Mobile devices—iphones and ipads—look to be the dominant information devices of the future. Will they radically reshape the market, Darwin style? Can one “predict the future by inventing it” as computer pioneer Alan Kay said? A panel of tech leaders will focus on the four sectors that drive the next generation of innovation: Document formats: driven by standards and market forces; ignore them at your peril Applications: insights and inventions from leading edge users Networks: what to expect from the billions in new investment from the carriers This session, led by technology futurist John Patrick will reprise his session from 2006 with a focus on the key Mobile Technology Trends. with insight into the next five years. Moderator: John Patrick, President, Attitude LLC Panelists: Bill Godfrey, Executive Vice President, Chief Information Officer and Head of Global Electronic Product Development, Elsevier Oke Okaro, General Manager and Global Head of Mobile, Multimedia, Bloomberg L.P. John Paris, Sr. Director, Mobile Strategy, Time, Inc. Robert S. Sutor, VP, Open Systems and Linux, IBM Software Group