Mobile Madness NY: The Big Agenda for Our Dec. 4 Forum

Xconomy Forum: Mobile Madness New York

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.

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

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.