STIRR

MOBILIZE: The Next Generation Mobile Conference
presented by GigaOM
September 18, 2008
Mission Bay Conference Center, SF

Conference web site:
http://events.gigaom.com/mobilize/08/?a=stirr

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Friends of STIRR receive a 10% discount.
http://mobilize.eventbrite.com/?discount=stirr

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MOBILIZE will explore the advancements driving growth of the mobile web and what they mean for entrepreneurs and their investors. Despite big plans and visions, the promise of the mobile web and a truly untethered Internet hasn’t been realized yet. Now, developments in design, user experience, handset technology, location and wireless network technology are changing everything. The mobile web is about to take off like a rocket.

GigaOM just announced the mobile startups selected to demo onstage at the MOBILIZE LaunchPad. The sheer number of applicants shows the robustness of the mobile application market. Come see the next generation of the mobile web.

The lucky 13 are Fonemesh, Tunewiki, Heysan, Pinch Media, Fonolo, Skyfire, Zecter, LuckyCal, MotionDSP, Cumulux, Placethings, Fusion Garage Project, and Tapulous. All the details are here - http://gigaom.com/2008/08/25/mobilize-launchpad-contestants-announced.

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MEET THE SPEAKERS

Join 500 of the most influential, innovative luminaries in the mobile web industry to get a glimpse of the future.

Keynotes
•    Rich Miner - Google’s Android, Co-founder
•    Padmasree Warrior - Cisco, CTO

Speakers include:
•    John Roese - Nortel Networks, CTO (NEW!)
•    Fred Kitson - Motorola, VP of Applications Research (NEW!)
•    John Forsyth - Symbian Software, VP of Strategy (NEW!)
•    Lee Ott - Yahoo!, Global Director of Mobile Search (NEW!)
•    Gary Kovas - Adobe, VP and GM, Mobile and Devices (NEW!)
•    John Koller - Sony Computer Entertainment America, Director of Hardware Marketing (NEW!)
•    Clint McClellan - Sr. Dir of Market Dev, Health & Life Sciences, Qualcomm (NEW!)
•    Ken Kershner - Dash Navigation, SVP of Engineering (NEW!)
•    Michael Copeland - Fortune, Senior Writer (NEW!)
•    Ken Fisher - ArsTechnica, Founder and Editor-in-chief (NEW!)
•    Matt Murphy - Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Partner on iFund
•    Dan Mason - ESPN Mobile Web Global, Sr. Product Manager
•    Ian Freed - Amazon.com, VP of Amazon Kindle
•    Russ McGuire - Sprint, VP of Corporate Strategy
•    Marc Davis - Yahoo!, Chief Scientist of Yahoo! Connected Life
•    Rachel Hinman - Adaptive Path, Mobile Design Strategist
•    Jason Devitt - Skydeck, CEO
•    Ted Morgan - SKYHOOK Wireless, CEO
•    Scott Richardson - Clearwire, Chief Strategy Officer
•    Scott Raney - Redpoint Ventures, Partner
•    John SanGiovanni - Zumobi, Co-Founder and VP, Product Design
•    Richard Wong - Accel Partners, Partner
•    Jeff Belk - ICT 168, Principal
•    Rick Segal - JLA Ventures, Partner
•    Jake Seid - Lightspeed Venture Partners, Managing Director
•    Raven Zachary - The 451 Group, Research Director, Open Source
•    Greg Sterling - Sterling Market Intelligence/Local Mobile Search, Analyst
•    Ryan Block - Engadget, Editor-at-large

SOME TOPICS TO BE EXPLORED
•    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

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
•    Entrepreneurs
•    Venture Capital Professionals
•    Executives
•    Product Managers
•    Lead Technologists
•    Analysts