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Brian Buntz
Brian is a veteran journalist with more than ten years’ experience covering an array of technologies including the Internet of Things, 3-D printing, and cybersecurity. Before coming to Penton and later Informa, he served as the editor-in-chief of UBM’s Qmed where he overhauled the brand’s news coverage and helped to grow the site’s traffic volume dramatically. He had previously held managing editor roles on the company’s medical device technology publications including European Medical Device Technology (EMDT) and Medical Device & Diagnostics Industry (MD+DI), and had served as editor-in-chief of Medical Product Manufacturing News (MPMN).
At UBM, Brian also worked closely with the company’s events group on speaker selection and direction and played an important role in cementing famed futurist Ray Kurzweil as a keynote speaker at the 2016 Medical Design & Manufacturing West event in Anaheim. An article of his was also prominently on kurzweilai.net, a website dedicated to Kurzweil’s ideas.
Multilingual, Brian has an M.A. degree in German from the University of Oklahoma.
Recent articles by Brian Buntz


Why Industrial Automation Security Should Be a Renewed Focus
- 27th April 2020

Return on 5G Infrastructure Investment Remains a Puzzle
- 20th April 2020

Digital Shop Floor Initiatives Benefit from Careful Planning
- 13th April 2020

Security-by-Design Principles Are Vital in Crisis Mode
- 6th April 2020

Setting the Stage for Industrial Data Science Success
- 1st April 2020

Cybersecurity Crisis Management During the Coronavirus Pandemic
- 23rd March 2020

In Industrial Realm, Trustworthy Software Means Safety
- 23rd March 2020

A Guide to Using AI for IoT Applications
- 12th March 2020

Digital Business Agility Should Be Company Priority
- 9th March 2020

Integrating Analog Controls into IIoT Systems
- 9th March 2020

Sound Data Privacy Policy Can Drive Market Differentiation
- 2nd March 2020

In Japan, Smart City Projects Have a Social Dimension
- 26th February 2020

A Look at Michelin’s Product-as-a-Service Strategy
- 24th February 2020

Bringing the Smart Factory Vision to Life
- 20th February 2020

The Growing Importance of Safety-Critical Software in IoT
- 14th February 2020

Experiential Retail and Customer Experience a Target of AI, IoT and AR
- 9th February 2020

Industrial IoT Platform Buyers Guide
- 7th February 2020

Threat Modeling Process Is Key When Deploying Technologies
- 6th February 2020

Election Security Remains a Pressing Concern
- 3rd February 2020
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