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Will Mobile Wallets Drive New Media to the Cloud?

By TiE-Boston | May 26, 2011

These are some of the questions that top industry leaders will discuss at TiECON East 2011, the 13th annual flagship conference on entrepreneurship organized by TiE-Boston.

Join us on us June 2-3, 2011 at the Westin Hotel in Waltham MA to Innovate Now! Take advantage of our special offer. Register Now! Use promo code TiE-AP. Visit: www.tieconeast.org

It gives us great pleasure to announce that industry pioneers from a myriad of local and Indian companies will be speaking at TiECON East 2011 as part of the keynote series.

IPO guru, Andy Ory from Acme Packet will share his thoughts on building a billion dollar enterprise in turbulent times. Hear from an accomplished entrepreneur & CEO, Tim Healy about white spaces in clean technology and starting your own company. Discover fresh strategies and take away key lessons on ‘Innovation’ from a multi-faceted serial entrepreneur and mentor par-excellence, Edward B. Roberts from MIT. The master of  ‘Business Model Innovation, Scott Sperling from Thomas H. Lee Partners will share real world stories on Re-engineering Business Models.

With panels across three tracks—Technology, Life Sciences and Clean Tech –  TiECON East promises to deliver valuable insights on how entrepreneurs are innovating across disciplines and geographies, and doing it now.

Three exciting panels on the Technology Track will explore how mobile commerce industry is enhancing shopping experience, hottest trends within the enterprise and next generation social media platforms.

Social Media: Future, opportunities and beyond
Social media platforms have become a cost-effective way to transform businesses into a success. Come hear industry experts discuss how this next generation media platform can be consumed for existing businesses or used as a platform to create innovative technological applications and content. Moderated by Lisa DeSisto from Boston Globe, panel speakers include Ellie Mirman from HubSpot, Josh Bernoff from Forrester Research, Laura Fitton from oneforty inc and Joslin Mane from 451 Marketing.

Mobile Money – Mobile Phones as the Consumer Wallet
With the global proliferation of mobile devices, subscribers are becoming more comfortable using their handsets for purchasing while service providers are launching more sophisticated services. Industry experts like Andrew Paradise from AisleBuyer Aaron McPherson from IDC Financial Insights, Damien Balsan from Nokia, Carol Realini from Obopay Inc. and Doug Banks from Mass High Tech will explore  opportunity for entrepreneurs in the mobile commerce space.

The Enterprise Strikes Back- Buying is Up, Where are the Opportunities?
The adoption of technologies such as virtualization, SaaS and business analytics within the enterprise has become essential for productivity improvement and effective cost-saving. This panel will present insights on this changing landscape within the enterprise, discuss key trends, and present opportunities that entrepreneurs can pursue in this space. Moderated by Nitzan Shaer from High Start Group, panel speakers include John McEleney from CloudSwitch, Dr. John Bates from Progress Software, Neeraj Agarwal from Battery Ventures and Andrew Borg from Aberdeen.

For more information and to register, please visit: www.tieconeast.org. Learn, share ideas and connect with industry pioneers at this top notch entrepreneur’s conference in Boston!

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