Webinar: How Internet of Things (IoT) is Improving Personal and Public Safety

The Wharton Club of Chicago is partnering with TechNexus Venture Collaborative for a Tech Industry Trends Series. TechNexus builds bespoke startup ecosystems around leading enterprises to drive innovation and real-world problem-solving through collaboration.

With the Stay at Home Order extended, we have transitioned this event to a webinar format. "How Internet of Things (IoT) is Improving Personal and Public Safety" facilitated by Joe Granda, a tech industry leader including a background in IoT and mobile, will be an interactive conversation with Jeremy Agulnek and Phyllis Lee. Jeremy and Phyllis will share the current trends and innovations in the Internet of Things (IoT) as it relates to safety for drivers and families. We will talk about how being better connected to people, streamlined processes and improved data will shape our lives and the opportunities for future investments.

Bring a spare device (e.g. mobile phone) to participate in this interactive event. Learning can be fun!

Speakers

Jeremy Agulnek is the VP of Connected Car at HAAS Alert, a TechNexus portfolio venture, is responsible for working with the ecosystem of customers and partners to get Safety Cloud data into today's vehicle navigation solutions and tomorrow's autonomous vehicles. HAAS Alert is a Chicago-based startup that is making our roadways safer through its real-time collision prevention system - the HAAS Alert Safety Cloud. HAAS Alert's Safety Cloud keeps emergency personnel safe in the field via a real-time Responder-to-Vehicle and Responder-to-Responder connected mobility platform. Real-time notifications are delivered to drivers and autonomous vehicles, allowing for safer and faster emergency vehicle passage.

Jeremy has his Bachelors of Electrical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania and MBA from the University of Chicago, Booth School of Business.

Phyllis Lee is a former Chief Marketing Officer at Jiobit. As technology advances, modern parents are expecting it will help make their job easier. In a world where Facebook can tell us where our friends are, there are few good solutions for parents to know the location of their kids when they’re not together. She understands how to keep child safety in mind leveraging technology that is a valuable tool for all members of the family including pets, and even elderly. 

Phyllis has degrees from UCLA.

The event is co-sponsored by Penn Club of Chicago and Berkley Haas Almini Chicago Chapter. It is open to all for a small ticket fee to cover expenses.