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CTIA WIRELESS I.T. & Entertainment 2008(R) Keynote Stage Hosts Executives from Adobe, Clearwire, Digital Chocolate, RIM, Sprint, Trilogy, T-Mobile & Yahoo! Mobile.


"What Teens Want" Panel to Showcase Next-Gen Mobile Trends

WASHINGTON -- CTIA (1) See CompTIA.

(2) (Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association, Washington, DC, www.ctia.org, www.wow-com.com) A membership organization founded in 1984 that is involved with regulatory and public affairs issues in the wireless industry.
 WIRELESS I.T. & Entertainment 2008[R] today announced a stellar lineup for the keynote stage with leaders hailing from the wireless software, carrier and device industries. CTIA WIRELESS I.T. & Entertainment takes place September 10-12, at Moscone West in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden . All keynote sessions take place on Level 3 at Moscone West.

On Wednesday, September 10, from 9:30 - 11:00 a.m. keynotes will be delivered by Marco Boerries, president of Yahoo! Mobile Yahoo! Mobile is a mobile website operated by Yahoo! worldwide to promote its Yahoo! Go and mobile web products. External links
  • Yahoo! Mobile web site
  • Yahoo! Mobile desktop site
  • mobile.yahoo.co.
; Robert Dotson, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board.  of T-Mobile USA and CTIA vice chairman; and Dan Hesse, CEO of Sprint Nextel Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE: S) is one of the largest telecommunications companies in the world. With 55 million subscribers, Sprint Nextel operates the third largest wireless telecommunications network in the United States (based on total wireless customers), behind  Corporation.

Also on September 10, Craig McCaw Craig McCaw (b. August 11, 1949 in Centralia, Washington) is the second of four sons of Marion and John Elroy McCaw. The Seattle-area businessman and entrepreneur achieved success as a pioneer in the cellular phone industry. , chairman of Clearwire and John Stanton, founder, Trilogy Partnership will discuss the early days of wireless, this year's 25th anniversary and offer their insights into how the industry will evolve in the future.

On Thursday, September 11 from 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. keynote addresses will be delivered by Jim Balsillie James L. (Jim) Balsillie, B.Comm, MBA, LL.D, FCA was born on February 3, 1961 in Seaforth, Ontario, but raised in Peterborough, Ontario where his family relocated in 1966. He is a Chartered Accountant and co-CEO of Research In Motion. , co-chief executive officer, Research In Motion and Shantanu Narayen Shantanu Narayen is currently the President & Chief Operating Officer of Adobe Systems since 2005.

He started his career at Apple Computer. He received his MBA from the Haas School of Business in 1993.
, president and CEO of Adobe Systems.

On Friday, September 12 from 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. a lively focus group examining, "What Teens Want," will feature teenagers who will offer the audience real feedback on current technology and next-gen mobile trends. Tripp Hawkins, founder and CEO, Digital Chocolate will provide perspective on the wireless youth market and will moderate the teen panel.

"We've gathered an elite group of industry visionaries to examine the future of mobile content delivery, application development and devices," said Robert Mesirow, vice president and show director for CTIA. "This Keynote program will provide insight for all types of businesses looking for Looking for

In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with.
 the latest applications and technologies to help them streamline their business processes and increase productivity in an ever-growing mobile environment.

"And our 'What Teens Want' panel will provide the wireless industry with honest and direct feedback from their most mobile and valued demographic - teenagers," said Mesirow.

Press registration is now open at: http://registration.itnintl.com/ctiawite08/reg/regPress.aspx

About CTIA WIRELESS I.T. & Entertainment 2008([R])

CTIA WIRELESS I.T. & Entertainment 2008 is a one-of-a-kind event that reflects the dual nature of today's wireless data industry--technology that offers both mobile solutions to the enterprise and mobile entertainment to the consumer. This event brings together diverse audience segments to satisfy every mobile data need and respond to the ever-growing market demand for wireless services. Visit www.ctiashow.com.

CTIA - The Wireless Association([R]) is the international association for the wireless telecommunications industry, representing carriers, manufacturers and wireless Internet providers. CTIA is also recognized as the premier 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 http://www.ctia.org.
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