CTIA WIRELESS I.T. & Entertainment 2008® Showcases Mobile Business
September 4, 2008
Exhibits and Conference Tracks to Attract 15,000 to San Francisco
Washington, D.C. – At this fall’s CTIA WIRELESS I.T. & Entertainment 2008® tradeshow and conference, 15,000 attendees from around the world will learn about the latest innovations in mobile business and see products and services from 250 exhibitors. Innovations spanning multiple industries will be highlighted on the show floor, in conference sessions and in specialized industry and country pavilions. CTIA WIRELESS I.T. & Entertainment takes place September 10-12, at Moscone West in San Francisco.
The keynote stage will host a variety of industry leaders and provide attendees with new perspectives on the future of the wireless industry. On Wednesday, September 10, carrier CEOs Lowell McAdam from Verizon Wireless, Robert Dotson from T-Mobile USA and Dan Hesse from Sprint Nextel will participate in a panel discussing their plans for opening up their networks. Additional keynote speakers include Marco Boerries, executive vice president of Connected Life at Yahoo! Inc.; Craig McCaw, chairman of Clearwire; John Stanton, founder of Trilogy Partnership; Jim Balsillie, Co-CEO of Research in Motion; and Shantanu Narayen, president and CEO of Adobe. For a full schedule of keynote sessions please visit http://www.wirelessit.com/info/keynote_sessions.cfm.
“CTIA WIRLESS I.T. & Entertainment is all about delivering mobile data solutions to the corporate end user,” said Robert Mesirow, vice president and show director for CTIA. “This year, we have a global set of exhibitors demonstrating how mobile technologies drive business innovation, make our lives better and improve communication.”
To further highlight the future of the wireless industry, Day Three will feature a keynote panel discussion entitled “What Teens Want,” moderated by Tripp Hawkins, CEO and founder of Digital Chocolate. This session will feature the results of a national survey of thousands of American teenagers, and a live focus group of 13-19 year olds who will discuss their attitudes, preferences and behaviors when it comes to how they use wireless.
This year’s event will also feature five conference tracks on policy, mobile enterprise, entertainment, Web 2.0, and mobile marketing. Submissions were received by more than 1,000 executives for 200 speaking slots. The complete CTIA WIRELESS I.T. & Entertainment educational program and daily schedule can be viewed at: http://wirelessit.com/info/ed_sessions.cfm.
Note to reporters and analysts: online press registration is now open and will close on Friday, Sept. 5. Onsite registration will be available in the Media Center on Level 2 of Moscone West beginning Tuesday, Sept. 9:
http://registration.itnintl.com/ctiawite08/reg/regPress.aspx.
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About CTIA WIRELESS I.T. & Entertainment 2008®
CTIA WIRELESS I.T. & Entertainment 2008, the largest wireless data event in the industry, truly embodies the ever-changing, dynamic and innovative world of wireless data in enterprise and in entertainment. This is the one show that brings key audiences such as enterprise users, solution providers, content owners and mobile distributors together to form strategic partnerships, service industry needs and create new innovations in wireless data. For more news visit http://www.ctiashow.com.
CTIA -The Wireless Association® is the international association for the wireless telecommunications industry, representing carriers, manufacturers and wireless Internet providers. CTIA is also recognized as the premiere producer of two annual technology events representing the complete wireless, mobile and Internet industries: CTIA WIRELESS I.T. & Entertainment 2008 takes place in San Francisco, September 10-12; CTIA WIRELESS 2009 takes place in Las Vegas, April 1-3. Visit www.ctia.org.
For More Information:
Cheryl Delgreco
Media Strategies for CTIA WIRLESS I.T. & Entertainment 2008®
617-723-4004
cdelgreco@msipr.com
Liora Bram
Media Strategies for CTIA WIRELESS I.T. & Entertainment 2008®
617-864-3931
lbram@msipr.com