The Mobile/Carrier SIG Presents...
Power to the People!
Battery Technology and Low-Power Solutions for Mobile Devices
Power to the People!
Battery Technology and Low-Power Solutions for Mobile Devices
Battery hungry advances are taking the power from the people (and their mobile phones)! What's in store to keep the power balance in check?
Find out at the Power Hour!
Find out at the Power Hour!
Date:
Thursday, January 17, 2007
Time:
7:00am Registration/ Networking
7:30am Event Begins
9:00am Event Ends
Mark your calendar now! How better to begin 2008 than to explore the never-ending balance of power? OK, you may not leave this event with global political and economic insight, but you most certainly will have a better appreciation for power economics in small form factor devices. Consider it our version of supply & demand!
Hosted by the Mobile/Carrier SIG, join Portable Design Magazine Editor John Donovan and Industry Analyst Iain Gillott along with Jim Cathey, Vice President of MEMS Technologies at Qualcomm and Joe Carcone, Vice President of PowerGenix for our version of the Power Hour. Our panel will discuss the demand side of "unwired" devices as well as the supply side of battery technology. Where we are today and where we are going in the future. Do we have the power to meet the demand?
This event is sure to get everyone charged up!
Request for Questions:
Got a POWERful question? Submit your question in the "comments" section of the registration page, and we’ll make sure it’s addressed at the event.
John DonovanGot a POWERful question? Submit your question in the "comments" section of the registration page, and we’ll make sure it’s addressed at the event.
PANELISTS:
Editor, Portable Design Magazine
John Donovan is Editor-in-Chief of Portable Design magazine. John has spent 25 years writing about technology, from both sides of the inbox: 12 doing mostly semiconductor PR and an equal amount as an editor at EDN Asia, Portable Design, Circuits Assembly Asia and PC Fabrication Asia as well as a correspondent for Byte Magazine and columnist for Electronic Business Asia. John has written one book, dozens of manuals and hundreds of articles, the latter of which have appeared (in addition to his magazines) in EE Times, EDN, Asian Electronics Engineer and the Asian Wall Street Journal. John has a B.A. in English Lit from U.C. Berkeley—which he earned while working his way through school as a microwave technician—and an MBA in Marketing from San Francisco State University. He is a member of the IEEE, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), Audio Engineering Society (AES) and the Society for Information Display (SID). His favorite pastimes include skiing, diving, ham radio and playing with his kids.
Iain Gillott
Industry Analyst, iGR, Inc.
Iain Gillott, the founder and president of iGR, is an acknowledged wireless and mobile industry authority and an accomplished presenter. Mr. Gillott has been involved in the wireless industry, as both a vendor and analyst, for more than thirteen years. He is a frequent speaker on industry issues and trends and has addressed audiences around the world and at many of the leading industry trade shows, including CES, SuperComm, WiMAX World, BREW, 3G Americas, and CTIA. He has also been a guest lecturer on the wireless industry at the University of Texas and at Thunderbird. In addition, he is frequently quoted in various publications, including Investors Business Daily, the Wall Street Journal, Telephony, RCR, Newsweek International, Wireless Week, and Business Week and has appeared on CNN, CNBC, and TechTV.
James Cathey
Vice President of Business Development, Qualcomm MEMS Technologies, Inc.
James Cathey is vice president of business development for Qualcomm MEMS Technologies, Inc. (QMT). In this role, Cathey cultivates new revenue opportunities, as well as oversees applications engineering, technical product marketing, product management and marketing communications. A 17-year technology industry veteran, Cathey has extensive experience in the creation, implementation and management of domestic and international market strategies for advanced display technologies, semiconductors and software. His experience spans multiple display technologies including field emission display (FED), liquid crystal on silicon (LCOS), organic light-emitting diode (OLED) and liquid crystal display (LCD). Prior to joining QMT, Cathey served as a senior executive at display companies including Micron Technology, MicroDisplay and PixTech. He has also provided strategic business consulting services to companies such as DuPont Display, DuPont PhotoMask and Applied Materials. Cathey has been a featured speaker at conferences including the Display Applications Conference, Portable Design Conference, Korea Display Conference, DisplaySearch Taiwan FPD International and DisplaySearch US FPD. He earned a bachelor’s of business administration in marketing from Boise State University. He also holds four patents and is a member of the Society for Information Display (SID).
Joe Carcone
Vice President of Business Development, PowerGenix
Mr. Carcone joined PowerGenix as Vice President of Business Development in 2006 bringing more than 30 years of power and battery expertise overseeing engineering, manufacturing, strategic alliances, marketing and sales. He has held senior positions with some of the nation's leading corporations, including SANYO Energy (U.S.A.) Corp., General Electric and AT&T. Mr. Carcone holds a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from Fairleigh Dickinson University and a Masters of Science in Operations Research and Business from Rutgers University.
Location:
12531 High Bluff Drive, Suite 100
San Diego, CA 92130
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SIG Co-Chairs:
Tom Hartman, Ventana Capital
Erich Hasselmann, Sprint Business
Ken Hoffman, The Hoffman Co.
Cheryl Schwarzman, Qualcomm
Date:
Thursday, January 17, 20087:00-9:00AM
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