazil. Prior to launching Acesso, Jonathan managed Darby Technology Ventures, a pioneering technology venture capital fund for Latin America. He joined Darby after a decade of experience as part of the founding team of large-scale venture capital-backed telecommunications and data services companies in Latin America, including Diveo (acquired by UOL), and Optiglobe (now Tivit).

Kimmberly is an experienced capital markets professional with over 25 years experience. Kimmberly started her career as a management consultant in Central and Eastern Europe and is currently an Executive Director and partner at Asset Value Investors, which she joined in 2003. Experienced in engaging with the Boards of both public and private companies, she recently joined the board of a charity and education company. Kimmberly has a degree in Finance and Economics from Oregon State University.

Omair is a Partner at TELUS Global Ventures, leading strategic portfolio development and aligning investments with TELUS’ business priorities. With extensive expertise in Telecom, Media, and Technology, he supports portfolio companies by driving value creation initiatives and helping them scale. Before joining TELUS, Omair spent 14 years as a management consultant with The Boston Consulting Group, focusing on large-scale transformations, sustainable growth, and innovation for telecom clients globally. Passionate about tackling industry disruption, he has worked across six continents. Omair holds an MBA in Strategy and Finance from Columbia Business School and brings a global perspective to driving impactful results.

Nick spearheads Eseye and believes in connectivity that ‘just works’; that makes people’s lives and jobs easier; connectivity that’s invisible. He’s a visionary business leader with a distinguished career in technology spanning more than 30 years, spanning large corporations and dynamic start-ups and oscillating between start-ups and global IT, tech and transportation companies. Previously, Nick led organisations and cross-company transformation programs for two $50B global corporations; Cisco where he ran the Cloud and Managed Services business as well as their Worldwide Field Services function, and Hewlett Packard where he ran the global Enterprise Marketing function and the internet transformation strategy.

Nick spearheads Eseye and believes in connectivity that ‘just works’; that makes people’s lives and jobs easier; connectivity that’s invisible. He’s a visionary business leader with a distinguished career in technology spanning more than 30 years, spanning large corporations and dynamic start-ups and oscillating between start-ups and global IT, tech and transportation companies. Previously, Nick led organisations and cross-company transformation programs for two $50B global corporations; Cisco where he ran the Cloud and Managed Services business as well as their Worldwide Field Services function, and Hewlett Packard where he ran the global Enterprise Marketing function and the internet transformation strategy.

Jodi Baxter is a highly accomplished professional with over 20 years of experience in the telecom industry. She currently serves as the Vice-president of 5G & IoT Connectivity at TELUS, where she leads a dynamic team that drives digital transformation across IoT platforms, enabling businesses to harness the power of data and 5G technology to achieve their operational goals. Under her leadership, TELUS’ IoT Connectivity business transformed from the third-place market share to the industry-leading position within a span of three years. Jodi has been recognized for her exceptional leadership and commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, having received the CHLOE Emerging Leader award in 2013 and the Leadership Excellence award in 2021.

Ian has over 35 years of sales, operations, general management, and board experience in the Technology industry. For the past eighteen years, he’s operated as Chairman, Independent Non-Executive Director, Board Advisor, and angel investor, working alongside European and US-based Venture Capital firms to a variety of tech businesses in Europe and North America, with a number of successful exits along the way. In parallel, and for the past eight years, Ian’s been a Venture Partner at Octopus Ventures, with a portfolio of over 90 early-stage businesses.