Mobile Internet World 2008 Announces World Class Keynotes and Conference Program
Written by Mobile Internet World 2008
Friday, 15 August 2008
Three-Day Comprehensive Educational Program to Cover Mobile Internet
Trends, Open Platform Development Standards, Mobile Transactions, and
Ultra-Mobile Devices
BOSTON-- -Mobile Internet World 2008 (www.mobilenetx.com), the leading conference and expo for connecting the people, technologies and trends that will shape the future of the mobile Internet, has announced its program, educational, and speaker details for the October 21-23 conference and expo, to be held at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center.
Building on the success of the Mobile Internet World Conference and Expo series, the Boston event has secured keynote and networking sessions with a broad array of industry thought leaders, including:
* Anthony Lewis, VP of Open Development, Verizon Wireless
* Rich Miner, EVP of Mobile, Google
* Steve Elfman, President of Network Operations and Wholesale, Sprint Nextel
* Bruce Stewart, VP & GM, Connected Life Americas, Yahoo!
...and many more.
The three-day program addresses several major industry and market topics, including enhancing the mobile end-user experience to drive adoption and revenues, monetizing mobile internet applications, as well as the much-publicized debate on open platform standards initiatives.
“Enterprises as well as consumers have anxiously awaited the arrival of open platforms to maximize the potential of the mobile internet,” said Eliot Weinman, Conference Founder and Chair and President of the events and publishing division of Yankee Group. “Mobile Internet World 2008 will offer the industry’s major players an opportunity to showcase their progress on open platform initiatives, and provide a world-class forum for attendees and media to experience first-hand a vast array of mobile Internet technology and services that will be launched in the coming months,” he said.
Conference tracks and special programs offer attendees and media an in-depth analysis of service and technology trends for the coming year, as well as a comprehensive overview of the current state-of-the-industry. including:
* 4G World Executive Summit - Focusing on the evolution of mobile internet devices and monetizing 4G mobile internet services.
* Mobile Applications and Developers Summit - Featuring best practice workshops for designing apps for mCommerce, as well as the most effective methods for developing online advertising.
* Location Based Services - Featuring discussions on the potential for services beyond basic navigation as well as how enterprises can leverage the power of location-based technologies to improve efficiency.
Educational tracks will focus on such topics as mobile payments and transactions, the market and competitive potential of Google’s Android platform and the future of mobile internet devices. Over three days, operators, application developers, service providers, content providers and enterprise decision makers will have direct access to over 150 industry thought leaders who are shaping the devices, content and applications consumers and businesses will be using in the future.
Qualified members of the press may register for no fee at http://www.mobilenetx.com/?page_id=90
Attendees can take advantage of Early Bird pricing and save $200 by registering before August 31, 2008. More information can be found at www.mobilenetx.com, and by subscribing to the Mobile Internet World 2008 Twitter feed at www.twitter.com/mobileinternet.
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