Wednesday 1st December 2010
| 0800 | Registration, Breakfast and Exhibition |
| 0910 | Organiser's Introduction and Speed Networking |
| 0915 | Morning Chairman’s Introduction |
| Bob Tarzey, Analyst and Director, Quocirca | |
SESSION ONE: Market Opportunity Overview | |
| Today, there are already some good examples of mobile cloud computing applications. However the majority of applications still do most of the data storage and processing on the mobile devices themselves and not in the cloud. The opening session to the conference examines where the industry is and estimates how in a few years, that could change. | |
| 0925 | The Business Value of Mobile Cloud Computing |
• What is a true broadband service? a cloud Diya Soubra, Managing Partner - Executive Consultant, SCH Consulting | |
| 0945 | Keynote: Mobile cloud computing – challenges of connecting cloud services to mobile devices |
•The adoption of mobile devices will imply new ways to deliver services. Mobile Cloud could become a major platform to deliver mobiles services while the data and application for mobile services are stored in the Cloud Renaud Larsen, Director Cloud Computing Strategy, Alcatel-Lucent | |
| 1015 | Oxfam and the Cloud - opportunity or just a distraction? |
• Can we afford the effort to investigate Peter Ransom, CIO, Oxfam | |
| 1035 | Panel: Mobile Cloud Computing Business Models |
| • David King, CTO, Logica • Michael Crossey, VP Marketing, Aepona • Peter Ransom, CIO, Oxfam • Amir Lahat, Head of Global Business Ventures, Nokia Siemens Networks | |
| 1105 | Coffee, Networking |
SESSION TWO: Mobile Cloud Applications | |
| Applications for mobile phones are getting more and more popular these days with the general consumers utilizing the advanced capabilities of their phones. Most of today’s applications need handsets with great computing power but in Session two will see how Cloud Computing will enable apps to perform on almost any mobile phones and a closer look to enterprise solutions. | |
| 1135 | Mobile Web Applications vs Native Applications on Handsets |
• Advanced devices driving advanced mobile browsers Chris Hazelton, Research Director, Mobile & Wireless, The 451 Group | |
| 1155 | The use of Mobile to Connect with Customers - Case Study |
• Taking the bank to the customer rather than expecting the customer to go to the bank Simon Stimpson, President & CEO, Life Champions | |
| 1215 | Improving enterprise productivity through mobile cloud computing |
• Why mobile cloud computing for enterprises? (why in the cloud and why mobile?) Joe McKinnon, Head of Business Solutions, DU | |
| 1235 | Panel: Keys to mobile applications growth |
• Simon Stimpson, President & CEO, Life Champions | |
| 1305 | Lunch, Networking and Exhibition |
| 1300 | Afternoon Chairman’s Introduction |
| Mike Spink, Cloud Computing Consultant, Nephologic | |
| 1405 | Afternoon Keynote: Mobile Cloud, the opportunity and challenge for Telco Service Providers |
• Business drivers and enablers Amir Lahat, Head of Global Business Ventures, Nokia Siemens Networks | |
SESSION THREE: The Challenges of the mobile cloud | |
| There is no question that usage of the mobile web will continue to ramp up as new gadgets come to market and networks come online. The real question is, players will adjust their strategies to best take advantages of the mobile cloud computing revolution? | |
| 1435 | Productivity in a Cloudy World |
• Productivity in a Mobile Cloud World James Akrigg, Head of Technology for Partners (SMS&P), Microsoft Ltd
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| 1455 | The Contractual and Data Protection Issues of Cloud Computing |
• Common points of concern in contracts for Cloud Computing Simon Bradshaw, Research Assistant, Cloud Computing Project, Queen Mary University | |
| 1515 | Mobile Cloud Computing for e-Health: Regulatory Issues and Opportunities in the EU |
• Case study on the matter Hans Graux, ICT Lawyer, time.lex law offices | |
| 1535 | Coffee, Networking and Exhibition |
SESSION FOUR: FUTURE | |
| Many have predicted that Cloud Computing is the future of mobile. This final session of the conference looks at the potential and future of mobile cloud computing in the short, medium and long term. | |
1555 | Working without wires | The opportunity of cloud based services for MNO's |
• The importance of mobility to IT strategies Scott Petty, Business Products & Services Director, Vodafone | |
| 1615 | Don’t run to the clouds - we understand the advantage of the cloud for business but have we forgotten the consumer? |
• One retailer’s perspective David Jack, CIO, The Trainline | |
| 1635 | Panel: Future Considerations for the Mobile and IT Industry |
• Evangelos Kotsovinos, Vice- President, Morgan Stanley | |
| 1705 | Show Close |
| Chairman's closing remarks | |
| Mike Spink, Cloud Computing Consultant, Nephologic | |
