Under the Radar - Mobile 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 is a half-day symposium dedicated to de-mystifying the partner process for startup companies across the mobile value-chain. We will cover the following:

* 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

8:00am - Registration Opens/Continental Breakfast

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?

A panel of VCs, actively investing in mobile, share their thoughts on key market trends, emerging technologies and business models and the best (and worst) areas for venture investing in the wireless industry.

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

10:20am - 10:45am - Networking/Coffee Break

10:45am - 11:30am - The Carrier Panel

International and U.S. carriers who share 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-mystify 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

12:30 - 1:30pm - Networking/Lunch

There is no cost to attend this event. Pre-registration is required.

LOCATION:

Microsoft | Conference Center, Building 1
1065 La Avenida Street | Mountain View, CA 94043
http://www.microsoft.com/mscorp/info/usaoffices/northernca/siliconvalley.mspx