S60 Open to new features

Day 2 of the S60 Summit is kinda the "main event". For the attendees, it's a full day of demos, presentations, and networking. For the demoers like myself (over 60 demos in all), it's a looong day of standing on your feet in front of your demo. Again this year I presented S60.com, the S60 Blogs, and the Voice of S60 podcast.

Between the presentations, the attendees spent time visiting the demos on the expo floor. Everytime a attendee completed a demo, a star-shaped hole was punched on their info card. If they visited at least 15 demos, they were eligible to win some gifts (I forget exactly what). And if they visited at least 25 demos, they had a chance to win a Nokia N95.

Depending on the interest of the guest, I showed various parts of S60.com. I explained how we're building a community around S60 - I first showed the Application Demos, then through the other Application subcategories, then on to our new Application Wishlist which everyone was quite impressed about. I showed our S60 Phone gallery, then showed the My S60 section and explained the benefits of being a registered user. Then on to a quick look around the b2b section, then onto the blogs' Front Door and used Tommi's blog as an detailed example. After that I showed the Voice of S60 podcast, and finally the S60 Mobile site. (you need a mobile device to browse it, just visit s60.com and it'll take you there) Finally I gave them a S60.com business card and encouraged them to come visit. I think the guests were rather excited about our online efforts, but I'm surprised to see that many were so new to the site, blogs etc..

I'd love to tell you about all the great presentations and other demos, but I was chained to my own, but here's a schedule of the day with photos at the bottom... (or visit our Flickr page with all the photos)

Wednesday, April 25, 2007 08:00 - 09:00 Registration open at Hotel Melia Castilla reception.

Opening Keynote
09:00 - 09:15 Opening & Welcome
Matti Vänskä, Vice President, Mobile Software Sales & Marketing, Nokia

09:15 - 09:45 Extending the Internet
Lee Williams, Senior Vice President, Software Platforms, Nokia
• Today, S60 delivers a true internet experience to millions of S60 mobile devices with the S60 browser
• S60 development environment offers an easy and effective way to bring internet services and applications
fast to mobile
• Now S60 brings web technologies to mobile terminals, enabling millions of web developers to join the
fast-growing mobile developer community and take Internet and Web 2.0 services to the mobile mass market

Extended Service Provider Benefits
09:45 - 10:15 Using Convergence Services on S60 to Increase Revenues in Mature Markets
José Antonio Moujadami, Head of Applications and Open OS Devices, Telefónica
• Current Telefónica services strategy, the device and the Open Operating System role
• Device software platform strategy
• How open source could help operators to succeed
• Success stories and real examples on Open OS deployments

10:15 - 10:45 Role of Software Platforms in Bringing Innovative Services to Market
- Operator Perspective
Nabeel Mardi, Vice President, Terminal Platforms, T-Mobile
• Reviewing the current role of software platforms in portfolio and service delivery
• What are the future opportunities for software platforms?
• How does S60 weigh up against the competition?

10:45 - 11:30 Coffee break and Exhibition

11:30 - 12:00 Expanding Internet Services to Mobile Phones
Chengmin Liu, Executive Vice President, Tencent
• An overview of the Internet Service provided by Tencent
• How to expand Internet services to mobile phones with Tencent
• The Success Cases

Extended Markets
12:00 - 12:30 Future Opportunities in the Connected World
Shaun Collins, Managing Director, CCS Insight
• The challenges of a converging market opportunity
• An overview of the industry landscape
• Key industry players and their strategies
• Future services and the disruptive newcomers

12:30 - 13:00 S60 Reaching out for New Segments and Markets
Mikko Röntynen, Head of Product Marketing, Mobile Software Sales & Marketing, Nokia
• The S60 approach to enabling devices across segments and markets
• Key capabilities and the next evolution steps

13:00 - 14:45 Lunch and Exhibition
Extended Revenues

14:45 - 15:15 Location-based Service Mash Ups Using Maps
Michael Halbherr, Director, Experience Development, Nokia, Multimedia
• Mash up
• Navigation
• Content services

15:15 - 15:45 New Services Enabling New Revenues
Doug Ortega, Chief Operating Officer, Handango
• Growth of the smartphone market and how Handango gained the leadership position in the
smartphone content space

Closing Key Note
15:45 - 16:15 S60 Device Concepts for Meeting Different Lifestyles
Heikki Norta, Senior Vice President, Lifestyle Products, Nokia
• The Future Nokia Mobile Phones product range
• Key mobile experiences and applications in Nokia Mobile Phones
• How to maximize your business as a developer with Nokia Mobile Phones

16:15 - 16:30 Closing of S60 Summit 07
Matti Vänskä, Vice President, Mobile Software Sales & Marketing, Nokia

16:30 - 18:00 Expo, Cocktails and Prize Giving Ceremony

The Expo opens early, the demoers are frantically getting setup.

Minna Partanen demonstrates the evolution of the S60 UI, Jouni Juntunen (MRKTNGman) demos S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2