{"id":6559,"date":"2014-08-28T14:03:38","date_gmt":"2014-08-28T14:03:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/newsroom\/?p=6559"},"modified":"2015-05-12T13:44:14","modified_gmt":"2015-05-12T13:44:14","slug":"welcome-to-mobile-360","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/newsroom\/article\/welcome-to-mobile-360\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to Mobile 360&#8230;&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/newsroom\/blog\/welcome-to-mobile-360\/attachment\/mobile360-fb-profile2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6564\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-6564\" title=\"mobile360-fb-profile2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/mobile360-fb-profile2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"280\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/mobile360-fb-profile2.jpeg 280w, https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/mobile360-fb-profile2-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/a>It\u2019s not long until the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> annual <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mobile360series.com\">GSMA Mobile 360 Series<\/a> of events kicks off in September! We\u2019re excited to bring you four interesting and thought-provoking conferences, each emphasising critical opportunities and challenges in mobile, on a regional basis &#8211; 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.<\/p>\n<p>Our first Mobile 360 event in North America, under the theme of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mobile360series.com\/north-america\/\">\u2018Driving Innovation in Connected Living\u2019<\/a>, will be held in Atlanta, Georgia on 22<sup>nd<\/sup> and 23<sup>rd<\/sup> September. Keynote topics include \u2018Growth Strategies in a Forward-Focused Market\u2019, \u2018LTE: Creating New Opportunities for Innovation\u2019 \u2018Connected Living &#8211; Connecting Opportunities\u2019 and \u2018Creating the Smart City\u2019. Later on the first day we shift focus to digital commerce, with sessions focusing on the \u2018Wallet Wars\u2019 and \u2018Mobile Retail\u2019. The second day focuses on the opportunities afforded by Connected Living with a further spotlight on key verticals. \u00a0Mobile 360-North America speakers hail from organisations including AirWatch by VMware, Alcatel-Lucent, AT&amp;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.<\/p>\n<p>Then on 13<sup>th<\/sup> and 14<sup>th<\/sup> 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 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mobile360series.com\/middle-east\/\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Scheduled for a little later in the year are Mobile 360-Africa, taking place in Cape Town on 5<sup>th<\/sup>-7<sup>th<\/sup> November and Mobile 360-Europe, taking place in Brussels on 8<sup>th<\/sup> December. We\u2019ve 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.<\/p>\n<p>We got great feedback from last year\u2019s Mobile 360 Series and we\u2019re sure you\u2019ll enjoy round two. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SGP3mBZFj2s\">Watch this highlights package<\/a> from Mobile World Live at the 2013 Mobile 360-Europe event for insight into important subjects that were addressed.<\/p>\n<p>There is information and agendas on all upcoming Mobile 360 Series events via the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mobile360series.com\">http:\/\/www.mobile360series.com<\/a> website. Be sure to follow the #mobile360 hashtag and join our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Mobile360Series\">Facebook page<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/groups?home=&amp;gid=8138772&amp;goback=.nmp_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1&amp;trk=grp-name\">LinkedIn Group<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/communities\/111765521569908358562\">Google+ account<\/a> to keep up to date with all the latest news and announcements.<\/p>\n<p>We look forward to welcoming you to the Mobile 360 series of events around the world!<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Michael O\u2019Hara<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s not long until the 2nd annual GSMA Mobile 360 Series of events kicks off in September! 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