Landmark Ventures hosts a robust program of Digital Events, including executive panels, round-tables, and virtual conferences focused on a wide range of tech/innovation topics. Below is a selection of events I personally hosted.
April 28th, 2021: Digital Debate – How to Automate Automation
Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2VmPanKld0
Over the past few years, many enterprises have deployed automation technologies (RPA bots, “AI-enabled processes”, etc) – but with questionable ROI and mixed results. By and large, process automation technologies have failed to deliver the expected value… until now. Recent advances have enabled automation solutions to emerge from the trough of disillusionment, and customers are beginning to see a massive return on their investments in this space. The problem now lies in everything from how to identify high-value business cases, how to select and implement solutions at scale, and how to anticipate disruption to future-proof architectures.
The line-up:
- Goran Kukic, Chief Innovation Technology Officer – Nestle
- Sajesh Gopinath, General Manager, Automation Solutions – UST
- Moderator: Isaac Brown, Associate Partner – Landmark Ventures
March 23rd, 2021: Digital Debate – The Evolution of the Industrial Subscription Economy
Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvYLFJNgaHw
In our previous sessions on the Industrial Subscription Economy, we discussed business model innovation, value creation, and risk mitigation across industrial equipment and services. Industrial OEMs and service providers are increasingly delivering advanced digital capabilities to their customers. Innovative providers are transitioning to as-a-service / utilization-based pricing models for their machines – but how can these first-movers mitigate the risks of transformation while ensuring a positive return on investment for themselves and their customers?
The line-up:
- Josef Brunner, Chief Executive Officer – relayr
- Stefano Di Santo, Chief Executive Officer – Ecospray
- Moderator: Isaac Brown, Associate Partner – Landmark Ventures
October 22nd, 2020: Digital Debate – The Future of Industrial Business Continuity
Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hV14j1KskjQ&t
For years, investors have poured billions into IoT, Industry 4.0, and related industrial tech startups – but the adoption by large industrials has been disappointing – until now! Industrial tech is finally emerging from the trough of disillusionment as these companies are beginning to believe in the value proposition and ROI of digital industrial technologies. As the world’s industrial enterprises move forward with their digital agendas in 2020/21, everyone has their eye on the same prize – business continuity in the age of uncertainty. How can technology enable agility and resilience?
The line-up:
- Bimal Mehta, VP, Global Innovation –Schneider Electric
- Jim Wells, VP, Americas IoT Solutions – Sierra Wireless
- Moderator: Isaac Brown, Associate Partner – Landmark Ventures
October 13th, 2020: Digital Debate – Capturing Value for the Industrial Subscription Economy
Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghnEm9rpeis
In our previous sessions on the Industrial Subscription Economy, we discussed business model innovation and risk mitigation across industrial equipment and services. As manufacturers and service providers deliver new digital services, how can they ensure that they (and their customers) capture the maximum amount of value through their investments in digital transformation? What is the most direct path towards a positive return on investment for the digital industrial enterprise?
The line-up:
- Stephan Liozu, Chief Value Officer – Thales Group
- Guneet Bedi, Chief Revenue Officer – relayr
- Moderator: Isaac Brown, Vice President – Landmark Ventures
September 24th, 2020: Digital Debate – The Evolution of Industrial Operational Resilience
Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHCwYabJKAQ
In an increasingly remote world, the value of real-time operational visibility is essential for industrial operators, OEMs, and service providers. Fortunately, the reduced cost of IoT hardware and the ubiquity of machine connectivity are enabling massive improvements in remote monitoring – driving resilience for critical assets/environments around the world. The problem now lies in everything from how to buy and roll out solutions at scale, and how to anticipate disruption.
The line-up:
- Magnus Akesson, Chief Information Officer, Manufacturing – GE Power
- Olivier Pauzet, VP & General Manager, IoT Solutions – Sierra Wireless
- Moderator: Isaac Brown, Associate Partner – Landmark Ventures
September 10th, 2020: Digital Debate – Risk Mitigation for the Industrial Subscription Economy
Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmAONLOpvtc
In our previous session on the Industrial Subscription Economy, we discussed equipment manufacturers bringing connected machines to market with value-added digital services for their customers, and transitioning into equipment subscription models. The challenge now is how to assess and mitigate the risks of investing in digital transformation and business model innovation. How can industrial manufacturers, service providers, operators, and financiers be first-movers towards as-a-service models while also protecting their balance sheets?
The line-up:
- John Riggs SVP, Applied Technology Solutions – Munich Re / HSB
- Guneet Bedi, Chief Revenue Officer – relayr
- Moderator: Isaac Brown, Associate Partner – Landmark Ventures
June 18th, 2020: Digital Debate – The Rise of the Industrial Subscription Economy
Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EU3jVgmNr6w
Equipment manufacturers are increasingly bringing connected machines to market with value-added digital services for their customers. The tech is the easy part – the tricky question is how to monetize it. Innovative manufacturers are transitioning to as-a-service / utilization-based pricing models for their machines, but the ability to successfully financially engineer these models remains an obstacle for the world’s OEMs, and their operator customers.
The line-up:
- Usman Shuja, Chief Commercial Officer – Honeywell
- Guneet Bedi, Chief Revenue Officer – relayr
- Moderator: Isaac Brown, Associate Partner – Landmark Ventures
May 21st, 2020: Digital Debate – Solutions for the Shifting Industrial Workforce
Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYzABVYqr-0
A shifting industrial workforce creates existential threats for the world’s industrial enterprises – the downstream effects of retiring workers and shorter job tenures are highly disruptive. Digital vendors have begun emerging with solutions for this problem… but it’s a race against time to see whether they can plug the gaps before tribal knowledge is lost and the skills gap continues to widen.
The line-up:
- Michael Muilenburg, Head of Operational Technology & Strategic Planning – 3M
- Brian Sallee, Co-founder – Dozuki
- Moderator: Isaac Brown, Associate Partner – Landmark Ventures
April 22nd, 2020: Digital Debate – VC Dollars vs. Enterprise POs
Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiUz-Za1l0I
For years, investors have poured billions into IoT, Industry 4.0, and related industrial tech startups – but there has been a misalignment between venture capital investments and enterprise purchasing cycles across the industrial technology landscape. Why have investors continued to miss the mark in this space? Why is it so hard to sell digital tech to large industrials?
The line-up:
- Abel Archundia Pineda, Chief Information Officer – Bayer Pharmaceuticals
- Bilal Zuberi, Partner – Lux Capital
- Moderator: Isaac Brown, Associate Partner – Landmark Ventures
March 24th, 2020: Digital Debate – The Future of Industrial Tech
Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgsbrx0osAw&feature=youtu.be
For years, investors have poured billions into IoT, Industry 4.0, and related industrial tech startups – but the adoption by large enterprises has been disappointing – until now! Digital industrial tech is finally emerging from the trough of disillusionment as industrial companies are finally beginning to believe in the value proposition and ROI. The problem now lies in everything from how to buy to roll out solutions at scale and anticipate disruption.
The line-up:
- Goran Kukic, Chief Innovation & Technology Officer – Nestle
- Magnus Akesson, Chief Information Officer, Manufacturing – GE Power
- Moderator: Isaac Brown, Associate Partner – Landmark Ventures