Mobile Messaging and Internet Applications Conference

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Agenda	Wednesday July 26	Thursday July 27	Friday July 28
a.m.	AM Workshop	Conference	Conference
p.m.	PM Workshop	Conference	Workshop

8:15 a.m.

Chairperson's Introduction and
Market Perspective

This session will introduce the areas to be covered during the conference and examine their importance as the market develops. Forecasts of the market and its individual segments will be presented as will a look at future penetration rates.

Cynthia Hswe
Senior Analyst, Mobile Data
Wireless Practice
The Strategis Group

9:00 a.m.

Keynote Address

Walter Purnell
President & CEO
Motient Corporation

9:45 a.m.

- Break -

Demonstration: Conita Technologies

10:15 a.m.

Form Factors: The Impact of Device Developments

The current form factors will be reviewed and the advancements under development will be examined. How will these new forms be used? Which applications will migrate to which forms/devices? What is the optimal tradeoff between screen size and portability? Who will be the winners and losers as devices evolve? How will Bluetooth affect the way devices are built and where functionality will reside? Will there be two market ‘spaces’ - the belt and the pocket, as some predict?

Tom Holzel
Vice President
MicroOptical Corp.

Carolyn Jondahl
Government Channel and Programs Manager
Research In Motion, Inc.

11:45 a.m.

Lunch

1:00 p.m.

Enabling the Network for Advanced Messaging

This session will look at what existing carriers and service providers can do to tap the growth of mobile messaging. Which technologies should the provider utilize? Is SMS needed or will standard POP3 email service be the right approach? How should the service(s) be priced and billed? What security measures should be considered?

Ross Buckenham
President
WebLink Wireless

Robert Pye
Senior Vice President
Telemac

Jack Selby
Vice President, Corporate Development
X.com

Chris Shenefiel
Manager, Business Development
Internet Communications Software Group
Cisco Systems, Inc.

2:30 p.m.

- Break -

3:00 p.m.

View from the Funding World

This panel will discuss what the financial world is looking for when funding mobile messaging companies and applications. What size market opportunity do venture capitalists look for? What are their investment criteria? How much do they typically invest? What is their investment horizon? Has the recent market volatility and the market performance of Internet-related firms affected the funding decisions of VCs and angels.

Mark Ein
CEO
Venturehouse Group
&
Board of Directors
Aether Systems, Inc.

Thom Waye
Vice President of Merchant Banking and Business Development
Commonwealth Associates

Marianne Wolk
Principal
Robertson Stephens

5:30 p.m.

Networking Reception

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