London: The GSMA today outlined the first details of the first Mobile 360 – Latin America event, which will be held on Wednesday, 13 and Thursday, 14 May 2015 at the Sheraton Rio Hotel & Resort in Rio de Janeiro. The thought leadership conference, which forms part of the 2015 GSMA Mobile 360 Series of events, will address Latin American and international mobile and technology ecosystem players, as well as government and regulatory representatives, under the theme “Driving Innovation for Growth”.
“The Latin American mobile market is undergoing tremendous development, marked by major 4G network deployment and expansion. The region is forecast to have 245 million 4G mobile connections and the second-largest smartphone market in the world by 2020,” said Michael O’Hara, Chief Marketing Officer, GSMA. “Mobile 360 – Latin America will convene decision makers from across the mobile industry as well as diverse sectors to discuss the key opportunities ahead for mobile to further deliver growth with new products and services, in areas such as mobile identity, mobile money, IP communications and Connected Living.”
Mobile 360 – Latin America will address the most pertinent opportunities and challenges for mobile operators in the region. Topics include fostering greater digital inclusion; capitalising on the opportunity of digital identity services; accelerating the development of mobile financial services; delivering returns on existing 4G network investment; and building up regional market scale for Connected Living.
Conference Programme
The Mobile 360 – Latin America conference programme will offer perspectives from across the mobile and technology landscape. Day one will feature a series of high-level presentations and panel discussions, while day two will incorporate the GSMA Latin America Plenary No. 43, with a series of themed workshops presented by GSMA Latin America Working Groups. Participants will have the opportunity to discuss more in-depth technical, regulatory and commercial aspects of new and existing services.
Confirmed speakers to date include:
- Ricardo Berzoini, Communications Minister of Brazil
- Fabiano Del Soldato, Sales Centre Vice President, South America, AT&T
- Diego Castanada, Regional Manager for Latin America, BIMA
- Pablo Garcia Arabehety, Consultant on Digital Finance for Latin America, CGAP
- Paul Byrne, Head of 4G Products, Digicel Jamaica
- Fabio Coelho, Country Director Brazil, Google
- Tom Phillips, Chief Regulatory Officer, GSMA
- Marcos Etchegoyen, CEO, MFS
- Ari Lopes, Principal Analyst Latin America, Ovum
- Luis Minoru, Director, Consulting Services and IT, PromonLogicalis
- Rafael Steinhauser, SVP and President, Latin America, Qualcomm
- Leandro Bennaton, Chief Security Officer, Terra (Telefónica Group)
- Jose Perdomo, CEO, Tigo Paraguay
- Rodrigo Abreu, President and CEO, TIM Brasil
- Daniel Fuchs, CIO, Vodafone Brazil
Mobile 360 – Latin America Event Sponsors and Media Partners
Sponsors of Mobile 360 – Latin America include premium sponsors Ericsson and Huawei, as well as Gemalto, Lleida.net, Neural Technologies, Qualcomm, Syniverse, TATA Communications, Telecom Italia Sparkle and WeDo. Media partners for the conference include BIT Magazine, CanalTech, Frecuencia Latinoamerica, M2Commerce LATAM News, Mediatelecom, Mobile Monday Rio and Mobile World Live.
Get Involved at Mobile 360 – Latin America
For more information, including how to attend, exhibit or speak at the event, visit http://www.mobile360series.com/latin-america/. For those interested in speaking at the conference, the Call for Papers will close on Monday, 20 April 2015.
Follow the latest developments and updates on Mobile 360 – Latin America on Twitter @GSMA and on Facebook www.facebook.com/gsma.
Registration for Mobile 360 – Latin America
Registration is now open for conference attendees, as well as press and industry analysts. For a limited period, attendees can purchase a conference pass at a 20 per cent discount.
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