Laura Roman

CMO

Topio Networks

Laura Roman, PhD is CMO of Topio Networks. Topio Networks is an industry research platform and a catalyst for the next era of digital transformation bringing in the age of autonomy, where intelligent spaces, smart objects, AI, cloud platforms and humans, all engaging with each other in real time, enable a sustainable, responsible and intelligent world. Through Topio’s open platform, businesses benefit from detailed intelligence about use cases, verticals and industries. Visit Topio Networks and follow Topio on LinkedIn and Twitter.


Prior to Topio Networks, Laura was CMO at EDJX, where she drove brand and commercial growth. Highlights include comprehensive marketing and PR for key business and partnership activity through EDJX’s GA launch. EDJX achieved a significant
 Industry presence at leading conferences, including SXSW, Edge Computing World, ITS World Congress, earned media in top tech and business press, including VentureBeat, CRN, Stacey on IoT, TechTarget IoT Agenda, and award submissions resulting in EDJX listed on the CRN top 10 IoT companies of 2021, 2022 IoT Breakthrough award for overall Smart Cities Solution,
growing social media following by 571% over two years.


Prior to EDJX, Laura was Vice President, VC and Emerging Technologies at Sparkpr, where she specialized in marketing and PR for leading VC firms including Verizon Ventures, Icon Ventures, Crosslink Capital, Fifth Wall, National Grid Partners, and World Innovation Lab (WiL.) She also launched and positioned leading enterprise tech startups in cloud and quantum computing. Prior to Sparkpr, Laura held other senior positions at HP, Cisco, Cision, Groupon, and VMware. Laura led analyst relations, internal communications and global PR across major company acquisitions and GDPR compliance for Cision; developed marketing and PR programs for companies launched out of Expa $100M startup studio resulting in venture funding or company acquisition. She also led VMware global cybersecurity campaigns, drove content for field enablement, including the journey to the cloud VMware on VMware online playbook. At Groupon she led tech PR and worked with the team to reposition the company, realizing over 100M downloads of Groupon’s mobile app leading to annual revenue of $3.2B. In her broader background Laura was a Stanford Lecturer, Oxford University Research Fellow and also holds a PhD in English from Oxford University. She is a member of Forbes Communications Council.

Laura Roman

CMO

Topio Networks

Laura Roman, PhD is CMO of Topio Networks. Topio Networks is an industry research platform and a catalyst for the next era of digital transformation bringing in the age of autonomy, where intelligent spaces, smart objects, AI, cloud platforms and humans, all engaging with each other in real time, enable a sustainable, responsible and intelligent world. Through Topio’s open platform, businesses benefit from detailed intelligence about use cases, verticals and industries. Visit Topio Networks and follow Topio on LinkedIn and Twitter.


Prior to Topio Networks, Laura was CMO at EDJX, where she drove brand and commercial growth. Highlights include comprehensive marketing and PR for key business and partnership activity through EDJX’s GA launch. EDJX achieved a significant
 Industry presence at leading conferences, including SXSW, Edge Computing World, ITS World Congress, earned media in top tech and business press, including VentureBeat, CRN, Stacey on IoT, TechTarget IoT Agenda, and award submissions resulting in EDJX listed on the CRN top 10 IoT companies of 2021, 2022 IoT Breakthrough award for overall Smart Cities Solution,
growing social media following by 571% over two years.


Prior to EDJX, Laura was Vice President, VC and Emerging Technologies at Sparkpr, where she specialized in marketing and PR for leading VC firms including Verizon Ventures, Icon Ventures, Crosslink Capital, Fifth Wall, National Grid Partners, and World Innovation Lab (WiL.) She also launched and positioned leading enterprise tech startups in cloud and quantum computing. Prior to Sparkpr, Laura held other senior positions at HP, Cisco, Cision, Groupon, and VMware. Laura led analyst relations, internal communications and global PR across major company acquisitions and GDPR compliance for Cision; developed marketing and PR programs for companies launched out of Expa $100M startup studio resulting in venture funding or company acquisition. She also led VMware global cybersecurity campaigns, drove content for field enablement, including the journey to the cloud VMware on VMware online playbook. At Groupon she led tech PR and worked with the team to reposition the company, realizing over 100M downloads of Groupon’s mobile app leading to annual revenue of $3.2B. In her broader background Laura was a Stanford Lecturer, Oxford University Research Fellow and also holds a PhD in English from Oxford University. She is a member of Forbes Communications Council.