00:00 – Intro
04:14 – Challenges of the IoT industry (diverse & fragmented), How Qualcomm is scaling to address them
09:10 – How AI is changing and supercharging the IoT and Edge AI ecosystem
12:00 – IoT / Edge AI still largely classic AI/ML, evolving to Gen AI
13:56 – How does Arduino fit into Qualcomm’s IoT strategy
17:34 – Qualcomm’s approach to using Arduino’s existing hardware platform – similar to UNO Q?
19:09 – Reasoning behind the Arduino acquisition vs. partnership – Better integration, roadmap alignment, community strategy, and more
21:50 – What will and will not change for the ecosystem/ developers
22:55 – Value of the acquisition to Qualcomm – Direct/Indirect
25:14 – How Arduino fits with Edge Impulse, Qualcomm AI HUB, Aware, and other platforms
30:50 – Integration between these platforms – Complexity, timelines, and evolution
31:51 – How Qualcomm will incentivize the ecosystem for broader adoption of its chipsets
33:56 – Working with the Edge AI Foundation, and how that helps the ecosystem
36:32 – Allying the fears of Arduino developers who are mostly small, using simple microcontrollers with an “Open source spirit.”
38:26 – Closing
