Mobilize

GigaOM’s Next-Generation Mobile Conference

September 18, 2008

Mission Bay Conference Center, San Francisco, CA

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Engage the Future of the Mobile Internet

Mobilize is a one-day conference from GigaOM designed to bring to you the future of the broadband mobile web. Using the existing industry as a platform, we will examine emerging ideas and emerging markets. Some of the topics we will look at include:

Hyperconnectivity, Wideband and Innovation

In this chat with Om Malik, John Roese, CTO of Nortel, will talk about the future of the wireless ecosystem - from 3G to WiMAX to LTE - and how it opens up the innovation treasure chest.

Signals From the Near Future: The Mobile Guru Panel

Everybody wants a glimpse into the near future, especially entrepreneurs. In order to elicit the most knowledgeable forecasts, we will bring together some of the world‘s foremost mobile gurus and ask them what they are looking for - and banking on.

Without Voice: The Future of Mobile Web Data Products

Is your next product an always-connected broadband Internet device? The Amazon Kindle and the Dash navigation system point to a future of mobile broadband devices other than phones. This panel will examine insights from the first wave.

The VC Panel: Current Mobile Investment Trends

A panel of top-tier venture capitalists will break out the trends underlying the allocation of money being poured into the new mobile web.

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Learn More About Mobilize

What is Mobilize?

Mobilize will explore the advancements driving the development of the mobile web as well as the implications and opportunities, for both entrepreneurs and their investors. Indeed, despite big plans and visions, the promise of the mobile web—and a truly untethered Internet—has not yet been realized.

Why You Must Attend

GigaOM events bring together the entrepreneurs and early influencers that drive the tech industry. Our conferences are focused on specific tech categories that are poised for dramatic growth and offer up roadmaps for what‘s in store.

Hot Topics to be Discussed

Next Generation Networks, Handsets and Chipsets
Rethinking Products in the Age of Hyper-connectivity
The Economics of Mobile Development Platforms
LTE or WiMAX: Which One Owns the Future?
Mobile Browsers
Location-Based Services
Emerging Mobile Business and Revenue Patterns
Mobile Investment Trends

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Latest Mobile News from the GigaOM Network

WebEx on Your iPhone, Finally: If I had to name one collaboration application that I to use on an almost daily basis, with the exception of Google Docs, my answer would be Cisco’s WebEx. A lot of companies make pitches to me using WebEx.; Om Malik, January 6, 2009
Clearwire Launches WiMAX in Portland: Today, Clearwire unveiled the WiMAX network in Portland, Ore., that we covered last month. Portland is the first city to get WiMAX service under the Clear brand since Clearwire closed its WiMAX spectrum merger with Sprint last month. Portland joins Baltimore, Md., as Clearwire’s only pure WiMAX network in the country.; Stacey Higginbotham, January 6, 2009
Netbooks and the Death of x86 Computing: Freescale said Monday it would offer an ARM-based chip that could lead to a $200 Linux-based netbook, offering about twice the amount of usage on a single battery charge as Intel’s Atom processor allows.; Stacey Higginbotham, January 6, 2009
Motorola Captures 3 Trends for 2009 in One Device: As part of a CES related briefing, I was turned on to a product Motorola is pushing that combines a CDMA femotocell with a software-based phone and a digital picture frame. The femotocell will connect with a user’s existing broadband connection and boost cellular coverage in the home.; Stacey Higginbotham, January 5, 2009; More mobile news »

Keynote Speakers

Rich Miner: Co-founder, Google Android
Padmasree Warrior: CTO, Cisco Systems

Speaker Lineup

Ian Freed: VP of Amazon Kindle, Amazon.com
John Roese: CTO, Nortel
Fred Kitson: Corporate Vice President, Applied Research and Technology Center, Motorola, Inc.
Russ McGuire: VP of Corporate Strategy, Sprint
Lee Ott: Global Director, Yahoo! oneSearch, Yahoo!
John O'Rourke: General Manager, Windows Mobile, Microsoft Coro.
Marc Davis: Chief Scientist of Yahoo! Connected Life, Yahoo!
Matt Murphy: Partner on iFund, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
Ted Morgan: CEO, SKYHOOK Wireless
Clint McClellan: Sr. Dir of Market Dev, Health & Life Sciences, Qualcomm
Rachel Hinman: Mobile Design Strategist, Adaptive Path
Jason Devitt: CEO, Skydeck
Rich Miner: Co-founder, Google's Android
Padmasree Warrior: CTO, Cisco
Scott Richardson: Chief Strategy Officer, Clearwire
Richard Wong: Partner, Accel Partners
John SanGiovanni: Co-founder and VP, Product Design, Zumobi
Scott Raney: Partner, Redpoint Ventures
Jake Seid: Managing Director, Lightspeed Venture Partners
Rick Segal: Partner, JLA Ventures
Paran Johar: CMO, JumpTap
Jeff Belk: Managing Director, ICT168 Capital, LLC
Rick Robinson: VP, Products & Services, XOHM
Raven Zachary: Contributing Analyst, The 451 Group
Greg Sterling: Analyst, Sterling Market Intelligence/Local Mobile Search
Jeff Clavier: Founder, SoftTech VC
Matthew Fix: Principal, Vodafone Ventures
Ryan Block: co-founder, gdgt
Steve Lee: Senior Product Manager, Google
Alan Brenner: SVP BlackBerry Platform, Research In Motion
Dylan Tweney: Senior Editor, Wired.com
Ramakrishnan R: Co-Founder, Cumulux
Sebastian Rupley: Editorial Director, PCMagCast
Victor Brilon: Senior Manager for Technology Collaboration, NSeries, Nokia
Chandrasekar Rathakrishnan: Founder & CEO, Fusion Garage Pte Ltd
Brian Havener: Director of Solutions Management, Motorola Good Technology Group
Caleb Kow: CEO, Fonemesh, Inc.
Chamath Palihapitiya: VP of Growth, Mobile & International, Facebook
Chetan Sharma: President, Chetan Sharma Consulting
David Zhao: Co-founder and CEO, Zecter
Dean Terry: Co-Founder, placethings
Gary Kovas: Vice President and General Manager, Mobile and Devices, Adobe
Gregg Davis: Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer, Webcor Builders
Gustaf Alströmer: Co-founder, heysan!
JP Finnell: Founder & CEO, Mobility Partners, LLC
Jerry Panagrossi: VP, North American Operations, Symbian
John Faith: General Manager and Vice President of Mobile, MySpace
John Koller: Director of Hardware Marketing, Sony Computer Entertainment America
Ken Fisher: Founder and Editor-in-chief, ArsTechnica
Ken Kershner: Senior Vice President of Engineering, Dash Navigation, Inc.
Michael Woodward: Vice President, Mobility Business Marketing, AT&T
Mike Nolan: Product Manager, Pyxis Mobile
Morgan Gillis: LiMo Foundation
Nagraj Kashyap: Senior Director, QUALCOMM Ventures
Nitin Bhandari: CEO and Co-Founder, Skyfire
Noelia Amoedo: VP Mobile, hi5
Rani Cohen: Co-founder Chairman and CEO, TuneWiki Inc.
Ross Mayfield: Chairman, President and Co-Founder, Socialtext
Sanjay Vakil: Founder, LuckyCal, Inc.
Sean Varah: CEO, MotionDSP
Shai Berger: Co-founder and CEO, Fonolo
Tim Chang: Principal, Norwest Venture Partners
Venetia Espinoza: Director, Mobile Applications and Partner Programs, T-Mobile
Evan Tana: Director of Product Management and Marketing, Loopt
Frank Meehan: General Manager of 3G Handsets and Products, Hutchinson Whampoa/3
Jeff Taylor: Director of Global Marketing and Product Strategy, Hutchison Whampoa/3
Jyri Engeström: Entrepreneur, Google