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Wireless VC Special Interest Group Presents
Mobile Consumer Behavior Worldwide:
Is the rate of adoption of mobile capabilities faster
in emerging markets?
Open to VCs and CEOs of Venture-backed Companies Only
February 28 | 6-8:30PM | 1000 Marsh Road | Menlo Park
Event Sponsor: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
The consumer adoption of advanced mobile applications is fueling the advances in wireless infrastructure and devices worldwide. Understanding of the consumer behavior and usage model in different regions of the world is the key to the success of the global service and technology providers. They need to understand the similarities and differences in consumer preference in mature and emerging markets. Is the rate of adoption of mobile capabilities faster in emerging markets? Will adoption of new applications such as mobile advertising, video-streaming/broadcasting, payments, and location-based-services be faster in markets outside the US? Come get answer to these questions and many more from the global leaders in the mobile services and technologies and share their experiences.
Moderator:
Fred Wang, Partner, Trinity Ventures
Panelists:
Peter Barry, Head of VentureCapital and Start-ups, Vodafone Group
Anish Srivastava, SVP BusinessDevelopment, Geodesic
Doug Garland, EIR, Kleiner Perkins
Ray DeRenzo, VPBusiness Development , MobiTV Inc
Byung Moo (Brian) Kim, Global CTO, SK Telecom International
Agenda:
6:00 - 7:00 Registration, Networking and Device Showcase
7:00 - 8:00 Panel Discussion
8:00 - 8:30 Q&A
Hors d'oeuvres, wine and soft drinks will be served.
Location:
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, 1000 Marsh Road
Menlo Park, CA 94025-1015
Registration Fee:
VC Taskforce Member $55;
Affiliate $65 [belongs to an affiliate organization];
General- $85
Wireless VC SIG Committee
Chair Person:
Manijeh Moghis, President, CommTec Consulting
Program Manager
Rose Mortilla, Yes Partners
Committee Members:
Tim Chang, Partner, Gabriel Venture Partner Capital,
Fred Wang, General Partner Trinity Ventures,
Jodi Sherman Jahic, Principal, Voyager Capital,
Gerry Purdy, Partner, VP & Chief Analyst, Forest & Sullivan,
Rohini Chakravarthy, Cisco, Head of Wireless, Corporate BD
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