Year: 2007

Thanks to all for attending MoMo Tokyo on Dec. 3rd, we hope you enjoyed the Mobile TV theme & 2nd free drink on behalf of our generous sponsors. 

As mentioned we are thrilled to co-organize, with the Mobile Content Forum, a special seminar series to be held on the afternoon of Friday Dec. 14th. Speakers information – note all presentations will be in Japanese – and advance registration is now available Here. Those who can’t make it during the day are still most welcome to attend the evening mixer afterwards. We look forward to see you there!

A quick shout-out to everyone we met during last weeks APAC adventure. We hit MoMo in Singapore, thanks to the good folks from iDA and location hosts at Microsoft, toured Kuala Lumpur over the week-end with RamG and Co. to conclude details for a major announcement regarding our 2008 Global Summit – details coming soon – and then off to Jakarta for the launch of Indonesia’s chapter. Andy and his team did an outstanding job pulling everything together for that and no doubt there will be plenty of photos coming online soon.

Thanks again for your kind hospitality and Welcome Aboard Indonesia..!!

Meanwhile, heading into year-end here and, aside from doing taxes, we are planning our events schedule, including a not-to-be-missed Shinnenkai for 2008. Stay tuned for more details. 

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Thanks to everyone who attended our 12 November Smartphone Series at the Canadian Embassy! Nearly 200 came through the doors, note we have now updated that event posting with video of the presentations from RIM and HTC for those of you who were unable to attend.

A quick heads-up: Mobidec 2007 will be running all day at Meguro Gajoen on 27 November. Co-organised by the good folks at the Mobile Content Forum – MCF, this “Strategy for Mobile Economy”-themed event (held in Japanese) – will feature presentations from the main operators, who will cover topics ranging from Flash to WiMax.

On 3 December, Mobile Monday Tokyo is back at KDDI’s fashionable Designing Studio with a mobile video theme. 2008 is promising to be a break-out year for broadcast television and video streaming in Japan, so we expect this event will be both insightful and very well attended.

Special Guest Speakers

Kazuhiko Masuda – President – MediaFLO Japan Planning Inc. .PDF
Kazuhiko Masuda was appointed President of MediaFLO Japan Planning Inc. in 2005. After KDDI’s merger, he has worked in the handset planning, sales planning, and global business planning section. Before 2000, he worked in the development of infrastructure. Kazuhiko Masuda joined DDI (currently KDDI) in 1987.

Takeatsu Yamauchi – Director Advanced Services – NHK .PDF
1Seg is the mobile terrestrial digital audio/video and data broadcasting system in Japan. Based on the ISDB-T standard, which was designed by NHK, each channel is divided into 13 segments plus one segment for separating channels. HDTV broadcast occupies 12 segments, and the remaining (13th) segment is used for mobile receivers. Thus the name, ‘1seg’. Utilizing the BML (Broadcast Markup Language) methodology, text and graphic images with links for further information, such as news, sports, weather forecast, program guides and voting is also displayed along with the TV content. This popular mobile service officially launched on April 1, 2006 and has just over 13M enabled handsets deployed as of August 2007.

Sponsored by:
Robert Leonard Consulting and Jonckers Translation & Engineering

Date: Monday, 3 December 2007 :: 18:30 – 22:30
Venue: KDDI Designing Studio — GMAP
Admission: ¥1,000 with Advance Registration – OR – ¥2,000 at the door
Complimentary drink ticket for the first 200 pre-registered guests!

18:30 – Doors Open
19:00 – Welcome/introduction
19:15 – First presentation
19:45 – Second presentation
20:15 – Q & A
20:30 – Networking
22:00 – Last Call
22:30 – Close

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Update: Thank you for coming out to MoMo on December 3rd. We hope you have enjoyed the Mobile Video theme and the 2nd free drink on behalf of our generous sponsors. As mentioned during the event, we have a special seminar to be held together with MCF on the 14th, next Friday afternoon. Presentations will all be in Japanese. Speaker details and registration, is now available via the Japanese MoMo site. See you there.. 😎

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Many thanks to all who attended our 22 October event – the presentations are now available for download. It was super to have everyone out for a great evening. Also: a quick “welcome aboard” to the folks in Moscow and Frankfurt who held their debut events on that very same evening – and we also see that Madrid just launched last night.. 😎

MoMo Tokyo returns to the ultramodern Canadian embassy venue in Akasaka for our upcoming Shichi-Go-San event on 12 November with presentations from smartphone makers RIM and HTC. Those who attended last year know it’s a fantastic venue and we expect this will be yet another great evening for our local mobile community members!

Special Guest Speakers – Now updated with event video below

John McAndrews – Senior Technical Account Manager – RIM .PPT
John McAndrews joined Research In Motion (RIM), in May 2001, as a Technical Account Manager. With a solid background working with Information Technology Solutions, John brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to assist BlackBerry Enterprise Customers. Currently John is on assignment with Research In Motion Japan LTD to assist clients and partners in analyzing, planning and deploying the BlackBerry solution in corporate environments. Before joining RIM, John worked as a Senior Systems Consultant with Quest Software, primarily with focus on assisting customers in designing/implementing a migration strategy for Microsoft Windows and Exchange 2000. John received his Bachelor of Science in Information Technology from Western International University and is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer.

Jennifer Chang – General Manager – HTC Nippon K.K. .PPT
HTC Corp. is the world’s leading provider of Microsoft Windows Mobile based smart devices. Founded in 1997 by Cher Wang, Chairwoman, and Peter Chou, President and CEO, HTC made its name as the company behind many of the most popular operator-branded devices on the market. It has established unique partnerships with key mobile brands, including leading global operators. It has also brought products to market with industry leading OEM partners and, since June 2006, under its own HTC brand. Since launching its own brand 12 month ago, the company has introduced more than a dozen HTC-branded products across the world. The company produces powerful handsets that continually push the boundaries to provide true mobility and freedom for those who use its products.

Sponsored by:
Robert Leonard Consulting and Jonckers Translation & Engineering

Date: Monday, 12 November 2007 :: 18:30 – 22:00
Venue: Canadian Embassy theatre — GMAP
Admission: ¥1,000 with Advance Registration — OR — ¥2,000 at the door
Complimentary nomi-hodai cocktail bar

18:30 – Doors Open
19:00 – Welcome/introduction
19:15 – First presentation
19:45 – Second presentation
20:15 – Q & A
20:30 – Networking
21:30 – Last Call

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After a hard-earned summer break, your MoMo Tokyo team are back in the Dohyo and ready to push around any big guys who get in the way! Many thanks to all who attended our Massive Mobile Mix at Wireless Japan in July and to those who took a moment to submit feedback via our Call-to-Action form in September. We had a great time at the Global Summit in Finland and Russia last month – see the full trip report here – and are pumped-up and ready to roll into our fourth year of running MobileMonday Tokyo.

We are thrilled to announce the next gathering, 22 October, at the fabulous Designing Studio, will feature presentations from Dr. Hitomi Murakami, former executive director and principal research engineer at KDDI’s R&D labs, and Tomi Ahonen, best-selling author and strategy consultant for digital convergence and advanced mobile telecoms. Both gentlemen are long-time industry insiders and the evening promises to be extremely informative and very well-attended. We look forward to meeting you there!

Fee: ¥1,000 with advance registration — OR — ¥2,000 at the door

Hitomi Murakami Ph.D – Professor – Seikei University .PPT
Dr. Murakami graduated from Hokkaido University with a Ph.D in Engineering and started his career as a research engineer with overseas telecommunication operator KDD in 1974. As Principal Research Engineer at KDDI R&D Laboratories, his area of expertise includes video compression technology, television transmission and satellite communications. Murakami-sensei served as Executive Director for the Corporate Technology Sector at KDDI, where he was responsible for development of new technologies for future services. In April 2007, he retired from KDDI and joined Seikei University as professor and is now working with the next generation of engineers.

Tomi T. Ahonen, MBA – Author and Strategy Consultant .PPT
Mr. Ahonen is the author of five bestsellers and an advisor to the telecoms, IT and media industries. He lectures at Oxford University’s courses on 3G telecoms, digital convergence and social networking, has been quoted in over 200 press stories and has presented papers to over 180 conferences. His client list includes Ericsson, Orange, Motorola, Nokia, DoCoMo, Siemens, TeliaSonera and Vodafone. Mr. Ahonen consults for telecoms, industry analysts, the venture capital community and other parties involved in understanding the profit potential of wireless. A new services evangelist, Tomi has discussed over 1000 existing mobile concepts in his presentations and his books detail over 500 examples.

Sponsored by:
Robert Leonard Consulting and Jonckers Translation & Engineering

Date: Monday, 22 October 2007 :: 18:30 – 22:30
Venue: KDDI Designing Studio — GMAP
Admission: ¥1,000 with Advance Registration – OR – ¥2,000 at the door
Complimentary drink ticket for the 1st 200 pre-registered guests!

18:30 – Doors Open
19:00 – Welcome/introduction
19:15 – First presentation
19:45 – Second presentation
20:15 – Q & A
20:30 – Networking in the Wired Cafe
22:00 – Last Call
22:30 – Close

As our birthday approaches yet again, your MoMo Tokyo organisers have been looking back over the years to note with satisfaction that we’ve held 24 events at ten different locations with 50 speakers – and there are just over 3,000 members in our database! It’s been a helluva ride – Yoroshiku!

It seems like a good time to look to the future, and we would like to ask the MoMo community in Tokyo to help us plot where we go from here.

What do you like about MobileMonday? And what can we do to improve the overall programme and scope of activities? Finally, how can we tweak our efforts to build a community that meets your networking and professional development needs – and helps you get a leg up in the mobile industry?

Please enter your comments via the contact form Here.

Since we will be heading to northern Finland for the 3rd (time lucky!) annual MobileMonday Global Summit on 10 September, suggestions and opinions about the onging evolution of the Tokyo chapter will reach an even wider audience when we share with our global partners what you report to us.

Japan-based companies who wish us to carry their promotional message and materials to Helsinki – for distribution to over 1,500 globally connected mobile thought leaders – should get in touch with us ASAP for full details.

We are planning our next event for October and will post the details once everything is set. Meanwhile, we would like to take this moment and thank everyone who has helped build this dynamic community. In true kaizen spirit we look forward to continue improving on our platform in the future!

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The Massive Mobile Mix event will bring together some of the brightest and most influential players from the wireless industry for an evening of casual drinks, gourmet eats and one-on-one networking. Hosted at the ultra-trendy ‘Tokyo Fashion Town’ event space, directly across the street from Tokyo Big Sight after the opening day of Wireless Japan, this is as a great chance for the mobile industry from overseas to mix and mingle with deal-makers and market movers from Japan’s mobile community.

During the afternoon of July 18th we will run a “Global Networking Boosts Mobile Connections” seminar at Tokyo Big Sight to showcase both local and international Mobile Monday chapters providing an in-depth introduction to their cities, their markets and where the profit opportunities are to be found. Seating is limited, more details and registration form Here.

A final reminder that the 3rd annual Net Tokyo super summer fund raiser is coming up on 21 July. This ‘gathering of the tribes’ has become one of the best networking opportunities around with all proceeds going to charity. Also note that Red Herring has an all-star lineup for it’s first ever conference in Japan the following week, 22 – 24 July, in Kyoto. It’s gonna be hot-hot-hot!

Sponsored by:
Robert Leonard Consulting and Jonckers Translation & Engineering

Date: Wednesday, 18 July 2007 :: 17:30 – 21:00
Venue: Tokyo Fashion Town — GMAP
Admission: ¥2,000 with Pre-Registration – OR – ¥3,000 at the door
Buffet by Corporate Gourmet — Drinks by EuroPubs

17:30 – Doors Open
20:30 – Last Call
21:00 – Close

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We’ve decided to throw a Yorishiku party for all the great folks who make MoMo Tokyo events possible. Our sponsors, volunteers and “friends of” have all generously pitched-in to make this exciting project work, on behalf of the community as a whole we thought a proper Arigato casual mixer is in order. Get the full details for location, date and (new) registration procedure below.

Meanwhile, we also have several upcoming event tips for everyone:

Mobikyo has announced our activities related to this years Wireless Japan tradeshow, 18 – 20 July at Tokyo Big Sight, including; a dedicated Mobile Intelligence guided mission, an About Mobile Monday seminar and our first ever Massive Mobile Mix event at Tokyo Fashion Town.

We are pleased to announce the 3rd annual Net Tokyo super summer fund raiser is coming up on 21 July. This ‘gathering of the tribes’ is one of the best networking opportunities around with all proceeds going to charity. Also note that Red Herring has an all-star lineup for it’s first ever conference in Japan the following week, 22 – 24 July, in Kyoto.

Finally, we’ll be at the annual Mobile Monday Global Summit in Helsinki Sept. 10 – 12 plus a side trip to attend MoMo in St. Petersburg introducing the Russian mobile market. [update: our Post Trip Report Here]

Mobile Monday Tokyo :: Thank-You!

Sponsored by:
Robert Leonard Consulting and Jonckers Translation & Engineering

Date: Monday, 18 June 2007 :: 18:30 – 23:00
Venue: Bane Bagus — GMAP
Admission: ¥1,000 with pre-registration – OR – ¥2,000 at the door
Complimentary snacks and refreshments for registered guests

18:30 – Doors Open
20:00 – Kanpai!
22:30 – Last Call
23:00 – Close

Registration is now closed. See you Monday night.. 😎

We are pleased to invite interested delegates to our “About Mobile Monday” seminar on the afternoon of Weds. July 18th at Tokyo Big Sight during the Wireless Japan 2007 tradeshow. We will have speakers on-hand from local and international chapter cities to provide an overview of the community and their respective markets.

MobileMonday is a global community of 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 the world’s wireless markets. More details about us Here.

The “Global Networking” seminar will showcase local and international MoMo chapters providing an in-depth introduction to their cities, their markets and where the profit opportunities are to be found – from Beijing to Helsinki.

15:45 Doors open for pre-registered guests :: East 1 Hall Entrance

16:00 — Introduction of MoMo Tokyo by Ryo Umezawa, Business Dev. Manager at Mobikyo, providing an overview of the local Mobile Monday community activities to date.

16:10 — Introduction of the Japanese mobile market by Christopher Billich, VP Intl. Business Dev. at Infinita, providing an overview of current content and service offerings.

16:40 — Introduction of Mobile Monday Bejing by Benjamin Joffe, CEO of Plus8Star, providing an overview of MoMo activities to date in China. Benjamin will also offer a current snapshot of the Chinese mobile market.

17:00 Delegates mingle and meet :: casual Q & A

17:30 Move to Tokyo Fashion Town for our Massive Mobile Mix event.

Seminar seating is limited therefore advanced registration is required.

Advanced registration is now closed – See you at Wireless Japan!