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Robert Fort
Former CIO and VP Information Technology
Virgin Entertainment Groups
Over the course of his varied 25+ year career, Robert has held positions ranging from programmer/analyst to VP/CIO in the Computer Services, Transportation, Banking, Film & Record Entertainment, Electronics Manufacturing, Consumer Package Goods, Restaurant and Retail industries. He's successfully directed numerous ERP projects, including an SAP R/2 implementation, and one of the first U.S. SAP R/3 implementations. During his stint as a Sr. IT Management consultant, Robert helped clients align their IT organizations with business direction, establish successful strategic plans and develop high performing teams. Throughout his career he's championed business intelligence solutions at various organizations; including most recently Virgin Entertainment Group, where as Director of Information Technology, Robert oversees all North American IT functions and disciplines
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Sophie-Charlotte Moatti,
Head of Product Management,
Nokia Point & Find
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Sophie-Charlotte Moatti is Head of Product Management at Nokia Point & Find, a new business at Nokia. Prior to this, she was Director of Product Management at Yahoo! Mobile and held various product management, product marketing, marketing and strategy positions in technology companies and management consulting firms. She holds an M.S. degree in Computer Science from SupelecUniversity, and an M.B.A from StanfordUniversity.
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Michael Mak,
CEO
BCode
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Michael is a new media entrepreneur. Michael founded www.start.com.au in 1997, an online messaging portal that became the most trafficked website in Australia by 1999, and was subsequently acquired by search engine Looksmart (NASDAQ:LOOK). The messaging service provided email, instant messaging, WAP and SMS services to more than 2.5 million users worldwide. More recently, Michael invented and founded San Francisco-based bCODE Inc. in 2004, the world’s most reliable mobile coupon scanning solution, supporting 99.7% of the 3 billion mobile devices deployed today. bCODE is championing mobility in marketing for retailers, by using secure mobile coupons and mobile loyalty programs to drive lower CPA. Deployed to 20 countries, global customers include Sprint Nextel, IKEA, Harrah’s, MasterCard, Adidas, Ford, Virgin Mobile, Singapore Airshow, Commonwealth Games and CeBIT Australia.
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Anthony Macaluso
President and CEO
Single Touch Systems
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Anthony Macaluso is the president and CEO of Single Touch Systems Inc. and the inventor of many of the company’s proprietary technologies. He is a “hands on leader” – actively managing the company’s growth and bringing innovation, inspiration and vision to the forefront of the company.
With more than 30 patents issued and pending, Tony is a technology visionary with a well honed instinct for seizing market opportunities. Tony realized early on that bridging the gap between wireless, brands, retailers and end users was a huge need that no one was filling adequately. Providing a better way became the inspiration for Single Touch’s patented Abbreviated Dial Code technology. |
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Rick Mathieson
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Rick Mathieson is an award-winning writer, author, speaker and frequent media commentator on the converging worlds of marketing, media and technology. His insights on postmodern marketing have been featured in ADWEEK, Advertising Age, Wired and on MSNBC, CBS Radio and NPR.His research into next-generation business models has earned praise from USA Today and Dow Jones Interactive.
His book BRANDING UNBOUND has ranked among Amazon.com’s Top 20 books on advertising, and was rated “one of the best marketing books of the year” by Midwest Book Review. And it has been selected for inclusion at the business school libraries of UC Berkeley, Stanford, Georgetown and Harvard. His second book, THE ON-DEMAND BRAND, hits bookstores Spring, 2010.
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Steve Rowen
Partner
Retail Systems Research
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Steve Rowen is RSR’s emerging markets specialist. In addition to having been a pioneering analyst in the field of customer data security, Rowen’s additional areas of coverage include environmental sustainability within retail, cross-channel and eCommerce applications, as well as merchandising and workforce management technologies. His analysis and insight have made him a frequent source to the Wall Street Journal, Boston Globe, ComputerWorld, eWeek, CIO Magazine, Internet Retailer, Chain Store Age and many others, as well as a sought-out presenter at high-level and educational industry events.
Prior to his work as an analyst, Steve served as senior editor for multiple retail publications, including Extended Retail Industry Journal, Top of the Net, and Retail Systems Alert Monthly.
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Mark Lowenstein
Managing Director
Mobile Ecosystem
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Mark Lowenstein is a prominent wireless industry executive, consultant, analyst, and commentator. As Managing Director of Mobile Ecosystem, Lowenstein advises C-level executives on corporate, product, market, and industry strategy across the value chain of the wireless, communications, and digital media industries. Clients include wireless carriers, equipment suppliers, application and content developers, marketing and advertising firms, corporate end-users, and key members of the investment and venture capital communities.
Most recently, Lowenstein was Vice President of Market Planning and Strategy at Verizon Wireless, where he led the company’s efforts in market segmentation, business planning, national pricing, and market intelligence for the consumer and enterprise markets.
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David Schwartz
Head of Product and Global Marketing
Obopay Inc.
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As Head of Product and Corporate Marketing for Obopay, David is responsible for all product marketing initiatives as well as corporate marketing and communications on a global level. David is a seasoned product and marketing executive with more than 15 years in the mobile payments and telecommunications industries. He also has deep experience as a senior industry analyst with leading firms.
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Dorrian Porter Founder & CEO
Mozes Inc.
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Dorrian Porter is the founder and CEO of Mozes. He is an entrepreneur who co-founded HigherMarkets, an on-demand software company in March 2000. He later became CEO and led it to its acquisition by a Nasdaq listed company in 2002. Dorrian worked with the combined company until July 2005, where he helped significantly grow the business and shape the company's product offerings. Previously, Dorrian practiced law at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati in Palo Alto, California where he represented a wide range of tech companies. Prior to joining WSGR, he worked in Canada as an associate at McCarthy Tetrault, an analyst at Harrowston, Inc. (now TD Capital) and at the Canadian Parliament, including the Prime Minister's Office. |
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