Speaker Bio
David Knight is the Founder/CEO & CTO of Terbine, the first global exchange for data from the IoT. A serial entrepreneur, his background is in core technologies including multi-spectral sensing and communications, digital audio, messaging, enterprise software and distributed systems. He was centrally involved with sending 3D and VR cameras to the International Space Station (ISS), leading to the development of a high-fidelity digital twin of the ISS in partnership with NASA and Oculus. More recently he has been pioneering the marriage of the IoT with digital twin technology at municipal scale, most notably with the City of Las Vegas. An original executive of the Ansari XPRIZE that literally launched the private spaceflight industry, he continues to promote STEM education through innovative large-scale projects including his philanthropic work with the Space Shuttle Endeavour.