2007 ENTREPRENEUR DAY

Leveling the Playing Field: Accelerating Growth Through Partnerships

November 14, 2007 | 8:00 am – 2:00 pm | Mountain View, CA | Microsoft Campus

For emerging companies, building and nurturing strong partnerships is critical to success. Mobile Entrepreneur Day was a half-day symposium dedicated to de-mystifying the partner process for startup companies across the mobile value-chain.

* What drives the mobile value-chain?
* What/who influences the ecosystem?
* What is going on in the industry outside the United States that impacts startups.
* How can venture capital firms, Motorola, Microsoft, Visa, Reuters, BT, Verizon and their network of partners help accelerate the growth of a startup?
* What is the best way to engage with them? Challenges? Opportunities?
* What areas are VCs investing and looking at?

MOBILE ENTREPRENEUR DAY AGENDA

9:00am – 9:10am – Welcome Address
Dan’l Lewin, Corporate Vice President, Strategic and Emerging Business Development, Microsoft

9:10am – 9:30am – Mobility Outlook: 2008
An overview of the mobile sectors that are changing the game.

Keynote: Derek Kerton, The Kerton Group
9:30am – 10:20am – VC Panel: The investment outlook for mobile startups?

Moderator: Peter A. Howley, The Telecom Council of Silicon Valley

Speakers:
Tim Chang, Principal, Norwest Venture Partners
Sanjay Subhedar, General Partner, Storm Ventures
Aymerik Reynard, General Partner, Innovacom
Sam Jadallah, General Partner, Mohr Davidow Ventures

10:45am – 11:30am – The Carrier Panel
International and U.S. carriers who shared their perspectives on how to get their attention and successfully drive an “on-deck” relationship.

Moderator: Liz Kerton – The Telecom Council of Silicon Valley

Speakers:
Ed Schmit, Enterprise Developer Program, AT&T Wireless
James Peel, Director Global Scouting, British Telecom
Satya Mallya, Director, Personal Sphere, Orange
Thomas Jakob, Head of Innovations, Swisscom

11:30am – 12:15pm – Leveling the Playing Field: Accelerating Growth Through Partnerships
A panel of business leaders de-mystifyed the partner process for start-up companies and address how their organizations – resources, knowledge, and connections can drive growth and success.

Moderator: Derek Kerton, The Kerton Group

Speakers:
Meaghan Kelly, Sr. Manager, Market Development, Motorola (MotoDev)
Sanjiv Parikh, Director Mobility, Emerging Business Team, Microsoft
Ted Wugofski , CTO, Handmark
William Mutual, CEO, ComVu