Agenda

Friday, September 25, 2009 

01:30 – 02:00 pm

Registration & Networking

02:00 – 02:10 pm

Welcome & Open Remarks:

02:10 – 02:50 pm

Keynote:   Jan Uddenfeldt


02:50 – 03:30 pm

keynote: China 3G and Its Business Opportunities:  Prof. Lingzhen Xie

03:30 – 04:00 pm

Coffee Break

04:00 – 05:30 pm 

Application Store Phenomena: Develop, Distribute, and Profit from Mobile Applications 

Co-host:  Wireless Communication Alliance (WCA)

Moderator: Dev Khare 

Panelist:  Mark Anderson, Shanquan Bao, Curtis Sasaki, Dan Turchin, Brian Vogelsang 


Saturday, September 26, 2009

08:30 – 09:00 am

Registration & Networking

09:00 – 09:30 am

Open Remark: Mike Honda


09:30 – 10:10 am

Keynote: YiJun (Donald) Tan


10:10 – 10:40 am

Coffee Break

10:40 – 12:10 pm

CHINA 3G AND BEYOND - EMBRACING THE OPPORTUNITIES AFTER YEARS OF WAITING

Moderator:Lixin Cheng

Panelist: Frank Fan, Chen Yong, Dawei Zhang


12:10 – 01:00 pm

Networking Lunch

01:00 – 01:40 pm

Emerging Technologies & Leaders


01:40 – 03:30 pm

Smart Grid - The Next Frontier of Mobile/Wireless EcoSystem 


Moderator: Andrew Clark

Panelist: John K. Hane, Erfan Ibrahim ,William Kao ,Judy Lin


03:30 – 03:50 pm

Coffee Break

03:50 – 05:20 pm

How to position your company in today's environment for a turnaround!

 

Co-host

TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs) Silicon Valley Chapter

Moderator: Naeem Zafar

Panelist: Saeed Amidi, Naveed Sherwani


05:20 – 05:30 pm

Closing Statements

05:30 – 07:00 pm

Cocktail Reception

Penal Discussion

Application Store Phenomenon – Develop, Distribute and Profit from Mobile Applications

In this panel discussion, we will not only discuss the state of AppStores but also analyze the impacts that AppStores have been bringing to carriers, consumers, mobile content providers, and device platform vendors.

China 3G: Embracing the Opportunities after Years of Waiting

In this panel, we will meet speakers with diverse backgrounds who are ready to share their China understanding:

  1. •What are their lessons learned and experience obtained in China?

  2. •What are the opportunities and strategies for companies outside of China to enter the new 3G China marketplace?

  3. •What is the current state and future trends of the mobile/wireless talent market in China?

  4. •What are the future wireless/mobile industry trends? Is 4G on the horizon?

Smart Grid - The next frontier of mobile/wireless ecosystem?

In this panel, we will ask industrial, academic and innovation leaders to discuss:

  1. •Why is the current grid "dumb" and what needs to change?

  2. •What does the roadmap for these changes look like?

  3. •What role can wireless companies play in this game field? What's the business opportunity for them?


How to position your company in today’s environment for a turnaround!


In this panel, we will meet with veteran entrepreneurs, angels, VCs, legal, and financial experts. They will address the key findings and corporate issues to forming and growing a company in the global market, especially in this economy situation.