Dow Jones Wireless Innovation Conference attracts more entrepreneurs during tough economic times The Dow Jones 2009 Wireless Innovations Conference kicked off Tuesday at the Sofitel Hotel in Redwood City, California. As you might expect, the day was filled with a number of panels and keynote speakers, such as Dan Schulman, CEO of Virgin Mobile. There were also several companies presenting, such as Buzzd and Transpera. I caught up with Ken Anderson, director of events for Dow Jones, and asked him to share his thoughts on the conference’s first-day turnout and the mobile trends the conference was highlighting. Anderson said the trends he's seeing revolve around mobile platforms - such as the iPhone G1, Google's Android and the Blackberry. It's unclear how business models will evolve for such platforms, he said, but there's ...   [ Read more ]