The LBS and Marketing SIG Present…
 

Will increasing smart-phones usage change the way we shop or do business?  Will brick and mortar retailers adopt technologies that could enhance the way they target consumers, track inventory, & more efficiently spend marketing dollars as is happening in online habits? Which technologies if any will have the best chance of winning outright?

Our speakers will share with you:

• Latest in indoor mapping technologies
• Use of multi-technology sensors with mobile platform: LTE, WiFi,
• Bluetooth, NFC, MEMS
• Geofencing, proximity sensing
• Improvements in discovery of local points of interest

Other topics of discussion:

Indoor navigation is one of the primary applications for indoor positioning, brining users to a specific point of interest that they were looking for. It helps travelers  find their gates to catch their flights, convention center attendees to find their conference rooms or particular booths and more. Technology includes WiFi, Bluetooth Low energy and MEMS measurments from within the mobile device.

Proximity advertsing and location-based coupons are transforming mobile devices into tools that drive buying behavior. Brands can now directly communicate with consumer, depending upon their interest and location.

Location sharing, in conjunction with social networks, meets the demands of growing enthusiasm for social platforms. Users are able to identify brands, businesses, contacts, physically close to them, and connect with businesses and friends.

Analytics and Big Data will be used to understand buyer behavior patterns, some examples and applications will be given.

Adam Halbridge is EVP and co-founder of Parallel 6.  Adam also co-founded a green energy technology and holds an MBA and two original design patents on production products. His extensive network of industrialists and marketing professionals direct relationship-based deal flow to Parallel6. Adam drives revenue through channel partners and busniess development around the globe for Parallel 6. – See more here.

David Wenning
VP Sales- North America, Polestar
David is a 25 year veteran of the consumer electronics industry. He has worked for Apple, Palm and TomTom, in  various sales and senior sales management positions. He has had extensive start up and business developemt as well. David is VP of Sales for North America of Pole StarUSA. Pole Star has been delivering indoor positioning technologies since 2008.

MODERATORS:
Jeff Fieldhack
Senior Manager, Portfolio Management, Nokia
Jeff is a 15-year veteran of the mobile & wireless space.  He has been an analyst with Gartner and a sell-side research analyst with Roth Capital Partners.  For the past 7 years, he has held various market analysis and product planning positions at Nokia.

Upkar Dhaliwal
Founder and CEO, Future Wireless Tech.
Upkar Dhaliwal is Founder & CEO at Future Wireless Technologies; a Consultancy with over 30 years of hands on wireless and internet experience undertaking Application, Intellectual Property, Business Development and Technical advisor support for Present and Future Wireless Technologies and product development for Start ups, OEMs, private equity and Market Leaders customers, A Professional Chartered Engineer of Engineering Council UK, He is a Senior Wireless & RF System Architect Executive an industry expert serving on numerous industrial/technical/policy bodies like IEEE 802.11, .16, .15, IEEE IMS MTT S, IEEE RWS and IEEE ICUWB, with specialized knowledge and technical leadership in the design and development of state of the art wireless circuits and systems doing technical business developments for many Start up and the investment community. He has in past worked for STMicroelectronics on a joint design team with NOKIA Mobile 4G LTE and HSPA, for QUALCOMM for 8 years thru the 3G –CDMA/UMTS era, and for SAMSUNG Telecom for early 2G – GSM with ten years prior in Space & Defense Wireless. At present, working on Beyond 4G charting towards 5G in terms of Cognitive Radios and Distributed Mesh Sensor Radios.

MARKETING SIG CO-CHAIRS:
Dan Flanegan, Founder, Brand Anywhere
Jeff Fieldhack, Senior Manager, Portfolio Management, Nokia
Grant Kroeger, Sr. Manager, Marketing, Qualcomm
Charles Wiedenhoft, Director of Strategic Planning, Red Door Interactive
Charles Speidel, Vice President Research and Innovation Center, Sony Electronics
Jeremy Duimstra, Founder, MJD Interactive

LBS SIG CO-CHAIRS:
Neeraj S. Bhavani, CEO, TAGNOS
Frank Creede, CTO, Pacific Data Vision
Maureen Backe, Lead Product Marketing Manager, Advanced Mobility Solutions at AT&T
Upkar Dhaliwal, Founder & CEO, Future Wireless Technologies
Mark Neff, Principal, Neff Solutions

DATE:
Tuesday, November 12th 2013

TIME:
5:30PM Registration/Networking/Refreshments
6:00PM Program Begins
7:30PM Program Ends

LOCATION:
Irvine Company: 21st Floor
501 W. Broadway
San Diego, CA 92101

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