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Mobile Web USA '08

Recognising a New Era in Mobile Data

22-23 January 2008, JW Marriott Hotel San Francisco, USA

Workshop

..mobile Internet Forum

Pre-Conference workshop, Monday 21 January 2008
Presented by the dotMobi Advisory Group

The ..mobile Internet Forum will provide all business innovators, brand marketers, venture investors and technology leaders with all you need to know about the emerging made-for-mobile web world serving over two billion consumers globally.

The morning sessions will feature leading mobile internet industry experts providing insights and direction to the future of the Mobile Web. Lunch will be served up with our .mobile Internet Forum Launching Pad allowing start-ups to give our attendees an elevator pitch on what’s next for the Mobile Web. The afternoon will be split into two tracks: Business & Brands in a Mobile Web World and Mobile Web Domains & Developer Programs.

Learn from industry experts the key success factors on how the internet is being made mobile globally; get the latest developer tools and resources available to build made-formobile web sites and services; and preview future mobile web product initiatives to build new revenue stream opportunities, all of which can contribute to the expansion of your organisation’s market position.

Workshop Agenda

dotMobi Advisory Group Annual General Meeting (AGM) - Admission is Free and Open to All

8:00

.mobile Internet Forum - Registration & Networking Reception

9:30

Welcome to .mobile Internet Forum

10:00
  • Introduction by Michael O'Farrell (Boomcast), Chairman, dotMobi Advisory Group

Keynote Address: The Year Behind, The Year Ahead - One Million mobi Domains, One Internet

10:30
  • Trey Harvin, CEO, dotMobi

Business & Brands in a mobi World

11:00
  • The mobi registry, registrars and the domain aftermarket - what are they?
  • Who are all the players in themobile Web ecosystem?
  • What do you need to get on themobile Web?
  • Where do you start? Who is out there to partner with?
  • Amy Mischler, VP Identity and Brand Services, dotMobi

Market Perspective: Understanding.mobile Internet Domains - Does Your Business Need One?

11:45

Building Businesses from mobi Domains

  • Moderator: Amy Mischler, VP Identity and Brand Services, dotMobi
  • Paul Gungner, mobilitymobi
  • Dan Wright, CEO, mPoria
  • Speaker to be confirmed

Lunch - Featuring: .mobile Internet Forum Launching Pad

12:30
  • World Digital Library presentation by The Library of Congress - TBC

Vendor Perspective: Generating Presence and Value on the.mobile Internet

1:45
  • Moderator: Eric Eller, Senior Vice President, Products and Marketing, Millennial Media
  • Douglas G. Rozen, VP Interactive Marketing, Carlson Marketing
  • Trevor Goldberg, VP Strategic Partners, Bango
  • Speaker to be confirmed

mobile Web Developer Tools and Resources

2:30
  • Technically, what is on-deck vs off-deck in the.mobile Internet space?
  • What are the tools and technologies available to buildmobile web sites?
  • What type of resources do you need to best service themobile web?
  • Where do you find the next generation ofmobile web tools and technologies?
  • How do you find markets formobile web sites and services?
  • Paul Nerger, VP Advanced Services and Applications, dotMobi

Networking Break

3:15

Innovators Round Table: What's Next for the.mobile Internet Frontier?

3:45
  • Moderator: Doug Busk, VP Industry Relations, SinglePoint
  • Harald Neidhardt, CMO, Smaato
  • Fabrizio Capobianco, CEO, Funambol
  • Barry Chu, General Manager of Advertising, Medio Systems
  • Anshu Dua, Director of Sales, Americas, Vantrix Corporation
  • Phyllis Reuther, CTO, mobile Content Networks (MCN)

Industry Round Table: The Global Outlook for the.mobile Internet

4:30
  • Moderator: Michael Becker, EVP Business Development, iLoopmobile
  • Carl Taylor, Director, Applications and Services, Global Technology Strategy, Hutchison Whampoa (Europe)
  • Lauri Hirvonen, dotMobi Business Development Manager, Nokia
  • Matt Champagne, Directormobile Products for MSN and Windows Live, Microsoft

Closing Remarks

5:15
  • Lauri Hirvonen (Nokia), Vice-Chairman, dotMobi Advisory Group

.mobile Internet Forum closes

5:30