Agenda : INTERNET DATING & DATING INDUSTRY 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 (CEO)	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 of 2008 for Online Dating in Japan
12:00 PM	-=-=-=-=-	Lunch (Hotel Restaurant)
	WORKSHOP Palace Hotel Tokyo Wakakusa Room
01:30 PM	Ross Williams (Founder) Global Personals	Niche Dating
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
04:15PM	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 (Owner) SocialNetworking.jp	Hot Social Networks in Japan and Their Features
11:00 AM	Michael Tso (CTO & Co-Founder) Gemini Mobile	Mobile Social Networking: Why Asia is Leading the World
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 Kirvaitis (Managing Director)	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 (CEO) 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 Haradara (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

Tokyo May 8-9, 2008