Mobile World Congress Shanghai 2015
London - Thursday, February 12th 2015 [ME NewsWire]
(BUSINESS
WIRE) - The GSMA today provided an update on the 2015 GSMA Mobile World
Congress Shanghai, including new exhibitors and sponsors, as well as
additional GSMA and partner programmes being held at the annual mobile
industry event. Mobile World Congress Shanghai will take place 15-17
July 2015 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC).
“Mobile
World Congress Shanghai is set to be our most exciting and largest
event in Asia, offering a range of experiences for attendees, whether
they are mobile industry executives, professionals in other industry
sectors, government officials or tech-savvy consumers,” said Michael
O’Hara, Chief Marketing Officer, GSMA. “The mobile industry is one of
the most rapidly developing and dynamic sectors in technology and Mobile
World Congress will give attendees a view of what’s possible not only
today, but well into the future.”
New Additions to the Mobile World Congress Shanghai Exhibition
The
Mobile World Congress Shanghai exhibition will spotlight the leading
technologies, products and services that are shaping the future of the
mobile industry, from network infrastructure to mobile handsets and
devices to software and applications and much more. Newly confirmed
exhibitors include Airwatch, Askey, Far Eastone Telecommunications,
MonitorLinq, Nokia Networks, Phicomm, Raisecom, Shenzhen Pavilion,
Software Park Thailand and Spectrummax. Previously announced exhibitors
include Alcatel-Lucent, China Mobile, Gemalto, Huawei, LeTV, Mozilla, SK
Telecom, Suzhou Snail, Visa and ZTE, as well as regional pavilions from
Berlin, Hong Kong, Israel, Korea and Taiwan. For more information,
visit www.mwcshanghai.com/see-do/exhibition/.
After its
successful debut last year, the GSMA 360Fashion & Tech Runway Show
returns to Mobile World Congress Shanghai 2015. Jointly produced by the
GSMA and 360Fashion Network, the Runway Show will again deliver a unique
catwalk experience that will showcase the latest devices and
innovations and highlight the intersection of technology and high-end
fashion. For more information, visit
www.mwcshanghai.com/tech-runway-show/.
Working with Los
Angeles-based memBrain LLC, the GSMA is launching “Pop Forum: Shanghai”
at Mobile World Congress Shanghai. The Pop Forum will provide a platform
for content creators, entertainment companies and marketers, enabling
them to connect with leading technology companies and China's highly
coveted consumer market in a high-impact environment. Programming in the
Pop Forum exhibitor area will feature special focus on transmedia
storytelling, gamification, big data and immersive/experiential content
such as virtual and augmented reality, holograms and more. memBrain is
developing the Pop Forum programme in partnership with entertainment
industry veteran Teddy Zee.
New Meetings and Events at Mobile World Congress Shanghai
A
new programme at Mobile World Congress Shanghai 2015, the Enterprise
IoT Summit will bring together CIOs from a range of industry sectors, as
well as leaders of technology enablers, to discuss the development of
the Internet of Things (IoT) and how enterprises can benefit from this
rapidly developing technological shift. F5 Networks is the sponsor of
the two-day event. For more information, visit
www.mwcshanghai.com/enterprise-iot-summit/.
The newly introduced
Smart Home Summit will examine the potential of the burgeoning smart
home market, with a particular emphasis on how cloud services, smart
life applications and smart home devices will be accessed and managed by
households, as well as the communication specifications and standards
that will make the smart home a reality. The Smart Home Summit, which
will be organised by DIGITIMES, will be held on Friday, 17 July. For
more information, visit www.mwcshanghai.com/smart-home-summit/.
The
GSMA is also launching the Entertainment Unlimited Summit, a programme
highlighting the convergence of entertainment, the Internet and the
mobile industry. Summit attendees will have the opportunity to hear from
industry leaders who are driving the development of entertainment
content and partnerships with operators, broadcasters, Internet
companies and third-party video and music service providers. For more
information, visit www.mwcshanghai.com/entertainment-unlimited-summit/.
Another
new programme at Mobile World Congress Shanghai, the GSMA Smart Retail
Summit is a dedicated event featuring provocative ideas, innovative
practices and disruptive technologies and will bring together senior
managers from retailers, brands, smart technology providers and other
vertical players to decode the future of smart retail. This event will
illustrate the impact of mobile technologies on the shopping experience,
as well as on the retail industry as a whole. For more information,
visit www.mwcshanghai.com/smart-retail-summit/.
Digital Health at Mobile World Congress Shanghai
The
GSMA has formed an agreement with China Connected Health Alliance
(CCHA), the branch organisation of European Connected Health Alliance
(ECHA), to bring digital health to Mobile World Congress Shanghai.
Building on the GSMA’s previous collaboration with ECHA, the Digital
Health Programme at Mobile World Congress Shanghai is designed to foster
thought leadership within digital health in China and showcase the next
generational of deployable healthcare technologies.
GSMA Expands Innovation Programme
Building
on last year’s success, the GSMA is expanding its Innovation Programme
to include the Innovation Series, the Baustein Innovation Summit 2015,
Startup Alley, Innovation Labs and a range of innovation-focused
networking activities. Each session in the GSMA Innovation Series will
focus on a forward-looking conceptual discussion of the overall business
and policy environment from the perspectives of crucial players in
innovation value chain, including investors, start-ups, policy makers
and academia. The Baustein Innovation Summit 2015 is an exclusive,
invitation-only event for executives in the mobile industry as well as
other sectors and is designed to challenge current assumptions regarding
the growth and adoption of corporate innovation and disruption by
startups.
Get Involved at Mobile World Congress Shanghai 2015
For
more information on the 2015 Mobile World Congress Shanghai including
how to attend, exhibit or sponsor, visit www.mwcshanghai.com. Follow
developments and updates on Mobile World Congress Shanghai through our
social media channels – use #MWCS15 on Twitter and follow us at @GSMA,
or get regular updates through our LinkedIn Showcase Page. In China, you
can follow us on Sina Weibo http://weibo.com/mwcshanghai or on the GSMA
account on WeChat.
About the GSMA
The GSMA represents the
interests of mobile operators worldwide, uniting nearly 800 operators
with more than 250 companies in the broader mobile ecosystem, including
handset and device makers, software companies, equipment providers and
Internet companies, as well as organisations in adjacent industry
sectors. The GSMA also produces industry-leading events such as Mobile
World Congress, Mobile World Congress Shanghai and the Mobile 360 Series
conferences.
For more information, please visit the GSMA corporate website at www.gsma.com. Follow the GSMA on Twitter: @GSMA.
Contacts
For the GSMA
Zhao Qing (Beijing)
+8610 8569 9916
qzhao@webershandwick.com
or
Will Zhang (Beijing)
+8610 8569 9855
wzhang@webershandwick.com
or
Ava Lau (Hong Kong)
+852 2533 9928
alau@webershandwick.com
or
GSMA Press Office
pressoffice@gsma.com
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