Wearable Tech Expo and FAST feature experts from adidas, Samsung, U.S. Olympic Committee, Reebok and more

Norwalk, CT – August 5, 2014 – TMC today announced that the Wearable Tech Expo and Fitness & Sports Wearable Technology (FAST) Conference concluded three days of exciting technology demos and educational content this week in New York City at the Javits Convention Center. FAST, held July 22, featured the most up-to-date, in-depth information on how real-time data applications in wearable technology can impact sports and fitness and improve training and coaching methods. The Wearable Tech Expo, held July 23-24, included a broader focus on the wearables market including the latest innovations in mobile, data, fashion, fitness and sports. Together, the events drew over 740 attendees.

“Consumers and businesses are seeing significant technological advancements in wearable tech that can have a real impact on fitness, performance, fashion, communications and quality of life. Not only did the Wearable Tech Expo and FAST event showcase the latest wearable gadgets and tools, but sessions provided insight into expected capabilities and where this market is headed next,” said Rich Tehrani, TMC CEO and conference chairman. “Whether attendees were interested in learning more about entering the marketplace or leading it—these events provided the information and tools needed to do it successfully.”

The agenda at FAST explored health and fitness in consumer markets, utilizing and managing individual and team real-time data, sensor technology, sports and fitness safety and more. Keynote presenters included:

• Qaizar Hassonjee, VP, Innovation for adidas Wearable Sports Electronics
• Mounir Zok, Senior Sports Technologist for the United States Olympic Committee
• Chris Cox, Founder and President for Pivothead

At the Wearable Tech Expo, the agenda featured sessions on the business of wearables, wearables at work, design and fashion, smart watches and more. Speakers included experts from Samsung, Verizon, Reebok International, Motorola Solutions and more. Keynote presentations were delivered by:

• Shawn DuBravac, Chief Economist and Senior Director of Research for the Consumer Electronics Association
• Joe Fitzgerald, Senior Manager for Deloitte
• Myriam Joire, Chief Product Evangelist for Pebble
• Robin Shea, Sr. Strategist, Consumer Electronics for DCI-Artform
• Rob Chandhok, Senior Vice President for Qualcomm (News - Alert) Technologies, Inc. and President for Qualcomm Interactive Platforms
• Christopher Cox, Founder and President for Pivothead
• Amish Gandhi, CEO  of Perpetual
• Nicole Tricoukes, Senior Maverick of Motorola Solutions Wearable Tech

FAST was supported by Gold Sponsors Chetu, H3 System, Jabra (News - Alert) and Pivothead. Wearable Tech Expo was sponsored by Diamond Sponsor Deloitte; Gold Sponsors Augmenta, Chetu, Content Boost, Freescale, H3 System, HZO, Jabra and Pivothead; and Silver Sponsors Conversation Training, Jetta, Sensoplex and Stonecrysus.

The next FAST and Wearable Tech Expo will be held on June 2-4, 2015 at the Javits Center in New York City. For more information on registering for the next FAST and/or Wearable Tech Expo, please contact Frank Coppola at 203-852-6800 x131. For media inquiries, contact Ashley Baster. Companies interested in exhibiting, sponsoring or advertising packages for FAST and/or Wearable Tech Expo should contact TMC’s Dave Rodriguez at 203-852-6800 x146.

For the latest FAST and Wearable Tech Expo news, updates and information, follow the events on Twitter (News - Alert) at @fitnessportech and @wearabletechcon.

About TMC
TMC is a global, integrated media company that supports clients' goals by building communities in print, online, and face to face. TMC publishes multiple magazines including Cloud Computing, M2M Evolution, Customer, and Internet Telephony (News - Alert). TMCnet is the leading source of news and articles for the communications and technology industries, and is read by as many as 1.5 million unique visitors monthly. TMC produces a variety of trade events, including ITEXPO, the world's leading business technology event, as well as industry events: Asterisk World; AstriCon; ChannelVision (CVx) Expo; Currency 2.0; Customer Experience (CX) Hot Trends Symposium; DevCon5 - HTML5 & Mobile App Developer Conference; LatinComm Conference and Expo; M2M Evolution Conference & Expo; SmartVoice Conference; Software Telco Congress; Super Wi-Fi Summit - The Global Spectrum Sharing and TV White Space Event; SIP Trunking, Unified Communications (News - Alert) & WebRTC Seminars; Wearable Tech Conference & Expo III; Fitness and Sports Wearable Technology (FAST) Expo II, WebRTC Conference & Expo IV; and more. Visit TMC Events for additional information.

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