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Open Mobile Summit
12-14 November 2013, San Francisco, USA

The Open Mobile Summit: Connecting Everything, Mobile first

The Open Mobile Summit connects the most influential and the most innovative in converging mobile, Internet, media, electronics and commerce. Together we explore the winners and losers of the key battlegrounds, and the new market opportunities as these words collide.

At Appcelerate CEOs of the most successful app publishers on the planet share the secrets to their success building, marketing and monetizing apps.

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Past Open Mobile Summit Speakers

Committed to bringing you the crème de la crème of mobile leaders, past event speakers have included:

  • Rich Miner, Google Ventures
  • Dan Hesse, CEO, Sprint
  • John Donahoe,CEO, eBay
  • Stephen Elop, CEO, Nokia
  • Anand Chandrasekher, CMO, Qualcomm
  • Dennis Crowley, CEO, Foursquare
  • John Donovan, CTO, AT&T

At the Open Mobile Summit you can:

  • Hear from over 100 world class speakers: From mobile heavyweights through leading disruptors and major brands moving to "mobile first" - the Open Mobile Summit puts all the power players in one intimate networking environment.
I must commend you for putting together such a brilliant conference. I participate in events around the globe and this was cream of the crop. Excellent speakers, audience, and substantive discussion.

Chetan Sharma

  • See the immediate future of fast changing mobile markets: Mobile is moving so fast right now - as the world's business leaders converge on the opportunity - it's not easy to keep up. The Open Mobile Summit provides a 360° snapshot of the industry in transition that will put your strategy in context of the entire changing ecosystem
  • Identify how you can monetize mobile: From business models for profitable mobile data operators through to building a sustainable apps business, the Open Mobile Summit shines a light on all the revenue opportunities in mobile, and the tools and techniques that can help you succeed.
  • Do business with the most influential people in the ecosystem: In 2012 The Open Mobile Summit sold out with a record attendance of 800 attendees from across a diverse group of mobile operators, handset OEMs, wireless software, Internet, media and application companies.
  • See the future of the apps market : Learn how to be the best, by hearing from the best, at Appcelerate - the premier event for the mobile apps ecosystem

Agenda Overview: Connecting Everything

With smartphones becoming ubiquitous, tablets continue their rapid growth and internet access becomes standard in everything from a TV through to cars, wearables, fridges and a host of other devices, the mobile economy is taking shape.

As carriers continue to redefine business models and new entrants continue to disrupt existing markets - and make new ones - The Open Mobile Summit brings together the most influential and innovative to provide a vision of the new ecosystem. The agenda is designed to identify all the major shifts in the competitive landscape as industries converge - and opportunities arise.

The single best place to connect with people in the mobile world

Paul Cosway, Managing Partner, Ressen

One of the best conferences I've been to in 40 years of doing business. The topics were bang on, the speakers best in class and the networking amazing

William Berlin, SVP Sales, Ringtail International Communications

Open Mobile is a revelation: incisive C-level players and thinkers at the top of their game. Highly recommended for senior executives looking for the right mobile intersection

Lucy Hood, Founder of Fox Mobile

Open Mobile Timeline:

2007
  • July - Apple launches iPhone
  • Sept - Nokia announces OVI - move into Internet services
  • Oct - Apple announces it will open iPhone to 3rd party developers
  • Nov - Google announces Open Handset Alliance and Android OS
  • Nov - Verizon will open its network to 'any device, any application'
2008
  • Feb - LiMo foundation launch first handsets
  • June - Symbian acquired by Nokia who plan to open source the OS
  • July - Apple ships 3G iPhone with embedded 'App Store' - a new market is created
  • Sept - T-Mobile launches first Android phone
  • Nov - World leaders meet at firstOpen Mobile Summit in San Francisco
  • Dec - Netbook and Mobile Internet Device markets enjoy growth despite downturn
2009
  • Jan - Palm launches WebOS
  • Feb - PC manufacturers launch smartphones, Vodafone launches second Android phone, HTC Magic
  • April - Blackberry App Store launches, Nokia/Adobe launch Open Screen Initiative
  • May - OVI app store launches, Vodafone announce app store ACER announce Android netbook
  • June - Open Mobile Summit London - Sold out!
  • Oct - FCC Chairman Genachowski promises to uphold principles of net neutrality in wireless
  • Oct - Android steals the show at CTIA with announcements from AT&T, Sprint, Verizon, T-Mobile, Dell and Kyocera
  • Oct - Korea allows the iPhone. O2's UK iPhone exclusivity ends. Kindle coming to Europe
  • Nov - Second annual Open Mobile Summit 09 San Francisco - Sold out! (and Palm announces Ares platform at show)
2010
  • Jan - Google launches Nexus One
  • Jan - Microsoft announces the HP Tablet 'Slate PC
  • Jan - Apple launches iPad
  • Feb - Operators announce WAC
  • April - Digital Economy Bill in UK
  • April - HP to acquire Palm
  • May - Android Q1 sales outstrip iPhone
  • May - 2nd Open Mobile Summit London
  • October - Apple break into top 5 largest phone makers
  • October - Microsoft launchesWindows Phone 7 in Europe
  • November - Samsung launchAndroid OS Galaxy Tab in Europe
  • Nov - 3rd Open Mobile Summit San Francisco
2011
  • Jan - Motorola launches Xoom tablet
  • Feb - Nokia and Microsoft announce partnership; Apple launches in-app payments;
  • March - Amazon launches Android App store; Apple launches iPad 2
  • April - RIM ships new BlackBerry PlayBook tablet
  • May - Microsoft acquires Skype for $8.5bn
  • June - 3rd Open Mobile Summit London
  • June - T.com launches HTML5 site
  • Aug - Google announces acquisition of Motorola Mobility
  • Aug - HP ditches WebOS
  • Sept - Amazon Fire goes on pre-sale
  • Oct - iOS5 launches
  • Oct - Steve Jobs dies, industry mourns
  • Oct - Samsung launches first Android Ice Cream Sandwich handset
  • Nov - John Donahoe CEO eBay keynotesOpen Mobile Summit San Francisco 2011
2012
  • March -Paypal Here” - allows credit card payments via smartphone.
  • March - Galaxy S3 Launched
  • April - Nokia Lumia 900 released,
  • April - Facebook buys Instagram for $1 billion
  • June - Google demos Google Glass Skydive
  • Oct - IOS6 Released - Apple Maps debacle
  • Oct - 1 Billion smartphones in use
  • Nov - Windows Phone 8 launches
2013
  • Jan - Blackberry (RIM) launches BB10
  • Feb - Apple iPhone 5 worlds best selling smartphone
  • March - Google announces “Glass Explorers”
  • April - Facebook launches HTC First
  • May - Tablet web page views overtake smartphone
  • June - iOS 7 demoed at WWDC

 

Emily Savage
Emily Savage
Emily Savage
Project Director
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