{"id":274,"date":"2010-12-20T15:07:51","date_gmt":"2010-12-20T15:07:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gsmassociation.co.uk\/newsroom\/?p=274"},"modified":"2015-05-18T14:17:18","modified_gmt":"2015-05-18T14:17:18","slug":"ceos-of-cisco-ericsson-and-telefonica-to-keynote-at-gsma-mobile-world-congress-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/newsroom\/press-release\/ceos-of-cisco-ericsson-and-telefonica-to-keynote-at-gsma-mobile-world-congress-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"CEOs of Cisco, Ericsson and Telefonica to Keynote at GSMA Mobile World Congress 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/pr500mwc11macworld.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-275\" title=\"pr500mwc11macworld\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/pr500mwc11macworld.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/pr500mwc11macworld.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/pr500mwc11macworld-300x106.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>GSMA Announces Five New ADCs as Part of App Planet at Mobile World Congress<\/p>\n<p>The GSMA today announced that the CEOs of Cisco, Ericsson and Telef\u00f3nica are scheduled to deliver keynote presentations at the 2011 GSMA Mobile World Congress, which will be held 14-17 February, 2011 in Barcelona. The GSMA also announced five new application developer conferences (ADCs) as part of its App Planet event at Mobile World Congress.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe 2011 Mobile World Congress will showcase the breadth of companies who are placing mobile at the heart of their business strategies,\u201d said Michael O\u2019Hara, chief marketing officer, GSMA. \u201cFrom our thought-leading conference programme to the exhibition showcasing the latest technologies, Mobile World Congress will offer attendees a view into the future of mobile and how mobile is transforming the way the world lives and works.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Recently confirmed Mobile World Congress keynote speakers are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>John Chambers, Chairman and CEO, Cisco Systems<\/li>\n<li>Hans Vestberg, President and CEO, Ericsson<\/li>\n<li>C\u00e9sar Alierta, Executive Chairman and CEO, Telef\u00f3nica<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Previously announced speakers include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Daniel Hajj, CEO, Am\u00e9rica M\u00f3vil and Telcel<\/li>\n<li>Randall Stephenson, Chairman, CEO and President, AT&amp;T<\/li>\n<li>Eric Schmidt, Chairman and CEO, Google<\/li>\n<li>Peter Chou, CEO, HTC<\/li>\n<li>Paul Otellini, President and CEO, Intel<\/li>\n<li>Steve Ballmer, CEO, Microsoft<\/li>\n<li>Stephen Elop, President and CEO, Nokia<\/li>\n<li>Ryuji Yamada, President and CEO, NTT DoCoMo<\/li>\n<li>Paul Jacobs, Chairman and CEO, Qualcomm<\/li>\n<li>Jim Balsillie, Co-CEO, Research In Motion<\/li>\n<li>Masayoshi Son, Chairman and CEO, SoftBank<\/li>\n<li>Jack Dorsey, CEO, Square<\/li>\n<li>Dick Costolo, CEO, Twitter<\/li>\n<li>Vittorio Colao, Chief Executive, Vodafone<\/li>\n<li>Sir Martin Sorrell, Chief Executive, WPP<\/li>\n<li>Carol Bartz, CEO, Yahoo!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Keynote sessions at Mobile World Congress focus on the following topics: \u201cThe View from the Top\u201d, \u201cThe Power of Applications\u201d, \u201cThe Evolution of the Mobile Internet\u201d, and \u201cConnecting the Dots: A 360\u00b0 View on Consumer Electronics\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the keynote programme, the Mobile World Congress conference will feature the Mobile Ad Forum, which addresses the unique requirements of brand and services marketers, advertising agencies, mobile operators and others in the mobile advertising value chain, as well as the App Planet Forum, which explores opportunities and issues in the mobile applications space. The conference programme also includes dedicated conference tracks focusing on areas such as Embedded Mobile, mHealth, Mobile Money, Next-Generation Network Technologies and OSS\/BSS, as well as additional sessions covering a range of topics such as augmented reality, business strategy, cloud computing, enterprise mobility, media and entertainment, the mobile Internet and network capacity, among others.<\/p>\n<p><strong>New ADCs at App Planet Forum<\/strong><br \/>\nThe GSMA today announced that Microsoft, Nokia, the Wholesale Applications Community (WAC) and Wireless Industry Partnership (WIP) will be holding ADCs as part of App Planet. App Planet will also include an LTE forum, with a variety of partner-led sessions.<\/p>\n<p>The current schedule at App Planet is:<\/p>\n<p>Monday, 14 February \u2013 WAC App Developer Conference<br \/>\nMonday, 14 February \u2013 Nokia App Developer Conference<br \/>\nTuesday, 15 February \u2013 BlackBerry Developer Day by RIM<br \/>\nTuesday, 15 February \u2013 Samsung App Developer Conference<br \/>\nTuesday, 15 February \u2013 HP webOS App Developer Conference<br \/>\nWednesday, 16 February \u2013 Mobile {Dev}Sync<br \/>\nWednesday, 16 February \u2013Windows Phone App Developer Conference<br \/>\nWednesday, 16 February \u2013 LTE forum<br \/>\nThursday, 17 February \u2013 Macworld Mobile<br \/>\nThursday, 17 February \u2013WIPJam<br \/>\nThursday, 17 February \u2013 Mobile Cloud Forum with Cisco, HP, Huawei and NEC<br \/>\nThursday, 17 February \u2013 IMGA ADC and Awards Programme<\/p>\n<p>The App Planet Sponsor for Mobile World Congress is ACC1\u00d3, the agency set up by the Catalan government to make Catalan enterprises more competitive throughout the world. For more information on App Planet at Mobile World Congress, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mobileworldcongress.com\/appplanet\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.mobileworldcongress.com\/appplanet.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>-ENDS-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>About the GSMA<\/strong><br \/>\nThe GSMA represents the interests of the worldwide mobile communications industry. Spanning 219 countries and territories, the GSMA unites nearly 800 of the world&#8217;s mobile operators, as well as more than 200 companies in the broader mobile ecosystem, including handset makers, software companies, equipment providers, Internet companies, and media and entertainment organisations. The GSMA is focused on innovating, incubating and creating new opportunities for its membership, all with the end goal of driving the growth of the mobile communications industry.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, please visit Mobile World Live, the new online portal for the mobile communications industry, at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mobileworldlive.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.mobileworldlive.com<\/a> or the GSMA corporate website at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gsmworld.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.gsmworld.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Press contacts:<br \/>\nDaniel Lowther: +44 7747 636 687<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:press@gsm.org\">press@gsm.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; GSMA Announces Five New ADCs as Part of App Planet at Mobile World Congress The GSMA today announced that the CEOs of Cisco, Ericsson and Telef\u00f3nica are scheduled to deliver keynote presentations at the 2011 GSMA Mobile World Congress, which will be held 14-17 February, 2011 in Barcelona. 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