Source: GWC.
GMIC SV was a resounding success over the last two days with over 5,400 actual attendees from 45 countries.
Media Reports
Facebook: We Weren’t Moving Fast Enough in Mobile (AllThingsD)
Facebook VP: We Pivoted To Create The Right Mobile Experience First, The Desktop Can Catch Up Later (TechCrunch)
Facebook mobile usage a boon to network operators (Financial Times)
Yuri Milner And Chinese Billionaire Lei Jun Discuss The Future of Mobile For China’s Answer To Apple (Forbes)
EA CEO: ‘Consumers won’t pay for crap’ in social and mobile games (VentureBeat)
Google Wallet Exec: No Surprise Digital Payments Are Slow Going (AllThingsD)
No sitting down for startup buff (China Daily)
Google: NFC Payments Growing, Still Three to Five Years Out (PC Magazine)
Facebook VP says the company is finally focused on mobile (CNET)
Xiaomi to Look Beyond China with its Low-price Smartphone Business (CIO)
Google Wallet Exec: No Surprise Digital Payments Are Slow Going (All Things D)
mobiSights Coverage
Day 1
GMIC SV Panel Discussion: Build Local, Distribute Global. Industry Leaders Share Foreign Market Experiences
Google VP of Wallets and Payments: We Need to Find the Value Proposition of Mobile Payments
GMIC SV Panel: Mobile Opportunities in NFC
Yu Yongfu, CEO of UCWeb: Mobile Important in Asia Where People Drive Less
Tim Draper: Tim Draper’s University of Heroes May Be a Good Place for Global Entrepreneurs to Pitch Ideas
Facebook’s Vaughan Smith, VP of Mobile: “We Want to Be a Partner Focused Company”
Gaming is Entertainment: CEO of EA Denies Game-Making is a Data-Driven or Social Business
G-Startup: Investing in Startups is Like Marriage, Say VCs at GMIC SV
GMIC SV: Middle East Digital Pioneers Tackle Rapidly Growing Web and Mobile Industries
AppSpace: Funding Your Startup: VCs, Angels, Incubators…The Best Help?
GMIC SV Fireside Chat: Yuri Milner and Xiaomi’s Lei Jun Discuss Innovation and Investment in China
Day 2
Cloud Computing Panel: Panel, Led by Dave Nielsen (Founder, Silicon Valley Cloud Center)
Panel: Can You Trust Your Phone?
Asia Panel: Asia’s Global Impact on Mobile and Digital
GMIC SV Panel: Just Launch It. How Startups Can Create Popular Global Releases.
Global Stage Africa Session: A Billion Opportunities for Mobile
G-Startup Winners: Finalists and Winners!
Just for fun: Tim Draper singing and dancing on the GMIC SV stage