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”
    • Yves Tyrode, Executive Vice President, Technocentre, Orange
    • Marco Argenti, Vice President, Media & Games, Nokia
    • Eric Duprat, General Manager, Mobile, PayPal
    • Tyler Lessard, Vice President of Global Alliances & Developer Relations, RIM
  • WIPJAM at Mobile World Congress: “Features and Enhancements for Addictive Applications”
• 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
• 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