Marvell's Weili Dai and One Laptop per Child's Nicholas Negroponte Keynote at Mobilize 2010; Exploring Mobile Computing and Education
WHO: -- Weili Dai, Co-founder, Marvell -- Nicholas Negroponte, Founder and Chairman, One Laptop per Child -- Workshop and technical presentations from Jack Kang, Director of Application Processor Business Unit, Marvell; Rodger Raderman, Co-CEO, Nukotoys; and Cuneyt Ozveren, Chairman and CEO, Intelligent Papers WHAT: Marvell (Nasdaq: MRVL), a worldwide leader in integrated silicon solutions, will lead dynamic discussions at GigaOM Network's annual one-day conference, Mobilize 2010. Weili Dai, Marvell Co-founder, will be joined by Nicholas Negroponte, Founder and Chairman of One Laptop per Child, for a keynote address, "Give Every American Child a Tablet." The two will discuss the significant impact tablet computers are having on the future of the mobile web, particularly as mobile technology and education intersect. Dai and Negroponte will touch on the way in which their joint initiative to provide every schoolchild in the U.S. with a tablet computer creates an opportunity for Silicon Valley developers to again demonstrate leadership in innovation, this time by creating solutions to help address one of our nation's most pressing issues, youth IT literacy. Additionally, Marvell, Nukotoys and Intelligent Papers will host an afternoon workshop on, "Investing in our future by mobilizing the U.S. education system." Attendees will learn how leveraging mobile technology as a platform creates better learning to raise student achievement, opens new opportunities for suppliers and empowers parents to guide their children's education to a new level. WHERE: Mission Bay Conference Center 1675 Owens Street San Francisco, CA 94143 WHEN: Thursday, September 30, 2010 Conference time: 8:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. PT Keynote: 11:10 – 11:30 a.m. PT Workshop time: 3:50 - 4:30 p.m. PT For conference details, visit: http://events.gigaom.com/mobilize/10/
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Released September 23, 2010