Sophia is the Founder & CEO of Linked Things (www.linkedthings.ai), one of the first IIoT and Smart Cities solutions provider in the region that started out in 2016. Sophia has previously worked with Telenor, Deutsche Telekom and the GSMA in strategy, products and market engagement roles. Her work took her across Asia, Africa and Europe and got a chance to watch market dynamics and urban situations closely. Her passion to find high tech solutions for real business and social challenges led to Linked Things that focuses on smart manufacturing and smart cities in emerging markets using IoT & AI. These days she is focusing on using IoT & AI to combat climate change and prepare for the catastrophe. She also co-moderated a session on Verified Machine ID for Green Reporting at PZF earlier this year. Sophia has BE & MS from NED University and University of Michigan respectively