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MWC Barcelona keynote lineup includes CEOs from Extreme E, Maersk, NEC, Vattenfall<\/em><\/p>\n

26 January 2023, Barcelona<\/strong>: The GSMA today hosted a preview press conference for MWC Barcelona 2023, the world\u2019s largest and most influential connectivity event. Keynote speakers<\/a> include Extreme E\u2019s Founder and CEO, Alejandro Agag; Maersk\u2019s CEO Vincent Clerc; NEC Corporation\u2019s President & CEO, Takayuki Morita; Vattenfall\u2019s President and CEO, Anna Borg. Over 2,000 exhibitors and sponsors are expected at this year\u2019s MWC Barcelona, at the Fira Gran Via, Barcelona, 27 February \u2013 2 March 2023.<\/p>\n

Taking to the stage at the press conference, hosts Mats Granryd, Director General, GSMA; John Hoffman, CEO, GSMA Ltd and Lara Dewar, CMO, GSMA, provided a first look at some new additions to MWC Barcelona this year. One of these is \u201cJourney to the Future\u201d, our first immersive storytelling space that will offer attendees a unique, experiential, hands-on journey into the future of technology and connectivity solutions.<\/p>\n

\u201cMWC Barcelona has long been\u00a0the\u00a0place for the mobile industry to convene. This year, we are going beyond \u2018Mobile\u2019 providing an unmissable space to unleash tomorrow\u2019s technology, today. From Maersk to Vattenfall, from Extreme E to NEC, we are on a journey to digital everything, and it will take boundary-pushing powerhouses from across all sectors to truly achieve it,\u201d said Mats Granryd.<\/p>\n

Thanks to GSMA\u2019s collaboration with FC Barcelona<\/a>, Sports Tomorrow Congress will this year be co-located at MWC Barcelona for the first time. It will create a space to identify and create new business opportunities across the mobile and sports ecosystems, in addition to providing a new way for businesses and stakeholders in the sports and technology ecosystem to convene, make deals and launch products.<\/p>\n

The theme this year is \u2018Velocity\u2019; it will be woven across five key discussion and thought leadership tracks, 5G acceleration, Reality+, OpenNet, FinTech and Digital Everything.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlong with our themes, we also want to ensure our content reflects the diversity of the world we live in, and we are delighted to share our latest confirmed speakers, including some of the biggest names in the connectivity industry and adjacent vertical industries, representing industries and markets around the world.,\u201d said John Hoffman. \u201cMWC is synonymous with Barcelona, and as ever, we are hugely grateful for the continued support of Spain, Catalonia, Barcelona and the Host City Parties, without whom, MWC would not be possible.\u201d<\/p>\n

Representing industries and markets around the world, business and thought leaders include some of the biggest names in the connectivity industry and adjacent vertical industries. Ethio Telecom\u2019s CEO, Frehiwot Tamru; G-Cash’s President & CEO, Martha Sazon; Orange\u2019s CEO, Christel Heydemann; Telef\u00f3nica\u2019s CEO and GSMA Chairman, Jos\u00e9 Mar\u00eda \u00c1lvarez-Pallete L\u00f3pez and more will share their insights about topical issues impacting their sectors and how they are utilising mobile technology to tackle real-world concerns and opportunities.<\/p>\n

As MWC widens its scope to engage the full suite of players who are central to the industry digitisation roadmap, Industry City<\/a> will be returning, supported by our sponsors including Knowledge Partner, Accenture. The space will showcase innovative demos from across the FinTech, Manufacturing, and Smart Mobility industries.<\/p>\n

Other returning popular programmes include 4YFN<\/a>, MWC\u2019s start-up-focused platform, where we shine a light on the brightest and most exciting start-ups in the digital space. 4YFN will showcase and connect start-ups, investors and companies to launch new business ventures together, and it is brought to MWC once more with our Platinum Sponsor, Banco Sabadell.<\/p>\n

The GSMA Pavilion will host the Mobile World Live Broadcast Studio with live panel discussions broadcast on screens throughout the venue and online at mobileworldlive.com<\/a> and mwcbarcelona.com<\/a>. Also at the GSMA Pavilion, we\u2019ll showcase the latest innovations in mobile with demos and immersive experiences such as a mobile IoT football challenge.<\/p>\n

Diversity4Tech<\/a> returns, demonstrating the advantages of our differences. And the MWC Ministerial Programme<\/a>, the largest global gathering of policymakers who enable the digital economy, will convene ministers, heads of regulatory authorities and data protection authorities from countries around the world to solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/public-policy\/regulatory-environment\/mobile-energy-efficiencyt with mobile industry CEOs and senior representatives of international organisations and share knowledge, and debate priority policy and regulatory issues.<\/p>\n

MWC\u2019s famed networking events return including Beat Barcelona<\/a>, the official MWC and 4YFN official after-work ‘Place to B’ for networking and entertainment. Meet & Eat L\u2019 Hospitalet has since 2014 shared a delicious look at the local Barcelona gastronomy and culture through the partnership between MWC and L\u2019Hospitalet City Council.<\/p>\n

The benefits of MWC extend beyond the value it brings to the global mobile and technology sectors during the event\u00b4s annual week. It is a vital creator of prospects and economic opportunities that benefit the citizens of Barcelona, Catalonia and Spain. We expect the 2023 edition of MWC to generate nearly 350 million euros of economic benefit and 7,400 part-time jobs. Including MWC Barcelona 2023, we estimate that from 2006 to 2023 MWC will have generated \u20ac5.7 billion in economic impact and about 150,000 part-time jobs.<\/p>\n

For eight years, MWC has been certified carbon neutral and recognized by the Guinness World Records as \u00b4The World\u00b4s Largest Carbon Neutral Trade Show\u00b4.<\/p>\n

The press conference will be available here<\/a> to watch on demand. Find out more information in MWC\u2019s Press Zone<\/a>, and if you haven\u2019t already, register<\/a>\u00a0for your place at MWC Barcelona today.<\/p>\n

-ENDS-<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

About GSMA
\n<\/strong>The GSMA is a global organisation unifying the mobile ecosystem to discover, develop and deliver innovation foundational to positive business environments and societal change. Our vision is to unlock the full power of connectivity so that people, industry, and society thrive. Representing mobile operators and organisations across the mobile ecosystem and adjacent industries, the GSMA delivers for its members across three broad pillars: Connectivity for Good, Industry Services and Solutions, and Outreach. This activity includes advancing policy, tackling today\u2019s biggest societal challenges, underpinning the technology and interoperability that make mobile work, and providing the world\u2019s largest platform to convene the mobile ecosystem at the MWC and M360 series of events.<\/p>\n

We invite you to find out more at\u00a0gsma.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Media Contacts
\n<\/strong>GSMA Press Office
\npressoffice@gsma.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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