Catherine is a Co-Founder and Director of Meshed IoT. For 25 years, Catherine has been intimately involved in launching new technology ventures for the cities, telecommunications, spatial and infrastructure sectors. As a global leader in smart sustainable cities and digital transformation, Catherine has been awarded prestigious industry awards as an IoT Ambassador and Smart Cities Industry Leader. Prior to Meshed, Catherine was the Director of IBM's Smarter Cities and Director IoT Utilities for KPMG. Catherine is the Founder of the global community, Giant Ideas for Smart Cities, Board Member of the IoT Alliance Australia and an Advisory Council Member for University of Wollongong SMART Infrastructure. Catherine holds university qualifications in urban planning, economics, management and applied finance.