Mobile Revolution Gathers Pace: Open Mobile Summit Announces Record Registrations

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Open Mobile Media has today announced record registrations last week for this years “The Open Mobile Summit and Appcelerate 2012”.

“This is a very healthy sign for the open mobile Internet economy”

This definitive industry summit for the leaders of the new converged mobile economy takes place at the InterContinental Hotel, San Francisco, November 7-9.

“The early bird discount to attend the conference expired last week – and we had a total landslide” said executive producer Robin Batt “This is always a key indicator of final attendance. We’re on track to sell out early this year”

“This is a very healthy sign for the open mobile Internet economy” said Batt “Interest this year is an order of magnitude different than what we have ever experienced before. Mobile has reached a tipping point. Everyone in the digital world – from Internet and commerce giants through to social networks, advertisers, marketers, retailers and electronics companies – even car manufacturers, healthcare and large enterprises – is going mobile first.”

More than 100 high-profile leaders across a range of industries will be speaking at the conference, including:

• David Marcus, President, PayPal
• Kevin Packingham, Chief Product Officer, Samsung
• Gibu Thomas, SVP, Walmart
• Aaron Levie, CEO, Box
• Bob Bowman CEO MLB AM
• Joe Kennedy CEO Pandora
• Mick Johnson, Product Manager Mobile Facebook
• Andrew Sherrard CMO T-Mobile
• Francisco Varela, Director, YouTube
• Peter Skomoroch, Principal Data Scientist, LinkedIn
• Yongseok Jang, VP, LG Electronics
• Neil Young CEO ngmoco
• Tiffany Shlain, Filmmaker and Founder, The Webby Awards
• Niccolo De Masi, CEO Glu

To see the full line-up of speakers confirmed to date visit http://www.openmobilesummit.com

“This conference brings all the heavyweights from mobile to silicon valley” said speaker Mark Curtis, Chief Client Officer, of Fjord “It’s like the best of the Mobile World Congress, in San Francisco – in an intimate conference setting”

Key issues on the agenda this year include: Connected Devices; Mobile First Design; 4G LTE; Mobile Advertising; Mobile Commerce; Big Data; Personalisation and Context; Cloud; Future of TV; Platform wars and html5; Smartphone wars; PC meets Phone; Sensors and Wearable Technology; App Monetization, Engagement and Discovery.

About Open Mobile Media Ltd.

The Open Mobile Summit is produced by Open Mobile Media Ltd, an independent group founded in 2008 by communications industry consultant Robin Batt.