ForumOxford:
Future Technologies Conference 2007
13 April 2007
About the Conference
The Technology Programme at the Oxford University Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Centre is pleased to announce the inaugural ForumOxford: Future Technologies Conference to be held on 13 April 2007 at the University.
Sponsored by Google, Alpheus, Admob, Horizon Channel and Mi-Pay, this one-day conference will explore emerging technologies with an emphasis on Mobile / Web 2.0 innovations.
Conference Speakers
Adrian Blair, Strategic Partner Development Manager, Google
- What are Google's core strategic assets?
- How do we apply these to mobile?
- Why are partnerships critical?
- What do Google's partners gain?
Prof. Ed Candy, Global Technology Strategy Director, Hutchison Whampoa Europe Ltd
Daniel Appelquist, Senior Technology Strategist, Vodafone Group
David Wood, Executive Vice President of Research, Symbian
Ajit Jaokar, Mobile Telecoms Specialist and Author (inc Mobile Web 2.0)
Prof. William Webb, Head of R&D, Ofcom
Russell Buckley, European Managing Director, AdMob
Nick Sex, Alpheus Solutions Ltd
Scott Beamont, RefreshMobile
Tomi Ahonen, Independent 3G Strategy Consultant and Author
Jeff Sonstein, Rochester Institute of Technology
Vladimir Dimitroff, Strategy Consultant
Simon Cavill, Mi-Pay
Registration - click below to register
£95 including refreshments, lunch and drinks.
All our events and courses are VAT exempt. Please read our terms and conditions before registering.
ForumOxford,
the web-discussion forum of the Technology Programme, was established a little
over a year ago to bring together the best thinkers in the telecoms industry
to enable the sharing of ideas on all aspects of mobile applications with other
like-minded members of the community. ForumOxford has been a huge success and
now has over 1200 members with participants from over 60 countries and
from six continents. Recent popular discussion topics have included 'Surfing
the web at a fair price', 'The Meaning of iPhone, Part II', 'What are the next
BIG mobile services?', 'Seamless mobility, what does it mean to you?' and 'Will
VoIP be the end of traditional telecoms'.
The lively online debate within ForumOxford's online environment has resulted
in numerous approaches asking for a face-to-face event to capitalize on this
success. ForumOxford: Future Technologies Conference is the answer to
these requests. The 2007 inaugural conference has been designed primarily for
ForumOxford members to meet and extend the dialogue in which they have been
engaged through the online forum. With Shannon Maher from Google as the
keynote speaker and leading web and mobile technology experts and visionaries,
including speakers from Vodafone and Three, as contributors, the
conference promises to be an important networking event for telecoms leaders
and for members of ForumOxford, all of whom are invited to attend. Furthermore,
participation in the ForumOxford: Future Technologies Conference will provide
access to the leading bloggers in the emerging web and mobile technology fields.
In a recent media poll by the leading New York publication Fierce Wireless,
the top 20 mobile blogs worldwide included as many as six blogs belonging to
ForumOxford members. 
Dr Rebecca Lingwood, Director of Oxford's CPD Centre, says 'I am delighted
to have support from Google and other sponsors for our first Future Technologies
Conference. I am confident, building on the success of ForumOxford, that this
is just the first of many more events bringing together the key players in this
fast-moving technological field.'
Ajit Jaokar, the chairperson and moderator of ForumOxford, is an author
and telecoms specialist and has recently taught the 'User-Generated Content
and Web 2.0' CPD course at Oxford University. Ajit also founded Futuretext,
which is an innovative publishing and consulting company focused on mobility
and digital convergence - he is perfectly positioned to comment on the conference:
'Creating ForumOxford along with Tomi Ahonen, and watching it grow so rapidly
has been a fascinating experience. The high-level sponsorship of our event only
goes to emphasise the quality of our membership and discussions. I am thankful
for the foresight and support provided by the Oxford University in setting up
ForumOxford'.
Tomi Ahonen, independent 3G strategy consultant and author, who teaches
the '3G/MobileTV' Oxford CPD course, comments 'I am very proud of the high level
of professional discussion we maintain within ForumOxford. It makes me very
proud to promote the Forum and to recruit new members. I personally keep on
learning constantly from the various discussion topics.'
The University of Oxford's Technology Programme has met the need of the industry
by doubling the number of courses offered in the past year, particularly in
emerging fields in the industry such as Web 2.0 and mobile technologies. This
has been recognized by Google through its sponsorship of the first ForumOxford:
Future Technologies Conference, which will extend the professional discussion
taking place within the Forum to a full one-day conference.
Who should attend?
Web and mobile technology experts and visionaries, telecoms leaders and anyone who has an interest in future mobile technologies with an emphasis on Mobile / Web 2.0 innovations.
Conference Schedule
- Session 1 (09:00 - 10:15) will take place in the Lecture Theatre at Rewley House - keynote speaker Shannon Maher from Google
- break
- Session 2 (10.45 - 12:30) will take place in the Lecture Theatre at Rewley House - (running order to be confirmed)
- lunch
- Session 3 (13:30 - 14:15) informal networking sessions, round table discussions and further speakers
- break
- Session 4 (14:30 - 15.30) - Q&A Panel
The sessions will end at around 3.30pm and will be followed by the drinks reception until 6.00pm, which will be held in the common-room bar and courtyard at Rewley House (note that meeting rooms will be available during this time if required).
Drinks reception sponsored by Google and Alpheus.
Venue
Rewley House, Department for Continuing Education, Oxford, OX1 2JA.
First day registration from 8.30am when event materials will be distributed.
Refreshments from 8.30am on the first day plus two 30 minute breaks during the day and a one-hour lunch break.
The event will begin at 9.00am and end at approximately 3.30pm. This will be followed by a drinks reception at Rewley House.
Free wireless internet access will be available during this event (registration required).
Registration - click below to register
£95 including refreshments, lunch and drinks.
All our events and courses are VAT exempt. Please read our terms and conditions before registering.
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