WIPJam @ IT Profits 2010

June 9, 2010
Berlin, Germany


Jamn_with_WIP

Wednesday June 9, 2010
Messe Berlin, Marshall Haus,
Berlin, Germany


We are thrilled to be hosting our very first WIPJam in Berlin in partnership with ITProfits 6.0 on June 9, 2010.  

The event will be co-hosted in Messe Berlin with LinuxTag one of the leading European conferences on Open Source.

We will be running our WIPJam format, focusing on mobile business solutions under the tagline “Mobile Profits”!

For an overview of the event in German visit IT Profits 6.0.

If you would like to get involved as a sponsor and/or discussion leader, please contact us : at info at wipconnector dot com

Agenda

You can also consult our list of speakers

  • 09:00 - 09:45  Welcome and coffee
  • 09:45 - 10:00  WIPBuzz - Californews
    Review of the news from the last weeks especially coming from Google I/O and Apple's World Wide Developer Conference
  • 10:00 - 11:00  Unpanel - IT or Marketing - who drives your mobile choices?
    Willing to mobilise your employees or your customers? Time for choices! Our unpanel will go through the tough technical and marketing tradeoffs you might need to make to "be mobile" , smartphone vs tablet vs netbook, exisitng handsets vs future generation, integration of your exisitng assets.
    Unpanelists:
    • Dietrich O. Banschbach, Intel
    • Jackson Bond, Xing
    • Reda Zitouni, Mobiquant
      Moderators :  Carlo Longino, Thibaut Rouffineau , WIP
  • 11:25 - 12:25  1st discussion group
    Chose from one of the subjects and join the conversation!
  • 12:25 - 13:25  Lunch / Exhibits / Networking
    Free lunch and time to continue chatting with your discussion group, or roam through the exhibition.
  • 13:25 - 13:35  Reverse pitch
    Have you ever been in the hot seat? Time for our sponsors to be and tell you why you should pay attention!
  • 13:35 - 14:15  2nd discussion group
    Join your second conversation group  for the day
  • 14:15 - 14:30  Discussion group wrap-up
    Have you missed an interesting discussion group? Listen to the summary!
  • 14:30 - 15:00  Opportunity pitch : tell us what you're looking for in 3 minutes!
    Do not be shy! If you're looking for expertise, for the solution to a specific issue or for a specific product, just step up and tell the Jam what you're after
  • 15:00 - 15:45  Unpanel - Who lives in the mobile cloud?
    Opinions are slowly converging to say that the future of mobile apps is in the cloud, mainly for cost saving, code and content re-use or flexibility reasons. While the goal is clear the means are still vague that will maintain a good user experience despite increasingly busy data networks and security concerns. Our unpanel will look into the how and when of the mobile cloud, touching on solutions, providers and challenges of going alone or accompanied?
    Unpanelists:
    • Barry Downes, Feedhenry
    • Peter Lindgren, Visiarc
    • Thorsten Hesse, Thinprint
      Moderators :  Carlo Longino, Thibaut Rouffineau , WIP
  • 15:45 - 16:00  Closing comments and present distribution!
  • 16:00 - 16:30  Networking

Discussion Topics

 

  • Mobile enterprise - Mobilizing your customers and your employees
  • Mobile enterprise has traditionally been restricted to the mobile workforce, but the scope of the IT department is increasingly expanding above and beyond device management and email, with a multiplatform fleet of devices, many of which are employee owned,  all needing to access more and more data critical enterprise data. So what's the future of the mobile enterprise? What are the solutions for the IT department?

Discussion leaders : Reda Zitouni, Mobiquant, Thorben Primke, Moon Monkey Labs

  • Redefining mobility - Building applications for netbooks and tablets
  • Mobility is being redefined from mobile phones to PNDs and now netbooks, tablets and even a mobile operating system running on your TV. But what's so different about these new form factors? What are the use cases going to be? And will it mean even more fragmentation for developers?

Discussion leaders : Dietrich O. Banschbach, Intel

  • App Store Placement Optimization - Tips and tricks to get you in the top 20 fast!
  • With the growth of app stores as a new distribution channel developers and marketers have to learn the new rules of the game. From tools built-in app stores to enhance downloads to appstore choice strategy this is a brand new discipline in technology App Store Placement Optimization adopt it or...

Discussion leaders : Bruce Jones- Getjar

  • Business models  - Making money from mobile software?
  • With the increasing number of me-to apps and the race to free in the app space, it's worthwhile for developers and content owners to think through their monetization strategy. In-app payment, advertising supported apps, access to unique content, subscriptions, software as a service the number of possibilities is growing by the "day"...

Discussion leaders : Christian Geissendoerfer - Yoose, Mark Herringer - Countryman Media

  • Cross Platform development - Platform choices & mobile dev tools
  • You have an idea, you have a target market. Why restrict yourself to a single platform? Very often the answer is COST! So what are the options today to maximize your reach while minimizing your investment.

Discussion leaders : Andrew Savory - Limo Foundation , Nikolai Onken - Uxebu

  • Augmented reality - Adding an edge to your business
  • Augmented Reality has changed everything mobile: gaming, navigation and infotainment have all been affected by this new user experience concept. How can developers make the best use of Augmented Reality? What revenue opportunities on what devices can we really expect?

Discussion leaders : Dan Romescu - Augmented Citizen

  • and more!  Keep your ideas coming!

Jam On!

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