Opening Session

mClusters Presentation & Round Table
sponsored by mClusters

Speaker:
Prof. Jan Annerstedt, Director, Interlace-Invent
"From Antennas to Content: Key Themes in the European Mobile & Wireless Industry"

The presentation will introduce the current state-of-the-art of European mobile clusters and key themes in the European mobile & wireless industry. Topics addressed will, among other things, be the advancement of content, new media, advanced mobile services, the virtual and mobile business, virtual communities and  the role of the user-innovator.

Jens Bley, Director, Living Labs Hamburg and Partner Contentbridge AG
"From traditional media to advanced mobile services; pioneering projects in the mobile & wireless arena"

The advent of mobile technologies is rapidly transforming traditional media into advanced mobile services in diverse industries such as tourism, marketing, entertainment and business communication. New forms of content-based service are being pioneering through living labs innovation models and the creation of urban as well as rural innovation environments, transforming public spaces in the spaces for communication and innovation using advanced mobile technologies. This presentation illustrates transformation through content-based services with examples of pioneering projects from Living Labs Germany.

Bruno Naulais, General Manager of the European Space Incubator, European Space Agency
"The European Space Incubator: from Satellite Technology to New Ventures in Advanced Mobile Services"

Turning innovation into new ventures is one of the key themes on the European agenda for future prosperity and growth. This presentation will demonstrate how the European Space Incubator programme successfully joins technology, entrepreneurial spirit and innovation to promote the development of concrete service- and content-based business ventures based on advanced satellite and space technologies.

Moderator:
Prof. Jan Annerstedt, Director, Interlace-Invent
"Where is the user? User-centric business and services innovation through Living Labs and advanced innovation environments"

With the participation of:
Laurent Londeix, Laboratory Director "Data Services & M2M Solutions", France Telecom R&D
Liisa Kanniainen, Executive Director, Mobey Forum
Jean-Bernard Titz, Programme Manager, Pôle SCS
Philippe Moretto, Project Director, Team Côte d'Azur
Frank Meinzer, Future Head of Operations, Telecom Valley

The debate hosts a panel of European experts, European cluster leaders and industry specialists addressing how users, whether business professionals, firms, citizens and travellers, become innovators in services and solutions in advanced innovation environments. Topics that will be touched upon includes the advancement of content and new media, virtual communication and the role of the user-innovator, user-centric business and service innovation, and how advanced innovation environments can be linked to new services and solutions for mobility and mobile devices.

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