Mobile Monday Detroit

With the rapid expansion of the use of mobile technology by consumers and businesses today there is a high level of expectation that there will be reliable mobile service and full access to all mobile device features at all times - even when among thousands of others who are demanding the same level of service and capability. The question then arises - can entertainment venues, commercial buildings, and public events meet these limitless demands and still leverage mobile technologies to streamline operations and engage their patrons and other stakeholders?

This session of Mobile Monday Detroit will focus on topics that are extremely important for any organization challenged to satisfy the mobile service needs of the mobile masses, including:  financial considerations for building out the necessary infrastructure, technology considerations explained to non-technical decision-makers, and everyone's favorite... how can venues utilize mobile technologies to deliver value?

Meeting these demands is possible, and our speakers will tell you how to meet the challenge!

Speakers for the evening will include:

• Scott Wruble, Vice-president of Information Technology for Palace Sports & Entertainment
• David Mexicotte, Mobility / Wireless Specialist for Cisco Systems

Once again Mobile Monday Detroit will take place at Compuware headquarters in downtown Detroit, and as always, attendance is FREE, but advance registration is required for security purposes. Free parking is available (with ticket validation at sign-in) in Compuware’s parking deck directly behind the headquarters building, and refreshments will be served.

Mobile Monday Detroit is sponsored by Mobile Monday Michigan, Compuware and the Mobile Technology Association of Michigan.
 

Speakers:

Scott Wruble 

Scott Wruble joined Palace Sports & Entertainment in 2012 as the Vice President of Information Technology where he manages all aspects of PS&E's information technology services supporting the Detroit Pistons, Palace of Auburn Hills, DTE Energy Music Theatre and Meadow Brook Music Festival.  Before joining PS&E, Wruble served as Director of Information Technology for the Detroit Tigers where he managed technology operations at Comerica Park in Detroit and Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland, FL.  In his seven seasons, Wruble directed the technology operations for the 2011 American League Championship Series, 2006 World Series and 2005 MLB All-Star Game along with major concerts such as Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, Eminem and Kid Rock.

Prior to working in sports and entertainment, Wruble spent two years as IT Director for Alliance Logistics in Midland, MI supporting the plastics shipping operations for BP and Dow Chemical.  Wruble began his career in 1991 with State Farm Insurance at their Bloomington, IL headquarters.  During eleven years with State Farm, he supported various marketing programs as a Systems Analyst and went on to lead key enterprise projects as a senior strategic planning analyst.  In 1999, Wruble was State Farm's first telecommuting employee.

Wruble is a native of Harbor Beach, MI and graduated from Central Michigan University in 1991 with a Bachelor's degree in business management and computer science.

David Mexicotte

David Mexicotte is a Mobility and Wireless Specialist for Cisco Systems, the world’s largest producer of equipment that runs the Internet.  He has been with Cisco for 12 years and in the IT industry for 25yrs in various capacities.  Prior to Cisco, David was with Hewlett Packard's Server and PC business unit.  He has spoken across the US on various Networking and Computing Topics.  David attended both Eastern Michigan University and The University of Michigan and has degrees in Mathematics and Physics, and Communications.

Detroit, MI 48226 - USA

Monday, May 14 at 5:30 PM

Details: http://www.meetup.com/Mobile-Monday-Detroit/events/56886672/

If you’re a mobile technology company looking for funding this is a meeting you should definitely attend. We’ll explore various options for obtaining funding and how they work, including venture capital, angel funding, alternative funding strategies, bank financing and more.

Featured speaker for the program will be Michael Liedtke, Founder and Managing Director of SME Consulting, LLC and Director at RSVP Capital who will review the types of business funding / financing available, requirements for getting it, and knowing when the time is right to pursue outside funding.

Additionally, we will present a panel of business funding experts including:

• Paul Czarnik, Chief Technology Officer, Compuware / Compuware Ventures, LLC
• Ted Serbinski, Vice-president, Detroit Venture Partners
• Maria LaLonde, Recruiting and Development Leader, Bizdom U
• Matt Tubergen, Mobile Technology Consultant, TechSmith

Additional panel members will soon be announced.  Details and Registration Here

About our Featured Speakers:

Michael Liedtke

Michael Liedtke, serves as the Founder and Managing Director of SME Consulting, LLC and a Director at RSVP Capital. Michael has extensive knowledge in financial planning and analysis, M&A, strategic planning, along with a strong Information Technology/operations knowledge base. Over the past two years, he has worked with numerous entrepreneurs to develop the proper business model and supporting materials to launch or obtain growth capital for their venture.

Prior to SME and RSVP Capital, Michael was a Senior Associate of Amherst Partners, a middle market investment bank, located in Birmingham, MI. Prior to Amherst, Michael was an Assistant Vice President at Wachovia Securities in their internal Financial Planning & Analysis group. In this position, he was specially hired to oversee potential acquisition targets, together with performing necessary due diligence. His duties included targeting and reviewing potential acquisitions, financial modeling, and presenting opportunities to both internal management and Wachovia Bank management. Michael led certain high-level due diligence merger initiatives in the acquisition of A.G. Edwards by Wachovia Securities in 2007.

Michael’s experience also includes a number of in-depth assignments working as a Six Sigma consultant for Fortune 500 clients, including Capital One, Entergy, and General Electric. He began his career at NBC as an associate of the Information Management Leadership Program.

Michael earned an M.B.A. with a focus in Finance from the University of Richmond, Virginia and received his B.S.B.A. in Computer Information Systems from the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Once again Mobile Monday Detroit will take place at Compuware headquarters in downtown Detroit, and as always, attendance is FREE, but advance registration is required for security purposes. Free parking is available (with ticket validation at sign-in) in Compuware’s parking deck directly behind the headquarters building, and refreshments will be served.

Don’t forget to sign up on CrowdJuice.com to arrange in advance to network with others who will be at the event @ http://www.crowdjuice.com/momom/events/200

Mobile Monday Detroit is sponsored by Mobile Monday Michigan, Compuware and the Mobile Technology Association of Michigan.

Opportunity to Win!

Attendees at the event will have the opportunity to apply for a FREE limited membership into the Mobile Technology Association of Michigan (MTAM), and all who apply at this event will automatically be entered into a drawing to win Exhibit Passes for the 2012 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain taking place February 27 – March 1, 2012. Each ticket is valued at over $850. Click HERE to learn more about this international mobile technology industry event.

If your business is in need of a mobile app or a mobile website, this is an event you don’t want to miss. Learn how to identify the right mobile development firm to work with, how to present your idea to them and protect your interests, and what a developer will need to know to help you achieve your goal. Go thru the mobile development process from ‘idea’ to ‘finished product’. Learn how the mobile development process really works from a panel of experienced mobile developers who will tell you exactly what they need to know in order to provide you with the mobile app or mobile website that meets your firm’s needs.

If you’ve ever had a great idea for a mobile technology solution but been stopped in your tracks because you don’t know how to find a person or company with the skills you need to execute it, or how to work with them effectively to put your idea across if you did find them, then this is the meeting that will help you move forward.

As always, Mobile Monday Detroit attendance is FREE, but advance registration is required. Free parking is available (with ticket validation at sign-in) in Compuware’s parking deck directly behind the headquarters building, and refreshments will be served.

The growth of the M2M (machine-2-machine / mobile-2-machine) sector of the mobile technology industry is set to explode over the next 10 years according to a multitude of forecasters and analysts. The general consensus typically estimates that M2M device connections will grow from a rate of 62 million in 2010 to reach 60 billion by 2020.

While the availability of mobile technologies isn’t new, the recent proliferation of mobile devices into the hands of consumers, and their demand to utilize mobile technologies in both their personal and professional lives, is driving an increase in M2M deployments in an ever-increasing array of industries. The fastest-growing industry sectors are expected to be: utilities, healthcare and security, however the list of industries that can be positively impacted by M2M technologies is substantially longer.

In this meeting of Mobile Monday Detroit, we will explore the future of M2M technology on a global and national scale, as well as looking at its potential to positively impact Michigan specifically. Leading us in this exploration will be:

Linda Daichendt, Executive Director, Mobile Technology Association of Michigan who will define M2M technology, review current and anticipated uses of the technology, and discuss its potential specifically related to the State of Michigan.

Jason Campbell, Research Director, Market Strategies International who will share findings from a recent market opportunity study conducted by his firm with 1500 household decision-makers to measure consumer awareness, perceptions and adoption of M2M applications in five M2M areas that are already available or emerging in the marketplace. He will discuss what M2M solutions are likely to gain traction more quickly than others, and what types of benefits and barriers to adoption will need to be addressed to win consumers over.

Eric Spadafora, Director of Business Sales, Verizon Wireless who will demonstrate the value M2M is providing businesses across a variety of industries such as healthcare, finance and insurance, as well as the monumental impact M2M will have in the future, particularly with the advancements of 4G LTE. He will also discuss the resources that Verizon Wireless has put into place for business’ to leverage the potential of Mobile Technology and M2M, including the Verizon LTE Innovation Center, Verizon Application Innovation Center, Verizon Developer Community, and the IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystems) Core, and how these investments from Verizon are helping customers increase revenue while reducing costs.

The meeting takes place at Automation Alley on Monday, November 14th at 5:30 p.m., and is free to attend though reservations are required due to space limitations.

A celebration of Mobile Monday Detroit's 1-year anniversary

When: Monday, October 17th, 1:00 - 5:30 p.m.

Where: Compuware headquarters Atrium, 1 Campus Martius, Detroit, MI

Cost to Attend: FREE

Who Should Attend: Corporate Marketers, Marketing/Advertising Agencies & Consultants, Public Relations firms and Business Owners seeking a cost-effective, high-impact, high-response way of promoting their products/services

What: Exhibits and live presentations from Michigan-based Mobile Marketing services firms

As part of our celebration of the 1-year Anniversary of Mobile Monday Detroit, the Mobile Technology Association of Michigan is sponsoring a Mobile Marketing Showcase to enable Michigan-based mobile marketing firms to educate Michigan businesses about the benefits and opportunities for increased customers Mobile Marketing can provide. The event takes place on Monday, October 17th from 1:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. in the Atrium at Compuware headquarters located at 1 Campus Martius in Detroit. Exhibitor registration is available via this link.

Additionally, as part of the Mobile Marketing Showcase, attendees will have the opportunity to attend Mobile Marketing presentations from Showcase exhibitors throughout the duration of the event. A schedule of presenters, their companies, and their topics will soon be available.

Those exhibiting in, or attending, the Mobile Marketing Showcase may also register to attend the regular meeting of Mobile Monday Detroit which takes place at the conclusion of the Showcase event.  The evening's topic will be 'Mobile Marketing for Businesses; How, Why and What You Can Expect', and will feature speakers from Google, 118id and MTAM. There is no cost to attend the meeting, but advance registration is required at http://www.meetup.com....

There is no registration required to attend the Showcase event.

Those with questions may contact MTAM at info@GoMobileMichigan.org

Mobile Marketing Showcase sponsored by:

• Mobile Technology Association of Michigan
• Mobile Monday Michigan
• Compuware
• Verizon

Monday, October 17 at 1:00 PM, Detroit, MI 48226 - USA

Details: http://www.meetup.com/Mobile-Monday-Detroit/events/35839022/

Much has been discussed about the dangers of mobile technology when drivers use mobile devices for texting and other distracting activities while driving, but significantly less has been discussed about the safety benefits that mobile technology provides in a wide variety of environments.   Even less is known – even inside the mobile industry – about the ever-increasing opportunities this rapidly evolving technology is providing to increase safety in ways you may not think about – YET.

To help our members and visitors gain additional understanding of the substantial capabilities mobile technology provides to increase personal, family and business safety, Mobile Monday Detroit will be focusing its September 12th meeting on ‘Safety-related Mobile Technology’.

Our featured speaker for the evening will be Jeffrey Liedel, CIO for GM OnStar. Mr. Liedel will speak to us about GM’s efforts to increase consumer safety thru the use of its OnStar product line, including the recent launch of its’ aftermarket retail product, OnStar FMV, which enables almost anyone to enjoy the benefits of features such as automatic crash response, turn-by-turn navigation and hands-free calling. Liedel’s presentation will provide the opportunity to see the OnStar FMV unit first-hand and ask questions about its capabilities.

As CIO for GM OnStar, Mr. Liedel is responsible for IT Systems which deliver safety, navigation, telephony, vehicle diagnostics and other value-add services to OnStar subscribers. Prior to OnStar, he was Chief Strategy Officer for General Motors (GM) Information Systems and Services organization (IS&S). Prior to joining GM, Mr. Liedel served as Vice-President of Development at Covisint LLC, and held various IT leadership positions with Ford Motor Company. He holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science from the University of Toledo, and an MBA from the University of Michigan – Dearborn.

Also speaking at this event will be:

Craig Capece, President/CEO for MIST Innovations, Inc. who will be speaking on MIST Innovations efforts to increase safety with the use of mobile technology via the firm’s flagship product, MISTonDemand, that provides business managers with visual real-time confirmation of their business operations. The benefits of providing video delivered to a smartphone or tablet device will be showcased with actual user case studies.

Jim Hankins, Founder/Developer of SafetyGrid and a Cisco Technical Operations Manager who will focus on the expansion of products in the mobile safety segment of the industry and the transformative drivers causing this expansion, such as:  virtualization technologies, availability of wireless data services, advancements in assisted GPS technologies, improved battery life for mobile devices, new delivery models, rapid expansion of B2B web-based API, e-learning, and collaborative technologies.

Mr. Capece previously held senior executive positions at QCR Tech and Altec Lansing Technologies, as well as roles at NEC Electronics, Harris Corporation and National Semiconductor. He earned bachelor’s degrees in both electrical engineering and computer science at the State University of New York Institute of Technology and an MBA at Indiana Wesleyan University.

Prior to Cisco, Mr. Hankins was previously the Enterprise Network Engineer for Borg Warner Automotive where he was responsible for corporate wide WAN / LAN architectures, firewall services, Microsoft server enterprise design functions and network management systems.  He is also a Desert Storm veteran of the U.S. army where he was part of the first division to roll out local area networks in the most automated division of the Army at that time.

PLEASE NOTE: Our regular meeting facility is not available for this event, therefore an alternative location has been selected.  As a result of this smaller facility, attendance will be limited to 100 attendees.  Make your reservation early in order to insure you have a spot. If for any reason you later determine you are unable to attend, please change your status on the reservations list so someone on the waiting list will be able to take over your spot.

As our sponsor for the evening, Cliff Bell’s will be providing light hors d’oeuvres and soft drinks at no charge. A cash bar will also be available for those who prefer beer or mixed drinks.

Cliff Bell’s is located at 2030 Park Avenue in Detroit with hours of operation Tuesday thru Friday from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m., Saturday 5:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m., and Sunday 11:00 a.m. to midnight. To view the current menus, please visit www.CliffBells.com. For a complete list of upcoming events at Cliff Bell’s, please visit http://CliffBells.com/events.php. You can ‘like’ Cliff Bell’s on Facebook and follow them on Twitter for special promotions and the latest information.

Directions to Cliff Bell’s from our regular meeting place, Compuware Headquarters

Parking areas near Cliff Bell’s; areas in purple are the nearby parking lots, with parking also available at the Fox Theater and Opera House Parking garages which are within walking distance. There is also some street parking available that should not be in use because the Tigers are scheduled out of town that evening. Those that arrive early enough may find a spot on the street.

Our speakers for the evening will be Jon Oberheide, CTO of Duo Security and Walt Capers, Senior Software Architect for Compuware. Register Here.

Jon Oberheide’s presentation will deconstruct Google’s Android mobile platform and its security model, from the base OS, to the Android middleware, up to some case studies using third-party applications.  As Android emerges as a leading OS in the mobile market, there’s much to be learned from both the victories and failures of Google’s design decisions and their impact on Android’s security model.  Jon will showcase some fun attacks used to subvert the base Android system, as well as third-party applications in use on Android handsets around the world.

Walt Capers will be discussing the use of Android NDK.  He will review porting C-code to the Android platform, which is very timely in light of Google’s recent push for the Android NDK r3 to enable higher-quality graphics for game development.

About our Speakers:

Jon Oberheide is CTO of Duo Security, an Ann Arbor-based start-up developing outstanding two-factor authentication.  He has done presentations at:

• Hackito Ergo Sum 2011: Starjacking Your Way to grsecurity/PaX Bypass
• ShmooCon 2011: Team JOCH vs Android: The Ultimate Showdown
• SummerCon 2010: Android Hax

In his free time, Jon dabbles in kernel exploitation, mobile security, and beer brewing.

Walt Capers is a Senior Software Architect for Compuware who is obsessed with code performance.  He has built a tiny high-performance web server that has been embraced for embedded developers.  He also has experience building and tuning C-software on several platforms including Android.  He has vast experience with software license management (securing software access), multi-threat application development, TCP/IP-based client/server development, and several years of experience in developing high performance 3D applications for FEA and CAD solutions.  He also has a U.S. patent for viewing and capturing 3D data from OpenGL-based applications (http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/6894690.html).

Once again Mobile Monday Detroit will be meeting at the Compuware Building located at 1 Campus Martius in Detroit.  And as always, we appreciate Compuware’s offer of their meeting facilities to host our event. We hope you will join us there!

Please note that the networking portion of our meeting begins at 5:30 p.m.
The meeting schedule:

5:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Registration and Networking
6:00 p.m. – 6:05 p.m. Announcements
6:05 p.m. – 7:45 p.m. Presentations

Refreshments will be provided courtesy of Compuware.

As more and more companies support more and more complex mobile scenarios, the need for a reliable and cost-effective back-end solution is paramount. Users expect access to personal and corporate data from whatever devices they choose to carry, blurring the traditional boundaries of corporate firewalls. Development timelines for mobile applications are usually measured in days or weeks, not months or years, so they need to provision resources quickly, and a successful mobile app may need to scale very rapidly as well.

With his presentation, ‘Mobile and The Cloud – A Perfect Match’, Microsoft’s Patrick Foley will explain how cloud technologies match these needs of mobile software development perfectly. The cloud is cheap, reliable, secure, ubiquitous, and easy to scale. His presentation gives an overview of what “the cloud” is, who the major players are, and how mobile developers can take advantage of cloud technologies today.

Patrick Foley is an ISV Architect Evangelist with Microsoft. His responsibilities include helping software companies, including mobile software companies, to build on top of the Microsoft platform, particularly in the areas of Windows Phone and Windows Azure.

Also presenting will be Jim Jakary, Senior Regional Sales Manager with Fiberlink Communications. Fiberlink designed, built, markets and maintains MaaS360, the only true cloud-based wireless solution for managing worldwide mobile devices and life cycle for smartphones, tablets, and laptop computers.

Jim’s presentation will focus on the realities of enterprise remote device management using a cloud-based utility solution. He will share mobile industry trends and best practices seen while working with Fortune 1000 companies, discuss core attributes that define cloud-based services for mobility, and provide insights to help attendees see and manage smartphones, tablets, and laptops that connect to corporate systems. Further, he will contrast SaaS offerings with “hosted” mobility solutions, and talk to key IT considerations for each delivery model regarding on-premise hardware and software, maintenance, updates, network configuration, licensing, and life-cycle.

ADDED BONUS PRESENTATION:

Long-time Compuware employee, John Kriegel, is very excited about the mobile technology interface with today’s vehicles. To share some of this interesting information John will present information about the Chevy Volt mobile application, including screen shots – then he’ll take us out outside to the Plaza in front of Compuware, and demonstrate the functions of the Volt and its’ mobile app in-person and answer any questions you may have!

Once again Mobile Monday Detroit will be meeting at the Compuware Building located at 1 Campus Martius in Detroit. And as always, we appreciate Compuware’s offer of their meeting facilities to host our event. We hope you will join us there!

Please note that the networking portion of our meeting begins at 5:30 p.m.

The meeting schedule:

5:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Registration and Networking
6:00 p.m. – 6:05 p.m. Announcements
6:05 p.m. – 7:45 p.m. Presentations

Refreshments will be provided courtesy of Compuware.

Mobile healthcare, also known as mHealth, is one of the fastest growing segments of the mobile technology industry.  What exactly is mHealth? It is healthcare enabled by the use of mobile phones and other wireless devices, and it is a technology that is transforming healthcare from a physician and hospital-centric system to one that endeavors to connect all the entities involved in the healthcare process (including patients) via mobile in order to achieve the collection of community and clinical health data, delivery of healthcare information to practitioners, researchers, and patients, real-time monitoring of patient vital signs, and direct provision of care.

In a recent article, Justin Montgomery of MobileStorm states, “mHealth Technology has the ability to deliver a wide variety of healthcare services to people who previously had difficulty seeking, obtaining or following up on healthcare related matters.  Healthcare treatments have historically been defined by the patient traveling to see the practitioner, either a single time, or more often than not, on a repeated basis.  This provides a huge barrier to treatment for those who live in rural areas or don’t have access to reliable transportation.  mHealth Technology won’t take the place of every patient visit, but more often than not it can reduce the number of visits required while increasing the quality of the care provided.”

To speak to us about the opportunities and challenges facing the healthcare industry in the upcoming years, as well as the role that technology will play in the healthcare industry's transformation, will be Mr. Jason Joseph, Director of Technology and Information Solutions for Grand Rapids-based, Spectrum Health.  In his presentation, Mr. Joseph will provide an overview of the healthcare technology environment, as well as the identification of key opportunities and challenges that are present when considering mobile technology applications as healthcare solutions.  The presentation will highlight progress that Spectrum Health has made in leveraging mobile technology in business and clinical environments, potential uses for patients and providers, and the most promising uses of mobile technology within the industry in the next few years.

Mr. Joseph has 15 years experience consulting and leading technology organizations across several industries including healthcare, manufacturing, and utilities.  In his work for Spectrum Health, he is responsible for application development and integration, as well as revenue cycle applications.  While at Spectrum, Mr. Joseph has led the development of online and mobile solutions for patients, providers and employees, integrated core hospital clinical and financial information systems, and advanced the business intelligence capabilities of the organization.  He was instrumental in rolling out community health information exchange capabilities, and is active in developing a service-oriented architecture for healthcare that will provide enhanced capabilities for information exchange between organizations, providers and patients.  Prior to joining Spectrum Health in 2006, Mr. Joseph was the CIO for a mid-sized manufacturing organization and held various consulting positions specializing in enterprise software engineering and integration.

An additional speaker for this event is currently being finalized.  Additional details about that speaker and their presentation will be added as they become available.

Once again Mobile Monday Detroit will be meeting at the Compuware Building located at 1 Campus Martius in Detroit.  And as always, we appreciate Compuware's offer of their meeting facilities to host our event. We hope you will join us there!

Please note that the networking portion of our meeting begins at 5:30 p.m.

 
The meeting schedule:

5:30 p.m. – 6:20 p.m. Registration and Networking
6:20 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Announcements
6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Presentations

Refreshments will be provided courtesy of Compuware.

Visiting Compuware:

Map to Compuware

Enter Parking Deck from Farmer Street Entrance
Enter under Visitor Entrance Signs

Take Parking Deck Elevator to 1st Floor and cross Farmer Street to Office Tower
Bring parking stub with you to Mobile Monday Registration Desk
Enter Office Tower on Ground Level off of Farmer Street

Go to Main Atrium
Register at the Mobile Monday Registration Desk
Have your parking stub validated

You will be directed to the Meeting Room location from the Mobile Monday Registration Desk.

Exit Parking Deck
Have validated parking stub ready for the cashier

Detroit, MI 48226 - USA

Monday, April 18 at 5:30 PM

Details: http://www.meetup.com/Mobile-Monday-Detroit/events/15303319/