Visionaries headline Mobile Computing Conference

 
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. and BERKELEY, Calif. - Bob Iannucci, David Pogue, Timothy Chou, and Christy
Wyatt are among the academic, research, media, and industry visionaries slated to speak at "The
Mobile Future: Technology Revolutionizing Our Lives."
 
Sponsored by Carnegie Mellon's Silicon Valley campus and The Fisher IT Center at the Haas School of
Business, UC Berkeley, the one-day conference will draw from the collective wisdom of its guest
visionaries to predict and advise on the future of mobile computing.
 
"The Mobile Future" will be held April 22, 2008, from 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Santa Clara
Convention Center in Santa Clara, California. For more details, please visit
http://west.cmu.edu/sofcon08. To register for "The Mobile Future: Technology Revolutionizing Our
Lives," please visit https://www.acteva.com/go/cmuwest.
 
The Visionaries' View
In a not-too-distant future, handheld devices will be the preferred computing platform for a
significant number of consumers. In Asia and Scandinavia, this trend is already apparent and
beginning to transform the way people live and do business.
 
"The Mobile Future" attendees will hear from some of the most respected people in the mobile,
media, academic, and investor communities. Below are a few of the speakers who will lead
interactive discussions on the dominant themes of the conference: How will the new mobile devices,
applications, and services change the way people work, play and relate? And, how can we turn the
vision into reality? For a complete list of speakers, please visit
http://west.cmu.edu/sofcon08/speakers.
 
Timothy Chou will present "Mabel and the Cloud." Chou has been recognized as a visionary in the
software industry. His book, The End of Software, predicted a radical shift in software economics
that is playing out from Webex to Google. The book is based on his experiences as the President of
Oracle On Demand.
 
Didier Diaz will present "Mobile Platforms and Services." At ACCESS, Diaz is senior vice president
of Product Strategy Management, the organization responsible for defining ACCESS' long-term product
strategy as well as providing the product development organization with detailed product
requirements and specifications. He also leads the company's global strategic product marketing
activities for the ACCESS Linux Platform, the industry's first fully integrated, commercial grade
Linux-based platform tailored for smartphones and mobile devices.
 
Madeline Duva will co-present "Innovative Mobile Applications." Duva is the president of 3rd Eye
Consulting, which advises start-ups. As an embedded software entrepreneur with over 20 years
experience, she has been instrumental in developing and executing strategic initiatives throughout
her career. After several years at Fidelity Investments, Madeline moved to Silicon Valley where she
held senior management positions at Communication Intelligence Corp, PenOp, Dejima, and Revere
Data. She was the CEO at China MobileSoft, which developed a complete Linux platform for mobile
phones.
 
Dave Farber will co-present "The Carriers: How is the US Changing?" Farber is the distinguished
career professor of Computer Science and Public Policy at the School of Computer Science at
Carnegie Mellon University with secondary appointments at the Heinz School and EPP. In 2003, he
retired from the University of Pennsylvania where he held the Alfred Fitler Moore Chair of
telecommunications with appointments in the Engineering School and the Wharton School. His
background includes positions at the Bell Labs, the Rand Corporation, Xerox Data Systems, the
University of California at Irvine, and the University of Delaware.
 
Bob Iannucci will present "We're Just Getting Started: Gearing up for the Mobile Revolution to
Come?" Iannucci is senior vice president, chief technology officer and head of Nokia Research
Center and has played a defining role in Nokia's research and development work. He has challenged
traditional management thinking, championed a research environment suited to Internet ways of
working, and pushed for more exploratory systems research focused on new business opportunities and
new competences for Nokia's future.


Matt Murphy will co-present "Business Models and Investments Opportunities." Murphy has been a
partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers since 1999. His focus areas of investment include
mobile applications and communications/computing infrastructure. He is either a director or works
closely with the management teams of Autonavi, Dash, Pelago, M2Z, IPUnity, Kodiak Networks, RGB
Networks, Stoke, Aerohive Networks, Ocarina, Xsigo, and eASIC. He was previously a board observer
at Google (from initial investment to IPO) and a director at Peakstream (acquired by Google). 
 
David Pogue will present "The New Global Mobile Playing Field." The technology editor for The New
York Times, Pogue contributes a print column, an online column, and an online video each week. His
daily blog, "Pogue's Posts," is The New York Times' most popular blog. Pogue is also an
Emmy-winning tech correspondent for CBS News and frequent guest on NPR's "Morning Edition." 
 
Ted Selker will co-present "Human Interfaces." Selker is an associate professor at the MIT Media
Laboratory. He created the Context Aware Computing Lab, has been co-director of the Caltech/MIT
Voting Technology Project, and also of the Counter Intelligence/ Design Intelligence special
interest group on product design of the future. Selker's research has contributed to products
ranging from notebook computers to operating systems, and his work has resulted in 59 patents.
 
Christy Wyatt will co-present "Who Will Provide the Software and Services?" As Motorola's vice
president of Software Platforms and Ecosystem, Wyatt is responsible for developing and managing the
company's strategic platforms, ISV, and developer ecosystems. She and her global team drive
platform definition, design, and development and cultivate a thriving developer environment through
partner recruitment/management, tools development and support, ISV management, and go-to-market
programs.
 
"The Mobile Future" will offer valuable insights into a number of issues, including what consumers
want, how providers can deliver it, obstacles, challenges, and potential partnerships. Attendees
will also hear how Silicon Valley can help close the gap with the rest of the world and where
investors, creators, and customers of the mobile industry should place their bets. All attendees -
IT executives; hardware, carrier, content, application software and service developers and
providers; investors; university educators; and students - will take away a valuable understanding
of the mobile future and their roles in that future. 
 
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About the Fisher IT Center at the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business: The Fisher Information
Technology Center promotes interaction between corporate executives, including CIO-level managers,
and UC Berkeley faculty and students through the many programs and services within the Haas School
of Business and UC Berkeley. The Fisher IT Center serves professional and academic communities of
interest in information technology by promoting dynamic interactions between corporate practice,
research, and instruction, and by encouraging the professional development of participating
information technology professionals, students, and faculty. For more information about
opportunities and resources, please see http://fisheritcenter.haas.berkeley.edu or contact Jack
Grantham, executive director, Fisher Information Technology Center at grantham@haas.berkeley.edu or
510-642-6145.
 
About Carnegie Mellon's Silicon Valley Campus: Carnegie Mellon is a private research university
with a distinctive mix of programs in engineering, computer science, robotics, business, public
policy, fine arts and the humanities. A global university, Carnegie Mellon has campuses in Silicon
Valley, Calif. and Qatar, as well as programs in Asia, Australia and Europe. The University's
Silicon Valley campus offers both full-time and part-time master's degree programs in Software
Engineering; Software Management; Networking, Security, and Mobility; and Engineering and
Technology Innovation Management.  Carnegie Mellon's Mobility Research Center, an extension of the
University's Cylab, is located at the Silicon Valley campus.  The Center combines the research,
education, and entrepreneurship programs from both the Pittsburgh and Silicon Valley campuses to
explore multidisciplinary and novel work in technology, usability, behavior, business, and public
policy. For more inf!
 ormation, see west.cmu.edu 
or contact Diane Dimeff, Associate Dean for Master's Programs at diane.dimeff@west.cmu.edu or
650-335-2810.