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Uncategorized By Rachel Gichinga / July 8, 2012

Discussions with Michael Bell

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We would like to invite you to attend an open discussion with Michael Bell, Intel VP and GM of the Mobile Communications Group, former Palm and Apple exec responsible for iPhone and Palm phone products and programs. This discussion will take place on Monday 9th July 2012 from 4:30-6:00 p.m.

He will be speaking on Intel’s plans for becoming a major player in the smartphone business and the role that applications and services will play in achieving that goal. Intel is traditionally known as the company behind the first PC in the 80s, and the company that reinvented the PC, first in 1995 with the introduction with the first multimedia PC based on Pentium, then in 2003 with the launch of the Centrino based laptops with the first integrated wifi laptops, and most recently in 2011 with the introduction of the Ultrabooks. What many do not know is that Intel has a bold vision to not only enter the smartphone business, but has already launched Intel powered smartphones with a number of vendors, and Intel is aiming to have more than 20% market segment share of the world wide smartphone business by 2014. How do they plan to achieve that? Application and services on phones are key for Intel to achieve their goals.

Spaces are limited so please RSVP here.

MICHAEL BELL’S BIO

Michael Bell is corporate vice president and general manager of the Mobile and Communications Group for Intel Corporation. In his role, Bell leads the worldwide organization focused on the development of hardware, software and connectivity ingredients for phones, tablets, and other mobile devices, and complete system solutions. Prior to joining Intel in 2010, Bell was part of the executive management team at Palm Inc. From 2007 to 2010 he served as senior vice president of product development. He was responsible for all aspects of product strategy, development and deployment, bringing the Palm PRE, the Palm PIXI and many more products to market. Prior to his time at Palm, Bell was vice president, CPU Software, Macintosh Hardware Division, at Apple Inc. Over the course of his career at Apple, spanning 1991 to 2007, he made significant contributions to the iMac, Apple TV and iPhone programs.

Bell earned his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Pennsylvania in 1988.

Author : Rachel Gichinga