Minnesota’s oldest and best attended mobile event, Mobile March Twin Cities (MMTC), just announced their full lineup of keynote speakers for this year’s event.
New this year is a Connected Device track which will cover the acceleration in Internet of Things and the software and hardware driving it forward. This is in addition to the business and technical tracks which are packed with presentations and learning opportunities.
The full press release is below…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 10, 2014
CONTACT:
Phil Wilson
612-743-7860
phil@remaincomm.com
Mobile March 2014 Keynote Speakers Announced
Speakers from Microsoft and Spark Highlight Mobile and Connected Devices
Minneapolis, MN – Mobile March organizers today announced the keynote speakers for the 5th Annual Mobile March, Minnesota’s longest running mobile conference. Jacquelyn Crowhurst, Sr. Director, Central Region Developer & Platform Evangelism at Microsoft will kick off the multi-track conference and Zach Supalla, CEO of Spark, a locally based company providing tools for connected hardware, will anchor the afternoon sessions. Mobile March includes the now familiar Business, Development and Design tracks as well as the new sessions highlighting connected devices. Tickets are now on sale for the March 20th, 2014 event at the Earle Brown Heritage Center in the Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn Park.
Jacquelyn Crowhurst’s keynote will leverage her evangelism background to share insight on taking mobility from a cost of doing business to differentiating your business. She will touch on topics such as the role cloud plays in mobile, how monetization and mobile ROI is evolving, and the future of mobility. Zach Supalla of Spark, a local startup providing tools to connect devices to the Internet via Wi-Fi, will address the conference following lunch. His presentation will highlight the natural evolution of mobile as a point of control for the growing Internet of Things.
Mobile March organizer Phil Wilson noted, “Both Jacquelyn and Zach bring a wealth of knowledge and unique experiences to Mobile March. Though we are a mobile-centric conference, we look forward to addressing both mobile and connected devices; topics that the mobile community think are most important.” Co-organizer, Justin Grammens, added, “With the advent of low cost sensors, hardware and open source software, it’s becoming increasingly easy to build solutions based on the physical world. As mobile enthusiasts, we view this as the next phase in computing.”
Other highlights of the 2014 agenda include Business-centric sessions on the topics of mobile marketing via video, mobile search and more. The Mobile Development and Design tracks include sessions on developing in Xamarin, and node.js, wireframes, human-centered design and more. Topics in the new Connected Device track will include Google Glass, and other wearable technology, Arduino and more. A complete agenda will be released within a week.
Registration is now open for Mobile March, Thursday March 20th, 2014 at the Earle Brown Heritage Center via the Mobile March website at www.mobilemarchtc.com or directly through http://mobilemarch2014.
About Mobile March
Founded in 2010, Mobile March is an event dedicated to exploring the latest in mobile technology and trends. According to founders Justin Grammens, Phil Wilson and Linda Cummings, the name Mobile March not only denotes the month in which it takes place, it also emphasizes the ongoing advancement and growth of mobile technology and the related lifestyle.
By offering content that appeals to mobile developers, business people, and users we hope to facilitate a greater understanding between the constituencies that make mobile happen. Whether you make money with mobile or just use it to stay connected, we invite you to join us for Mobile March.
Event sponsors include: Hyper IQ, Livefront, Microsoft and ITR Mobility