BlackBerry DEVCON Keynote Speakers

Hear from senior Research In Motion® (RIM®) executives in the BlackBerry® DEVCON General Session, Monday September 27, 1:00pm-3:30pm at Moscone West.

David Yach

Chief Technology Officer, Software, RIM

David Yach

David Yach is the CTO for Software at Research In Motion. David oversees and manages the development of software that has helped RIM become a world leader in the mobile communications market. David's teams create software ranging from the BlackBerry Enterprise Server to the applications, operating systems and radio firmware on BlackBerry smartphones.

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Alan Brenner

Senior Vice President, BlackBerry Platform, RIM

Alan Brenner

As Senior Vice President, BlackBerry Platform, Alan Brenner is responsible for RIM's Enterprise Software and Consumer Services businesses. Alan's business and development responsibilities also include BlackBerry App World™ as well as the BlackBerry Development Platform and Tool chain.

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Tyler Lessard

Vice President, Global Alliances & Developer Relations, RIM

Tyler Lessard

Tyler Lessard is the Vice President of BlackBerry Global Alliances and Developer Relations at RIM. Since joining RIM in 2001, he has helped to build a community of thousands wireless solution providers delivering custom applications and services for BlackBerry to large enterprises, government agencies, industry professionals, small businesses and consumers. Tyler is currently focused on initiatives to expand the scope and impact of the BlackBerry Developer Program and to bring new innovative solutions to market with third party Independent Software Vendors, Systems Integrators and Solution Providers.

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Mike Kirkup

Director, Developer Relations, RIM

Mike Kirkup

Mike Kirkup is the Director for the Developer Relations program at RIM, which is responsible for managing the technical relationships and programs for RIM’s developer community worldwide. Mike and his team work with RIM's developer community to provide support and guidance as developers work to integrate their applications to the BlackBerry platform.

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