Founded by Stephen DiFranco, a Global Sales & Go-to-Market Executive at Lenovo, HP and Broadcom, IoT Advisory Group provides advisory, consulting, incubation and keynote presentations to companies planning a digital business model based on IoT services and solutions. Stephen most recently served as VP & GM of Broadcom Ltd.’s IoT business unit where his team was responsible for creating the next generation of IoT connectivity products, the WICED IoT platform and the Broadcom IoT partner ecosystem. Leading one of the largest IoT business, DiFranco had the opportunity to influence design and development of IoT platforms, promote IoT standards and work with the leading IoT companies including Nest, FitBit, Samsung, HPI and about 200 other IoT based companies. In 2016 DiFranco led the sale of Broadcom’s IoT business to Cypress Semiconductor in a $550M transaction. After the sale of Broadcom’s IoT BU to Cypress, DiFranco launched the IoT Advisory Group. The group focuses on helping large tech companies establish their digital business strategies, identify IoT acquisition opportunities, and the development of IoT Business Unit strategies. He serves as an Executive in Residence at Plug & Play and is part of the Advisory Committees for four funded start-up companies based in the Bay Area. DiFranco speaks frequently at industry events on the IoT industry and its impacts on economics, business models and global IT industry.