It’s not long until the 2nd annual GSMA Mobile 360 Series of events kicks off in September! We’re excited to bring you four interesting and thought-provoking conferences, each emphasising critical opportunities and challenges in mobile, on a regional basis – over the next four months, the Mobile 360-Series will make stops in North America, the Middle East, Africa and Europe. Each of the 360 events will feature keynotes and track sessions with leading executives from across the mobile industry and of course, there will be plenty of networking opportunities to build regional collaboration.
Our first Mobile 360 event in North America, under the theme of ‘Driving Innovation in Connected Living’, will be held in Atlanta, Georgia on 22nd and 23rd September. Keynote topics include ‘Growth Strategies in a Forward-Focused Market’, ‘LTE: Creating New Opportunities for Innovation’ ‘Connected Living – Connecting Opportunities’ and ‘Creating the Smart City’. Later on the first day we shift focus to digital commerce, with sessions focusing on the ‘Wallet Wars’ and ‘Mobile Retail’. The second day focuses on the opportunities afforded by Connected Living with a further spotlight on key verticals. Mobile 360-North America speakers hail from organisations including AirWatch by VMware, Alcatel-Lucent, AT&T Mobility, The Coca-Cola Company, Facebook, the FCC, Jasper Wireless, Mayo Clinic Global Business Solutions, PayPal, Syniverse, Verizon Communications, Visa and ZTE USA, Inc.
Then on 13th and 14th October we head to Dubai for the Mobile 360 Series-Middle East conference, which will address key opportunities in both developed and emerging markets, such as development of smart cities, network infrastructure sharing and rural coverage, among others. Speakers will include representatives from the City of Amsterdam, Etisalat, the Egyptian Government, Microsoft, STC and Vodafone Egypt. You can view the agenda and register here.
Scheduled for a little later in the year are Mobile 360-Africa, taking place in Cape Town on 5th-7th November and Mobile 360-Europe, taking place in Brussels on 8th December. We’ve recently announced some of the speakers for our Africa event, with executives from organisations such as the Alliance for Affordable Internet, Econet Zimbabwe, Facebook, inVenture, Lumos, MTN Group, Opera Software, Safaricom, Samsung and Standard Bank taking part.
We got great feedback from last year’s Mobile 360 Series and we’re sure you’ll enjoy round two. Watch this highlights package from Mobile World Live at the 2013 Mobile 360-Europe event for insight into important subjects that were addressed.
There is information and agendas on all upcoming Mobile 360 Series events via the http://www.mobile360series.com website. Be sure to follow the #mobile360 hashtag and join our Facebook page, LinkedIn Group or Google+ account to keep up to date with all the latest news and announcements.
We look forward to welcoming you to the Mobile 360 series of events around the world!
Michael O’Hara