Speaking
Looking for a speaker, panelist, or moderator for an event related to mobile, social media or consumer technology? Ask Lisa Whelan. Click here to read Lisa’s bio. Past speaking engagements include:
- CTIA Wireless 2010 (March 24, 2010) Developer Pitch Session: Gaining Distribution Panelists included:
- Claudia Backus, Senior Director, Ecosystem Programs, Motorola
- Larry Berkin, Head of Global Alliances, Symbian Foundation
- Christopher David, Head of Developer and Partner Engagement, Sony Ericsson
- Tyler Lessard, Vice President, Global Alliances and Developer Relations, RIM
- Asokan Thiyagarajan, Director – Platforms & Technology Strategy, Samsung Telecommunications America
- Patrick Mork, Vice President, Marketing, GetJar, Inc.
- Mobile World Congress 2010 (February 2010, Barcelona, Spain)
- “Attracting investment to the apps market – Identifying the key success factors” , Panelists included:
- Rich Wong, Partner, Accel Partners
- Bob Borchers, Partner, Opus Capital
- David Weiden, Partner, Khosla Ventures
- “Unlocking application revenue – billing and payments”
- WIPJAM at Mobile World Congress: “Features and Enhancements for Addictive Applications”
- “Attracting investment to the apps market – Identifying the key success factors” , Panelists included:
- MOTODEV Podcast: “Social Media Marketing for Mobile Developers” (October 21, 2009, Online)
- WIPJAM CTIA: “Connecting Developers” (October 8, 2009, San Diego, CA)
- MOTODEV Summit: “Optimize your Applications for Discovery” (October 5, 2009, San Diego, California)
- Co-presented with Peter Catanon, Motorola’s Director, Ecosystem Solutions Marketing
- Addressed large group of mobile developers at the MOTODEV Summit, which took place prior to CTIA IT & Entertainment conference.
- Boston College Technology Council “The Business and Technology of Wine” (June 25, 2009, Palo Alto, California):
- Moderated a panel discussion on how technology is used to make and sell wine. Panelists included:
- Greg Castells, Wine Director, Soutirage
- Alex Dessouky, Marketing Manager, 585 Wine Partners
- Chad Meyer, Founder, Soutirage
- Donna Morris, Owner, Winderlea Vineyard and Winery
- Moderated a panel discussion on how technology is used to make and sell wine. Panelists included:
- Fish & Richardson “Leadership Through Enrichment, Action, and Diversity (L.E.A.D.) Retreat” (April 17, 2009, Menlo Park, California):
- A colleague from Facebook and I demonstrated the business benefits of online social networks including Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter to F&R lawyers and clients and addressed audience questions.
- Mobile World Congress 2009 (February 2009, Barcelona, Spain):
- Co-Chair: Mobile Application Developer Garage
- Moderated two panels and introduced keynote speaker, Tero Ojanperä, Executive Vice President of Nokia Services






