Meet John Boxall, co-founder of Mobify. Are you looking to increase your revenue and ROI from customers on mobile devices? Gartner estimates that social and mobile presence will generate 50 per cent of Web sales by 2015.
John will share his success from developing mobile web e-commerce best practices for marque customers such as Starbucks, Threadless and Siemens. Mobify produces a positive ROI for its customers in less than 100 days.
Speaker: John Boxall
John Boxall, Igor Faletski & Peter McLachlan founded Mobify in 2007 with a vision to extend the web to mobile devices. Mobify now powers more than 20,000 mobile websites and reaches 20% of global smartphone subscribers. The company’s goal is to empower marketers and developers to make the web mobile and universally available to people in useful, amazing ways.
Come find out how these young entrepreneurs built Mobify from a simple mobile web service to notify when next bus was due to arrive, to a locally renowned and respected company with powering customers like Ideeli, Bonobos, Wired, The New Yorker, Alibris, and many more.
Special thanks to our NSERC for partnering and being a proud supporter of DigiBC.
About: NSERC aims to make Canada a country of discoverers and innovators for the benefit of all Canadians. The agency supports university students in their advanced studies, promotes and supports discovery research, and fosters innovation by encouraging Canadian companies to participate and invest in postsecondary research projects. NSERC researchers are on the vanguard of science, building on Canada’s long tradition of scientific excellence.
MoMoVan sponsored by:
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Special thanks to our venue host:
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DATE: |
Monday, April 16, 2012 |
TIME: |
6:00 - 8:00 PM |
LOCATION: |
The Network Hub, 300-422 Richards Street, Vancouver, BC V6B 2Z4 (Map) |
TICKETS: |
DigiBC Members - $20.00 / Non-Members - $30.00 / Students - $15.00 (HST included on all tickets)
Food and beverages included! |
Registration deadline: Monday, April 16 @ 1:00pm. Beer, beverages and food will be provided. Be sure to register today to reserve your spot.
Please note: Registrations will be accepted on-site. However, to ensure that you receive a name tag, please pre-register before the cut-off time as indicated above.
About MoMoVan
Mobile Monday Vancouver (MoMoVan) is an open forum held for the global community of digital media and wireless industry professionals. It fosters cooperation and networking among interest groups, industry people and their companies by providing the logistics and opportunities for personal and virtual contacts.
Why MoMoVan?Because together we can do more.
- We hope to open a long-lasting conversation that is relevant to the digital media and wireless community in Vancouver, BC and the world.
- We want to increase opportunities for casual networking, for identifying quality local talent, accessing early stage companies, building strategic partnerships and developing more business and businesses.
- We want to continue promoting local innovation and collaboration in the wireless, video gaming, special effects, interactive media and Web 2.0 industry, from small start-ups, to large companies, to research labs.
Who is invited to MoMoVan?Everyone is welcome!
- Visionaries, entrepreneurs, innovators, developers, designers, investors
- Students, PhDs, professors from UBC, SFU, UVIC and BCIT and elsewhere
- DigiBC members and non-members with an interest in digital media and wireless technologies
- Members of other technology associations and government agencies
- Members of local media, Web 2.0 and blogging community
About DigiBC - Producer, MoMoVan
The Digital Media + Wireless Association of BC – is a member-supported, non-profit organization, based in Vancouver, BC Canada. Our members include world-class companies such as EA (Electronic Arts), Disney Interactive, Rainmaker Entertainment, Nokia Vancouver, Sierra Wireless and others. There are over 1,300 companies in our sector, creating innovative products in wireless and mobile, video gaming, animation and VFX, web 2.0 and social media, interactive marketing and e-learning. Collectively, our sector employs 22,000 people and generates revenues of $3 billion a year – making us one of the most significant contributors to British Columbia's economic well-being. www.digibc.org
About Mobile Monday
Mobile Monday is a global community of mobile industry visionaries, developers and influentials fostering cooperation and cross-border business development through virtual and live networking events to share ideas, best practices and trends from global markets. Mobile Monday is organized by a group of dedicated volunteers from around the world. Originating in Helsinki, Finland, in the year 2000, Mobile Monday has grown into the world's leading mobile community. www.mobilemonday.net
