Keynote Speaker -- David Ko, Yahoo! Inc.
October 07, 2009, 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM
Location: San Diego Convention Center

David Ko,
SVP, Yahoo! Mobile
Yahoo! Inc.

David Ko is Senior Vice President of Yahoo! Mobile and has global responsibility for all aspects of Yahoo!’s mobile business including strategy, product and monetization. David is also responsible for strategic partnerships with more than 100 leading mobile operators and device manufacturers around the globe.

David most recently led Yahoo!’s mobile business operations globally, and prior to that, served as Managing Director and Vice President for Yahoo! Mobile’s Asia Pacific business. While in Asia, he oversaw all marketing, engineering and product development efforts. Additionally, he was responsible for exponentially growing the company’s partnerships across Asia Pacific from zero to 24 in 16 months, and overseeing the deployment and distribution of our essential mobile-first services and advertising solutions.

Since joining Yahoo! in April 2000, David has held various leadership roles within the organization and was a key contributor to the distribution strategy of Yahoo! products such as Yahoo! Mail, Yahoo! Messenger, Yahoo! Games, Yahoo! Photos and Yahoo! premium services.

Prior to joining Yahoo!, David served as a senior associate for Equity Capital Markets at Salomon Smith Barney, where he was responsible for identifying, executing and closing deals in the technology, media and telecommunications sectors. Before joining the Equity Capital Markets group, he was a financial analyst for the Investment Banking Division in Global Energy.

David is a graduate of New York University, Stern School of Business. He lives in San Francisco with his family and enjoys reading tech blogs, photography and playing golf on the weekends.

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