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Hi Virtual Worlders,

We’re pulling together this afternoon conference to advance the discussion on virtual worlds - how and when they will “go mobile”.
It’s lining up to be an interesting mix of vc, Android, gaming, and hardware takes on the topic - not to be missed, details how to attend below.

“This conference is the first of its kind to listen to all the voices in the eco-system as they discuss what opportunities will be available and what the challenges are to realize this goal, when communities are able to connect, communicate and share content on these mobile devices, how the location-specific abilities and information be integrated, where should we look for emerging markets for web content when it becomes accessible to billions of cell-phone users.”
Keynote Speakers:
Joe Jasin, SKT, and Anders Nancke-Krogh, Nokia
Panelists:
Paul Anderson, Veepers
Martin Dunsby, Vollee
Baris Karadogan, Velocity Interactive
Steve Livingston, MBlox
Rob Osborn, Gemini Mobile Technologies
Nate Redmond, Rustic Canyon
Sharon Wienbar, Scale Venture
Tomasz Wojtowicz, WiFi Army
Rich Wong, Accel
Event Overview:

At the speed of light, three dimensional paralle universes and their immersive communities -whether they be virtual worlds of shopping centers, nightclubs or  interactive gaming- went from “radical fringe” to mainstream, with multinationals around the world setting up their own islands to be represented in this new part of the internet galaxy. Now the next frontier may be the most complex one to cross yet - mobile platforms.  All players in the tech eco-system are setting stakes to  offer consumers new options in social interactivity of all forms:

* Companies already entrenched in virtual worlds and interactive gaming, where mobile devicese the next BIG opportunity
* Social networking and community enterprises hoping to add a third dimension to their community and/or “go mobile”
* The enablers and supporters, whether they be investors who fund and help scale these enterprises or technology plays, such as payment systems, operating  systems and platforms…

This conference is the first of its kind to listen to all the voices in the eco-system as they discuss what opportunities will be available and what the challenges are  to realize this goal, when communities are able to connect, communicate and share content on these mobile devices, how the location-specific abilities and  information be integrated, where should we look for emerging markets for web content when it becomes accessible to billions of cell-phone users.

Agenda:
12:00pm-12:45pm              Registration and Networking
Lunch
12:45pm-1:00pm     Welcome Remarks
1:00pm-1:30pm
Opening Keynote Speaker:

Anders Nancke-Krogh, Nokia
1:30pm-2:00pm

“The Global Perspective”
Keynote Speaker: Joe Jasin, SKT
2:15pm-3:15pm

Panel Discussion: “The Venture Landscape”

Baris Karadogan, Velocity Interactive
Nate Redmond, Rustic Canyon
Sharon Wienbar, Scale Venture
Richard Wong, Accel

3:15pm-3:45pm     Keynote TBC
3:45pm-4:45pm

Panel Discussion: “Paths for the Future: Success
Stories and Learned Lessons”

Paul Anderson, Veepers
Martin Dunsby, Vollee
Steve Livingston, MBlox
Tomasz Wojtowicz, WiFi Army
Speaker TBD, Smith Micro
Rob Osborn, Gemini Mobile Technologies
Register