Recognizing the Top 20 Individual Leaders in Intelligent and Connected Devices

2024 MISTIES WINNERS

Dave Merrill
CEO & Co-Founder at Elroy Air

Revolutionizing middle-mile logistics with the world’s first turbogenerator-hybrid VTOL aircraft capable of long-range flights without a runway or pilot.

Adam Woodworth
CEO at Wing

Completing over 350,000 commercial done deliveries globally, offering a fast, reliable, and eco-friendly alternative to traditional delivery methods.

Chris Van Hoof
VP of R&D at imec

Pioneering development of smart ingestible pills as a less invasive and cost- effective alternative to endoscopes.

Laurent Pelissier
Founder at Clarius Mobile Health

Commercializing handheld ultrasound scanners that improve access to high-quality medical imaging in remote areas.

Dr. Achin Bhowmik

CTO & EVP of Engineering at Starkey Hearing

Leading development of next-generation hearing aids that integrate AI and sensor technology to enhance health monitoring and communication.

Jim Coates

Founder at KryoTek Systems

Providing critical climate adaptation tools and sensors that detect multiple hazards and issue natural disaster warnings in remote locations.

Tusher Chakraborty

Senior Research Engineer at Microsoft

Powering Microsoft’s FarmBeats and influencing new FCC regulations on IoT communication through innovations in digital agriculture and space IoT.

Darryl Nelson

President at Nelson Environmental Group Inc.

Destroying toxic organic compounds through on-site thermal remediation for hydrocarbon-contaminated soil.

Dev Singh

VP & GM, Robotics and Embedded IoT at Qualcomm

Launching robotics platforms that enable manufacturers and developers to innovate in advanced robotics and IoT solutions.

Jason Currie

Staff Robotics Systems Software Engineer at Triton Medical Robotics

Developing a fully flexible medical robot that enhances the accuracy and efficacy of endoscopic procedures.

Paolo Pirjanian

CEO & Founder at Embodied Inc.

Transforming early childhood learning and emotional development with empathetic interactive robots.

Yusuf Haque

CTO & Co-Founder at Exo

Democratizing access to high-quality, low-cost, AI-assisted portable imaging for medical diagnostics.

Kriti Pachhandara

Senior Technical Program Manager at ŌURA

Launching the Ōura ring, an advanced sensor technology that collects over 20 biometrics to offer personalized health insights.

Meghan Thurlow

CTO at Aclima, Inc.

Commercializing advanced air quality monitoring products that provide detailed air pollution data.

Pablo Bleyer

Senior Principal Engineer at Collins Aerospace

Developing technology for heart-implantable circulatory ventricular assist devices and next generation avionics and aerospace systems.

John Van Scoter

President & CEO at Solid Power, Inc.

Leading the commercialization of sulfide-based solid-state batteries to enable safer electric vehicles.

Dr. Stephanie Willerth

CEO at Axolotl Biosciences

Developing a xeno-free bioink that uses patient-derived cells to accelerate targeted therapies for hard-to-cure diseases.

Mark Langer

CTO at Artyc

Commercializing the Medstow Mini, an innovative, refrigerant-free solution for cold shipping and storage.

Connor Russomanno

Founder & CEO at OpenBCI

Making brain-computer interface technology widely accessible with products like EEG headsets and the Galea project.

Noelle Russell

Senior Research Fellow, AI at AI 2030

Commercializing AI and cloud technologies at Microsoft, as well as advocating for AI democratization and digital literacy.

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  • Fortune 1000 executive experience or post-Series A startup experience
  • 2+ years of experience working on or with intelligent and connected devices
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Matt Mickelson

Lead Systems Engineer of New Vehicle Platforms at Cruise / GM

Brett Byer

Senior Hardware Engineer
at Hala Systems, Inc.

Ibrahim El-chami

Researcher & Post Doc at the University of British Columbia

Daniel Myers

Founder & CEO of Flair Systems

Nader Elm

Co-Founder at Exyn Technologies

Ian Stadler

Principal Firmware Engineer at Semios

Jordan Ruderman

Senior Staff Test Engineer, Embedded Systems at Cruise / GM

Eric Migicovsky

Founder of Pebble, Co-Founder & CEO at Beeper
Sherry Huss
Co-Founder of Maker Faire, Head of Community at Freeman
Adam Benzion
CXO at Edge Impulse
Meiz Majdoub
Senior Engineering Officer at Royal Canadian Navy
Alex Marley
Partner at Lux Capital

Doris Tang

Strategic Partner Manager at X

Chuck Martin

Editorial Director AI & IoT at Informa Tech

Thomas Soederholm

VP Business Development at Nordic Semiconductor

Chris Massot

Director of Co-Innovation at Microsoft
Jeanette Numbers

Founder & CEO of Nova

Linda Megerdichian

Digital Hardware Design Engineer at Extron Electronics

Avi Rosenthal

Partner at bluesalve partners

Derek Disanjh

Director of Product Engineering at FORM
Jake Blair
Senior Sales Engineer at Memfault
Oleha Riden
Director of Strategy & Creative Projects at Not an Office

Athena Demos

CEO of Big Rock Creative
Alex Gudilko
CEO at AJProTech Product Development
Terry Arbaugh
Vice President of Sales & Marketing at SEACOMP
Melanie Daniels
Founder of Prairie City Solutions
Luc Martens
Professor at Ghent University, Belgium
Lauren Bedal

Design Lead at Archetype AI

Sarah Muzquiz

Alliances Manager at Particle

Suchit Jain

VP Strategy & Business Development of SOLIDWORKS & 3DEXPERIENCE

Patricia McManus

Professor, Computer Systems Networking and Artificial Intelligence

Cameron Carson
Cameron Carson

Senior VP Engineering at Hawk Ridge Systems

Graham Buksa
Graham Buksa

Founder of Rayne Longboards, Fractional CMO

Chetan Dharmadhikari

Technical Program Manager at Mercury Marine

Sinead Bovell

Futurist & Founder of WAYE

Patricia McManus

Professor, Computer Systems Networking and Artificial Intelligence

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