Mobile Future Forward: Announcing the Preliminary Agenda

Mobile Future Forward: Announcing the Preliminary Agenda

Homework for the Summit

To get the most out of the summit, it is recommended that you familiarize yourself with the following research papers:

-          Connected Intelligence Era: The Golden Age of Mobile

-          Mobile 4th Wave: Evolution of the Next Trillion Dollars

-          Operator’s Dilemma (and Opportunity): The 4th Wave

-          Industrial Internet at Work

-          Industry Transformation In the Networked Society

Morning Sessions (8:00am – 12:00pm)

Welcome – The Connected Intelligence Era

The major technology changes come in 40-50 year cycles. The telecom and Internet cycle that started in the 70s has perfectly setup the advent of the Connected Intelligence Era that is going to have a profound impact on the vertical industries, the global economy, and competitiveness of nations. At Mobile Future Forward 2014, we will discuss the emergence of this technology wave and its implications.

Chetan Sharma, President, Chetan Sharma Consulting

Fireside – Powering the Connected Intelligence Era

Matt Grob, CTO and EVP, Qualcomm

Chetan Sharma, President, Chetan Sharma Consulting (moderator)

Fireside – Industrial Internet: Transforming the Economy

Bill Ruh, VP – Global Software, GE

Hank Skorny, VP and GM, Intel

Steve Elfman, Former President, Sprint (moderator)

Fireside – Connected Intelligence: Platforms, Ecosystems, and Global Markets

Erik Ekudden, SVP, Ericsson

Benedict Evans, Partner, Andreessen Horowitz

Tim Bajarin, CEO, Creative Strategies (moderator)

Fireside – The Opportunities in the Golden Age of Mobile

Glenn Lurie, President and CEO, AT&T Mobility

Chetan Sharma, President, Chetan Sharma Consulting (moderator)

Afternoon Sessions (1:30 – 6pm)

Connected Intelligence Era through the lens of CIOs

Philip Fasano, CIO, Kaiser Permanente

David Webb, CIO, Equifax

Tim Campos, CIO, Facebook

Steve Mills, CIO, Motorola

Paul Brody, VP – Mobile Practice, IBM

Mark Fernandes, Managing Director, Sierra Ventures (moderator)

Connected Living

Kevin Peterson, President – Digital Life, AT&T Mobility

Liz Dickinson, Founder and CEO, MIO Global

Chris Putnam, SVP, Synchronoss

Josh Will, Chief Category Officer, Best Buy

Tim Wagner, SVP, Samsung

Dawn Chmielewski, Senior Editor, Re/code (moderator)

Growing the 4th wave Pie

Julie Moss-Woods, CMO/CEO – NG Business, Tata Communications

Rob Chandhok, President, Qualcomm

David Sprosty, CEO, Sprosty Network

Ed Lewis, Chief Strategy Officer, Syniverse (moderator)

Designing 5G and the Network of Tomorrow

Dr. Ron Marquardt, VP – Advanced Technology, Sprint

Dr. Hassan Ahmed, Chairman and CEO, Affirmed Networks

Glenn Laxdal, VP – Advanced Technology, Ericsson

Erik Moreno, SVP, Fox Networks

Harvesting the Opportunities in Mobile Commerce

Sharath Dorbala, Head of Mobile Financial Services, Amdocs

Andy Chu, VP – Mobile Commerce, Sears Holdings

Rajeev Tankha, Sr. Director – Applications, Oracle Communications

Mark Donovan, SVP, Comscore (moderator)

The Future of Consumer Engagement and Mobile Advertising

Vik Kathuria, Global Chief Media Officer, Razorfish

Erin Kienast, SVP, Starcom

Chia Chen, SVP, Digitas

Eric Mugnier, SVP, M&C Saatchi Mobile

Ujjal Kohli, Founder, Rhythm New Media (moderator)

Opportunities in the Emerging Markets

Mathew Oommen, President, Reliance

Andreas Gal, CTO, Mozilla

Nathan Eagle, CEO, Jana

Michael Fisher, Head of Intl. Biz Dev, Twitter

Cocktail Reception (6-8pm)

Chill, Network, and form partnerships for Life