What I did yesterday:

Operating a mobile business in China is not for the faint hearted, as repeatedly illustrated the profiles of NASDAQ-listed value-added service providers during the past two years.

Though a heated debate is going on between the Ministry of Information Industry (MII) and telecom operators, WVAS SPs often feel they have to face them both as primary and ’secondary’ regulators, and are left adrift in an increasingly tough sea of changes.

This #15 session on 22 October will look into how mobile CEOs cope with the situation in their day-to-day navigation, and define what is the essence of the CEO’s role:

* how to manage growth or scale back when new policies cut the wind,
* how to generate revenues,
* how to motivate and keep people on board,
* how to handle investors and partners.

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Participation fee: 100 rmb
(payment is at the door and includes light buffet)
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Attendance is limited to 150 participants so we recommend to register early. As usual, doors open at 7pm and we start sharp at 7.30pm.

We invited early stage and more mature companies to share their insights, offering a local and international perspective on China’s mobile market.

 

Xin Yan | Casee.cn

Nick Yang | CEO, KongZhong (tbc)

Nick Yang co-founded KongZhong, one of the leading WVAS SPs in China, which listed on NASDAQ since 2004. Nick has been involved with mobile and Internet in China since 1999, first with the company Chinaren, then at Sohu after Chinaren’s acquisition.

Marcus Xiang | CEO, PDX.cn

PDX.cn operates an independent mobile community service with several million registered users. Marcus is also an activist for WVAS rights and has been working effortlessly to get the idea of a healthy WVAS market growth hand-in-hand with operators via numerous interviews, columns and events. His most recent contribution is available on the SP Forum website (report, pictures).

Richard Robinson | CEO, Dada Asia

Dada is the #1 player in the dynamic Italian wireless market and a top player in Europe, the U.S. and globally in Direct to Consumer wireless entertainment. A seasoned mobile & Internet entrepreneur and executive with over a decade experience in Greater China, Richard joined Dada Asia in 2006 to kickstart operations in Asia Pacific with a footprint from China to New Zealand to India.

Alex Kummerman | CEO, ClicMobile | Founder, MobileMonday Geneva

Clicmobile is a Geneva based start-up company with an operational subsidiary in Paris and is now growing a development team in Beijing to start local operations. Clicmobile provides the open media world with tools to run and build online communities. Alex has over 15 years of mobile telecommunication expertise and Clicmobile is his third start-up.

Address:
海淀区科学院南路2号融科资讯中心C座南楼10层
10th floor, South Tower, Raycom Infotech Park C
2, Xue Yuan Nan Lu, Haidian District
Tel: (010) 6257 1188

Schedule:
19:00 - Doors Open
19:30 - 21:00 - Introduction & Panel discussion
21:00 - 22:00 - Networking & buffet

Looking forward to meeting you on October 22!
Benjamin Joffe | +8* | benjamin [a][t] mobilemonday.cn

Past events | Reports

* Mobile Users Panel | 3 September
* Mobile Monday Global Summit | 10 September
* SP Forum VAS Panel | 10 October

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