Get Mobilized at Mobile Internet World
Thursday, September 25th, 2008
As the year slowly starts to wind down, the tradeshows and events in the mobile and wireless space just keep on coming. One show right on the horizon is Mobile Internet World 2008, being held October 21-23 at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center.
Billed as “the leading conference and expo for connecting the people, technologies and trends that will shape the future of the mobile Internet,” the show promises to deliver some outstanding themes and tracks. And, proving how important mobile technologies have become in the past few years, the three-day conference is expanding its agenda to cover mobile Internet trends; open platform development standards; mobile transactions, and ultra-mobile devices.
Event themes will range from “monetizing mobile Internet applications” to “application development,” while the show will offer an 8-track program that features mobile Internet business models and mobile content & entertainment, among other important and relevant sessions.
The conference will include keynotes and networking sessions from a wide variety of industry thought leaders from companies such as Intel, Verizon Wireless, Google, Sprint Nextel, and Yahoo. Keynote speakers will include some industry heavyweights, for example:
- Steve Elfman –President of Network Operations, Sprint Nextel
- Anthony Lewis –VP of Open Development, Verizon Wireless
- Rich Miner -EVP of Mobile, Google
- Anand Chandrasekher, SVP, GM,Ultra Mobility Group, Intel
- Len Lauer –COO, Qualcomm
- Emily Nagle Green –CEO, Yankee Group
- Bruce Stewart –VP & GM, Connected Life Americas, Yahoo!
- Ian McKerlich, Director of Mobile Web and Content Services, T-Mobile USA
Networking sessions promise to showcase some of the mobile industry’s brightest talents and technologies including the following tracks and events:
The Mobile Web Developer Challenge – Featuring some of the most exciting new applications available on over 5,000 device types, including games, portals, social networking and more. Developers will compete for prizes worth over $40,000.
The Mobile Internet Innovation Awards – These awards will recognize leaders in the development and deployment of mobile internet technology.
The RFID Special Interest Group – Presented by the MIT Enterprise Forum of Cambridge to offer best-practice examples of where RFID technology fits in enterprise and public-sector applications.
The Google Android Developers Workshop – Highlighting Google’s wireless platform strategy and how companies can effectively build Android applications.
Based on conversations with the show organizers it sounds like this year’s show has added opportunities for attendees and media to experience hands-on the latest application and service innovations available in the mobile Internet market.
Go here for more information on the show. As we get news and other details on this event we will be sure to share them here as well.
