CEOs from Companies Including Airbus, Nokia, Novartis, NTT Docomo, Orange, Telef nica and Viacom, Speaking in MWC Keynote Programme
London: The GSMA today announced the first details of MWC Barcelona 2020, including keynote speakers, prominent participating companies, programmes and events. MWC Barcelona will take place 24-27 February 2020, with events also staged at Fira Gran Via, Fira Montju c and La Farga L'Hospitalet. Under the theme of Limitless Intelligent Connectivity', MWC Barcelona will outline the convergence of AI, Big Data, and IoT, all powered by 5G.
Supported by 5G, Limitless Intelligent Connectivity will shape a new digitally-driven industrial revolution, said John Hoffman, CEO GSMA Ltd. Attendees will be able to experience and shape how mobile will help their industries to work smarter and use finite resources more efficiently. Also, by connecting everyone to everything, across every industry, these opportunities are without limits.
Execs from Across the Mobile Ecosystem to Keynote
The GSMA revealed the first confirmed keynote speakers for MWC Barcelona, with executives representing a wide range of industries including mobile, e-commerce, financial services and media and entertainment. Executives scheduled to headline the four-day Barcelona conference programme include:
Marc Fontaine, Digital Transformation Officer, Airbus
Mats Granryd, Director General, GSMA
John Chambers, CEO and Founder, JC2 Ventures
Rajeev Suri, President and CEO, Nokia
Vas Narasimhan, CEO, Novartis
Kazuhiro Yoshizawa, President and CEO, NTT Docomo
St phane Richard, Chairman and CEO, Orange SA, Chairman GSMA
Sara Spangelo, Co-Founder and CEO, Swarm
CP Gurnani, CEO and Managing Director, Tech Mahindra
Jos Mar a lvarez-Pallete L pez, Chairman and CEO, Telef nica S.A.
Robert Bakish, President and CEO, Viacom
For more information on the conference, visit www.mwcbarcelona.com/conference-programmes/.
More Than 2,400 Leading Companies to Participate at MWC Barcelona
MWC Barcelona will bring together leading players from across the mobile ecosystem, as well as adjacent industry sectors such as automotive and consumer electronics, highlighting the latest technologies, products and services. More than 2,400 companies will participate at the event, including major brands such as Accenture, Alibaba Cloud, ARM, AT&T, BMW, Cisco Systems, Deutsche Telekom, Ericsson, Facebook, Google, HTC, Huawei, Intel, Lenovo, LG, Mercedes-Benz, Microsoft, NTT DOCOMO, Nokia Solutions and Networks, Ooredoo, Oracle, Orange, Qualcomm Incorporated, SAP, SEAT, SK Telecom, Telef nica, Verizon, Vodafone, Xiaomi and ZTE. The show floor will also include more than 40 country and regional pavilions.
As one of the key destinations at MWC, the GSMA Innovation City will return with yet more innovations in the area of intelligent connectivity - 5G, IoT, AI and big data. Highlighting how mobile products and services are transforming how we live, work and play. Sectors including entertainment, retail, transportation, public services and industry, will be showcased through interactive demonstrations from partners Google, Huawei, KT Corporation, Sierra Wireless and Turkcell, as well as GSMA industry and advocacy programmes. For more information, visit www.mwcbarcelona.com/exhibition/gsma-innovation-city/.
The GSMA also announced sponsors for MWC Barcelona. Citi and Deloitte have joined as Event Theme Sponsors: with Citi confirmed as Industry X' Event Theme Sponsor and Deloitte as the Connectivity: The 5G Era' Event Theme Sponsor. freenet Digital join returning Networking Garden Sponsors Android, Salesforce, SES Networks and Wipro. Accenture also continues its support for the Women4Tech Programme as the Official Summit Sponsor, with Synchronoss announced as Summit Supporting Sponsor. Additional sponsors include DarkMatter as VIP Lounge and Registration sponsor, Huawei as Lanyard Sponsor, Saudi Telecom as Badge Sponsor and Kochava will be sponsoring The Connections Lounge (formerly Digital Planet Lounge). For more information on the exhibition, including exhibitors and sponsors, visit www.mwcbarcelona.com/exhibition/.
4YFN20 Doubles Footprint and Expands International Presence
4YFN is back for its seventh edition and this year has more than doubled its footprint, moving from Hall 8 to Halls 1 and 2 of Fira Montjuic. This year 4YFN will host the new xside experience, which brings S nar into MWC Barcelona for the first time to connect creative content, art and performances to the entrepreneurial hub. Banco Sabadell, having supported 4YFN since its inception, is back for the seventh year running as a Gold Sponsor. ESADE Business School, ranked in the FT's top 20 business schools globally, returns as 4YFN's official academic sponsor.
Last year's 4YFN was the most international edition yet and 4YFN20 looks set to break that record. KPMG will be back representing the best of British start-ups and SK Telecom will return, hosting a delegation of Korean start-ups dedicated to mobile technologies. Other international delegations will include Actua (Andorra), Agence Bruxelloise pour l'Accompagnement de l'Entreprise (Belgium), the Great Britain Pavilion/Trade Fair Ltd., JETRO (Japan), Korea Institute of Start-ups and Entrepreneurship Development (KISED), the Netherlands Business Support Offices (NBSO), Silicon Castles (Austria) and Venturelab (Switzerland).
Partner Programmes at MWC Barcelona
For over a decade, companies from across the mobile ecosystem have delivered programmes at MWC Barcelona. Offering attendees the opportunity to engage with, and gain insights from, some of the top thought-leaders in the industry as they share their vision on a variety of complex ecosystem challenges. Companies confirmed to host Partner Programmes include 5G Automotive Association, Alibaba, Deloitte, Flutte
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CEOs from Companies Including Airbus, Nokia, Novartis, NTT Docomo, Orange, Telef nica and Viacom, Speaking in MWC Keynote Programme
