ROYAL OAK – Rick Beckers, CEO of CloudTech1, joins Matt Roush and Mike Brennan on M2 TechCast to provide some exciting news: The IoT TechConnect Conference April 4, 2018, has a title sponsor – the MEDC’s PlanetM.

The one-day event will feature a myriad of speakers who will talk about the PlantM initiative launched by Gov. Rick Snyder and how it is solidifying Michigan as the epicenter of auto technology development. Autonomous vehicles and related auto technology will be the focus of IoT TechConnect at the Troy Marriott.

Associated sponsors on board include Automation Alley, Tech248, Mobile Technology Association of Michigan, Inforum’s InGAGE, and the Michigan Science Center. Content will not only include autonomous vehicles, connected tech, but cybersecurity, Industrial IoT, Virtual and Augmented Reality and all the sensors and related hardware and software needed to make everything work together seamlessly.

As a disclaimer, CloudTech1 is partnered with MITechNews.Com to produce this show.

To listen to Rick providing the rest of the story, click on https://soundcloud.com/podcastdetroit/m2techcast-episode-108-rick-beckers-iottechconnect