Talk given at the Leeds International Festival on April 27th 2017 in Leeds (duh).

1. Hi, my name is Alex.
@iotwatch

2. The UK is the best place to
develop a connected product.

3. Creative industries
Tech
Manufacturing
Finance

6. Communities everywhere
London, Oxford, Cambridge,
Reading, Thames Valley, Liverpool,
York, Manchester, Wales

7. London
10,4K members
2nd biggest meetup in the world

8. Support for startups
Startupbootcamp IoT
RGA IoT Venture Studio
Breed Reply
CRL

9. Resources for everyone
iot.london

10. Resources for everyone
iot.london
Women in #iot list

11. Resources for everyone
iot.london
Bookshelf

12. Resources for everyone
iot.london
List of companies

13. Resources for everyone
iot.london
List of companies

14. Resources for everyone
iot.london
BIG #iot survey 2016/17

15. What we learnt and where to
go from there.
BIG #iot survey

16. Between 35-60
Not enough young people

17. 32% have a startup
< 5 years old
We need more.

18. 50% have 2-5 employees
Micro SMEs
or (mini)

19. 75% are self-financed
No funding for this space.

20. 25% need <£50K
It shouldn’t be that hard.

21. People have mixed feelings
about #iot
Is it secure? Is it safe?

22. What should we do?

23. ‘Don’t play what’s there,
play what’s not there.’
- Miles Davis

24. 1. An event
2. An idea

25. How do you build consumer/
investor confidence in this
space?
Build a framework for good
practice.

26. On June 16th
we’ll be collaboratively
designing a certification mark
for #iot
meetup.com/iotlondon

27. 1. An event
2. An idea

28. How do you make #iot into a
career choice for everyone?
Build a flexible, affordable
training environment.
designswarm.com/cast

29. Anyone should understand
what is #iot
what they can build
how they can build it
who they should work with
if it’s for them

30. 96% of UK businesses have
less than 9 employees
more of those should be #iot

31. 96% of UK businesses have
less than 9 employees
Build a creative technology
invention culture with business
chops.

32. 96% of UK businesses have
less than 9 employees
Revisit traditional economies
with a technology twist.

33. Build a diverse #iot workforce
66% women
45% ethic minorities
27% LGBTQ

34. Help people retrain
Social mobility
Automation
Bre***

35. #iot will not solve all our
economic problems
but it will help if we get
organised.

36. ‘Everything new starts very
small, often in a dark place.’
- E.F. Shumacher

37. Come say Hi.
@iotwatch on insta/twitter
designswarm.com/cast
goodnightlamp.com
iot.london
meetup.com/iotlondon