The next couple of years will see the mobile and internet landscape significantly change. With the launch of Google’s open source Android Phone, propelling the internet giant into the mobile arena, should businesses and their developers get worried about open source and what will inspire them to create new applications?

Our latest Digital Content Coffee Morning seeks to answer these questions by bringing together the likes of Gartner’s VP Distinguished Analyst, Nick Jones and Google’s Principal of New Business Development, Robert Swerling to discuss and debate the issues and challenges facing application and software developers moving towards these open systems.

Seminar Overview: 9am – 1pm

Following great reviews from our last seminar, we invite business leaders, entrepreneurs and technologists to this FREE seminar which brings together an exclusive panel of world-leading speakers from Google, Gartner, Artilium and Yomego who have the burning desire to discuss and debate the issues, strategies and competition that lies ahead within the Open Mobile and Internet Markets.

Subjects being discussed include the latest application development platforms, social networking applications and application stores.

Agenda:

09.00           Seminar Registration – Refreshments

09.30           Welcoming Comments

                   Alisdair Gunn, Senior Manager, Wireless Innovation

09.40           Going Open Source? - Whats Open in Mobile

                   Nick Jones - VP Distinguished Analyst – Gartner

10.20           Open your Windows – Driving a new wave of Mobile Services

                   Simon Wood – Chief Technology Officer– Artilium

11.00           Break – Refreshment and Mums Home Baking!!!!

11.20           The Web as a Platform

                   Robert Swerling – Principal, New Business Development - Google

12.00           The Evolution of Social Media – Building Online Communities

                   Joe Hughes – Insight Manager – Yomego - Huzu

12.40           Panel Session – Open Business Models - Questions & Answers

                   Nick Jones - Simon Wood - Robert Swerling – Joe Hughes

13.00           Buffet Lunch

 “Live Lounge” Session with Google: 2pm – 4pm

Following on from our seminar, we are hosting our first “Live Lounge” Session where we invite all of Scotland’s web designers, software developers and webmasters, to join us and listen to Matthew “Chewy” Trewhella, Google’s Developer Advocate.

In the “Live Lounge” Session, Chewy will be talking about Google's full range of latest APIs and platforms, except for Android. This is the essential session for all developers who are looking to get the latest low down on Google’s technologies.

Most importantly the “Live Lounge” sessions are driven by developers – what YOU want to hear, what YOU want to say. It’s no secret that the industry needs the emerging companies to lead with innovation, to leverage resources and help change the game!