Brendon Kim is hosting the talk “How We Empower Software and Service Startups to Achieve Their Next Level Funding." Learn how the NEXT team is leveraging the power of the Samsung platform to accelerate the growth of startups through capital, expertise and partnerships. Hear about entrepreneurs who are partnering with Samsung to achieve their next level funding and what the NEXT team is looking for in future investments.

Thu Oct 19, 3:00 pm
Session Room #2008

Royi Benyossef is hosting a workshop "Savor Every Byte: Tips You Can Implement TODAY to Reduce Connectivity Costs and Improve Storage Efficiency." He will be your guide on how to reduce connectivity costs and improve storage efficiency and user experience for your Android applications. In the session we'll review case-studies Royi has encountered where application developers drained the user's data plan without meaning to and explain how you can avoid it in your applications. Thus, serving your users better and reduce churn.

Wed Oct 18, 1:30 pm
Disruptor Theater

In this two-part series, our portfolio companies discuss changes in the mobile ecosystem. During the first session Branch Co-Founder Mada Seghete will take you through major developments in app discovery, analyze key trends driving the evolution of mobile search, and look into the future of app discovery through the lens of mobile device manufacture, app. During the second session, SafeDK's Co-Founder, Ronnie Sternberg will dive into the two major domains of risk introduced when using SDKs, and spice it up with real-life examples and what can be done to reduce the risk.

Wed Oct 18, 12:30 pm
Spotlight Theater

The app stores are overly saturated with millions of apps. Every month, 90,000 news apps are being released, but the chances that any of them will ever break into the top 1000 are effectively 0%. To solve the problem fundamentally, we need an effective app discovery mechanism that can surface app content organically through search, just like the web does.

In this session, Mada will take the audience through major developments in app discovery, analyze key trends driving the evolution of mobile search, and look into the future of app discovery through the lens of mobile device manufacture, app developer.

Wed Oct 18, 12:30 pm
Spotlight Theater

We’ve all heard of mobile SDKs. These off-the-shelf services that offer advertising, analytics, social and more. These SDKs are a great help in development process. They offer unique functionality, simplify the coding and save precious time and money. But SDKs are not really YOUR code. You work hard to ensure your users’ experience, safety and privacy in your own code, but can you be liable for these guests SDKs’ code as well? In this presentation, Ronnie will dive into the two major domains of risk introduced when using SDKs, and spice it up with real-life stories and what can be done to reduce the risk.

Wed Oct 18, 12:30 pm
Spotlight Theater

AI is the key theme of many business areas. Unprecedented resources are being invested in AI research and business. There are also many AI startups. They are relatively small, but nimble. Thus, we invite a few promising startups to hear their unique challenges and opportunities in turning their AI technologies into a sustainable business, and their strategies to commercialize their solutions. We will also discuss what we can do together to build a healthy ecosystem of AI companies.

Thu Oct 19, 2:00 pm
Session Room #2006

VR is an emotionally compelling and effective storytelling medium with a new technical language. This panel will expand on some of the challenges in VR storytelling, such as transitioning from the novelty of VR to developing richer experiences for mobile users with high-quality characters and visuals. 

Thu Oct 19, 3:00 pm
Session Room #2006

The demo will feature the integration of the Samsung Pass iris recognition technology into UniKey's commercial app, allowing authentication with a click of a button. This integration allows users to unlock commercial doors with their eyes using two-factor authentication. It will be displayed at the Samsung Pass booth and during the keynote.