DATA IS THE new currency impacting everybody ’ s lives . It is a fuel that is driving businesses in all sectors , from technical diagnoses to targeted marketing campaigns and customer communication .

Powering all of this one day could be LiFi , a technology capable of unlocking IoT , driving Industry 4.0 and enabling 5G communications among other applications . Harald Haas of the University of Edinburgh talks about the institution ’ s LiFi Research and Development Centre , which is exploring how the WiFi and lighting industry could prove valuable partners . I was also fortunate enough to speak to Daimler CIO Jan Brecht , who tells me why data is the new oil . Our cover story this month centres on sustainability . I spoke with Rachel Thompson , Sustainability Manager at Gatwick Airport about how it is using waste to heat and power buildings .

Our other exclusive insights this month come in the form of interviews with Hydro66 and wholesale expert METRO . As ever join the debate @ BizReviewEurope

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