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Keynote SpeakerKit Lam

Former Chief Innovation Officer in Samsung Electronics (UK)

With Over 30 years of diversified experience in technology Research & Development and management, Kit Lam led Samsung R&D Institute UK (SRUK) Innovation and Technology activities. SRUK is a horizontal technology organisation whose mission is to innovate, develop and sustain Samsung Electronics as a leader in technology related to mobile... Read more

Biography

With Over 30 years of diversified experience in technology Research & Development and management, Kit Lam led Samsung R&D Institute UK (SRUK) Innovation and Technology activities. SRUK is a horizontal technology organisation whose mission is to innovate, develop and sustain Samsung Electronics as a leader in technology related to mobile & digital products.

Kit led a team of talented engineers and researchers in Europe who develop cutting-edge solutions for health, IoT, energy, Image processing & Graphics and voice assistant (Bixby) domains. Kit has a strong background in Technology/ Open Innovation/ Product and Project management, system design, mobile applications, internet of things, voice technology, knowledge graph, and artificial intelligence/machine learning.

Prior to joining Samsung, Kit was one of the original founders of Ericsson Mobile Platform (EMP) and where he was the Head of Software & Technology Research & Development in England (the largest overseas operation at that time). Before Ericsson, Kit served as Chief Engineer at Panasonic Mobile & Motorola Mobile Infrastructure Division. Kit Lam holds an Honours Bachelors degree in Control and Computer Engineering.

Popular Talks by Kit Lam

  • Open Innovation in action at a Technology Organisation: Hear from the Former Chief Open Innovation Officer of Samsung Electronics (Europe)
    Hear from Kit Lam about each of his senior roles in R&D management in the past 30 years and how he took that experience to lead a successful open innovation organisation. He will talk about different aspects of open innovation, working with various collaborators (private & public organisations, internal departments,...
  • R&D Projects portfolio management in a cutting-edge technology environment

    Why and how high-tech organisations managed their R&D projects portfolio.

  • Digital/Mobile Technology in Health & Social Care: Within this talk participants will discover (with real examples & use cases)
    – How technology can be used to shift the focus from sickness to prevention. – How technology can be used to enable elderly people to live independently, happily and safely at their own home. – Smart virtual hospital wards. The UK Health Secretary launches consultation on UK government’s move to...
  • Under the hood of a state-of-the-art mobile and technology trends

    Within this talk participants will discover from a hands-on expert.

    – What technologies are inside a state-of-the-art high-end mobile.
    – What are the major technologies that the companies are competing on.