Button Announces TAP Conference Where Google, Walmart, Pinterest and Facebook Will Speak on the Future of the Mobile Economy

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JSA Strategies

Aug 20, 2015, 15:00 ET


New York, NY (PRWEB) August 20, 2015 -- Button, the New York based technology company that connects the mobile economy, announced the TAP Conference today unveiling the sessions, speakers and special events for the exclusive conference on October 1, 2015 in New York. The one-day private event at the New World Stages in Manhattan will include 350 of the brightest minds in mobile commerce from companies including Google, Facebook, Walmart, Pinterest, Groupon, Foursquare and Yelp as well as leading venture capital firms including Redpoint, Greycroft and Vayner/RSE. The conference will focus exclusively on the mobile commerce revolution and the challenges and opportunities this quickly evolving landscape is presenting to Fortune 500 businesses, regulators and mobile pioneers that are charting the path forward.

TAP will feature many of the biggest names in mobile discussing user experience, groundbreaking technology platforms, marketplace regulations and innovative business partnerships. Speakers include United States Senator Mark Warner and Gary Vaynerchuk, CEO, Vayner Media and head of Vayner/RSE.

“Our team at Button felt that the mobile commerce revolution was a topic that deserved its own conference based on its sheer size and the magnitude of its impact on the global economy,” said Michael Jaconi, Co-Founder and CEO of Button. “By bringing together some of the most respected leaders in the industry, we look forward to the inspirational discussion on where the mobile economy is headed. We are confident our attendees will see a lot of value and that the program will help shape their views and strategies in mobile.”

Highlights of the schedule include:

  • Mobile App Economy: Where Are We Today and What Does the Future Hold?
  • Connecting Fortune 500s to Mobile Consumers
  • The New Hub and Spoke Model of Mobile: An API Powered Revolution
  • Lessons From Across the Front Lines of a Mobile First World
  • The Role of Regulation in 21st Century Marketplaces
  • The Past, Present and Future of Delivery
  • Investing in the Future of Commerce

Current TAP Conference 2015 sponsors include The On-Demand Economy, Greycroft, NASDAQ, Silicon Valley Bank and Redpoint. For more information on TAP, including an event schedule, speaker applications and sponsorship opportunities as well as information to register for the event, visit the event website at http://www.tapconference.com.

About Button
Button is the leading contextual commerce marketplace powering connections into the mobile app economy. Button's proprietary plug and play platform provides the connective tissue between apps to allow developers to drive revenue through connecting to commerce in contextually relevant, best-in-class experiences.

The company was founded in 2014 and is based in New York City. Button has raised more than $14 million in seed and Series A funding from Redpoint Ventures, Greycroft Partners, DCM Ventures, Accomplice, Vayner/RSE and others.

Jennifer Stephens Acree, JSA Strategies, http://www.jsastrategies.com, +1 310-393-7903, [email protected]