Mobile Madness NY: Ehrenberg, Porteous, & More at Our Forum Dec. 4

Xconomy Forum: Mobile Madness New York

Five years after the first iPhones hit the streets, there’s hardly a business that hasn’t been touched by the mobile computing revolution.

Think of it this way: Apple’s smartphone business generated more revenue in the past year than all of Microsoft. And Toys ‘R’ Us is now selling a tablet for kids.

To help you sort through these massive changes—and see what’s ahead for 2013—Xconomy is gathering a top-notch group of investors, entrepreneurs, and technology and business thinkers for our newest event, Mobile Madness New York.

This half-day forum, hosted at the Microsoft Technology Center in Midtown on Dec. 4, builds on a wildly popular series of events we started in Boston and have expanded to Seattle in recent years.

It’s about much more than new gadgets and the latest apps. Our speakers will tackle the big questions in the industry and deflate the conventional wisdom around how mobile is changing commerce, security, software, entertainment, media, the enterprise, and more.

Get your tickets now for the best prices, and make sure to check out our special rates for students and startups. The program will run from 2:00 – 5:30 pm, with plenty of time for networking and discussions afterward.

Here’s the rundown of confirmed speakers we can announce so far:

—Roger Ehrenberg, Founder and Managing Partner, IA Ventures

—Will Porteous, General Partner, RRE Ventures

—Peter Flint, General Partner, Polaris Venture Partners

—Jason Baptiste, CEO & Co-Founder, Onswipe

—Joe Essenfeld, Founder and CEO, Jibe

—Duncan McCall, CEO & Co-Founder, PlaceIQ

—Ted Morgan, CEO & Co-Founder, Skyhook

—Eric Koester, Co-Founder, Zaarly

—David Patrick, CEO, Apperian

—Khoi Vinh, Co-Founder & CEO, Mixel

—Alex Iskold, Founder & CEO, GetGlue

We’ll have some more folks on hand for our first Mobile Madness conference in New York, so stay tuned for updates and some previews from our guests.

But make sure you register now to get the Early Bird rate, which is only available for a few more weeks. We’ll see you there!

Author: Curt Woodward

Curt covered technology and innovation in the Boston area for Xconomy. He previously worked in Xconomy’s Seattle bureau and continued some coverage of Seattle-area tech companies, including Amazon and Microsoft. Curt joined Xconomy in February 2011 after nearly nine years with The Associated Press, the world's largest news organization. He worked in three states and covered a wide variety of beats for the AP, including business, law, politics, government, and general mayhem. A native Washingtonian, Curt earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from Western Washington University in Bellingham, WA. As a past president of the state's Capitol Correspondents Association, he led efforts to expand statehouse press credentialing to online news outlets for the first time.