Mobile Payment Magazine

Mobile Shopping Conference: Sept. 7-9, 2011, UK

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By attending Mobile Shopping 2011 Conference, you will:

Network

  • Connect with an speaker faculty of renowned industry and research experts who will deliver compelling evidence and strategic support to shape and optimise your mcommerce platform.
  • Engage in frank discussion and debate with the industry’s most experienced Ecommerce Retailers, research agencies and service providers
  • Benefit from maximum interaction and transferable learning through practical Workshops, Interactive Roundtables and Think Tanks

Learn

  • Get exclusive insight into current market trends, consumer adoption patterns and crucial statistics on ROI by hearing keynote presentations
  • Learn about the latest infrastructure and capabilities of mobile that assist you in driving customer loyalty and diversifying multichannel sales
  • Find out about real-life case studies on how mobile enabled commerce has impacted customer engagement and revenue figures across channels.
  • Hear first-hand from the most successful retailers with an existing mcommerce strategy into how to drive cross-channel sales

Benchmark

  • Over 250 of the UK’s most senior retail Ecommerce and Marketing directors together in one room: this is a critical opportunity to benchmark and develop your mobile engagement strategy. See the conference agenda
  • Benchmark your mobile engagement strategy against the US and UK’s biggest players at interactive sessions

More information: Mobile Shopping Conference 2011

Mobile Commerce Forum – Oct. 10-12, 2011, Houston, TX

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Internet Retailer’s second annual Mobile Commerce Forum is designed to help marketers succeed in the new competitive world of mobile commerce. The Mobile Commerce Forum will feature m-commerce innovators who will provide details on every aspect of m-commerce:

  • evolving a mobile strategy
  • designing and testing great mobile sites
  • creating mobile apps that consumers want to use
  • the elements of a standout mobile user experience
  • how store retailers can tap into the mobile revolution in-store
  • the secrets to successful mobile marketing
  • the role of coupons in a mobile world
  • when and how to make effective use of mobile display advertising
  • how mobile changes e-mail marketing
  • how catalogers must rethink their businesses to adapt to a mobile world
  • how to secure payments in a mobile world
  • and more.

Topping off the agenda are the  live reviews of mobile sites and apps.

Keynote and Featured Speakers will provide insight on the current stage and future development of m-commerce and help attendees understand how to create and evolve the programs that will lead to success in the new mobile world.

Featured Speakers

Susan Blue, Director of Product Strategy, FordDirect, will talk about how mobile is becoming a key driver for FordDirect, the joint venture between Ford Motor Company and its franchised dealers. She’ll share how mobile is speeding car-buyers’ ability to connect with dealers for additional vehicle information; and the results its mobile strategy is achieving for Ford Direct.

Christopher Brya, Director of Mobile and Emerging Channels, Choice Hotels International, will share what it takes for mobile’s in-house champions to create a mobile initiative that wins the support of corporate leadership. He’ll describe the educational approach taken by his team to develop an effective mobile program that won buy-in at the top.

Ron Yates, President and Director of E-commerce, Yates & Co., is proof that reailers don’t need to be big to have a big mobile presence. He’ll talk about how the right practices, technology and business model have come together to drive an effective mobile program for this smaller-scaled retailer—and how others can discover the same success.

 

The event will be held at the Hilton Americas-Houston, Texas  USA   (1600 Lamar, Houston, TX 77010).

 

For more information: Mobile Commerce Forum 2011

NFC Payments USA: Nov. 2-3, 2011, Miami, FL

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NFC Payments USA conference and Exhibition has been developed to offer you industry professionals a clear path to develop NFC payments as a commercial proposition and to provide attendees with the contacts to do so.

  • Finally meet the contacts and partners you need: This is the first opportunity for North America’s NFC community to meet under one roof and drill down into key strategies for commercial rollout
  • Reach critical mass: The latest forecasts on how soon it will happen, plus drivers such as bridging technologies, coupons and loyalty programs
  • Overcome lack of devices: Hear from industry experts and understand what to do to ensure your business remains unaffected
  • Definitive business models: What’s best for banks, carriers and other parties? Plus protecting your organization and making money from day one
  • Triumph over interoperability issues: Best ways to deliver interoperability between carriers and banks and create a positive experience for everyone
  • Inside Wallet Wars: Understand what the rise of the wallet means for your business and get valuable ideas to differentiate your offering within a wallet

This is the only event in North America to unite Banks, Payments, Mobile Carriers, Handsets providers and chip providers all intent on unleashing the industry’s rich profit potential.

The conference brings together leaders in the  industry to share their knowledge with you. From MasterCard to Nokia, Citigroup to Amex, IBM to Coupons Inc. you will get key insights from the industry’s most respected members and ensure you’re on the right path to success.

More information: NFC Payments USA

U.S. Advanced Payment Summit: Nov. 28-29, 2011, Washington, DC

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The US Advanced Payments Summit (Nov 28-29, 2011, Washington D.C) is the only place to meet industry leaders with cutting edge innovations and strategies in mobile and contactless, government and transit payments.

With over 75 senior payments speakers from the fastest growing sectors, this is the best opportunity you’ll have all year to benchmark your advanced payments strategy to build a more comprehensive business case to secure investment.

Speakers include:

  • Candace Carlson, Operations Manager, ORCA (Seattle)
  • Tonya Dunyon, EBT Coordinator, Utah Department of Workforce Services
  • Walt Henderson, Director, EFT Strategy Division, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Financial Management Service
  • Sean Patrick Kemple, PMP, Navy Cash Program Manager, US Department of the Treasury, Financial Management Service
  • Connie Reinhardt, Staff Director, Office of Administrative Services, Florida Department of Children and Family
  • Al Rios, EBT Bureau Chief, Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance, Division of Employment and Transitional Supports
  • Sarah Rotman, Microfinance Analyst, CGAP
  • David Dick, Electronic Revenue Collection Program Manager,Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District
  • Dara Duguay, Director, Office of Financial Education, Visa
  • Catherine Murchie, Group Head, Transit, MasterCard
  • Ames Robb, EBT Coordinator, Department for Children and Families, Vermont Agency for Human Services
  • Brian Triplett, Head of Commercial and North America Prepaid Products, Visa
  • Mung-Ki Woo, Global Mobile Team Lead, MasterCard
  • Sabha Sobhani, Programme Manager, United Nations Programme Development (UNDP)
  • Safwan Shah, CEO at PayKloud (Former Founder & President of Infonox at TSYS)
  • Marc B. Keller, Global Enterprise Payments, Director, Digital Networks & Mobile, Citigroup

This multi-industry gathering presents never before heard case studies on cutting edge payments systems, guaranteeing you will go back to the office having identified cost-saving programs to meet your requirements.

  • What exactly is your business case for investing significantly in an advanced payments systems and what is the best solution for your need?
  • In a time of limited budgets, how much are state and federal agencies saving from the transition of cash to advanced forms of payments and disbursements? How can you demonstrate cost saving strategies in your RFP?
  • How can you create and leverage open dialogue between operators, agencies, card networks and banks to create partnerships and uniform advanced payments standards?

Find out more at www.advancedpaymentssummit.com.
T: +44 (0)20 7067 1831. E: advancedpayments@clarionevents.com

Mobile Insider Summit: Aug. 14-17, 2011, Lake Tahoe, NV

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The Mobile Insider Summit is a three day event that brings together the brightest minds in mobile marketing to share leading-edge information and experiences in a think-tank environment while exploring new technology, strategies, and tactics for effective use of mobile as a marketing vehicle.

Summit organizers bring in 50 of the top marketing and agency executives responsible for mobile marketing strategies and budgets for their companies to network, debate, and collaborate about marketing using mobile.

Attendance for the Summits are capped to ensure conversations, learnings and overall experiences are intimate, productive, and highly useful.

Learn more: Mobile Insider Summit 2011.

Mobile 2.0 Silicon Valley: Sept. 1, 2011, San Francisco, CA

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MOBILE 2.0 Silicon Valley brings together experts and thought leaders from all aspects of the mobile ecosystem, including startups, investors, mobile carriers, device manufacturers, and mobile application developers and web technologists.

The MOBILE 2.0 Conference is a one day event to be held on September 1, 2011.  This Year, The Mobile 2.0 Organizing Committee proposes to examine the impact of  an “Always On, Always Connected” Mobile World.  We will hold a morning plenary session with a series of panel conversations, followed by interactive workshops in the Afternoon.

Mobile 2.0 Silicon Valley is all about giving the audience the opportunity to learn, network and voice their views.

Agenda

“ALWAYS ON, ALWAYS CONNECTED — WHAT ARE THE CONSEQUENCES?”

08:00-09:00 REGISTRATION AND COFFEE

8:45-9:00 Welcome:  Mobile 2.0 Coordinating Committee:  Gregory Gorman, Tony Fish, Dan Appelquist

9:00-12:30 PLENARY SESSION & PANELS

09:00-09:15 Whose In the Driver Seat in Mobile?

Larry Berkin, Mobile Evangelist, Former, SVP, Symbian Foundation

09:15-10:05 Panel #1  What Will Change in A MultiScreen World?  Native App vs Web?

Marc Davis,Partner Architect, Microsoft,  Olof Schybergson, CEO, Fjord, Adam Boyden, President, Conduit, Michael Mace, CEO, Cera Technology

10:05-10:20 Surprise Startup

Interviewed by John Malloy, BlueRun Ventures

10:15-10:45 Coffee Break

10:45-11:35 Panel #2  Is The Cost of Innovation Changing?  Can Small Companies Still Compete?

Mike Rowehl, Co-Founder, Churn Labs, Jeff Haynie, CEO, Appcelerator, Ted Verani, SVP, Trilibis Mobile,  Raam Thakrar, Co-Founder, Touchnote

11:35-11:50 Surprise Startup

Interviewed by Michel Wendell,  Nexit Ventures

11:50-12:40 Next Generation Advertising: What Are the New Models?

Michael Rubin, Executive Director, AT&T Interactive, Blair Swedeen, VP, Placecast, Dorrian Porter, CEO, Mozes, Evan Tana, VP, Shopkick

12:40-13.30 LUNCH

Steve Bratt, CEO, World Wide Web Foundation – Mobile Entrepreneurship in Africa

1:30-5:00 BREAKOUT SESSIONS

13:30-3:00

Workshop A:  Next Generation Advertising. What Are The New Models?

Workshop Leaders: Evan Tana, Shopkick, Colm Grealy, Digital Reach, Eric Chan, Embee Mobile, David Kurtz, AT&T Interactive.  Commentator: Christian Petersen, Cloudmade

Workshop B: What Developers Should Know About Monetization, Marketing and Analytics

Workshop Leaders: James Parton, Telefonica, Michael Oiknine, Apsalar, Peter Vesterbacka, Rovio, Larry Berkin, Steve Manning, Opera.  Commentator: Sheena Chandrok, MoMo Seattle

Workshop C:  Building Great Apps Using Mobile Web Standards

Workshop Leaders:  James Pearce, Sencha, Matt Womer, W3C, Dan Appelquist, Vodafone,  Commentator: Enrique Ortiz, MoMo Austin

3:00-3:30 Coffee Break

3:30-5:00

Workshop A: Multiscreen World/Native vs Web

Workshop Leaders:  Phil Lenton Compsoft Plc,  Ben Keighran, Chomp, Mario Tapia, Mobile Monday, Silicon Valley, Adam Boyden, Conduit.  Commentator: Raj Singh, Mobile Guru

Workshop B:  Cost of Innovation: Can Small Companies Still Compete?

Workshop Leaders: Mike Rowehl, Churn Labs, JT Buffmire, Sprint Emerging Solutions Group,  Raam Thakrar, Touchnote, Jeff Haynie, Appcelerator.  Commentator:  Juha Christensen, Partner, Progression Partners

Workshop C: How to Design for Context in Mobile

Workshop Leaders: Olof Schybergson, Fjord, Peter Marx, Qualcomm.   Commentator: Brian Fling, Pinch/Zoom

5:00-5:30 Thoughtful challenge :  Soft SIM and the implications for breaking the Visa/Mastercard  duopoly

5:30-6:00 Last Words, Wrap-up

6:00-7:30 COCKTAIL PARTY!!

 

For more information and registration: Mobile 2.0 Silicon Valley

Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, Spain: February 14-17, 2011

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The Mobile World Congress event brings together over 50,000 mobile leaders from 200 countries to one place at one time to define the mobile future.

There will be keynotes by innovative companies including Google, Microsoft and Twitter, and App Developer Conferences by MacWorld Mobile, RIM, Samsung and others.

This year’s Congress will include:

  • A world-class thought leadership conference featuring visionary keynotes and action-provoking panel discussions
  • An exhibition with more than 1,300 companies displaying the cutting-edge products and technology that will define the mobile future
  • An even bigger App Planet, the new Centre of the Apps Universe
  • An awards programme that highlights the most innovative mobile solutions and initiatives from around the world
  • And most importantly, the planet’s best venue for mobile industry networking, finding business opportunities, and making deals

More information: Mobile World Congress

MobileAppEx Tradeshow and Conference – June 14-16, 2011, Chicago, IL

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MobileAppEx is an event for people interested in using mobile technology in their business. The conference presents a range of the mobile ecosystem; connecting Networks, Hardware, Applications and Users.

Who should exhibit? Developers, service providers, distributors and hardware manufacturers looking to reach out to new business prospects with their products, solutions and/or services.

Who should attend? Anyone owning or operating a business which needs a mobile solution in order to initiate or increase productivity.

Mobile AppEx fosters the cross-pollination of innovative ideas in marketing, retail, health care, hospitality, eCommerce, manufacturing, mobile carriers, transportation, education, legal, Government, VCs or real estate – this is the event for you!

At the MobileAppEx conference:

  • APP USERS including individuals, entrepreneurs and businesses can explore how they can better connect with their customers, improve productivity, drive sales and increase revenue via mobile technology—as well as attend @Biz Workshops;
  • APP VENDORS including mobile suppliers, developers and experts can learn from each other and connect with new potential clients—as well as attend @Dev Workshops; and
  • Everyone interested in the business-building power of mobile technology can make valuable face-to-face connections

More information: MobileAppEx

OMS Expo 2011, The Open Mobile Summit & Expo, San Francisco, CA – Nov. 8, 2011

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The Open Mobile Summit & Expo

Venue: San Francisco Marriott Marquis

Country: San Francisco, United States Of America

Start Date: 08-NOV-11 End Date: 10-NOV-11

Industry: Telecom Products

EVENT PROFILE

The Open Mobile Summit & Expo one of the biggest & largest, most comprehensive show in the wireless industry and the premier venue to exchange ideas, create partnerships and collaborate to bring wireless telecommunications to new heights. It will be held at San Francisco Marriott Marquis, USA, being organized by Open Mobile Media.

VISITOR’S PROFILE

This global event draws attendees from dozens of different industries

in more than 80 countries around the world, serving every aspect of wireless – providers, users, developers, buyers and manufacturers.

EXHIBITOR’S PROFILE
Profile for exhibit include wireless telecommunication, Hot Spot service, Wireless streaming, navigation, visual telecommunication, Mobile IP, Intelligent home appliances, PDA, mobile PC, wireless LAN, content, cardTelematics & Internet ITS devices, systems, portal solutions, antennas, Bluetooth chips/protocol stack/devices, test equipment and many others.

More Information: OMS Expo 2011,The Open Mobile Summit & Expo,San Francisco.

Mobile Marketing & Technology Mobile Payments Conference: Jan. 26, 2011, New York

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Starts: Wednesday January 26, 2011 at 08:00AM EST
Ends: Wednesday January 26, 2011 at 04:00PM EST
Event Type: Conference
Region: Greater New York City Area
Location: The New Yorker Hotel
481 8th avenue & 34 Street
New York City, NY 10001 US
Price: $399.00
Website: Mobile Marketing and Technology
Industry: consumer services
Intended For: New business development, EVP, CIO, COO, CEO, CFO, Accounting, IT, Investment Banking, Analysts, VP, Strategic Planner, Finance,
Organization: Mobile Marketing and Technology.Com

Mobile Payments is designed as a one day conference examining the mobile payment systems business up and running in the U.S. market.

The U.S. mobile payments business is about to be unleashed and every participant in the retail payment ecosystem will be affected.

When business giants including; Visa, Mastercard, American Express, AT&T, Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile USA, Barclays and Discover Financial Services are positioning to dominate the U.S. mobile payments business, the rest of the ecosystem, including retailers, banks, hardware and software suppliers, clearinghouses and users will be affected.

The conference will examine why the giants are moving now, the mobile payment systems business and how the ecosystem can develop and what is in it for participants in the ecosystem.

The conference will:

  • Explain why the mobile payments business is coming and what’s in it for you
  • Introduce the main contestants and evaluate their strengths and weaknesses
  • Examine the ecosystem and the participants who might benefit or lose from the new mobile payments business

The event will include keynote addresses by major participants, plenary panels, and a “pitch me” program where ecosystem suppliers can briefly highlight the services they offer within the mobile payment ecosystem.

Interested in speaking contact – garykim.denver@gmail.com

Sponsorships and other questions please call – 602-315-8808