On the evening of December 17, the Chicago Connectory welcomed member, Bosch Rexroth, as they hosted their meetup focused on DLT and IIoT solutions. Joe Renz, Managing Director at New Mobility Studio kicked off the event by introducing the speakers for the night.

·       Alexander Renz, Director at New Mobility Consulting

·       Matteo Dariol, Lead Innovation Strategist at Bosch Rexroth

Alexander Renz presented the latest IOTA updates with use cases. He discussed:

·       The Economy of Things and generating data in a secure way

·       Human-Centric System of Systems and ensuring all vehicle and factory data is secure from hackers

·       Open ecosystems and collaboration with companies including DELL Technologies and the Linux Foundation

Then, Matteo Dariol spoke about combining Distributed Ledger Technologies and the Internet of Things domain with use cases. These use cases included:

·       Solving IIoT problems with DLT and machines as a service

·       Dynamic order scheduling with items and assets

·       Using digital product ID to trace back every item from start to finish

The evening continued with open questions, discussions and networking.