{"id":10742,"date":"2024-03-19T16:41:57","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T16:41:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/external-affairs\/?page_id=10742"},"modified":"2024-05-08T10:04:43","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T09:04:43","slug":"mwc-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/external-affairs\/mwc-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"MWC Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>MWC Barcelona 2024 brought together connectivity leaders from 205 countries and territories <strong>and over 101,000 attendees<\/strong>, exploring industry topics including AI, the usage gap, GSMA Open Gateway and the investment gap<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GSMA External Affairs had a great MWC, from engaging sessions in the Ministerial Programme, to an interactive showcase on the GSMA Pavilion and content rich sessions in the GSMA Knowledge Zone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can see the recordings from each of the GSMA Knowledge Zone sessions below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-is-climate-action-essential-for-competitive-advantage\"><strong>Why is Climate Action Essential for Competitive Advantage?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n      <div class='individualvideo' style='background-image: url(https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/external-affairs\/\/wp-content\/themes\/theme_gsmatheme\/images\/videodefault.png); 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