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ADVISORYBOARD 2008

Albert Chu
Vice President, Marketing and Alliances,
Access

Ari Jaaksi
Director, Open Source Operations,
Nokia

Bdale Garbee
Chief Technology Officer, Open Source & Linux,
HP

David Boloker
Chief Technical Officer,
IBM

Doe-Wan Kim
Chief Research Engineer,
LG Electronics

Fabrizio Capobianco
Chief Executive Officer,
Funambol

Jason Whitmire
General Manager, Mobile,
Wind River

Jean-Marie André
Senior-Vice President, Corporate Development,
Purple Labs

Mahesh Veerina
Chief Eexcutive Officer,
Azingo

Ralph Mueller
Director of Ecosystem Development,
Eclipse Foundation

Terrence Barr
Technical Evangelist,
Sun Microsystems
Day Two Stream Agenda
STREAM A: STRATEGIC
Assessing & Fulfilling the Market’s Software Requirements
Examining Market Demand for Linux Platforms
11.40 What Linux OS Must Offer the Mobile Operator for Strategic and Technical Advantage:
An Analysis from both Perspectives after more than 5 Years of Experimentation
- The current OS landscape, and the role of open OS
- How the Linux platform can differentiate itself against proprietary and Open OS alternatives
- Technical capabilities: Comparing the potential benefits of Linux with what is currently delivered
- Consistency of platform: Examining the true levels of fragmentation, and its cost impact for operators
- The ideal ecosystem surrounding a platform or application, and the extent to which this is a factor in the operator’s choices
- Fabio Ricciato, Mobile Terminal Evolution Manager, Telecom Italia, Italy
- Giorgio Rossi, Industry Relations Manager - Open OS, Telecom Italia, Italy
12.10 Examining Open OS & Linux Today: Comparing the Benefits for End to End Service Integration
- Presenting Bouygues Telecom’s experience
- How Open OS can benefit an Operator in end to end service integration - with comparative analysis of Microsoft, Symbian and Linux OS Considering:
- Platform fragmentation and consistency across implementations
- The community around the platform, providing support and development
- Could greater openness give Linux the winning edge over Symbian and Microsoft over the next two years?
- Franck Chauvigné, Terminal Expertise Lead, Bouygues Telecom, France
- Hervé Marcasuzaa, Head of Handset Design, Bouygues Telecom, France
12.40 Linux in the Mid-Tier Handset: Strategies for Single and Dual Core
- Defining and evaluating the business case for Linux across Mid-Tier Handsets
- How far can Linux go to reduce BOM in the feature phone segment?
- Identifying the challenges of Linux for single core mobile platforms - how can these be overcome?
- Examining real-time platform choices to maximize performance and other advantages in single core and dual core Linux implementations
- Jason Whitmire, General Manager, Mobile Solutions, Wind River,USA
1:00 Networking Lunch (Open to all delegates)
Lunch Sponsor: a la Mobile
Addressing the Security Question
2.15 Lessons Learned in Providing Advanced Content Security to Smartphones
- Drivers for need of content security in open OS environment
- Case study: Fujitsu Services approach to content security - distribution, business model, learnings and results
- Antti Vihavainen, Vice President, Mobile, F-Secure, Finland
- A Senior Representative, Fujitsu Services, Japan
2.40 Best Practice Roundtable
Ensuring Operator Confidence in the Security of an Open Source Device
- Concerns for mobile open source and the security implications
- The importance of standardisation of security: transferable standards between PC and mobile
- Proprietory solutions vs standard, corporate solutions
- Understanding the real cost of securing open source platforms: Comparable to closed systems or an additional cost factor?
- Daniel Hallen, Global Director of Product Management, Mobile Security, McAfee, UK
- Guido Sanchidrian, Senior Product Manager, Symantec, USA
- Antti Vihavainen, Vice President, Mobile, F-Secure, Finland
- A Senior Representative, Fujitsu Services
- Hadi Nahari, Chief Security Architect, MontaVista Software, USA
How Open is “Open” for Mobile?
- Session Chair: Andreas Constantinou, Founder, VisionMobile, UK
3.25 Practical Case Study:
Achieving a Completely Open Phone Developing OpenMoko in the Current Open Source Climate
How ambitions were fulfilled, compromises made and key lessons learned
- Sean Moss-Pultz, Founder, OpenMoko, USA
- Mickey Lauer, Lead Developer, Application Framework, OpenMoko, Germany
3.50 Development Round Table
Achieving Commercial Balance: Just how Open is the Optimum Platform for Mobile?- Where does the value line lie? When is it beneficial to open source and to what extent?
- How can we balance commercial aims with encouraging a creative. healthy ecosystem?
- How open can a mobile platform be to meet the regulatory considerations of the mobile industry?
- The future of the platform - how open is the ideal mobile device?
- Chair: Andreas Constantinou, Founder, VisionMobile, UK
- Sean Moss-Pultz, Founder, OpenMoko, USA
- Fabio Ricciato, Project Manager, Telecom Italia, Italy
- Pauline Alker, Co-Founder & President a la Mobile, Inc. USA
- Ben Hookway, Director, Business Development, Mobile, Mentor Graphics, UK
STREAM B: STRATEGIC
Understanding Open Source Licensing, IPR & Industry Wide Investment
A Practical Introduction to Open Source Licensing & IPR
11.40 Understanding Open Source Licensing: Practical Benefits and Challenges
- An introduction to the prevalent open source licenses: GPL, Apache, BSD and others
- Comparing the most widely used licences and their implications for the CES industry
- Defining “Copyleft”
- Practical cases of licensing disputes and their resolution
- Jason Wacha, Vice President of Corporate Affairs & General Counsel, MontaVista Software; Cofounder, OpenBar, USA
12.10 Practical Case Study
How Open Source Licensing Affects the Development Cycle and Distribution of the End Product
- Understanding the Maemo project: Developing the platform for the 770 and n800 without commercial distributions
- Licensing considerations during Maemo’s development
- How open source may, in practice, reduce the length of the in-licensing process
- Distribution of the n800: does open source licensing bring any complications?
- Ari Jaaksi, Director of Open Source Operations, Nokia, Finland
12.40 GPL Version 3:What the License Means to You,Your Business and the Wider Mobile Ecosystem
- Introduction to The General Public License (GPL)
- Principal differences between GPL 3 and the current version
- Practical impact of GPL3 and roadmaps to implementation
- Focus: Digital Rights Management - how GPL 3 could affect your strategy
- Sean Hogle, Founder & Partner, Hogle Visani LLC, USA
Minimising the Legal Risks of Software Licensing
1:00 Networking Lunch (Open to all delegates)
Lunch Sponsor: a la Mobile
2.15 Free Software Perspective:
Common Licensing Issues in the Use of Open Source Software... And How to Avoid Them
- Harald Welte, Independent, GPLviolations.org, Germany
2.35 Best Practice Roundtable
How Can Your Company Minimise Risk of Legal Claims on Your Software?
- How does the use of open source licensing regimes really affect the legal risks of software development?
- Intellectual property contamination - how great is the threat?
- How can your company insulate against the risks of contamination?
- What policies must be in place to insure the integrity of your intellectual property? - considering all stages of the development process
- Harald Welte, Independent, GPLviolations.org, Germany
- Sean Hogle, Founder & Partner, Hogle Visani LLC, USA
- Shane Coughlan, Freedom Task Force Coordinator, Free Software Foundation Europe, Germany
- Jason Wacha, General Counsel, MontaVista Software, Cofounder, OpenBar, USA
Key Debates
Industry Investment in Open Source & Linux
3.25 Understanding the Threats and Advantages of Venture Capital Investment in Mobile Open Source
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Deborah Magid, Director, Strategic Alliances, IBM Venture Capital, USA
3.50 Business Strategy Roundtable
The Real Returns: How Profitable will the Move to Open Source and Linux Prove to be for the Mobile Industry?
- Who will benefit, who will lose, in the race to develop Linux for mobile?
- What commercial opportunities are really in play?
- Who is driving the market?
- How should businesses invest to best advantage in this space?
- What are the issues for VC entering open source companies?
- Net gains or net losses for those investing in mobile open source?
- Tapio Siik, Partner, Nokia Growth Partners, Finland
- Andrew Aitken, Founder and Managing Partner, Olliance Consulting Group, USA
- Deborah Magid, Director, Strategic Alliances, IBM Venture Capital, USA
Developer Pass Entry
STREAM C:TECHNICAL
Using Open Source Development to Innovate in Applications & Services
Achieving Web 2.0-Like Services: Open Source’s Role
11.40 Development Case Study
Achieving Faster and Better Service Innovation through Open Source?
- Developing an enabling platform for applications and services on mid-tier Java devices - the web browser as key framework
- Using open source to develop and sustain the platform: key benefits, challenges and work so far
- Analysis of the development process
- The decision to open the API set - visions for future use in the wider ecosystem
- Hilde Lovett, Director, iLabs (Innovation Labs),Telenor R&I, Norway
12.10 Using Open Source to Achieve Advanced Mobile Internet Capabilities
Enabling web 2.0 applications in the mobile environment
- A Senior Representative, Celunite, USA
12.40 Achieving Advanced Mobile Services through Open Source Innovation
- Paola Tonelli, Chair, Strategic Planning Committee & Vice Chair, Board of Directors, Open Mobile Alliance, Head of Center, Group R&D, Vodafone, Spain (tbc)
1:00 Networking Lunch (Open to all delegates)
Lunch Sponsor: a la Mobile
2.15 Mobile Browser Round Table
Open Sourcing the Mobile Browser: Advantages and Limitations in Achieving the Web 2.0 Experience
- What can the web browser achieve for mobile, in terms of user experience and service innovation?
- Lowering the entry barriers to mobile development - what can be achieved by using the browser as a cross-application framework? What are the limitations?
- What advantages does open sourcing of the browser bring to the proposition? How far should it be opened?
- What are the challenges in browser integration and running applications over the internet? Is open source a supporting or inhibiting factor?
- Arun Ranganathan, Principal Software Engineer, AOL, USA
- Chris Hofmann, Dir. of Special Projects, Mozillla Corp, USA
- David Pollington, Senior Manager,Terminals Research, Vodafone Group R&D, UK
- Matthew Snyder, Head of Strategy and Business Development, Nokia Ad Connector, Nokia, Finland
- Charles McCathieNevile, Chief Standards Officer, Opera Software
3.00 Platform Case Study
Bringing the Benefits of Open Source Development to the S60 Platform
- Open standard libraries and the S60 platform
- Examining success cases: open source in mobile projects
- Nuts and bolts: how it works and how to get started
- Oren Levine, Senior Product Manager, S60, Nokia, Finland
- Eero Bragge, Senior Technical Consultant, Forum Nokia, Finland
Key Debates
The Real Impacts of Open Sourcing Java,
3.25 Sun’s Progress in Open Sourcing Java:
How Can We Further Increase Portability and Platform Consistency?
- Aims for open source Java: What Sun wants to achieve, now and in the future
- Examining and addressing Java fragmentation - what needs to be done; the role of open source in achieving this
- Licensing: Explaining Sun’s strategy and key licensing decisions
- Roadmaps for Java to 2012
- Terrence Barr, Technical Evangelist, Java Mobile & Embedded Community, Sun Microsystems, USA
- Vivek Mody, Community Marketing Manager and Senior Product Marketing Manager for Java ME technologies, Sun Microsystems, Inc. USA
3.50 Interactive Panel with The Reality behind the Headlines:The True Impact of Open Source Java in Mobile?
- How successful has Java been in uniting companies to standardisation?
- What are the differing approaches to open source Java, both in terms of licensing and implementation? - Examining Motorola, Sun and IBM
- What are the potential benefits and threats to the success of mobile Java?
- What does the open sourcing of Java mean for the mobile industry?
- Terrence Barr, Technical Evangelist, Java Mobile & Embedded Community, Sun Microsystems, USA
- Chris Porthouse, Senior Manager, Java, ARM, UK
If you could contribute a unique perspective to this panel, email jane.backhouse@informa.com to explain why!









