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"Trends and Directions in
Mobile Computing"
presented by
Neil Hickey
Senior Manager and
North American Mobility Lead for Financial Services
Accenture
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Mobile computing, communications and services have come a long way. In a span of only 20 years, wireless services have reached almost 50 percent of the world’s population. We anticipate 4.5 billion mobile communications devices used globally by 2012. Each second around the world, four people are born … and 36 mobile phones are sold.
Yet even in the wake of this growth and popularity, phone manufacturers, service providers and others in the mobile industry face a number of stiff challenges. Competition is more intense than ever and profit margins are being squeezed. The pressure on companies to differentiate themselves through innovative servicesundefinedcreated and delivered at breakneck speedundefinedis rising. And the pace of change will only increase.
Based on observation, and on Accenture's experience in the mobile industry, Neil Hickey will present mobile technology trends to watchundefinedtrends that will affect usage patterns, industry positioning and opportunities to achieve high performance in the mobile computing industry.
About Our Speaker:
Neil Hickey is a Senior Manager and North American Mobility Lead for Financial Services in Accenture’s mobility practice. In this role Neil is responsible for all mobile related client initiatives across Payments, Banking, Capital Markets and Insurance.
Neil has over 18 years of experience in sales, consulting, development and delivery of mobile services and innovation for financial institutions, mobile network operators and retailers. He is an industry expert on global mobile trends, mobile and wireless technologies including mobile phone operating systems, wireless transport and payment standards (QSR, NFC, TSM). Neil has extensive experience in developing and deploying mobile payment business models and solutions across ecosystem stakeholders in Asia, Europe and North America.
Bi-lingual in English and Mandarin Chinese, Neil holds a BA in Marketing from Hofstra University and a MBA from the University of Delaware.
For more information about Neil, see his LinkedIn profile at http://www.linkedin.com/in/neilthickey.
Location: Doubletree Hotel (see directions)
Broad Street at Locust
Philadelphia, PA 19107
(215) 893-1680
Agenda:
6:00 - 6:30 pm Registration and Networking
6:30 - 7:15 pm Dinner
7:15 - 8:00 pm Program
8:00 - 8:30 pm Networking Continues
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Cost:
Pre-Registration: (See Notes below)
$25 Full Members
$50 NWCT Friends & Guests
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At Door:
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$75 - NWCT Friends & Guests
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