Claudio Schapsis' Blog
Claudio Schapsis has more than fifteen years experience in the high-tech industry particularly in software, telecommunications and location based applications. As VP Business Development and New Initiatives at ID Conex he introduced innovative concepts to the LBS market such as Location Based Human Logistics (LBHL). He serves also as the chairman of LBS LATAM - the LBS conference for Latin America.
Claudio also addresses the business perspective of the LBS industry in his personal Blog (www.bdnooz.com). He is a member of the Miami chapter of MENG – the Marketing Executive Networking Group, SFTA (South Florida Technology Alliance) as well as other industry forums.
Ian White's Blog
Ian White is CEO of Urban Mapping, a company that produces wayfinding tools and solutions across the tactile and interactive domains. The company’s products include the multiple award-winning Panamap print map and URBANWARE geospatial database products, all focusing around urban place. White holds 15 years experience in marketing strategy and product development. He has been published in academic journals and the business press.
Jon Spinney's Blog
Jon has been in the location-based services field since it's inception. He has 15 years combined experience working with location technologies, GIS, geospatial services, geodata, wireless location network infrastructure, and GPS-enabled handsets, in a wide range of roles as an industry analyst, product manager, industry solutions manager, director of developer marketing, and vice president of business development. He is currently an independent consultant and an Adjunct Lecturer at the University of London where he teaches a graduate course in location-based services.
Osman Iqbal's Blog
Since 2007 Osman has researched all things navigation, organising conferences including Navigation & Location Europe, Navigation India, People Tracking and many more. However, in recent months Osman has moved away from his Telematics roots to delve into the booming location ecosystem. Location Based Services, Location Data and the GeoWeb are all high up on the agenda for conferences in the near future. Besides being an LBS geek, Osman’s pass times include representing TheWhereBusiness in the First Conferences football team and dodging central London traffic when cycling to work.
Peggy Anne Salz's Blog
Peggy Anne Salz is the founder and publisher of MSearchGroove (MSG), an online source of analysis and commentary on mobile search, mobile advertising, social media and all things digital at the intersection of content and context. Her report, Mobile Search & Content Discovery—the first of its kind—establishes Peggy as an authority on mobile search and content discovery technologies enabling media companies and mobile operators to monetize content and services.
Strategy Analytics' Blog
Joanne Blight is a Director in Strategy Analytics' Global Automotive Practice with specific responsibility for automotive multimedia and communications markets. She also has a new product development role at Strategy Analytics and is currently directing the launch of two new major market analysis services: navigation and location; and consumer energy saving products. With 20 years experience of market planning and analysis of emerging technology markets, including automotive, wireless and portable devices, digital home and aerospace, Joanne has provided business insights to a client base of leading automotive, semi-conductor, consumer electronics, software and wireless companies worldwide. She is a regular speaker and chair at specialist automotive conferences in Europe, US and Japan.
Joanne has been a market researcher, business planner, market analyst, service director and business development director since the late-80s. She has managed a wide range of subscription-based services and consulting projects within Strategy Analytics, as well as its predecessor, BIS Mackintosh. Prior to joining BIS Mackintosh, Joanne spent 4 years in the European aerospace industry developing business planning models. She is an honours graduate in Mathematics and Statistics from the University of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK, and speaks French.
Thomas Hallauer's Blog
Thomas is a self confessed geek who has an uncanny ability to make cool technology fail him. Hence the lack of product reviews on this website!. Thomas has been in the telematics and wireless industry for nearly 8 years having organised more than 20 successful shows on issues ranging from WiMax deployment, fleet management service provision, road charging, eCall, Pure Telematics, navigation to LBS.
Thomas headed Telematics Update from 2005 ensuring the sector goes from a pure Car based conference focus to a more service focused wider looking set of medium, including location services, all platforms, M2M verticals and intelligent safety perspective, Following the location services industry shift from 100% car based to multi platform and multi verticals, Thomas founded TheWhereBusiness events, website and newsletter.
