Oliver Starr, Paul Ruppert, Darla Mack and I, Debi Jones, are attending CTIA Wireless 2008 in Las Vegas. At the conference we will participate in a Roundtable hosted by our sponsor, Airwide Solutions on Tuesday afternoon, April 1st. The Roundtable discussion topic: “Web 2.0 comes to Handsets — New Issues and Upside for Monetizing the Mobile Web” will be parsed for it’s critical factors, and addressed by three or four breakout groups.

Some 30 + members of the mobile ecosystem representing industry organizations, technology providers, content producers, and analysts will come together for the purpose of generating ideas, recommendations and next steps. The Rountable will be MC’ed by Steve Bratt, CEO, W3C. Bratt will provide opening remarks for the Roundtable and set us on the course for lively and productive breakout conversations. Below is a sample of the participants.

• Kaj Hagros, VP of Market Development, Airwide Solutions
• John Styers, CEO of Mobilco, former MD for Sprint Media Networks
• Roger Cheng, Dow Jones Reporter
• Mickey Alum Khan, Mobile Marketing Magazine
• Andy Miller, CEO, Quattro Wireless
• DeWayne A. Nelon, CEO, Avot Media
• Rob Adler, CEO, Go2Media
• Pared Reitzen, CEO Mobile Storm
• Ameen Ahmad, VP, SnapTell
• Colin Gibbs, RCR Wireless
• Linda Barrabee, Yankee Group
• Jack Philbin, Vibes Media President and Co-founder
• Jonathan Steuer, VP & GM of Media/Entertainment and Technology of Inococulture
• Alice Cuneo, Ad Age
• Virgin Mobile (TBD)
• John Puterbaugh, Nellymoser

In addition, Paul, Oliver and I will take the “Blogger Hot Seat” following the Roundtable in a Q&A session [Update: this will be taking place at the Envy Lounge - see below]. Mobile Messaging 2.0, as a thought leadership publication has pondered many of the topics raised by recent developments in the mobile industry. For example, the impact of the iPhone for business models, cloud computing or even smartphone connectivity. And further, the results of various pressures to bring openness to mobile and the realities of those efforts are material for a Q&A that spans the mobile ecosystem rather than represents a single position.

Those within the ecosystem add value to the discussion by representing the opportunities, challenges and innovations from their specific position in the ecosystem. At MM2, we search, observe and discuss across those positions which means that we hope to inform the broader perspective on developments.

The Roundtable discussion will be recorded and made available here on MM2. So stayed tuned here for more information and the recordings from we anticipate will be a highly valuable conversation.

Finally, a mixer is planned from 4:30 to 7PM at the Envy lounge inside the Renaissance Hotel following the Roundtable on April 1st. The only qualification for entry is that you are a blogger or Roundtable participant. We are thrilled to participate in a gathering where being a blogger is a requirement, rather than an obstacle to be overcome. So, all our readers who are blogging, please send an email to debi AT corante dot_com to RSVP. We look forward to meeting and socializing with our colleagues from other blogs. You will be treated to an open bar, and welcomed by Roundtable participants along with those of us from MM2.

Also, check out the CTIA Party List for other events happening in Vegas during the week.