This event has taken place and Christopher’s awe-inspiring slide deck is available here: http://www.box.net/japan
The Mobile Visionary Roundtable at the Illinois Technology Association (ITA) welcomes virtual guest speaker, Christopher Billich. Christopher is the Senior Vice President of Research & Strategy at Infinita, Tokyo, Japan. Chris speaks often throughout the world on mobile innovation. He will review the trends he is seeing as a widely respected mobile industry thought leader and researcher. Chris will be answering the question, “How can we apply what already works in Japan in our mobile market?”
Japan has 100 million users of advanced third-generation smartphones, twice the number used in the United States. Japan’s at the forefront of mobile thought leadership ranging from mobile wallets to mobile TV with built-in shopping. New technologies, devices and services are being developed to further empower our mobile lives. Chris will share his views on where this exciting new market is headed.
Insightful mobile industry education will be followed by themed mobile “20/20″ breakout sessions and networking to share best practices in mobile marketing, technology and application development.
In this roundtable, participants will:
- Understand why 9 in 10 Japanese use the Mobile Internet
- See how mobile phones are being used as digital wallets, TVs, health
monitoring devices – and how they can even help to keep your shoes dry - Discover how operators, handset manufacturers and content providers
cooperate to create value - Learn how mobile advertising became a 1 billion dollar industry
- Find out which players are pushing the boundaries of the medium
- Understand what lessons all of this holds for other markets
This event takes place in downtown Chicago on Wednesday, November 18, 2009, 8:30am-11:00am. Register for the event here.
New members are always welcome to attend free-of-charge and ITA roundtables are available to the general Chicagoland business community. Roundtable events are held in downtown Chicago, across from the Sears Tower (now named the Willis Tower) at 200 S Wacker Dr, 15th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606.
Additional forthcoming Mobile Visionary roundtable mobile topics include:
- Mobile Marketing Plans
- Best Practices in Apps Development
- The Future of Mobile
- Business Enterprise Applications
- Mobile Monetization
- Global Considerations in Mobile
- Platform Comparisons (iPhone vs. Android vs. Pre, etc.)
About the speaker, Christopher Billich
Christopher is the Senior Vice President of Research & Strategy at Infinita, Tokyo, Japan
Christopher’s research helps to answer the question, “How can we apply what already works in Japan in our mobile market?” Infinita works with clients across Europe, Asia and the US, including companies like Orange, Qualcomm, DoCoMo.com and IBM. Christopher’s perspective is one from a mobile mature market and his areas of focus include mobile commerce, mobile advertising and NFC contactless payments. Prior to joining Infinita, his assignments as a consultant included Vodafone D2 Germany, BenQ Mobile and Deutsche Telekom.
About The Mobile Visionary Roundtable
The Mobile Visionary Roundtable offers a forum for ITA members to engage in active networking and interactive, high-gain, topical discussions regarding mobile marketing and technology. The monthly Mobile Visionary Roundtables feature mobile expert guest speakers, including mobile strategists, marketers and developers from around the world.
If you have any questions or would like more information, please contact the Chairs:
Tim Cascio (262) 938-5543
tcascio[at]bader-rutter.com
Raymond J. Reinhardt (312) 924-1681
Raymond@Cuddlephish.com
About the Illinois Technology Association
The Illinois Technology Association (ITA) represents the interests of a diverse membership of more than 550 companies in Illinois that create, deploy and utilize information technology as a core part of their organization. By connecting members with industry peers and participants, providing the latest strategic information, market research and critical market insight and by promoting key thought leaders to raise visibility and gain a greater market awareness and presence, ITA is focused on building and developing the Illinois technology community through collaboration. Additional information is available at http://www.illinoistech.org
Tim Cascio is the author of the Mobile Marketing, Monetization and Methods blog, Co-Founder/Co-Chair of the Mobile Visionary Roundtable at the Illinois Technology Association and Sr. Digital Strategist at Bader Rutter & Associates, an award-winning integrated marketing services agency that specializes in advertising, public relations, brand asset management, relationship marketing and digital solutions. Tim is @timcascio on Twitter and can be reached in the United States at 262-938-5543.
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