Overview

IOTC hosts the Thought Leadership Series in MidTown showcasing faculty expertise on critical topics such as security, privacy and ethics, and the intersection of humans and technology. In 2020, IOTC will partner with the City Club and the Cleveland Foundation to present a Smart Cities Author Series. This new series will invite accomplished authors to Cleveland to share their knowledge and spur discussion among local leaders in order to improve adoption and outcomes.

Past Thought Leadership Events
Digital Innovation – Strategy, Process, and Governance, November 2018

Companies around the world are faced with changing or even upending their existing business models and markets in order to compete and thrive in a digital world. How are successful companies adopting a Digital First mindset? How are they redesigning their business models and processes? How are they supporting innovation and experimentation with thoughtful governance?

  • Dr. Youngjin Yoo, Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University
  • Dr. Ray Henry, Monte Ahuja College of Business, Cleveland State University
Internet of Things: Privacy, Security, and Ethical Issues, February 2019

As the number of connected devices increases in both public and private spaces, organizations and individuals are confronting a distinct and often conflicting set of privacy, security and ethical challenges. Join two experts from Cleveland State University and Case Western Reserve University to learn more about these challenges and how research at both institutions is working on multidisciplinary approaches to navigating them.

  • Brian Ray, J.D., Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland State University
  • Dr. Suzanne Rivera, Office of Research and Technology Management, Case Western Reserve University
IoT in Metamorphic Manufacturing and Supply Chain, May 2019

The impact of IoT stretches across all aspects of businesses from the manufacturing floor to relationships along the supply chain. This event will explore how IoT is changing business practices from Operations Technology to Information Technology with concrete examples of what has already taken place and what is just over the horizon.

The Intersection of Human and Technology, September 2019

How do we deal with a changing society where humans and technology are becoming more entwined ?  How should we approach it? What are the ethical and social issues raised by neural-digital interfaces?