Gavin Whitechurch is co-founder of Topio Networks, an analyst company tracking the technologies and markets for the fourth industrial revolution. As leader of Topio’s Edge Practice, he advises companies both large and small on their edge strategies. He has a strong interest in use cases and markets for the 4IR, including agriculture, where Topio has a partnership with the Rural Cloud Initiative. He is a regular commentator on strategies and markets for edge computing and a regular speaker at technology events. Prior to Topio, Whitechurch was a senior executive at one of the world’s largest B2B information companies, where he focused on new product and strategy in high technology markets.