Marc is currently the CEO and co-founder of thethings.iO, the IoT platform for the Internet of Things. He is also responsible for managing the IoT communities in Barcelona and Munich, organizing meetups and inviting up-and-coming startups to pitch their products. Furthermore, he is responsible for co-organizing the international event IoT Stars during the Mobile World Congress. He creates IoT products as a hobby, from a connected sofa for a music festival,  beer mugs in Munich’s Oktoberfest to Christmas lights that light up when you tweet @thethingsIO. His advocacy efforts for the Internet of Things and his stature (6,9 feet) has earned him the nickname IoT Giant. You can follow and ping him at his Twitter account @gy4nt and on@thethingsIO.