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Thursday, October 29, 2009

Mobile Money Canada Agenda Update

 

Canada’s first conference on mobile financial services, Mobile Money Canada, is just two weeks away! Mobile Money Canada will take place at the Metro Toronto Convention Center on November 10, 2009. Mobile Money Canada will provide the first forum for Canadian industry leaders to discuss, debate, and develop the relationships needed to successfully build and operate profitable Mobile Money Solutions. Mobile Money Canada was founded byDonRiver Inc., Mobile-Financial.com, and our mobile financial services industry partners.

Mobile Money Canada is almost at full capacity, with close to 100 of the visionaries, executives, and decision makers registered to attend that will be the primary drivers of the growth and evolution of this industry in Canada over the next decade. We are thrilled to have received a strong response from the Canadian mobile financial community. We have people participating from almost all of the major Canadian financial institutions, mobile operators, mobile money solution vendors, payment processers, as well as several consulting firms, analysts, and media outlets. 

The Mobile Money Canada Conference agenda has been finalized and we have people from all across the mobile financial services ecosystem attending and speaking. The conference sessions that we have put together cover all aspects of mobile money and include the following: 
  • Keynote: "Why Will Mobile Financial Services Matter to Canadians?"
  • The Business Case & ROI for Mobile Banking
  • What does it take to successfully build and operate profitable mobile banking services?
  • Unlocking the Secrets to profitable Mobile and Contactless Payments for Banks and Mobile Operators.
  • The Domestic and Cross Border Mobile Money Transfer Opportunity Revealed
  • Mobile Banking in Canada: Criteria & Tools for achieving success
  • Making the Right Choice...What you need to know to select the right solution and vendor for a Mobile Financial Services deployment?
  • What is the right Mobile Money approach for Canada? Bank Centric, Mobile Operator Centric, or Collaboration?
  • Mobile Banking & Payments Vendor Showcase



A big part of Mobile Money Canada’s appeal is the group of mobile financial services experts that will share their insights and experiences with conference attendees. Mobile Money Canada is packed with speakers and panelists who have successfully built and launched mobile banking offerings and mobile money payment services in Canada, and around the world. 

The speakers and panelists include the following:

  • Robin Dua, President, EnStream LP.
  • Brent Ho-Young, Managing Director – Mobile Financial Services, DonRiver Inc.
  • Chris Dean, Associate, Western Union Digital Ventures
  • Tom Purves, Business Leader – Product Innovation, Visa Inc.
  • Antoine Dagher, Director – Product & Marketing Management, Telus
  • Matt Krogstad, VP - Business Development, M-Com
  • Patrick Kelly, SVP, Business Development, Monitise Americas
  • Kate Zilla-Bâ, COO, Mondato
  • Eric Feeley, Director of Product Management, Telepin Software
  • Ryan Gilbert, Entrepreneur in Residence, Venrock.
  • Jaafer Haidar, Principal, Sensidea.
  • John-Pierre Kamel, RFID Practice Lead, Excellis Consulting Corp.
  • Amar Varma, Partner, Extreme Venture Partners.
  • Anant Tailor, Mobile Marketing Manager, DonRiver Inc.
  • Long Van, Mobile Banking Architect, DonRiver Inc.
  • Hesham Fahmy, Mobile Money Transfer Architect, DonRiver Inc.


We at Mobile Money Canada would like to extend a warm “Thank You!” for the enthusiastic support that we have received from our registered attendees and our partners that have brought Mobile Money Canada together. We only have a few spaces available so if you are interested, please register today at www.mobilemoneycanada.com  

Please note that with such limited space left, we will only be able to accept individuals from Canadian enterprises that are currently operating, or plan to deploy, mobile financial services offerings to retail consumers and enterprise customers. We apologize to those that we have not been able to accommodate, as the demand has been greater than we anticipated. 


Cheers,

Brent Ho-Young