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“Where is Everywhere: M&A in Geospatial & Location-based Technology,” a market spotlight webcast

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Tuesday, August 7th 2012


What trends and opportunities are driving mergers and acquisitions in the geospatial and related markets? Find out, August 14, 1 PM (NY Time) at the World Financial Symposiums webcast "Where is Everywhere: M&A in Geospatial & Location-based Technology."

The convergence and maturation of several markets and technologies--geospatial, GPS, business intelligence, mobile marketing and much more--is driving high valuations among companies that doing cutting edge work related to location data. Some analysts predict a wave of consolidation as both traditional and new players seek to geo-enable their application suites.

During this spotlight webcast, designed for executives in the affected spaces, industry leaders will share their insights regarding the dynamics of the market, current trends, emerging markets, opportunities for growth and more.

You will hear from:

  • Josh Knauer, CEO, Rhiza Labs
  • Rob Gorrie, Founder, Adcentricity
  • Allan Pym, COO, APOS Systems, Inc.
  • Steve Coast, Principal Architect, Bing Mobile/Microsoft and Founder, OpenStreetMap
  • Elon Gasper, VP & Director of Research, Corum Group
  • David Sonnen, Analyst, IDC
  • Ward Carter, Chairman, Corum Group

To register for this free event, visit www.worldfinancialsymposiums.com.

 

About World Financial Symposiums
World Financial Symposiums (WFS) is an international organization dedicated to educating technology leaders and encouraging deal flow among key industry colleagues. As a networking facilitator, WFS organizes and promotes forums, seminars and conferences; drawing over 1,000 senior deal makers including CEOs, CFOs, PE and corporate investors, and other deal participants from software and IT industries worldwide from over 20 events in the past eight years. For more information, please visit: http://worldfinancialsymposiums.com.

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