As Head of IoT for Vodafone Americas, Ludovico Fassati manages the growing IoT business, including overseeing customer implementations and new technologies. Ludovico joined Vodafone as head of vertical market development in 2015, after having served as CEO of Cobra Telematics Group (now Vodafone Automotive Telematics) since 2013. His role was critical in bringing together Cobra and Vodafone prior to the 2014 acquisition. In previous roles, Ludovico worked to develop Vodafone's capabilities in key vertical markets, including the utility, healthcare, smart home, retail and smart city sectors. His team also worked to launch Vodafone's Satellite IoT and the IoT Enablement Platform for smart city applications, and NB-IoT.