In one of my interview with Time magazine last year, I alluded to the “Connected Intelligence Era” that is slowly but surely touching the various technology microcosms. It is transforming how we live and expect technology to behave. Glenn Lurie at AT&T has been investing in “Connected Living” products and services for well over 5 years in areas such as home security, health, and connected cars. Similarly, Tom Nagel is leading Comcast’s strategic initiatives to drive value from a connected home. Chris Putnam at Synchronoss has been working with service providers to help make some of these visions possible. We will explore the multi-trillion dollar “Connected Living” market with some of the leading global experts in the space.

Not too long ago, emerging markets used to follow the developed markets in technology adoption. While some of it is still true, many emerging markets are adapting and leapfrogging at a fast pace. Companies operating in India and China are often coming up with innovative solutions for the constrained environment and the lessons can be applied anywhere. We are fortunate to have two industry leaders who are leading the way. Mathew Oommen is a long time industry veteran who is doing some terrific technology work at Reliance. Similarly, Andreas Gal is leading Mozilla in mobile in LatAm and Asia.

Opportunities in Connected Living

· Glenn Lurie, President, AT&T

· Tom Nagel, SVP, Comcast Cable

· Chris Putnam, SVP, Synchronoss

Lessons from the Emerging Markets

· Mathew Oommen, President, Reliance

· Andreas Gal, CTO, Mozilla

We at Chetan Sharma Consulting are deeply involved in these changes and use our global mobile executive brainstorm forum to kick-off another year of ideas, networking, and industry collaboration. Our work on the 4^th wave has shaped strategies of players around the world and we continue to strive to bring you the best of “global mobile thinking” at Mobile Future Forward.

When: Sept 24^th in Seattle.

Registration

We are excited to partner with the industry leaders and thank them for their ongoing support: Amdocs, Ericsson, Intel, Oracle, Qualcomm, Synchronoss, and Tata Communications.

Some of the confirmed industry leaders are:

· Dan Hesse, CEO, Sprint

· Bill Ruh, VP, GE

· Tim Campos, CIO, Facebook

· Erik Moreno, SVP, Fox Networks

· Glenn Lurie, President, AT&T

· Steve Mills, CIO, Motorola Mobility

· Hank Skorny, VP/GM, Intel

· Dr. John Saw, CNO, Sprint

· JD Howard, VP/GM, Lenovo

· Dave Webb, CIO, Equifax

· Dr. Hassan Ahmed, CEO, Affirmed Networks

· Mark Fernandez, Managing Partner, Sierra Ventures

· Ujjal Kohli, Founder, Rhythm NewMedia

· Vik Kathuria, Global Chief Media Officer, Razorfish

· Erin Kienast, SVP, Starcom Worldwide

· Josh Will, Senior Category Manager, Best Buy

· Steve Elfman, President, Sprint

· Jason Hoffman, VP, Ericsson

· Matt Grob, EVP/CTO, Qualcomm

· Julie Woods-Moss, CMO, CEO of Nextgen Business, Tata Communications

· David Richter, VP, Uber

· Paul Brody, VP & Mobile Practice Leader, IBM

· Tom Nagel, SVP, Comcast Cable

· Mathew Oommen, President, Reliance

· Andreas Gal, CTO, Mozilla

· Chris Putnam, SVP, Synchronoss

.. more to come

We will be announcing new speakers and partners through the course of the summer and look forward to seeing you in September.

Thanks