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Connected devices need better governance: Here's how to achieve it

Connected devices: Tablet with an app controls several features in the home such as door lock, lights, washing machine, surveillance camera, music, water use and more. Woman stands in a living room and press the center of the tablet with an icon of a house.

Only 4% of experts say connected devices are safe and secure. Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto

Jeff Merritt
Head of Centre for Urban Transformation; Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum
Madeline Carr
Professor of Global Politics and Cybersecurity, University College London
Andrew Young
Associate Director and Group Chief Innovation Officer, Sino Group
Gilbert Kamieniecky
Head, Private Equity Technology, Investcorp International Inc.
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