Mobile Mondays @ BASIS

MoMo Dhaka Chapter (proposed) … FYI: GBG Dhaka :)

How it all started!

The following text message from BASIS secretariat on July 24, 2013 to BASIS members:

A Meeting of Mobile Apps Development Companies will be held today at 4:30 pm at BASIS Office. Only Mobile Apps Dev. Companies are requested to attend. -BASIS

First meeting/ meet up

Just imagine around 35-40 ICT folks here!

The Energy … 1 Million MADs…

Source: MobileMonday.net

Start of Mobile Monday Dhaka Chapter (proposed)

Mitul bhai (CEO, Business

Automation Limited)

Fokhruz Zaman bhai (iPaholics,

Beshto, A2I, BCC)

Mobile Monday …

http://www.mobilemonday.net/about

Quick info on Mobile Monday

• Originating in Helsinki in 2000

• Chapters in over 140 cities

• Have run thousands of events to-date

MoMo goals and objectives

• Foster an open and independent innovation platform

within the mobile sector

• Facilitate industry networking between small and large

companies and individuals

• Bridge partnership exchanges between domestic and

international organizations

• To present innovative visions, trends, studies and

forecasts from the mobile marketplacehttp://www.mobilemonday.net/about

First meeting/ meet up … Continued

The MoMo MADs .. to name a few:

• MAD (Mobile App Developer) Entrepreneurs

• Local App Stores (Alo Ashbei, EATLApps)

• Windows, Symphony, Grameen Phone

• Govt, Regulators: A2I, BTRC …

• MAD wanna-bes :D …

• Actual MADs still missing!

Session Format …

• First Monday of Every Month

• Discuss 2 topics (presentation of 20

mins)

• App Launch pad for 2 kick-ass local

apps

• Have refreshments :)

Session Format … continued

• 20 minute presentations on 2 topics, followed

by quick discussion/ QA

• Decision on Next Session’s topic, and Sponsor

• Sponsor arranges refreshments, gets 5 min

slot …

• Launch pad for Apps …

First Session - Aug 5, 2013

• Presentation 1: User Experience Design - by Masrur Hannan & Mr Fokhruz Zaman (20 min)Slideshare: http://www.slideshare.net/mhannan/mobile-monday-dhaka-chapter-proposed-first-session-uxdiscussionaug52013mhannanfzaman • Presentation 2: How to migrate from regular software business to mobile - by Mr Mohammad Zaman Apu (20min)Slideshare URL: N/A yet!

• Sponsor: TTBC Wintel (Alo Ashbei)

Second Session - Sept 2, 2013

• Presentation 1: Mobile App Monetisation- by Ashraf Abir and Mr. Mahboob Zaman (30 min)

Slideshare: http://www.slideshare.net/AshrafAbir/mobile-monday-2ndseptember

• Presentation 2: Mobile App Innovation (cancelled) - by Kazi Monirul Kabir … (20min)

• Sponsor: EATLApps

Third Session - Oct 7, 2013

Welcome GBG