Amyx Ventures, Smart Cities, TEDx, Tribeca Fellow, Sloan/Woodrow Wilson Fellow, Singularity U., IBM Futurist, Top 10 Keynote Speaker
Scott Amyx was voted one of the Top 10 Global Speakers by Speaking.com. Scott is a thought leader, speaker, and author on wearables and the Internet of Things and the Managing Partner at Venture1st and CEO of Amyx+. He has been nominated by the Republic of Korea to represent cutting-edge research and case studies on wearables and the Internet of Things at the ITU Telecom World 2015 in Budapest. He will debut the concept of “The Digital Currency of Happiness” at TEDx. Intel & TBS’s America’s Greatest Makers look to Scott to recommend the most promising startups.
Scott has been featured on New York Times, TIME, Forbes, Wired, Chicago Tribune, InformationWeek, Gigaom, ReadWrite, Forrester, Shots Magazine, Business News Daily, IBM Big Data & Analytics, Intel, Geektime, Examiner, TechBeacon, EE Times, IEEE, El País, Costco Magazine, and numerous global publications and radio programs. He has spoken or scheduled to speak at TEDx, World Economic Forum, International CES, Internet of Things World, IoT Asia, ITU Telecom World, Smart IoT London, Internet of Things Security, Wearable Technologies Conference, IBM Insight, IBM Amplify, IBM Watson IoT, Internet Summit, Global Big Data, JCK Las Vegas, Customer Service Experience, IN3 Medical Device 360 Summit, Razorfish Tech Summit, Location & Context World, Wearables TechCon, K-Global Startup, and more. Scott is the co-author of The Internet of Things and Cyber-Physical Systems Handbook, an academic publication by John Wiley and Sons and The Advances in Information Security, Privacy, & Ethics (AISPE) Book Series, an academic publication by IGI Global, scheduled for 2016.
Scott has over 18 years of large-scale strategy and implementation experience, managing double digit million dollar projects across multiple verticals. In his last corporate position as VP of Product Management, Scott helped the company be acquired by a Fortune 500 publicly traded company. Scott has also started numerous startups and successfully sold a company.
Scott has a master’s degree in applied microeconomics/ public policy from the University of Chicago. Scott was a national Sloan Fellow at Carnegie Mellon University.
LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottamyx
Speaking Engagements
Wearables & IoT Innovation Speaker and Panelist – Wearables TechCon 2015, Santa Clara, March 2015
Wearables Innovation Speaker – Wearable Technology: Adoption and Monetization Summit, San Francisco, April 2015
IoT Open Source Speaker – Global IoT Conference 2015 (Global Big Data Conference), Santa Clara, May 2015
IoT Open Source Speaker – Internet of Things World Conference 2015, San Francisco, May 2015
Wearables & IoT Innovation Speaker, Panelist and Demo – IBM Amplify 2015, San Diego, May 2015
Wearables & IoT Innovation Speaker, Panelist and Demo – JCK Las Vegas 2015, The Jewelry Industry’s Premier Event, Las Vegas, May 2015
Wearables & IoT Keynote Speaker – Semiconductor Innovation Programme Conference 2015, Shanghai, China, May 2015
Wearables & IoT Panelist - Retail Tech Summit 2015, SF, June 2015
Wearables Innovation Moderator - WT | Wearable Technologies Conference 2015, SF, July 2015
Wearables & IoT Innovation Speaker - K-Global Startup Conference 2015, Seoul, Korea, July 2015
Wearables Innovation Speaker – Sentiment Analysis Symposium 2015, NYC, July 2015
Wearables & IoT Innovation Speaker – Customer Service Experience 2015, NYC, August 2015
Affective Computing Researcher – 6th International Conference on Affective Computing and Intelligent Interaction (ACII) 2015, Xi’an, China, September 2015
Wearables & IoT Innovation Speaker, Panelist and Demo – Digital Summit Detroit 2015, Detroit, September 2015
IoT Security Speaker – Internet of Things Security 2015, Boston, September 2015
Wearables & IoT Speaker at the Razorfish Tech Summit 2015, NYC, September 2015
Wearables & IoT Innovation Keynote Speaker, Panelist and Demo – Digital East 2015, Washington D.C., October 2015
IoT Innovation Speaker & Panelist - ITU Telecom World 2015, Budapest, Hungary, October 2015
IoT Keynote Speaker and Panelist – LocWorld29: The Internet of Things, Silicon Valley, October 2015
Wearables & IoT Innovation Speaker - +822 Summit, Seoul, Korea, October 2015
Wearables & IoT Innovation Speaker & Panelist - IBM Insight 2015, Las Vegas, October 2015
Wearables Innovation Speaker - Investment in Innovation (IN3) Medical Device 360 Summit, SF, November 2015
Wearables & IoT Innovation Keynote Speaker, Panelist and Demo – Internet Summit 2015, Raleigh, November 2015
Wearables & IoT Innovation Keynote Speaker, Panelist and Demo – Digital Summit Dallas 2015, Dallas, December 2015
Wearables & IoT Innovation Speaker - Managing BYOX & End User Mobility Summit, SF, January 2016
Wearables & IoT Speaker & Demo - International CES, Las Vegas, January 2016
IoT Innovation Speaker - IoT Asia 2016 Conference, Singapore, March 2016
IoT Innovation Speaker - Smart IoT London, London, England, April 2016
Wearables & IoT Innovation Keynote Speaker and Workshop Leader – Wearables and Things 2014 Conference, Washington D.C., October 2014
Internet of Things Speaker and Panelist – SMARTWEEK 2014 Conference: Innovating the Future of IoT, Toronto, Canada, October 2014
Wearables & Internet of Things Keynote Speaker at the Digital Experience Conference 2014, Shanghai, China, September 2014
Wearables Innovation Speaker – Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Seoul, South Korea, July 2014
Wearables Innovation Speaker – Samsung SDS, Seoul, South Korea, July 2014
Wearables Innovation Guest – George P. Johnson Korea Experience Marketing Agency, Seoul, South Korea, July 2014
Wearables Innovation Guest – Group Eight (Korean Drama Producer), Seoul, South Korea, July 2014
Featured Innovation Speaker – Startup Weekend, CA May 2014
Juror/ Panelist – 28th Annual California State University Statewide Student Research Competition, CA, May 2014
For complete list: http://amyxinternetofthings.com/conferences/
Thought Leadership
The Internet of Things and Cyber-Physical Systems Handbook
John Wiley & Sons, academic publication (Scheduled for Winter 2015)
5 IoT Trends That Will Change How We Experience Home Life
http://www.forbes.com/sites/steveolenski/2015/12/18/5-iot-trends-that-will-change-how-we-experience-home-life/
CES 2016 Trends Preview
http://www.stylus.com/hqylvt
50 Small Business Trends and Predictions for 2016
http://www.businessnewsdaily.com/8637-50-small-business-trends-and-predictions-for-2016.html
6 Ways Analytics and The Internet of Things Will Transform Business
http://readwrite.com/2015/11/17/analytics-ibm-insight
US Government IoT Policy Lags: Industry IoT Leading Charge
http://www.rcrwireless.com/20151114/internet-of-things/us-government-iot-policy
How Machine Learning And Big Data Can Boost Business
http://readwrite.com/2015/11/13/machine-learning-big-data-enterprise
Scott Amyx on Chicago Tribune: PrintWithMe Counts on Demand for Print Jobs from Coffee Lovers
http://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/originals/ct-printwithme-jonathan-treble-bsi-20151105-story.html
DevOps: For More Mobile Wins, Enterprises Must Find Their MVPs
http://devops.com/2015/11/03/for-more-mobile-wins-enterprises-must-find-their-mvps/#!prettyPhoto
Cognitive Computing Powers 6 Smart Deployments
http://www.informationweek.com/big-data/big-data-analytics/cognitive-computing-powers-6-smart-deployments/d/d-id/1322892?image_number=2
Becoming a Cognitive Business: 6 Takeaways From IBM Insight 2015
http://www.ibmbigdatahub.com/blog/becoming-cognitive-business-6-takeaways-ibm-insight-2015
Grappling with IoT Challenges?
http://www.ibmbigdatahub.com/blog/grappling-iot-challenges
Scott Amyx Comments on Pocket-Sized Printers and the Portable Office of the Future
http://www.verizonwireless.com/news/article/2015/10/pocket-sized-printers-and-the-portable-office-of-the-future.html
Scott Amyx Speaks to IBM About the Hottest Trends in Technology
http://ibmevents.tumblr.com/post/131706939159/what-do-you-see-as-the-hottest-trends-in
Apple Watch Continues Disruption of Traditional Watchmakers
http://blueshiftideas.com/content/tag/fit/
Fitbit Will Continue Domination of the Activity/ Fitness Tracker Market
http://blueshiftideas.com/content/tag/fit/
Scott Amyx Interviewed by Gigaom: Can the Internet Hear Me Now?
https://gigaom.com/2015/09/30/can-the-internet-hear-me-now/
Scott Amyx Interviewed by Speaking.com on the Future of Wearables and IoT
http://speaking.com/blog-post/the-future-of-wearables-and-the-internet-of-things/
For Medical Tech Startups, FDA Approval Is Crucial
http://readwrite.com/2015/08/25/medical-technology-fda-approval
This is Why mHealth is Beating Wellness Apps
http://www.geektime.com/2015/08/27/this-is-why-mhealth-is-beating-wellness-apps/
How Wearables Startups Can Overcome The Hardware Challenge
http://readwrite.com/2015/08/11/wearables-production-manufacturing-startups-advice
VR Gaming: The New Crack?
http://www.examiner.com/article/vr-gaming-the-new-crack
67 Open Source Tools and Resources for IoT
http://techbeacon.com/67-open-source-tools-resources-iot
Scott Amyx interviewed by TIME Magazine: See the Wearable Tech of the Future
http://time.com/see-the-wearable-tech-of-the-future/ #wearables
When Computing Gets Ambient: Scott Amyx on the Potential of Wearables and the IoT
http://techbeacon.com/when-computing-gets-ambient-scott-amyx-potential-wearables-iot
The Edge of Wearables: When Will Society Take the Ultimate Leap?
http://iq.intel.com/the-edge-of-wearables-when-will-society-take-the-ultimate-leap/
Big Brother at the Wheel
http://www.eetimes.com/author.asp?section_id=36&doc_id=1326835
Data Privacy Playbook for Wearables and IoT
http://www.informationweek.com/mobile/mobile-devices/data-privacy-playbook-for-wearables-and-iot/a/d-id/1320690
Scott Amyx Talks Wearables, Scaling, and Three Key Factors
http://wearablestylenews.com/2015/06/01/scott-amyx-talks-wearables-scaling-and-three-important-key-factors/
Wearables and Artificial Intelligence Extends Enterprise Capabilities
http://www.examiner.com/article/wearables-and-artificial-intelligence-extends-enterprise-capabilities
Winning the Wearables Race With Human Psychology
http://www.wearable-technologies.com/2015/02/human-psychology/
Wearables TechCon 2015 to Equip Apple Watch Developers
http://www.examiner.com/article/wearables-techcon-2015-to-equip-apple-watch-developers
Fighting Cancer With Wearables
http://www.examiner.com/article/fighting-cancer-with-wearables
Can Wearables Help You Reach Immortality?
http://www.wired.com/2015/02/can-wearables-help-you-reach-immortality/
Gussied Up with Smart Fashion
http://www.examiner.com/article/gussied-up-with-smart-fashion
Wearables Gushing With Emotions: New Brand Engagement Architecture
IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine (Volume:4, Issue: 1)
Al Borde de La Decepción, Google Reflota Sus Gafas Inteligentes
http://tecnologia.elpais.com/tecnologia/2015/01/17/actualidad/1421488568_625466.html
Learning to Wear Your Intelligence: How to Apply Artificial Intelligence in Wearables and IoT
http://www.wired.com/2014/12/wearing-your-intelligence/
Wearable Health, Emotion Sensing: Interview with Wearables Thought Leader Scott Amyx
http://besuccess.com/2014/11/scott-amyx/
Internet Of Things Needs Government Support
http://www.informationweek.com/government/leadership/internet-of-things-needs-government-support/a/d-id/1316455
The Matrix. A Matter of Wear and When
http://www.shots.net/
How to Create the Next Billion Dollar Opportunity in Wearables, Internet of Things
http://www.wired.com/2014/08/create-next-billion-dollar-opportunity-wearables-internet-things/
Why the Internet of Things Will Disrupt Everything
http://www.wired.com/2014/07/internet-things-will-disrupt-everything/
9 Provocative Ways for Brands to Flaunt Wearable Tech
http://www.wired.com/2014/04/9-ways-brands-flaunt-wearable-tech/
Fast and Furious: Why Millisecond Wearable Interactions Will Have You Wanting More
http://www.wired.com/2014/05/fast-furious-millisecond-wearable-interactions-will-wanting/
How to Avoid Costly Mistakes in Developing Wearable Apps
http://www.wired.com/2014/05/avoid-costly-mistakes-developing-wearable-apps/
How Will Your Company Wear BYOW?
Will Wearables Lift or Sink Your Company? Here’s How to Gauge Impact.
http://www.wired.com/2014/03/will-wearables-lift-sink-company-heres-gauge-impact/
Why Antiquated PC Metaphors Must Die With Wearables
http://www.wired.com/2014/04/antiquated-pc-metaphors-must-die-wearables/
Wearables to Transform the Office
http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2014/02/26/wearables-to-transform-the-office.aspx
How Wearable Use Cases for the Über Rich Can Benefit Everyone Else
http://insights.wired.com/profiles/blogs/how-compelling-wearable-use-cases-for-the-ber-rich-can-benefit#axzz3F8P1mycz
Why Google Glass is Just the Tipping Point
“On Your Body” Wearable Computing Devices Series: Part I: Redefining What is Mobile
Is This Sci-Fi or the New Reality?
Part II of “On Your Body” Wearable Computing Devices Series
For a complete list: http://amyxinternetofthings.com/thought/