The Industrial Internet Changes How Manufacturers Operate
The Industrial Internet Changes How Manufacturers Operate
We have the Internet of Things that will connect billions of devices with the Internet, enabling consumers to share their data online and companies to understand how their products are used. Next, there is the Industrial Internet, which is basically the Internet of Things for manufacturers. With the Industrial Internet, machines will be able to communicate and coordinate with each other in completely new ways, previously not seen before. This will results in optimization of the production process, reduced costs, faster product development etc. It represents a revolution in doing business. This video gives a great explanation of the Industrial Internet.
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Dr. Mark van Rijmenam
Dr. Mark van Rijmenam is The Digital Speaker, a world-leading futurist and global AI keynote speaker who helps leaders decide what AI, and the technologies that follow it, mean for their business. He speaks to leadership teams at their retreats and to conference audiences worldwide, and his WAVE framework gives them a way of deciding that they keep using long after he has left the room. His Intelligence Age Scorecard measures how ready an organization is across the four WAVE pillars.
He holds a PhD from the University of Technology Sydney, is a Certified Speaking Professional and Global Speaking Fellow, and ranks among the world’s top futurists on the Global Gurus list (#1 in 2025, #3 in 2026). Salesforce named him one of its 16 leading AI voices. He has written six books, most recently Now What? How to Ride the Tsunami of Change, writes the Synthetic Minds newsletter on Substack, and founded Futurwise. Talk to his digital twin on WhatsApp: +1 (830) 463-6967.
