COLUMBIA INSTITUTE FOR

TELE-INFORMATION

A Sloan Foundation Center on the Telecommunications Industry

 

MIT Enterprise Forum of NYC, Inc. presents:

The Wireless Revolution: Science Fiction, Reality, or a Little Bit of Both?

 

Wednesday, December 6, 2000

Registration- 5:15 PM

Program- 6:00 PM  to 8:00 PM

Location: The Lighthouse International,

111 East 59th St. (between Park and Lex.)

 

 

We've heard all the buzzwords --- Ubiquitous Access, Pervasive Computing, M-Commerce, Wireless Broadband, Bluetooth, 3G.  What is really here now and what will be here in the near future? What will the most valuable technologies enable wireless devices to do --- Web enablement, personalization of content, or other capabilities? What are some of the unique technical challenges to cope with concerning wireless devices? What business models will generate a profit, who will use the device, and how will the different entities  carriers, hardware

companies, software companies, content companies -- split the "pie"? Join us as we attempt to untangle it all -- it's time to separate science fiction from reality.

 

CONFIRMED PANELISTS

Keith Shank, VP Business Management, Ericsson Inc.

Jason Devitt, CEO & Co-Founder, Vindigo

Raj Gupta, CEO, YadaYada

Jon Herttua, VP Worldwide Sales, PacketVideo

Mike Anderson, Director of Business Development, OracleMobile

Bob Greene, Managing Partner, Flatiron Partners

 

 

MODERATOR

Josh Newman, Senior Editor, Unstrung.com, the leading online magazine focusing on the business and lifestyle of the

            Wireless Internet, and the top source for in-depth analysis on emerging wireless companies.

 

 

To register, please send an email to: register-policy@vii.org

 

Registration Fee: Prepaid members $30; Prepaid nonmembers $50; 

Late Registration: additional $10 at door, subject to availability.