One Week to Mobile Madness 2014: Boston Mobile Grows Up (and More)

We’re putting the finishing touches on a sparkling agenda for our sixth annual half-day conference on mobile tech.

Yes, “Mobile Madness 2014: The Next Disruptors” is next Wednesday, March 19, at Microsoft NERD in Kendall Square, Cambridge. The full afternoon agenda is here.

We’ll kick things off with a keynote panel on “Boston Mobile Grows Up.” David Beisel from NextView Ventures will lead a discussion with Jennifer Lum from Adelphic Mobile, Mike Phillips from Sage Devices, Doron Reuveni of uTest, and Mark Kasdorf from Intrepid Pursuits and Timbre.

Following that will be chats with Wayne Chang from Crashlytics and Twitter Boston, Jason Jacobs from RunKeeper, Micah Adler from Fiksu, and much more, including a panel of high-school students (some with familiar last names) talking about the true future of mobile, led by PayPal’s David Chang.

Two other panels to highlight:

—Bill Wiberg from G20 Ventures will moderate a panel on disruptive apps and devices with HeyWire’s Meredith Flynn-Ripley, CO Everywhere’s Tony Longo, Vioby’s Mike Krasner, and Leaf’s Aron Schwarzkopf.

—Mark Lowenstein from Mobile Ecosystem will lead a chat with MCX’s Scott Rankin and Liberty Mutual’s John Xin about how mobile tech is transforming traditional industries.

Looking forward to seeing you all there on 3/19. A few special-rate tickets remain for a few more hours, so grab yours today.

Author: Gregory T. Huang

Greg is a veteran journalist who has covered a wide range of science, technology, and business. As former editor in chief, he overaw daily news, features, and events across Xconomy's national network. Before joining Xconomy, he was a features editor at New Scientist magazine, where he edited and wrote articles on physics, technology, and neuroscience. Previously he was senior writer at Technology Review, where he reported on emerging technologies, R&D, and advances in computing, robotics, and applied physics. His writing has also appeared in Wired, Nature, and The Atlantic Monthly’s website. He was named a New York Times professional fellow in 2003. Greg is the co-author of Guanxi (Simon & Schuster, 2006), about Microsoft in China and the global competition for talent and technology. Before becoming a journalist, he did research at MIT’s Artificial Intelligence Lab. He has published 20 papers in scientific journals and conferences and spoken on innovation at Adobe, Amazon, eBay, Google, HP, Microsoft, Yahoo, and other organizations. He has a Master’s and Ph.D. in electrical engineering and computer science from MIT, and a B.S. in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.