Prsenation on the importance of Connections in the mobile ecosystem I gave at the Canadian Breakfast at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona Feb 09

1. Caroline Lewko, CEO, WIP [email_address] www.wipconnector.com www.wipwiki.com www.wipjam.com “ Connect with Canada” 9:35 – 9:50 Making the link with international partners

2. SO

3. WHY

4. Are we here?

6. Its about making money

7. Growing our businesses and making LOTS of money

8. BUT

9. No man

10. woman

11. Or child

12. Can work on an island

13. Or in a bubble

14. Because

15. ECOSYSTEM We live and work in an

16. For some it looks like this

17. In mobility it looks like this

18. Mobile Developer Ecosystem Copyright WIP We’ve tried to simplify it to look like this

19. And sometimes is feels like this….

20. SO What this means is

21. lessons We need to heed the lessons we learned

22. In kindergarten

23. Play nice

24. cooperate

25. Wash your hands

26. Golden rule And follow the golden rule

27. And for big kids to be successful and really rock this means

28. Partnerships

29. Connections

30. 6 Here are six key lessons for connections

31. 1. SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS – like associations, trade orgs, tech/standards bodies.

32. 2. Industry Leaders

33. Developer Programs

34. 3. Source of information

35. 4. Visibility and event opportunities

37. 5. Key resources/tools

38. 6. Peer networks

39. It’s a tough world out there

40. SO

41. What does this have to do with Canada?

42. Canada not just about snow

43. Or rocks

44. Or trees

45. Canadian There’s actually some pretty smart people with big brains

46. That make some pretty cool stuff you might have heard of

47. Some canadians make cool stuff in other places

48. Hall 2 Stand 2.1C58 Others you can meet here during MWC

49. Connections And we happen to be really good at being connected

50. It might be because we are such a large country where we have to travel far just to see each other

51. And a big brother right next door..

52. We have supporting organizations

53. We work well with our industry leaders RIM Sierra Wireless Telus Bell Rogers

54. We have a great network of support

55. A great program called SR&ED SR&ED

56. And IRAP

57. And some great people who we like a lot!

58. SO

59. As you go about your week here

60. lessons Remember the lessons we learned

61. They hold true for anyone, no matter where you are from

62. To help us reach our goals

63. And post goals

64. And now a shameless plug for WIP

65. Missed opportunities X

66. WIP’s about connecting developers to information, resources and people ‘ the connector’

67. Day for Developers Thursday, Feb 19 10:30am – 4:30pm Hall 2, Room/Sala D www.wipjam.com

68. Go to Market Services Arv Singh [email_address]

69. www.wipwiki.com

70. Have a great show - Jam On!

71. Presented by: Caroline Lewko, CEO Wireless Industry Partnership (WIP) www.wipconnector.com Connecting Mobile Developers to information, resources and people. www.wipjam.com Next World Tour Stops - Barcelona, Thursday, Feb. 19 during MWC - Las Vegas, Thursday, April 2 during CTIA www.wipwiki.com The best resource site for mobile developers

75. www.ic.gc.ca/ict www.tradecommissioner.gc.ca www.investincanada.com We have a great network of support