APPNATION, the Premier Marketplace Event for the Consumer App Economy Returns
APPNATION’s 2nd Annual International Conference & Expo returns to San Francisco April 27-28 and brings together hundreds of innovative developers with leading media, entertainment, and technology companies to discuss the burgeoning consumer app economy
- Registration is now open at http://www.appnationconference.com
- Speakers include Gaming Pioneer, Trip Hawkins, CEO, Digital Chocolate; and senior executives from AT&T, Samsung, Microsoft, Outfit 7 (Talking Tom), Marvel Entertainment, Zynga, Twitter, Sequoia Capital, Yahoo!, Fox Television, RIM, Bolt Creative (PocketGod), Churn Labs, ngmoco:), CBS, Intel, Mediabrands (Interpublic), Nielsen Telecom, & The North Face
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- APPNATION (http://www.appnationconference.com), the leading executive conference and exposition focused on the burgeoning consumer applications and connected device economies, returns to the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco on April 27th and 28th. The 2nd Annual APPNATION show will focus on the business of social and mobile apps across all devices and platforms including PCs, smartphones, tablets, Internet-enabled televisions, portable games, peripherals and a range of other emerging connected devices.
“The app economy is growing and evolving at breakneck speed which is why we decided to bring APPNATION back so quickly," said Drew Ianni, CEO and founder of M2 Events, APPNATION’s parent company. “Since our inaugural event in September 2010, the industry has continued to evolve and APPNATION has grown in accordance. We look forward to welcoming over 1500 conference attendees and tripling the number of developers and innovative startup exhibitors to over 200.”
The Second Annual APPNATION Conference and Exposition will include an executive-level conference and a dynamic, cutting-edge exposition featuring companies from across the burgeoning app economy. APPNATION will also dedicate a significant amount of focus and onsite resource to give developers of all sizes an opportunity to learn how to further monetize their content, products, and services as well as offering them a unique and affordable opportunity to showcase their work in front of industry luminaries, investors, advertising agencies, media companies, the technology press and peers.
The majority of the speakers and agenda are set; however, the call for speakers is still open and can be completed online at https://appnationconference.wufoo.com/forms/appnation-2011-speaker-submission-form/.
Registration is also now open at http://www.appnationconference.com.
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Confirmed companies participating as speakers and sponsors include a veritable “Who’s Who” in the mobile industry:
- Operators and OEMs including RIM, Microsoft, Samsung and AT&T
- Developers including Outfit 7 (Talking Tom), Bolt Creative (Pocket God) and ngmoco:)
- Content publishers including Marvel Entertainment, Time Inc, and Fox Television
- Leading investors including Sequoia Capital, Churn Labs, Dogpatch Labs, Blue Run Ventures and Mayfield Fund
- Media partners including Wireless Industry Partnership, MoMo Silicon Valley, ReadWriteWeb, Mobile Industry Review, PocketGamer, Smart Gorillas, TechnoBuffalo, 148 Apps, Mobile Marketing Association, Women 2.0, AppCircus, Android Guys, Android Rundown and SocializeMobilize
About APPNATION
APPNATION is a new executive conference and exposition focusing on the burgeoning consumer applications industry. APPNATION is a unit of M2 Events, LLC, a new conference and thought leadership production company founded by Drew Ianni, a 15-year digital media and marketing industry veteran and former Programming Chairman and Senior Global Analyst for ad:tech, a leading digital media and marketing conference and exposition. Mr. Ianni has also held senior analyst and executive positions at firms such as Jupiter Communications, Lazard Freres & Co. and BBDO.
Follow APPNATION on Twitter at http://twitter.com/appnationconf.
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CONTACT:
NORTH AMERICA
Spark PR for APPNATION
Michael Selvidge, +1-415-350-3091
michael@sparkpr.com
or
EUROPE/APAC
Mercury Global Partners for APPNATION
Mindy M. Hull, +1-415-889-9977 (US)
+31 62 504 7680 (EU)
mindy@mercuryglobalpartners.com
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