Agenda : SOCIAL NETWORKING CONFERENCE (Tokyo 2008)

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Thursday - May 8, 2008
Palace Hotel Tokyo
Wakakusa Room
 
08:00 AM -=-=-=-=- Registration / Exhibit Hall opens
 
08:20 AM Marc Lesnick
(The Conference Organizer)		 Opening remarks
 
08:30 AM Chris Yu
(Senior Program Manager)
Microsoft Development Ltd. Japan		In-Company Social Networking: How Asia's Long Term Relationships and Collaborative Business Practices Evolve
 
09:15 AM Mark Brooks
(Publisher)
Social Networking Watch		Comparison of Markets: Social Networking and Online Personals in the Japan and the USA
 
09:45 AM -=-=-=-=- Networking Break
(Matsu Take Room)
 
10:30 AM Ryo Murai
(CEO)
Beat Communication		How Corporations in Japan use Social Networking Systems to Accomplish Their Mission
 
11:00 AM Gary Beal
(Head of Search and Training)
StickyEyes		Top 12 SEO Tips for 2008 v.2 - for Social Networking in Japan
 
12:00 PM -=-=-=-=- Lunch
(Hotel Restaurant)
 
 
 WORKSHOP
Palace Hotel Tokyo
Wakakusa Room
 
01:30 PM Ross Williams
(Founder)
Global Personals		Niche Social Networking
 
02:15 PM Christine Johanson
(CEO of North America)
World Dating Partners		A New World - the Global Dating Model
 
3:00 PM -=-=-=-=- Networking Break
(Matsu Take Room)
 
 
 SOFTWARE WORKSHOP
Palace Hotel Tokyo
Wakakusa Room
 
03:30 PM Jim McNiel
(CEO)
Zude		Mashups and Consolidating Social Presence
 
04:15 PM Christopher Billich
(International Business Development)
Infinita Inc.		Monetizing Mobile Social Networks
 
05:45 PM -=-=-=-=- Cocktail Reception
(Complimentary Hors D'ouvres with 2 Drink Tickets)
 
07:45 PM -=-=-=-=- End of Day 1
 
 
Friday - May 9, 2008
Palace Hotel Tokyo
Ume Room
 
09:00 AM Marco Koeder
(Executive Director)
Cybermedia K.K.		The Future of Social Network Service: A Lesson Learned from Japan
 
09:45 AM -=-=-=-=- Networking Break
(Matsu Take Room)
 
10:30 AM Kazuhide Harada< br> (Owner)
SocialNetworking.jp		Hot Social Networks in Japan and Their Features
 
11:00 AM Michael Tso
(CTO & Co-Founder)
Gemini Mobile		Virtual Mobile Worlds - Second Life
 
11:30 AM Jeremy Kressman
(Sr. Account Executive)
Fleishman Hillard /NextGreat Thing		Asian Youth - On the Cutting Edge of Mobile Adoption
 
12:00 PM -=-=-=-=- Lunch
(Hotel Restaurant)
 
 
 WORKSHOP
Palace Hotel Tokyo
Wakakusa Room
 
01:30 PM Aldas Kirvatis
(CEO)
Forticom UAB		From Zero to 25 Million Users in 24 Months: Case Study and Overview of Key Lessons Learned from Eastern Europe
 
02:15 PM Hideo Yamazaki
(Researcher)
Nomura Research Institute		The Next Generation of Internet Usage - Social Media in Japan
 
3:00 PM -=-=-=-=- Networking Break
(Matsu Take Room)
 
 
 PANEL
Palace Hotel Tokyo
Wakakusa Room
 
03:30 PM Marco Koeder
(Executive Director)
Cybermedia K.K.

Chris Yu
(Sr. Program Manager)
Microsoft Development Ltd. Japan

Hideo Yamazaki
(Researcher)
Nomura Research Institute

Ryo Murai
(CEO)
Beat Communication

Sean Kane
(General Manager of International)
Intercasting Corp.

Kazuhide Harada
(Owner)
SocialNetworking.jp

Additional Panelists To Be Announced 		Far East Social Networking and Online Personals Industry - Issues from Executives and Management
 
 
05:00 PM -=-=-=-=- Conference Adjourns