We’re really excited about the group we’ve assembled for Mobile Madness New York, our Dec. 4 conference exploring the ways that mobile computing is transforming commerce, entrepreneurship, publishing, big business, and more.
And today, we’re announcing the full lineup for this premier tech event, part of our multi-city Mobile Madness series that also includes Boston, Detroit, and Seattle. Make sure to act now to get your tickets—you can take advantage of our Thanksgiving Special and get significant savings ($125) over the regular price.
We’ve packed the agenda with smart, accomplished speakers and panelists, including Android co-creator Rich Miner, Stamped CEO Robby Stein, Roger Ehrenberg of IA Ventures, Zaarly co-founder Eric Koester, Joe Essenfield of JIBE, and many more.
You’ll have plenty of time to interact with our guests as well, with interactive discussions and networking during and after the program, which is being hosted at the Microsoft Technology Center in Midtown.
Here’s the rundown—and once again, get your tickets now to save the most money. We’ll see you Dec. 4.
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Mobile Madness New York
Dec. 4, 2012
1:00 – 2:00 Registration
2:00 – 2:10 Welcome
Claire Lee, Emerging Business Team, Microsoft
Bob Buderi, Founder and Editor in Chief, Xconomy
2:10 – 2:30 Investor-Entrepreneur Story: Stamped
Rich Miner, Google Ventures
Robby Stein, Director of Product Management, Yahoo!
2:30 – 3:00 Innovators Chat: Media, Content, and Publishing
Jason Baptiste, CEO, Onswipe
Zach Seward, Senior Editor, Quartz
Nick MacShane, Senior Managing Director, Progress Partners
Moderator: Callie Schweitzer, Vox Media
3:00 – 3:05 Burst Presentation
Brett Martin, Founder & CEO, Sonar
3:05 – 3:10 Burst Presentation
Mikki Nasch, CEO, AchieveMint
3:10 – 3:25 Halftime Keynote
Rahul Sood, Partner, Microsoft Bing Fund
3:25 – 3:55 Networking Break
3:55 – 4:00 Burst Presentation
Maria Seidman, CEO, Yapp
4:00 – 4:20 Investor-Entrepreneur Story: PlaceIQ
Roger Ehrenberg, Founder and Managing Partner, IA Ventures
Duncan McCall, CEO & Co-Founder, PlaceIQ
4:20 – 4:50 Innovators Chat: Mobile and the Enterprise
Joe Essenfeld, Founder and CEO, Jibe
David Patrick, CEO, Apperian
Michael DeFranco, Founder and CEO, LUA Technologies
Peter Flint, General Partner, Polaris Venture Partners
Moderator: Bob Hower, General Partner, ATV
4:50 – 5:20 Innovators Chat: Buying and Selling
Eric Koester, Co-Founder, Zaarly
Ivan Braiker, President, Hipcricket
Jalak Jobanputra, Managing Partner, FuturePerfect Ventures
Moderator: Veronika Sonsev, CEO and Founder, inSparq
5:20 – 6:30 Networking reception