GigaOM announces Mobilize LaunchPad finalists

Mobilize_plug_logoMOBILIZE: The Next Generation Mobile Conference
presented by GigaOM
September 18, 2008
Mission Bay Conference Center
San Francisco, CA
Conference web site          
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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
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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 include Rich Miner, Co-founder of Google’s Android, and Padmasree Warrior, CTO of Cisco. Other speakers include mobile web executives from Motorola, Sprint, Symbian Software, Nortel Networks, Qualcomm, Yahoo!, Microsoft, Amazon.com’s Kindle, ESPN Mobile, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers’ iFund, and many more. See the full conference schedule here 

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

Speakers include:
•    Ian Freed – Amazon.com, VP of Amazon Kindle
•    John Roese – Nortel Networks, CTO (NEW!)
•    Fred Kitson – Motorola, VP of Applications Research (NEW!)
•    Russ McGuire – Sprint, VP of Corporate Strategy
•    John Forsyth – Symbian Software, VP of Strategy (NEW!)
•    Lee Ott – Yahoo!, Global Director of Mobile Search (NEW!)
•    Marc Davis – Yahoo!, Chief Scientist of Yahoo! Connected Life
•    Matt Murphy – Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Partner on iFund
•    Gary Kovas – Adobe, VP and GM, Mobile and Devices (NEW!)
•    John Koller – Sony Computer Entertainment America, Director of Hardware Marketing (NEW!)
•    Dan Mason – ESPN Mobile Web Global, Sr. Product Manager
•    Clint McClellan – Sr. Dir of Market Dev, Health & Life Sciences, Qualcomm (NEW!)
•    Rachel Hinman – Adaptive Path, Mobile Design Strategist
•    Jason Devitt – Skydeck, CEO
•    Ted Morgan – SKYHOOK Wireless, CEO
•    Ken Kershner – Dash Navigation, SVP of Engineering (NEW!)
•    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
•    Michael Copeland – Fortune, Senior Writer (NEW!)
•    Ken Fisher – ArsTechnica, Founder and Editor-in-chief (NEW!)

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
•    Telecom Management
•    Vendors
•    Analysts
•    Journalists

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