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/
For More Information: Tate Tran Daniel Yoo Marvell Marvell (408) 802-0602 (408) 222-2187 tate@marvell.com yoo@marvell.com
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SOURCE Marvell
Released September 23, 2010