Building For Success with the BlackBerry Platform

Mike Lazaridis, President and Co-CEO, RIM

Because of his highly technical background, Mike Lazaridis, President and Co-CEO of Research In Motion (RIM), understands developers and engineering challenges better than most CEOs. Mike brings this expert insight home when he explains RIM's vision for the future of mobility and how the BlackBerry® solution is positioned to take advantage of the upcoming opportunities. As part of his presentation, he'll outline the roadmap for BlackBerry smartphones and features that developers will soon be working to address. He'll also stress how end-to-end experiences have the power to offer the richest mobile user experience.

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The BlackBerry Development Platform: Today and Tomorrow

Alan Brenner, Senior Vice President, BlackBerry Software, RIM

Alan Brenner, Senior Vice President, BlackBerry Software of RIM, sends a message that development on the BlackBerry platform is simpler than ever, with an even greater number of possible applications that satisfy today's organizations and end users. Hear roadmaps for the future of the BlackBerry solution and BlackBerry Alliance community, as well as what developers can look forward to in upcoming technical releases.

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The Power and Potential of Today’s Mobile Application Community

Jeff McDowell, Vice President, Global Alliances, RIM

Jeff McDowell, Vice President, Global Alliances at RIM, shares his knowledge of the extensive BlackBerry development ecosystem and how to build for success within it. Jeff talks about the state of the mobile development marketplace, channel opportunities and how the development community is coming together to do new and better things. Don't miss this chance to hear from someone who works closely with RIM's most important independent software vendors, solution providers and system integrators and has a unique feel for the tremendous potential for driving revenue and opportunities in today's environment.

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BlackBerry Partners Fund™ Developer Challenge

Rick Segal, Investment Manager, BlackBerry Partners Fund™

As a member of the BlackBerry Partners Fund™ investment management team Rick oversees direct investments in a broad range of mobile application and services companies.

Mr. Segal has previously held the position of President and Chief Executive Officer of Microforum, a leader in providing integrated e-business solutions in a wide array of industry verticals. Mr. Segal joined Microforum in July 2000 from Chapters Online Inc., a leading Canadian e-commerce company, where he held the position of President and Chief Operating Officer (1997-2000). Mr. Segal began working with Chapters Inc. in 1997 as a consultant on the technical development of the Chapters e-commerce venture. Based on this successful collaboration, he was named the President of Chapters Online in August 1998.

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BlackBerry Partners Fund™ Developer Challenge

Kevin Talbot, Co-Managing Partner, BlackBerry Partners Fund™

Kevin is Co-Managing Partner of the BlackBerry Partners Fund™ in addition to being Managing Director of RBC Venture Partners where he oversees North American venture capital investments in early-stage enterprise software and services companies. Kevin has a long and successful track record as an entrepreneur and operator in the information technology industry in both Canada and the USA where he developed extensive start-up, growth and turn-around experience.

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BlackBerry Applications in the Real-World

David Yach, Chief Technology Officer, Software, RIM

David Yach, Chief Technology Officer, Software of RIM, inspires developers to imagine what they could achieve with their mobile applications by showing the highlights of what others have done. See first-hand how compelling mobile applications were created using the time-saving tools and features of the BlackBerry solution. David's onstage guests explain how they succeeded and demonstrate the rich applications built using the complete developer toolset. He'll also look ahead and demonstrate the next generation of developer tools that make even more innovations possible.

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