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Conference Agenda at-a-glance |
DAY ONE:
Tuesday December 9th, 2008 |
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7:30 AM |
Registration Opens & Continental Breakfast |
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8:30 AM |
Opening Comments From Chairperson |
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Vijay Chattha, Chief Talker, VSC Consulting
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8:45 AM |
Money, Money, Money! |
Monetizing the Third Screen |
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Zaw Thet, CEO, 4INFO
Jason Gruber, VP of US Mobile Strategic Development, AOL
Cheryl Dalrymple, CFO, AdMob
Scott Dunlap, CEO, NearByNow
Moderator: Eric Ver Ploeg, Managing Director, VantagePoint Venture Partners |
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9:30 AM |
Deals Done and Multiples Being Paid in the Mobile Media Space |
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Thomas B. Peters, Managing Director & Head of Communications and Digital Media Technology, Montgomery & Co. |
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10:15 AM |
Mid-Morning Networking Break |
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10:45 AM |
Japan Mobile Web Case Study: |
Why It Works and How to Implement It |
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Christopher Billich, Vice President, Overseas Business Development, Infinita Inc. (Japan) |
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11:30 AM |
Growth Opportunities for Services and Tools to Support Mobile Media Utilization |
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Kanishka Agarwal, VP Mobile Media, Nielsen Mobile |
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12:15 PM |
Networking Luncheon |
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1:30 PM |
Case Study: VC & Portfolio Company |
From Courtship to Sealing the Deal and Beyond |
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Fern Mandelbaum, Partner, Monitor Ventures
Michael Chang, CEO & Founder, Greystripe |
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2:15 PM |
Social Network & Community Mania: |
Exploring Business Models and Investment Value |
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Jennifer Zanich, CEO, xumii
Adam Zbar, CEO, Zannel
John Poisson, Founder & CEO, Tiny Pictures Inc.
Moderator: Matt Marshall, Editor & Founder, VentureBeat |
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3:00 PM |
Mid-Afternoon Networking Break |
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3:30 PM |
Mobile Advertising: |
Adoption, Challenges and Opportunities |
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Derek Handley, Founder, The Hyperfactory
Gene Keenan, VP of Mobile Services, Isobar
Bryon Morrison, President, ipsh!
Moderator: Bena Roberts, Founder & Editor, GoMo News |
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4:15 PM |
Content Providers Sizing Up the Mobile Channel: |
Scenarios and Predictions |
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Jeffrey Litvack, GM, Mobile & Emerging Products, Associated Press
Louis Gump, VP, Mobile, The Weather
Channel Interactive
John Smelzer, SVP & GM of Mobile, Fox Interactive Media
Tom Kenney, President, Verve Wireless
Moderator: Vijay Chattha, Chief Talker, VSC Consulting |
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5:00 PM |
Exclusive Cocktail Reception |
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Day Two:
Wednesday December 10th, 2008 |
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7:45 AM |
Registration & Continental Breakfast |
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8:30 AM |
Opening Comments From Chairperson |
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8:45 AM |
Venture Capital/Private Equity Panel: |
| Deals Being Funded, Where Money is Flowing and Industry Trends |
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Sharon Wienbar, Managing Director, Scale Venture Partners
Rich Wong, Partner, Accel Partners
Ben Choi, Senior Associate & Kaufman Fellow, Storm Ventures
Moderator: Vijay Chattha, Chief Talker, VSC Consulting |
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9:30 AM |
CEOs and Founders Roundtable on Raising Money |
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Zohar Levkovitz, CEO, Amobee Media System
Dorrian Porter, Founder & CEO, Mozes
Brian Cowley, President & CEO, Ad Infuse
Moderator: Blake Warner, Managing Director, Software, Media & Telecom Investment Banking, Thomas Weisel Partners |
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10:15 AM |
Mid-Morning Networking Break |
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10:45 AM |
Mobile Web/Search: |
Next Opportunities and Predictions |
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Lee Ott, Global Director, oneSearch, Yahoo!
Mark Anderson, CEO & President, Hiplogic
More to come…
Moderator: Michael Becker, EVP Business Development, iLoop Mobile, Inc. |
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11:30 AM |
Location-Based Services: Making the Business Case, Opportunities & Risks |
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Nihal Mehta, CEO, Buzzd
Doug Klein, CEO, LightPole Inc.
Blair Swedeen, Vice President of Market Development, 1020 Placecast
Moderator: Lubna Dajani, Co-Founder, Mobile Monday NY |
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12:15 PM |
Networking Luncheon |
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1:30 PM |
Exclusive Q&A With Industry Leaders and Analysts |
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Eric Ver Ploeg, Managing Director, VantagePoint Venture Partners
Michael Chang, CEO &
Founder, Greystripe
Christopher Billich, Vice President, Overseas Business Development, Infinita Inc. (Japan)
Tim Chang, Partner, Norwest Venture Partners |
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2:15 PM |
Conference Adjourns |
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