SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--With Samsung’s Galaxy Nexus running ice cream sandwich anticipated this week hot on the heels of Apple’s iOS 5, expect the OS wars to be high on the agenda at the industry’s annual C-level conference, The Open Mobile Summit.
“Now in its 4th year, The Open Mobile Summit connects the heads of the mobile world with leaders from the Internet and media sectors”
On November 3rd, Samsung’s SVP Kevin Packingham joins Jin Sung Choi SVP LG Electronics, Jan Uddenfeldt CTO Sony Ericsson and Lixin Cheng CEO US of ZTE, for a far reaching discussion about the future of devices, moderated by Brian Modoff, a managing director at Deutsche Bank.
They’ll discuss where the future growth in smartphones will come from, the role of hardware in a software-centric world, and how they plan to differentiate. Not to mention the impact of patents on the competitive landscape, and whether Microsoft stands a chance of catching Apple and Android in the OS wars.
“Now in its 4th year, The Open Mobile Summit connects the heads of the mobile world with leaders from the Internet and media sectors” says Robin Batt, founder and executive producer. “I’m excited that so many of the world’s leading device manufacturers are participating this year – both on stage and in the audience”
Elsewhere at the conference industry leaders will explore the key questions surrounding 4G, mobile commerce, NFC and mobile payments, cloud, mobile patents, tablets, connected TV, publishing, HTML5, app discovery and monetization, mobile advertising and connected home.
Other speakers include David Small, CTO, Verizon Wireless, Sanjiv Ahuja CEO LightSquared, John Donahoe CEO eBay, Nicholas Negroponte Chairman One Laptop Per Child and Kevin Rose.
The 4th annual Open Mobile Summit takes place at the Marriot Marquis hotel in San Francisco., November 2-4. More than 800 senior strategists will attend. For more information, and to register, click here:
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. The company produces The Open Mobile Summit in London and San Francisco, as well as Appcelerate in San Francisco.
