Forum Nokia Developer Conference January 19, 2009

FORUM NOKIA TO HOST ITS FIRST DEVELOPER CONFERENCE FOR INDIA
- Industry ecosystem to congregate and deliberate on opportunities and challenges in Indian mobile VAS space -

Bangalore, January 15, 2009: Forum Nokia, Nokia’s global developer program, will host the first Forum Nokia Developer Conference for India on 20th January 2009 at The Taj Residency in Bangalore. The full day conference will see industry experts, developers, operators, aggregators, Nokia and Forum Nokia speakers deliberate on the evolution of the mobile VAS industry and what the future holds for India. Themed “Infinite Possibilities”, the conference will host sessions on Mobile VAS Industry, Mobile Technology Evolution, Technology Showcase and Developer Evangelization.

The Forum Nokia Developer Conference 2009 will have representation from the industry ecosystem including mobile and IT developers, aggregators, operators, media, music and content houses, games publishers, IT companies, Internet companies, retailers and analysts. Eminent speakers from the industry and Nokia will include Pradeep Shrivastava (CMO and member of the Executive Committee of IDEA Cellular Limited), S. R. Raja (General Manager – Strategy, Sasken Communication Technologies Ltd), Sujit Jain (Founder & CEO, Maverick Mobile), Deepak Halan (Business Director- eTechnology Group, IMRB), Vishwanath Alluri, (CEO and Founder IMImobile), Tom Tierney, (Head of Partner Alliances, Partner and Developer Programs, NAVTEQ), Kenny Mathers (Head of Developer Relations Forum Nokia, APAC), , Srikanth Raju (Director and Head of Product Marketing, Forum Nokia) and Mahmood Kalantar (Director of Mobile Software Sales and Marketing, Nokia APAC) among others.

“India has a unique opportunity to lead the world in mobile application/service development. We have all the right ingredients - a strong culture of innovation and collaboration, a robust IT industry and developer ecosystem, a large domestic mobile market with diverse needs and an extremely competitive mobile operator environment that is faced with consistently falling voice revenues,” said Kenny Mathers, Head of Developer Relations Forum Nokia, APAC. Today, the local mobile VAS industry in India is at an inflection point. To realize the eventual opportunity the entire industry ecosystem will need to collaborate and scale. The Forum Nokia Developer Conference, India aims to provide the industry with a platform to connect and share best practices.”

Over the last decade, Forum Nokia has been working extensively with the developer community in India, providing them all necessary support in terms of tools and distribution channels to bring them at par with the international community. Today, Forum Nokia has over 150, 000 registered developers in India and accounts for the single largest concentration from any country.

For more information on the conference, please log onto www.nokiadevcon.in.

List of speakers at the event –
• Mr. Kenny Mathers - Head, Developer Relations Forum Nokia APAC
• Mr. Srikanth Raju - Director and Head of Product Marketing, Forum Nokia
• Mr. Mahmood Kalantar - Director of Mobile Software Sales and Marketing, Nokia APAC
• Mr. Nicholas - Technical team leader, Forum Nokia Technical services and consultancy team in APAC
• Mr. Anirudh Mathuria - Vice-President & General Manager of Indian operation, Symbian
• Mr. Gregory Smiley - Series 40 Senior Marketing Manager in Technology Strategy and Architecture, Nokia Devices R&D
• Mr. Pradeep Shrivastava – Chief Marketing officer and member of the Executive Committee of IDEA Cellular Limited
• Mr. S. R. Raja - General Manager – Strategy, Sasken Communication Technologies Ltd
• Mr. Sujit Jain - Founder & CEO, Maverick Mobile
• Mr. Deepak Halan - Business Director- eTechnology Group, IMRB
• Mr. Vishwanath Alluri - CEO and Founder IMImobile
• Mr. Tom Tierney - Head of Partner Alliances, Partner and Developer Programs, NAVTEQ
• Mr. Krishna Vedati - CEO of Plusmo Inc.
• Mr. Ajit Gokhale - Founder & CEO of Mobien Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
• Mr. Srinivasn Ravindran - CEO, OneView Systems Pvt. Ltd.
• Mr. Santosh Ostwal - Founder and C.E.O. of Ossian Agro Automation
• Mr. Ram Prakash H - Founder & CEO of Tachyon Technologies Pvt. Ltd.

About Forum Nokia
Nokia's global developer program, Forum Nokia connects developers to tools, technical information, support, and distribution channels they can use to build and market applications around the globe. From offices in the U.S., Europe, India, Japan, China, and Singapore, Forum Nokia provides technical and business development support to developers and operators to assist them in achieving their goal of successfully launching applications and services to consumers and enterprises. More information is available at www.forum.nokia.com.

About Nokia
Nokia is a world leader in mobile communications, driving the growth and sustainability of the broader mobility industry. Nokia connects people to each other and the information that matters to them with easy-to-use and innovative products like mobile phones, devices and solutions for imaging, games, media and businesses. Nokia provides equipment, solutions and services for network operators and corporations.
For further information, please contact-
Nokia India
Peter Jacob
communications.india@nokia.com

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