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IDC AND GTIA LLC ANNOUNCE SPEAKERS AND SPONSORS FOR SECOND ANNUAL SMART TECHNOLOGY WORLD: MARCH 22-23, 2012, SAN FRANCISCO
Facebook, General Motors, McAfee, and Micron to Join Freescale, Intel and Microsoft in a Tier 1 Lineup of Speakers
International Data Corporation (IDC) and GTIA L.L.C. today announced the major speakers and sponsors for the second SMART TECHnology World conference taking place in San Francisco on March 22-23, 2012. The first ever executive-level conference focused on intelligent systems, SMART TECHnology World provides a forum for executive-level decision makers from various industries, business lines, and financial communities to collaborate and share in our vision of enabling the emerging intelligent systems ecosystem.
Speaking in the March 23rd keynote and general sessions will be:
- Facebook's Amir Michael, architect
- General Motors' Byron Shaw, managing director, Advanced Technology
- McAfee's Vimal Solanki, senior vice president, Corporate Strategy
- Micron's Tom Eby, vice president of embedded solutions
- Freescale's Tom Deitrich, senior vice president and general manager, Networking and Multimedia
- Intel's Ton Steenman, vice president and general manager, Intelligent Systems Group
- Microsoft's Kevin Dallas, general manager, Windows Embedded Business
- IDC's Mario Morales, program vice president, Enabling Technologies and Semiconductors
Conference highlights include:
- On March 22nd, "Deep-dive" analyst sessions with trends and insight into the automotive market and emerging market for Near Field Communications (NFC)
- On March 23rd, an opening keynote address by Mario Morales, vice president, Enabling Technologies at IDC and lead analyst on Intelligent Systems
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On March 23rd, a lunchtime panel on the outlook for the smartphone and
tablet ecosystems, featuring:
- Huawei's Dr. Muzibul Khan, chief technology officer
- ARM's Tom Lanztsch, executive vice-president, Corporate Development
- IDC Brazil's Mauro Peres, managing director
- On March 23rd, the Emerging Intelligent Ecosystem Zone will feature selected start-up and mid-size companies that are helping to define and shape the future of intelligent systems (IS)
To attend SMART TECHnology World, please register at http://www.smarttechnologyworld.com.
For more information on Intelligent Systems, see IDC's and GTIA's webcast, "Intelligent Systems: Defined by Connectivity, Cloud, and Data" at http://seminar2techonline.com/s/gtia_ jan2412.
SMART TECHnology World Sponsors include:
Intel
Intelligent Systems
Windows
Embedded
Qualcomm
Facebook
Freescale
McAfee
Micron
Oracle
Mocana
Omek
ARM
IDC
IDC
Tech Investor
About IDC
International Data Corporation (IDC) is the premier global provider of market intelligence, advisory services, and events for the information technology, telecommunications, and consumer technology markets. IDC helps IT professionals, business executives, and the investment community to make fact-based decisions on technology purchases and business strategy. More than 1,000 IDC analysts provide global, regional, and local expertise on technology and industry opportunities and trends in over 110 countries worldwide. For more than 48 years, IDC has provided strategic insights to help our clients achieve their key business objectives. IDC is a subsidiary of IDG, the world's leading technology media, research, and events company. You can learn more about IDC by visiting www.idc.com.
About GTIA
GTIA LLC provides focused, thoughtful, and leading edge research and advisory services for leaders in the intelligent system ecosystem. With a global team of highly experienced analysts and industry executive management team, GTIA leverages over 50 years of industry experience to address the business challenges faced by market leading companies as the embedded system market evolves through fast paced technology shifts and dynamic and innovative business models. Through conferences and advisory services that foster cross industry collaboration, comprehensive research, thought leadership, and insights of the digital supply chain, GTIA enables our customers to influence and capitalize on the intelligent systems market.
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