The US Ignite Reverse Pitch was a project I undertook in 2017 to accelerate awareness and development of gigabit speed internet. The ten finalists were selected from a pool of 30 applicants who responded to a call for entries I marketed through social media and email campaigns. The finalists were required to attend a series of workshops prior to the pitch event on June 14, 2017. The workshops were designed to assist the development of the pitch decks and introduce the IBM Bluemix platform. All finalists were awarded Bluemix Cloud Credits and the top winners were awarded cash for the actual development of their solutions based upon progress toward mutually agreed upon milestones. The website www.IGNITENC.com stands as an artifact of this program.

1. Portfolio Projects 04
Education
VR/AR
Remote Learning
Experiential
Health
Telehealth
Machine Learnings
IoT
Transportation
Autonomous
Smart
Efficiency
Public Safety
Big Data
Predictive
Regional
The
Environment
Weather events
IoT and 4K
1
Entertainment
Real time
Remote
???

2. Portfolio Projects 04
Education
VR/AR
Remote Learning
Experiential
Health
Telehealth
Machine Learnings
IoT
Transportation
Autonomous
Smart
Efficiency
Public Safety
Big Data
Predictive
Regional
The
Environment
Weather events
IoT and 4K
2
Entertainment
Real time
Remote
???

3. Portfolio Projects 04
Reverse Pitch
HQ Greensboro
US Ignite Smart Gigabit Communities
Cloud
Computing
HardW 2 SoftWThin Client
Auto
nomous
Big Data
Machine
Learning
IoT
SDN
Education
VR/AR
Remote Learning
Experiential
Health
Telehealth
Machine Learnings
IoT
Transportation
Autonomous
Smart
Efficiency
Public Safety
Big Data
Predictive
Regional
The
Environment
Weather events
IoT and 4K
3
Entertainment
Real time
Remote
???

4. Reverse Pitch
HQ Greensboro
US Ignite Smart Gigabit Communities
Cloud
Computing
HardW 2 SoftWThin Client
Auto
nomous
Big Data
Machine
Learning
IoT
SDN

5. WELCOME
HQ Greensboro
US Ignite Smart Gigabit Communities
Cloud
Computing
HardW 2 SoftWThin Client
Auto
nomous
Big Data
Machine
Learning
IoT
SDNJUNE 14, 2017
ROUND TWO
FINAL PRESENTATIONS
JUDGING

6. Team (Three)
6
IBM Team LeadersTonight!

11. Special Thanks

12. USIgnite
Overview
“We foster the development of next- generation
applications. Through our work, we help developers,
communities, individuals, and partners bring gigabit
applications to life.”
Focus on national priority areas
Engaging Community Innovators
PROGRAM OVERVIEW

13. Gigabit Networks & Applications
Shift thinking to true gigabit applications & real time
Enable big data, education or public safety video, IoT
swarms, Cyberphysical interactions & more …
Symmetricbandwidth – enable distributed networks
and applications
Software Defined Networks
Network Slicing & Virtualization – as needed, dynamic
and managed resources and security
Gigabit Speed
Ultra Low Latency
Software Defined
PROGRAM OVERVIEW

14. Salt Lake City
Richardson
Austin Lafayette
NC Ignite
Kansas City
FlintMadison
Urbana-Champaign
Cleveland
Burlington
Washington
Albuquerque
Jackson
ChattanoogaPhoenix

15. Salt Lake City
Richardson
Austin Lafayette
NC Ignite
Kansas City
FlintMadison
Urbana-Champaign
Cleveland
Burlington
Washington
Albuquerque
Jackson
ChattanoogaPhoenix

16. Leadership Team
Dennis Newman
Program Director
Joel Bennett
Industrial Designer
Innovation Consultant

17. TONIGHTS AGENDA
1
WELCOME
2
Presentations
Finalists
3
5 Minute Break
4
Presentations
1
2
3
3:00 PM 3:05 PM 3:35 PM
4
5
6
Finalists
3:40 PM
John Grigni
Jan Svoboda
Mahdi Inaya
Sam Sharma
Brian Dowtin
Sagar Iddyadinesh

18. 5 6
Presentations
Finalists
7
5 Minute Break
8
Judges Sequestered
7
8
9
4:10 PM 4:15 PM 4:45 PM 4:50 PM
Regis Kopper
Taylor Pipes
Daniel Allen
Teams Gathered
Sponsor Opportunity
Group Photo
Bar is OPEN5 Minute Break

19. 9
Judging Results Reverie and Merriment
5:15 PM 5:30 PM
Winners Recognized
Couple of More Photos
Drink Some More Beer

20. Just another Startup?
Create a reverse pitch event for… Gigabit speed applications.
Is there a market?
Can I find traction?
Is the timing right?

21. Just another Startup?

23. Feature
Cloud System
3rd STAGE
Some Text Action
Development
Feature
Surround System
4th STAGE
Some Text Action
Development
Feature
Mapping Area
5th STAGE
Some Text Action
Development
Feature
Procedure
1st STAGE
Some Text Here
Action Development
Feature
Social Network
2nd STAGE
Some Text Here
Action Development
23
$114,885,247.00
App State
Duke
Elon
NC State
NC A&T
UNC
Chapel Hill
Charlotte
Greensboro
Wilmington
Wake Forest

24. Build another website…
Is there a market?
Can I find traction?
Is the timing right?

25. Your Company Slogan Here and some Business Information E-Mail: me@materialdesigntemplatel Phone: +49 89 1726182
O U R C O M P A N Y A B O U T U S I N F O G R A P H I CS C O N T A C T
Build another website…

26. Your Company Slogan Here and some Business Information E-Mail: me@materialdesigntemplatel Phone: +49 89 1726182
O U R C O M P A N Y A B O U T U S I N F O G R A P H I CS C O N T A C T
Build another website…

27. Your Company Slogan Here and some Business Information E-Mail: me@materialdesigntemplatel Phone: +49 89 1726182
O U R C O M P A N Y A B O U T U S I N F O G R A P H I CS C O N T A C T
Build another website…

28. Your Company Slogan Here and some Business Information E-Mail: me@materialdesigntemplatel Phone: +49 89 1726182
O U R C O M P A N Y A B O U T U S I N F O G R A P H I CS C O N T A C T
Build another website…

29. Your Company Slogan Here and some Business Information E-Mail: me@materialdesigntemplatel Phone: +49 89 1726182
O U R C O M P A N Y A B O U T U S I N F O G R A P H I CS C O N T A C T
Build another website…

30. Your Company Slogan Here and some Business Information E-Mail: me@materialdesigntemplatel Phone: +49 89 1726182
O U R C O M P A N Y A B O U T U S I N F O G R A P H I CS C O N T A C T
Build another website…

31. A Perfect Storm
PaaS
IaaS
Watson IoT
IBM
02
Advanced Cyberneticinfrastructure
Information Science & Engineering
Networking Systems
US Ignite03
ISP
Data Centers
Security
North State
01
A Perfect Storm?

32. Awards
32
12 months
+ $19,000 Cash
First Place
ROUND TWO
$10,000 per month
IBM IoT Watson Bluemix
12 months
+ $19,00 Cash
Second Place
ROUND TWO
$10,000 per month
IBM IoT Watson Bluemix
12 months
Third Place
ROUND TWO
$1,000 per month
IBM IoT Watson Bluemix
12 months
ALL 10 TEAMS
ROUND ONE
$139,000
Total Cash and Prizes
$139,000
Total Cash and Prizes
$120,000
Prizes
$12,000
Prizes
Awards
$10,000 per month
IBM IoT Watson Bluemix

33. Esteemed Judges
Scott Turnbull
National
Technical Leader
Scott Watts
Executive Vice President
Chief MarketingOfficer
Julia Kreger
Engineering
Community Leader
Infrastructure Engineer
Awesome
Executive Director
Technology and CIO
Vice Chancellorfor IT
CIO
Marc Hoit Scott Clark

34. O U R C O M P A N Y A B O U T U S I N F O G R A P H I CS C O N T A C T
Safer Road Intersections
34
Regional Sharing
Digital Infrastructure for the Home
Improved Video Streaming and Collaboration

35. O U R C O M P A N Y A B O U T U S I N F O G R A P H I CS C O N T A C T
Problem Statement #1
Must incorporate gigabit speed networks.
The application must have relevance and able to be duplicated for other
communities, businesses, or organizations.
The deliverable application will be shared with other SGCs
Key Considerations for all Submissions
35
Framework

36. O U R C O M P A N Y A B O U T U S I N F O G R A P H I CS C O N T A C T
Problem Statement #1
// Describe your solution in less than 300 words.
// What is your proposed technology stack?
// Proposed timeframe or use of funds and functionality?
// What key resources are required?
// Qualify your team and their relevant accomplishments.
Entries
36
Submissions

37. O U R C O M P A N Y A B O U T U S I N F O G R A P H I CS C O N T A C T
Deliverables
New Ideas vs Minimum Functionality
What are our expectations?
What can you promise?
What can you deliver?
37

38. Team (Three)
38
IBM Team LeadersPitches

39. Team (Three)
39
IBM Team Leaders
Pitches
1 Rule
10 Minutes The faster you finish
the more time you have for Q&A.

40. Team (Three)
40
IBM Team Leaders
A Digital Threshold
John Grigni
1

41. Team (Three)
41
IBM Team Leaders
Aerial Asset Monitoring
Jan Svoboda
2

42. Team (Three)
42
IBM Team Leaders
Drop Park
Smart City Parking
Mahdi Inaya
3

43. Team (Three)
43
IBM Team Leaders
BREAK
Stand Up!!!
B
1

44. Team (Three)
44
IBM Team Leaders
Smart City Intersections
Gig Machine Learning
Sam Sharma
4

45. Team (Three)
45
IBM Team Leaders
Smart City Resident Services
Interface and UX
Sagar Iddyadinesh
5

46. Team (Three)
46
IBM Team Leaders
Always ON
Telepresence Portal
Brian Dowtin
6

47. Team (Three)
47
IBM Team Leaders
BREAK
Stand Up!!!
B
2

48. Team (Three)
48
IBM Team Leaders
PanoVR
Multi User 360 Video
Regis Kopper
7

49. Team (Three)
49
IBM Team Leaders
Localective
Next Gen Content Production
Taylor Pipes
8

50. Team (Three)
50
IBM Team Leaders
Beechwood Next Gen Universal
Regional Data Sharing Platform
Daniel Allen
9

51. Team (Three)
51
IBM Team Leaders
BREAK
Stand Up!!!
B
3

52. Team (Three)
52
IBM Team LeadersNorth State Reverse Pitch Commitment
SCOTT WATTS
Executive Vice President
Chief Marketing Officer
North State
CMO

53. Team (Three)
53
MICHAEL GILBERT
US Digital Sales Leader Public Sector:
Healthcare, Life Sciences, Education,
State/Local Govt
SHARI CHIARA
Program Manager
Developer Ecosystem + Startups
Global Entrepreneur Program
SCMG
IBM Team LeadersIBM Reverse Pitch Commitment

54. Team (Three)
54
IBM Team LeadersRIOT Reverse Pitch Commitment
Tom Snyder
Executive Director
.

55. Team (Three)
55
IBM Team LeadersAWARDS 2017

56. Planet Layers
56
Entrepreneurs, Developers, Designers
You
Plum Gummi Bears.
Apple Pie Yummy Cake With Candy Bears.
White House and NSF
Smart Gigabit Communities
Reverse Pitch
US Ignite
Ecosystem Advocates, Investors
Community Development Partners
RIoT, NCV, HQ, Launch Factory
NC Broadband, NCNGN,
Universities and Municipalities
North State, IBM
Private Companies