Wireless and new media developers are invited to the launch of Canada’s first Orange Partner Developer Centre located in Vancouver at Wavefront. Orange, one of the world’s leading telecom carriers, is looking to unearth the most exciting North American apps and solutions for the benefit of their 123 million mobile customers in 32 countries.
EVENT DETAILS
Date: Friday, October 8, 2010
Time: 8:30 – 11:00 AM (PST)
Location: 1055 West Hastings (conference ctr lower level), Vancouver
Cost: Free. Pre-registration is required, as seating is limited.
Vancouver is the latest city to join the family of Orange Developer Centres. It has been set up to help Orange and its partners to tap into the vital Pacific-Rim, local market and Asian relationships served by this important innovation hub.
At the Orange Partner MeetUp you’ll learn more about Orange and the Orange Partner program, including how to distribute and sell your mobile apps, content and games through the Orange Application Shop. You’ll have an opportunity to hear from Christophe Francois, VP of Mobile Multimedia about this huge opportunity, get an understanding of exactly what apps sell and what apps Orange is looking for.
You’ll have a chance to delve into the partnership opportunities with Orange, where your ideas and innovations will help to enhance the services available to the extensive Orange customer base.
You’ll also get the opportunity to see the facilities and services available at the Vancouver Orange Partner Developer Centre, including how you can test your ideas on Orange devices connected to a live 2G and 3G European network.
And if you have a specific idea or innovation that you’d like to discuss with the team, the afternoon session is devoted to one-to-one sessions, enabling you to explore the commercial opportunities of working together and the practical essentials of taking your app to market. Limited spaces are available to meet one-on-one, so please let us know if you would like to set-up a meeting when you register.
Remote web conference access to the seminar is available by registering at: http://mingleverse.com/mingles/1573
AGENDA
08:30 AM – 08:50 AM Registration & Continental Breakfast
08:50 AM – 09:00 AM Welcome from Wavefront & EDC
09:00 AM – 10:00 AM All about Orange, Orange Partner and the opportunity for working together
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM Open & Informal Q&A
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM Tour of Orange Developer Centre at Wavefront
11:00 AM – 05:30 PM One to One Meetings with Orange
ABOUT SPEAKER
Christophe François
Vice President, Mobile Multimedia Products & Services – Orange
Christophe François is currently leading the implementation of Orange mobile multimedia services accross its markets. Prior to joining Orange Christophe held senior management positions at Esmertec and Openwave / Phone.com where he fostered the adoption of industry leading mobile internet technologies. Christophe started his career with global strategic management consultant Bain & Co. He then joined SFR where he pioneered the launch of mobile services such as prepaid, text messaging and mobile internet, and also served on the Board of the WAP Forum until 1999. Christophe holds Masters Degrees in Industrial Engineering from the University of Illinois, and Civil Engineering from Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées, Paris
ABOUT ORANGE
Orange is the key brand of France Telecom, one of the world’s leading telecommunications operators. With almost 131 million customers, the Orange brand covers internet, television and mobile services in the majority of countries where the Group operates. At the end of 2009, France Telecom had sales of 44.8 billion euros (22.1 billion euros for the first half of 2010). At 30 June 2010, the Group had a total customer base of 182 million customers in 32 countries. These include 123.1 million mobile customers and 13.2 million broadband internet (ADSL) customers worldwide. Orange is the number three mobile operator and the number three provider of broadband internet services in Europe and, under the brand Orange Business Services, is one of the world leaders in providing telecommunication services to multinational companies.
With its industrial project, "conquests 2015", Orange is simultaneously addressing its employees, customers and shareholders, as well as the society in which the company operates, through a concrete set of action plans. These commitments are expressed through a new vision of human resources for employees; through the deployment of a network infrastructure upon which the Group will build its future growth; through the Group’s ambition to offer a superior customer experience thanks in particular to improved quality of service; and through the acceleration of international development.
France Telecom (NYSE:FTE) is listed on Euronext Paris (compartment A) and on the New York Stock Exchange.
For more information (on the internet and on your mobile): www.orange.com, www.orange-business.com, www.orange-innovation.tv