IoTAA is the peak industry body and a driver of IoT for good and a data smart Australia. We advocate for the Australian IoT industry, promote good practices, create opportunities for collaboration and influence the IoT agenda.
With a membership spanning multiple industries and sectors, IoTAA is a space where organisations large, small and in between work together to raise IoT awareness, capability, impact and trust.
Our Focus
Our vision is a ‘Data Smart Australia’ and our mission is to advance society through trusted accessible automated data. To achieve this, we focus on the three key areas:
Sustainability: defining and promoting how organisations access the data they need to support their pathway to net zero and circularity.
Productivity: identifying use cases, highlighting industry leaders, codifying good practice, and quantifying the value of the adoption of IoT and associated technologies.
Trusted technology and data: creating design and deployment tools and guides, and setting the principles and good practices for trust in digital technologies.
Judy is a highly experienced government relations leader across technology, energy, health, and business and government transformation, she has worked for AustCyber, Optus, IBM and Research Australia. Judy has led industry associations and representative
organisations over many years shaping and positioning policy to benefit industry and the wider community. As a passionate advocate for positive industry development, she has worked with start-ups and developed business opportunities
for large corporates.
David has been involved in over 25 internet and telecommunication businesses since the early 90s. Born in South Africa, David joined Consolidated Press on arriving in Australia in 1989. He joined pioneering ISP OzEmail as COO in
1994 and has been CEO, founder, chairman of many internet businesses, including CEO of Unwired, the pioneer of wireless broadband and Chairman of Vocus which went from start-up to ASX 100 in seven years. Today, David chairs
PayPal Australia, National Narrowband Network Co (NNNCo), DiscoveryAG, GoannaAg and Canopus Networks. He recently co-founded a new business AllThingsEncrypted to look at new ways of encrypting IoT networks.
Dr Justin Lipman is an Industry Associate Professor in the Faculty of Engineering and IT at UTS. As Director of Research Translation and Director of the Radio Frequency Communications Technologies (RFCT) Lab, he leads industry
engagement in RF technologies, cybersecurity, data privacy, digital agriculture, smart cities and the Internet of Things. He is a committee member in Standards Australia and was seconded to the Food Agility CRC as Deputy Chief
Scientist. Previously Justin worked in Intel's Emerging Market Platform Group and Intel IT Labs as Chief Architect and Sr. Staff Scientist; and as Program Manager for Research and Innovation at Alcatel. He has published extensively,
is an IEEE Senior Member, and been awarded 22 US Patents. His research interests are in enabling “things” to be adaptive, connected, distributed, ubiquitous and secure.
Mike founded the Food Agility Cooperative Research Centre, and was its CEO. Mike co-founded the IoTAA, Capital Markets CRC, agtech business The Yield and e-research service provider Intersect Aust. His pioneering efforts in fintech
and e-research led to the global success of SIRCA and the founding of big data company RoZetta. In 2016 Mike was recognised in the Queen’s Birthday honours for distinguished service to the finance and digital technology sectors.
Mike was named in the Knowledge Nation 100 as Australia’s chief evangelist for big data and IoT, and appointed Australia’s first Industry Professor of IoT at UTS.
Kriv is the Founder, past Executive Director and current Deputy Chair of the New Zealand IoT Alliance and Managing Director of Synaptec NZ. An experienced board leader, strategist and futurist, he has more than 25 years of international
experience in governance, digital transformation and emerging technologies. His career includes senior roles at Ovum Consulting EMEA, Accenture, co-Founder of UAV/drone start-up Incredible Skies and as a strategic advisor to
Spark NZ, Microsoft, NZ Government agencies and start-ups. A regular commentator and lecturer on IoT, AI, Telecommunications and emerging technologies, Kriv brings a unique blend of governance experience, industry insight,
and global perspective.
Adam has over 25 years of experience helping shape sustainable communities and supporting government and industry in unlocking the benefits of digitally enabled infrastructure, delivering economic and social value for cities and
precincts. A trained planner and advocate for sustainable urbanism, his work spans policy, technical specifications, and stakeholder governance. Adam is currently Managing Director of NEON.URBAN, a digital planning advisory
firm. He was the Founding Executive Director of the Smart Cities Council ANZ, Director of Innovation at EcoDistricts (Portland, USA), and an Executive Director at the Green Building Council of Australia. Earlier, Adam spent
15 years with Arup and GHD.
For 20 years Laura has harnessed communication to engage customers, stakeholders and employees, build brands, manage reputations and embed change. Her career spans the marketing and communication mix across the corporate, non-profit
and government sectors. She taught PR and media studies at Macquarie University and was a contributing journalist with MIS Australia. She holds a Master of Communication and Organisational Communication, diplomas in journalism,
marketing and public relations, as well as certifications in internal communication, change management and strategy execution. She recently qualified as a coach and facilitator.
Martyna runs the membership platform and database for IoTAA, as well as providing administrative assistance and operational support on special projects. Martyna has background in account and customer relationship management, and
she worked with a number of clients in IT industry both locally and internationally. Her Australian experience includes work with local government and water authorities within the context of data processing and management.
Member Awards and Recognition
IoTAA members make significant contributions across an array of industries and communities through input to policy, thought leadership, developing guides and creating workshops and webinars. Our Member Recognition Program recognises and rewards our most active contributors.
