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Pacific Northwest Wireless Summit 2009 Agenda
The daily agenda for the summit includes the events from Sunday, January 18 to Monday, January 19.
Sunday, January 18 | Monday, January 19
| Sunday, January 18, 2009 |
| What: |
Leadership Forum & Networking Reception (by invitation) |
| Where: |
Fasken Martineau and Ocean Club |
| 12:00pm - 1:00pm |
Welcome and delegate registration |
| 1:00pm - 5:00pm |
Presentations, action steps and report
Leadership The Art of Doing The Right Things
Convergence The Trend of Accelerated Change
Performance How To Win The Global Competition
Opportunity Who Can Benefit from Today's Economy |
| 6:00pm - 8:00pm |
Reception, wine tasting and dinner |
| Monday January 19, 2009 |
| What: |
Conference, exhibits, Technology Forum, NOKIA University Relations Forum, Service Provider Investment Forum, International Forum, networking reception, and Wireless Innovation Awards Gala |
| Where: |
Hyatt Regency (2nd and 34th Floor) |
| 8:00am - 9:00am |
Registration, breakfast and networking |
| 9:00am - 9:15am |
Official opening of the conference |
| 9:15am - 10:15am |
Keynotes on Ideas, Innovation, Insight, Investment |
| 10:15am - 10:45am |
Keynote panel debate about the future of our industry |
| 10:45am - 11:00am |
Break |
| 11:00am - 11:45am |
Exhibitor demos/pitches |
| 11:45am - 12:30pm |
Exhibitor floor, lunch and networking |
| 12:30pm - 12:45pm |
Break |
| 12:45pm - 1:30pm |
Educational Session 1, Specialized Forums
Wireless Investment Forum - Carrier Panel
How can you get carriers to invest into your future product? What is their roadmap to survival and sustainability? Does their map match yours? |
NOKIA University Relations Forum
What are NOKIA's newest technologies and why universities are important. What is unique about the Canadian approach and what can others learn? |
Technology Forum
iPhone has changed the industry forever. User experience. Mobile search, location, and presence. Local media. Advantages and disadvantages to SMEs on focusing on iPhone. Tips on how to accelerate commercialization and monetization. |
Talent Panel
Attracting and keeping world-class talent creative strategies. Learn how to operate in the global talent pool, where to find the right top executives, and why to collaborate with universities and your own staff makes sense. By GO Recruitment. |
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| 1:30pm - 1:40pm |
Break |
| 1:40pm - 2:25pm |
Educational Session 2, Specialized Forums
Wireless Investment Forum VC Panel
What is the VC "state of the union" in wireless and digital media in North America and overseas? Who has the money in tough capital markets? How can SMEs survive and succeed? By BC Renaissance Capital Fund. |
Service Provider Investment Forum
Select company presentations (by invitation) |
NOKIA University Relations Forum
Learn how Ph.D. students and professors can help our industry solve very hard problems by MITACS. |
Technology Forum
Technical and business challenges facing wireless companies today and solutions to address them. Discussion on the top challenges wireless companies face while trying to get their wireless products and services out to market faster. By Wavefront.
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| 2:25pm - 2:35pm |
Break |
| 2:35pm - 3:15pm |
Educational Session 3, Specialized Forums
Mobile Advertising and Consumer Insights
Do you know who is buying your mobile content and why? Trends in Mobile Advertising. Mobile business models. When will we start making money with mobile advertising? Debate on digital media and new branding and monetization models. |
Service Provider Investment Forum
Select company presentations (by invitation) |
NOKIA University Relations Forum
Global trends and Curriculum Development. What we can learn from European universities?. Industry-driven changes to create "industry-ready" students who will impact your company. By BC Innovation Council. |
Technology Forum
Mobile Enterprise Trends and Opportunities for SMEs. Innovation in Mobile Health Solutions. What are other hot enterprise verticals and technologies that can make money fast for SMEs? By TELUS. |
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| 3:15pm - 3:25pm |
Break |
| 3:25pm - 4:05pm |
Educational Session 4, Specialized Forums
International Forum Asia Pacific
Opportunities created by the launch of TD-SCDMA in China for device, network and application developers. Insights in the mobile market in China. |
Service Provider Investment Forum
Select company presentations (by invitation). Demos and networking with SPIF members. |
NOKIA University Relations Forum
Connecting people with technology. Pre-selected student presentations of cool projects, demos and networking. |
Technology Forum
The future of Openness in Mobile Technologies and what it means for carriers, developers and consumers. GPS everywhere and pervasive positioning technologies for LBS. By TELUS. |
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| 4:05pm - 4:15pm |
Break |
| 4:15pm - 5:00pm |
Educational Session 5, Specialized Forums
International Forum US & Western Europe
A power-packed event about how to access the US and European mobile markets. Bridging Worlds: How two countries and two platforms built a unique, virtual mobile games arcade. |
Service Provider Investment Forum
Select company presentations (by invitation). Demos and networking with SPIF members. |
Legal Issues, Differences between Canada and the US, Tips on how to protect yourself
Why you need to be aware of privacy and regulatory issues in your markets? How to protect your IP in consumer or enterprise markets. |
Technology Forum
The future of wireless technologies a Canadian perspective. Blueprint for 4G convergence international ramifications. |
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| 5:00pm - 5:45pm |
Cocktail and networking reception / BC wine tasting |
| 6:00pm - 8:00pm |
Wireless Innovation Awards Gala |
Note: WINBC reserves the right to modify the agenda, topics and speakers at any time.
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