2019 FiReStarters
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AgilePQ provides quantum-safe enterprise Internet of Things (IoT) security solutions. Headquartered in Salt Lake City with offices in Seattle, San Diego, and Boulder, the company has developed a complete IoT endpoint security solution for the evolving edge that is quantum-computing resistant. The AgilePQ SLiM IoT solution fits in 2.4 KB and can confidently Provision, Deploy, Identify, Authenticate, and Authorize all IoT devices, no matter how small. SLiM integrates seamlessly with an organization’s existing network and cloud infrastructure, including endpoint devices incapable of using TLS. For more information, please visit agilepq.com.
FiReSpotter: Steve Waite, Adjunct Scholar at the Hudson Institute/Quantum Alliance Initiative
Participating at FiRe 2019
Paul Clayson, CEO (Speaker)
David Gotrik, Chief CryptologistVisit AgilePQ online at: www.AgilePQ.com
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BioLogiQ’s vision is a world free of pollution caused by plastic packaging. The company mission is to provide a way for people to use environmentally friendly plastic products made from renewable resources.
BioLogiQ’s NuPlastiQ® BioPolymer, made in Idaho, is a unique type of thermoplastic resin made with a proprietary process that converts high-crystalline starch powder into a low-crystalline (mostly amorphous) plastic resin. NuPlastiQ is supplied in pellet form. This thermoplastic material has many properties which are desirable for manufacturing a variety of products, including films and bags, injection-molded parts, blow-molded bottles, and thermoformed parts.
NuPlastiQ is made from annually renewable agricultural resources. BioLogiQ uses starch that remains after processing potatoes into potato chips and french fries. Globally, 0.4% of the weight of all potatoes grown is turned into starch that is not used for human consumption.
While NuPlastiQ can be used alone for some applications, it is generally blended with other plastic materials. BioLogiQ’s proprietary process for making NuPlastiQ with its unique properties allows it to be easily blended with other plastic resins, including both fossil-fuel and bio-based materials.
While extremely stable in normal use, because of its natural, starch-based origin, NuPlastiQ is highly susceptible to biodegradation by enzymatic reactions caused by the introduction of humidity (water) and bacteria or other microorganisms. BioLogiQ’s NuPlastiQ has been tested to EN 13432 and ASTM D-6400 and has received Vincotte’s “OK Compost” certificate #S600 for compostability.
Participating at FiRe 2019
Steve Sherman, COO (Speaker)
Brad LaPray, CEOVisit BioLogiQ online at: www.biologiq.com
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Cloudeo is a unique online portal for all those who create, interpret, and use geodata.
There is a vast amount of geodata available, and there are countless applications that interpret this data. Cloudeo brings them together in an easy, cost-efficient way, teaming up with world-leading content and software providers contributing to an innovative geo-infrastructure that combines data, software, analytics, and apps on a highly scalable IT.
A leader in partnership, Cloudeo is dedicated to delivering the greatest value proposition to creators and users of geodata by empowering them with state-of-the-art technologies and services. Cloudeo supports its partners by accelerating their current sales strategy and by assisting analytics providers with their go-to-market strategies.
Participating at FiRe 2019
Manfred Krischke, Co-Founder and CEO (Speaker)
Peter Mueller-Bruehl, Chairman of the BoardVisit Cloudeo online at: www.cloudeo.group
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Founded in 2018 to commercialize a revolutionary battery anode material invented at Washington State University, Ecellix is led by an exceptional group of senior executives and technology leaders with an average of 25+ years of experience transforming Fortune 500 companies around the world.
This material, eCell™, offers lithium-ion battery manufacturers a 300–500% gain in anode capacity, compared with graphite, the current industry standard material. Ecellix is dedicated to disrupting the $100B market (est. 2025) for lithium-ion batteries.
Participating at FiRe 2019
Jerry Schwartz, CEO (Speaker)
Jason Schwartz, CSOVisit Ecellix online at: www.ecellix.com
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Power where you need it. Joule Case designs and manufactures battery systems that stack like Lego blocks to ideally size for every power application. Joule Case solves for many use cases and is positioned to become the portable alternative fuel of the future. Joule Case has developed alternative-energy technology solutions that will make it the Standard Oil of the green revolution.
FiReSpotter: Berit Anderson, Director of Programs, Strategic News Service
Participating at FiRe 2019
James Wagoner, CEO (Speaker)
Alex Livingston, PresidentVisit Joule Case online at: https://joulecase.com/
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Planet Ark Power is a leading Australian renewable-energy company focused on providing comprehensive clean-energy solutions that help businesses and organisations slash electricity costs and build a sustainable-energy future. Its expertly engineered systems reduce businesses’ grid-supplied energy and demand charges, replacing them with clean solar power, battery storage, microgrid technology, and improved efficiency. Its micro-grid systems enable businesses to access the benefits of exporting energy to the grid, and revenue streams from demand response; and allow network operators to smoothen specific sections of the grid.
At its heart, Planet Ark Power is an innovative engineering company with a remarkable depth of knowledge and experience in energy and solar power. Its team of engineers has decades of experience in the energy industry. They take a holistic approach to energy management, focusing on the commercial and industrial sectors, educational and health organisations, and government facilities.
FiReSpotter: Simon Hackett, Director, Base64; Co-Founder, Internet Society of Australia; and Founder, Internode
Participating at FiRe 2019
Richard Romanowski, Executive Director (Speaker)
Steve Thrall, Director of Development – North AmericaVisit Planet Ark online at: Planet Ark Power
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We live in a world that has become 100% internet-connected in just 30 years. As transformative as that has been, organizations constantly struggle with network complexity, cost, and security breaches. The root cause of these issues stems from TCP/IP, which combines a device’s location and identity in a single IP address, using an address-defined networking model. All networking and security solutions on the market use this fundamentally flawed address-defined networking model, including so called “next generation” products.
Device identity must be based on a provable machine identity, not an ephemeral IP address. Currently, it’s impossible to give every device its own unique IP address, so people use workarounds, such as Network Address Translation, that make networking even more complex and fragmented.
Tempered Networks’ simple and elegant solution, which it calls Identity Defined Networking (IDN), addresses the fundamental flaw of TCP/IP. With IDN, an IP address no longer serves as a device’s identity – just its location. IDN enables you to instantly create identity-based overlay networks that are inherently secure and incredibly simple to manage.
Originally developed for a global Fortune 50 manufacturer, Tempered Networks’ technology enabled it to increase its competitive edge by modernizing its production network and increasing production output while safeguarding them against cyber breaches. Today, IDN is available to the broader market, and the company is uniquely positioned to help you overcome your thorniest networking challenges. The Tempered Networks team understands the significant burden created by complex, time-consuming, and costly workarounds – not to mention the distressing security trade-offs.
Participating at FiRe 2019
Jeff Hussey, CEO (Speaker)
Greg Ness, CMOVisit Tempered Networks online at: www.temperednetworks.io