Top HTML5 thought leaders to share insight at July event

Norwalk, CT—June 17, 2014—TMC and Crossfire media announced today the keynote and speaker lineups for DevCon5 HTML5 & Mobile App Developer Conference, taking place July 9-10, 2014, at The Kimmel Center at New York University in New York City. The event will provide the necessary information and tools needed for developers to exploit the capabilities of HTML5 technology and stay up-to-date on industry issues, opportunities and trends.

Keynote presentations at DevCon5 will be delivered by the industry’s leading experts in gaming, browser marketing, mobile app development and more. These keynoters include:

• Nate Altschul, Director of Game Development, Nickelodeon
• Matt Spencer, UI and Browser Marketing Manager, Media Processing Division, ARM
• Dustin Amrhein, MobileFirst Solution Architect and Mobile Technical Sales Leader, North America, IBM
• Francis Ma, Product Manager, Google Plus
• Dr. Luis Lopez, Associate Professor, Rey Juan Carlos University
• Sumit Amar, Director of Engineering, Electronic Arts
• Mark Howden, Sr. Manager, Enterprise Technical Partnerships, Blackberry Developer Relations

Additional sessions at DevCon5 will be lead by the following speakers:

• Peter Dunkley, Technical Director, Acision (News – Alert)
• Paul Trani, Adobe Developer Evangelist, Adobe
• John Percival, Manager of Design Technology, Amazon
• Cory Hudson, Creative Director, AOL
• David Arel, Director of JavaScript Engineering, Belly
• Alex Heid, President, HackMiami/ Information Security Services
• Ian Robinson, Program Director, IBM MobileFirst Platform & Analytics, IBM
• Dr. Dejan Glozic, Web Architect, IBM
• Ian Maffett, Software Engineer, Intel (News – Alert) Corp.
• Pablo Schklowsky, Technical Lead, JWPlayer
• Hassan Bawab, Founder & CEO, Magic Logix
• Adnan Wahab, Software Engineer, Monsoon
• John Riordan, CTO, OnSIP
• Reza Rahman, Java EE/GlassFish Evangelist, Oracle (News – Alert)
• John Paul, VP of Engineering, Penton Media
• Arthur Kay, Solutions Architect, Sencha

“We have worked to develop a conference program that encompasses all aspects of HTML5 technology,” said Carl Ford, CEO, Crossfire Media, executive director of content, DevCon5. “We are excited to have such a knowledgeable and influential lineup of industry leaders to share their insight with DevCon5 attendees.”

DevCon5 is supported by Diamond Sponsors Basho and IBM; Platinum Sponsor Blackberry; Gold Sponsors OnSIP and Tokbox; and Silver Sponsor eProcessing Network.

Registration is now open for the DevCon5. For more information, please contact Frank Coppola at 203-852-6800 x131. For media inquiries, contact Ashley Baster. Companies interested in exhibiting, sponsoring or advertising packages for DevCon5 should contact TMC’s Joe Fabiano at 203-852-6800 x132.

For the latest DevCon5 news, updates and information, follow on Twitter at @DevConFive.   

About TMC

TMC is a global, integrated media company that supports clients' goals by building communities in print, online, and face to face. TMC publishes multiple magazines including Cloud Computing, M2M Evolution, Customer, and Internet Telephony. TMCnet is the leading source of news and articles for the communications and technology industries, and is read by as many as 1.5 million unique visitors monthly. TMC produces a variety of trade events, including ITEXPO, the world's leading business technology event, as well as industry events: Asterisk (News – Alert) World; AstriCon; ChannelVision (CVx) Expo; Currency 2.0; Customer Experience (CX) Hot Trends Symposium; DevCon5 – HTML5 & Mobile App Developer Conference; LatinComm Conference and Expo; M2M Evolution Conference & Expo; SmartVoice Conference; Software Telco Congress; Super Wi-Fi Summit – The Global Spectrum (News – Alert) Sharing and TV White Space Event; SIP Trunking, Unified Communications & WebRTC Seminars; Wearable Tech Conference & Expo III; Fitness and Sports Wearable Technology (FAST) Expo II, WebRTC Conference & Expo IV; and more. Visit TMC Events for additional information.

About Crossfire Media

Crossfire Media is an integrated marketing company with a core focus on future trends in technology. We service communities of interest with conferences, tradeshows, webinars and newsletters. Crossfire Media has a partnership with Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) to produce events and websites related to disruptive technologies. Crossfire Media is a division of Crossfire Consulting, a full service Information Technology company based in New York.

Media and Analyst Contact:      

Ashley Baster

Connect2 Communications       

(919) 435-9112