Texas CEO Magazine January|February 2014 | Page 4

publisher’s letter TEX S ceo magazine January|February 2014 Volume 5, Issue 1 Publisher Pat Niekamp TECHNOLOGY LAUNCHES OUR NEW YEAR Managing Editor Ray Niekamp Art Director Tania Roberts Photographers Shannon Drawe Leah Overstreet Scott Van Osdol Social Marketing Manager Will Pate Writer & Editor Dacia Rivers Web Developer Jeff Rose Branding & Web Design Andrew Niekamp At our 2014 economic forecast event in Austin speaker Tyson Tuttle, CEO of Silicon Labs, shared insights on the next big technology disruptive play – better known as the Internet of Things. While I sat and listened to Tyson talk about all the ramifications of M2M (machine to machine) technology and what it means for businesses inside Texas and beyond our borders, I knew there needed to be an issue of Texas CEO focused on the topic. I returned to ask Tyson to contribute the kickoff article for this issue with an explanation of the impact of billions of interconnected devices. In our feature pieces as part of our Enlightened Speaker Series, meet Andres Carvallo. Andres was on the team at Austin Energy when they launched one of the first electricity smart grids in the U.S. and also was part of the Pecan Street Project. (The Pecan Street Project is a smart grid and consumer research organization launched in conjunction with the University of Texas at Austin.) As Andres told me, “If you have products that need electricity to power them (sensors, computers, phones, WiFi) you better be paying attention to the smart grid and what that means, long term.” There are many ramifications – intellectual property, workspaces, data, connectivity, innovation, and integrating the generations. There are articles to address all of these topics. Read on. Pat Niekamp, Publisher [email protected] Contributors Andy Baker John W. Burns, J.D., Ph.D. John Engates Tim Gohmann Pat Goepel Christian Goy Michael Hasler Andrew M. Jones, Ph.D. Ron Mundy Bob Pruitt Richard Schwartz Tyson Tuttle Paul Trylko Jonathan Zmikly To subscribe to Texas CEO, please visit our website: www.texasceomagazine. com. We welcome letters from our readers. Letters should be sent to Pat Niekamp, P.O. Box 92436, Austin, TX 78709, or to [email protected], and must include the writer’s name, address, email and phone. We reserve the right to edit for space and clarity. The contents of this publication are copyright 2014 by Texas CEO Media, LLC, with all rights restricted. Any reproduction or use of content without written consent of Texas CEO Media is strictly prohibited. Texas CEO reserves the right to edit all contributed articles. Editorial content does not necessarily reflect the opinions of the publisher. Any advice given in editorial content or advertisements should be considered informative onl