• Jason Bremner, Senior Director, Product Management, Qualcomm QCT - Jason is responsible for Multimedia, Winmobile, and all activities surrounding Android at QCT.
• Egil Gronstad, VP Technology Planning , Leap Wireless
• David Tokunaga, Director of Technology Marketing, Nokia
• Dr. Cheuk Chan, Senior Vice President, CORE Client Products, PacketVideo - Dr. Chan's team is responsible for PV's OpenCore, which is the multimedia framework for Android
  

I am inviting you to join me at a focused VIP networking event that I am hosting. I will be supplying coffee, fruit, bagels, danish & juice to help you wake up and prepare for the day. The event is FREE, you will be my guest. (This invitation must be passed to you by Marco or forwarded to you from someone approved by Marco to forward the invitation)

Join us for Coffee & Conversation with Leaders in the Southern California Android Space.

We will cover:

• Google ANDROID UPDATE & the Open Handset Alliance (OHA)
• News & Trends from the Android Partner Ecosystem
• Certification Challenges and other "Problems"
• Power Struggle between the Carriers and the OEMs
• Comparisons with Limo & other approaches
• General Trends in Open Source Development
• Impacts on Semiconductor Ecosystems
• What sorts of "Killer Applications" are emerging?
• Other stuff that the room wants to talk about
  

The coffee will be held in the Wind River office in Sorrento Valley, and will start at 7AM and be done at 9AM.

At this event:

• There will be time to meet 30-40 other interesting local VIPs, Entrepreneurs, CEOs & Founders of high profile San Diego technology firms all focused in this space. (during the networking time)
• There will be an opportunity for 10-15 of the attendees to introduce their backgrounds and Android projects to the room. (Marco will select the projects / people who will be introduced to the room)
• There will be a short presentation (5 minutes) from our meeting host, Wind River
• There will be prepared introductory remarks by each of our panelists.
• There will be a rmoderated oundtable conversation regarding any of the issues listed above that the roundtable audience wants to talk about...

The coffee will begin at 7:00 AM, but feel free to arrive by 7:15 if 7:00 presents a problem for your morning routine.The coffee event will be held at my office at Wind River Services. The address is 9855 Scranton Rd.

DO NOT USE MAPQUEST OR YAHOO OR GOOGLE MAPS !

From the 805:

• Exit Mira Mesa Blvd heading east.
• Turn left on Scranton. (at the major intersection, it comes up quickly)
• Go through the light at Moorehouse
• Before the 2nd light, Turn right on Scranton (yes, the road changes name there)
• Follow Scranton, turning left around the Tech Center
• Continue on Scranton past the Qualcomm sign & Karl Strauss Brewery sign
• 9855 is on the left Hand Side, and is marked WIND RIVER.
• A large parking lot is available on the right side of the street.
• 9855 Scranton Rd.

Call me at 619-518-three 001 if you get lost !!!

Complete List of Industry Attendees:

• Our 4 Distinguished Panelists Above Plus...
• Jon Driscoll, VP Global Marketing & Product Management, Novatel Wireless
• Peter Ellegaard, SVP Engineering, Slacker
• Marco Thompson, Founder & CTO, Wind River Services, Host & Moderator
• Joel West, Associate Prof, Technology Mgmt., San Jose State University, OpenSource Guru
• Steve Linke, Business Development, Open Development, Verizon Wireless
• Jp Leblanc, Chief Staff Engineer, VirtualLogix
• Curtis Kaffer, Director of Software Development, Telcentris
• Clint McClellan, Sr Director Market Development, Qualcomm Health & Life Sciences
• Fathi Hakam, VP Engineering, Networks In Motion
• Barney Roach, Rep, CK Associates
• Rob Ludlow, Director Business Development, Microvision
• Michel Kripalani, President, Oceanhouse Media
• Jim Riley, Director, Business Development, Infineon
• Siva Sivakumar, CEO, CTO, Co-Founder, Nimble Wireless
• Craig Lee, Vice President, Marketing and Business Development, Ortiva
• Adam Gould, General Manager, Reference Products Group, Nextwave
• Mark Miller, IT Professional
• Casey Horton, CEO, Telepages
• Richard Sfeir, CEO, zoomMediaPlus
• John Zhu, Founder, LBS Solutions
• Jeff Gilford, Principal, Blackford Partners
• Erich Hasselmann, Strategic Opportunity Manager, Sprint Nextel
• Sam Knight, Vice President Customer Accounts, TechnoCom Wireless
• Martin Fichter, Vice President Mobile Design and Technology, Flextronics
• Ann Cole, Director, Business Development, LG Electronics MobileComm USA
• Maureen Backe, Senior Manager, Developer Alliances – Mobile/Internet, Tele Atlas
• Roberto Aiello, Founder, Staccato Communications
• Kevin Hertz, CTO & Co-Founder, Telcentris
• Mark Davis, CTO, Via Telecom
• Val Popescu, CEO, VirtualMetrix
• Vivek Chhabra, Director Strategic Marketing, Marvel
• Magnus Berggren, CEO, 5Fingers
• John Tantum, Founder, Virgin Mobile, Founder & Chairman, Peek
• Rob Chandhok, Qualcomm

Wind River Hosts:

• Russ Christensen, Professional Services Biz Dev Manager, Wind River
• Scott Muske, Mobile Solution Architect, Wind River
• Dennis Robinson, Americas Sales Director, Mobile Solutions, Wind River
• Al Hebert, General Manager, North American Services, Wind River
• Chris Perret, VP World Wide Professional Services, Wind River

Community Attendees:

• Rory Moore, CEO, CommNexus, Red Bull Pilot
• Steven Hoey, Program Manager, Connect

• Admiral Walter J Davis Jr USN (Ret), Board of Directors, CommNexus, Former CIO, US Navy, Former Commander Carrier Group 6, Former Commander, USS Ranger

Full Biographies of our Panelists:

• Dr. Cheuk Chan, is senior vice president of engineering, CORE client products, at PacketVideo. His team is responsible for PV's CORE and OpenCORE products, which is the multimedia framework for Android. He joined PV in 1998 as one of the original members of the engineering team and helped CEO James Brailean establish the company. Prior to joining PV, Dr. Chan was on the staff of PAR Government Systems in La Jolla, working on real-time target detection and tracking algorithms for advanced IR, multispectral, and imaging sensors. Cheuk Chan received a bachelor of science, summa cum laude, from Tulane University and a master of science and doctorate of philosophy in electrical engineering from Northwestern University.

• Jason Bremner has been actively involved in the wireless industry for over twelve years. Today he leads the multimedia, Windows Mobile and Android product divisions within Qualcomm. Bremner has helped shape Qualcomm into a market leading multimedia company as well as becoming the premier silicon platform provider for Windows Mobile and Android devices globally. He began his career with Sony Wireless and built the Canadian division for CDMA handsets. Since then he has held several executive positions within Sony USA and Packetvideo. He holds a Master’s in Business Administration from Dalhousie University, Canada.

• Egil Gronstad, As Vice President of Technology Planning for Leap Wireless International Inc., Egil Gronstad is responsible for overseeing and directing the Company’s technology planning function. Prior to joining Leap, Mr. Gronstad was Vice President of Product Line Management for Ericsson Wireless Communications Inc. in San Diego. In this capacity, he was responsible for planning and life cycle management of Ericsson’s global CDMA2000 infrastructure solutions offering. Before Ericsson Wireless Communications, Mr. Gronstad held various managerial positions in Product Marketing, Product Management and Technical Sales Support of TDMA network infrastructure solutions for Ericsson Inc. in Richardson TX. Mr. Gronstad started his career as a software and systems designer for GSM network equipment and has twenty years of experience in the wireless telecommunications industry. Mr. Gronstad is a graduate of University of California, Santa Barbara, where he received his Bachelor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.

• David Tokunaga, David Tokunaga is a veteran in the mobile industry with more than 15 years experience. He currently serves as the Director of Technology Marketing for Nokia's CDMA device group. Tokunaga's team is responsible for setting technology strategy for devices by evaluating new services and technologies. Previous to Nokia, Tokunaga held marketing and product management roles at Sprint PCS, Geoworks and Neopoint. He led the deployment of the first location-based mobile phone service in North America as well as launched the first mobile commerce marketing service in the U.S. He holds several patents in mobile advertising and user interface control. Tokunaga is a member of the National University Master's in Wireless Communication Advisory Board and is co-chair of CDG's Global Handset Requirements for CDMA (GHRC). Tokunaga holds a MBA from Brunel University London, England.