Mobile Industry Set to Converge in Shanghai for
Largest GSMA Event in Asia
The GSMA today announced the details of new programmes and
exhibition features at Mobile World Congress Shanghai, which will
be held 15-17 July at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre.
The GSMA also announced further exhibitors, sponsors and partners
for the Shanghai event.
“With just two weeks until Mobile World Congress Shanghai, we’re
gearing up for our largest and most ambitious Asia event ever,”
said Michael O’Hara, Chief Marketing Officer, GSMA. “This year’s
Congress comprises an even broader range of programmes and events,
showcasing the very latest innovations in mobile, and we’re excited
to welcome the mobile world to Shanghai in July.”
New Programmes, Partners Confirmed for Shanghai
The GSMA confirmed the addition of several new partner
programmes taking place at Mobile World Congress Shanghai. On
Wednesday, 15 July, Visa Worldwide is holding its “Visa Ready HCE
Summit”, which will bring together leaders in mobile payments to
share their knowledge and experience in implementing cloud-based
payment solutions. King & Wood Mallesons is also hosting the
symposium “Innovate or Perish: Responding to Change in the New Age
of Digital Convergence” on Wednesday.
DigiTimes and the GSMA will be co-hosting the Smart Supply-Chain
Connectivity Summit on Friday, 17 July, focusing on Asia’s Internet
of Things (IoT) supply chain and applications providers. Also on
Friday, GlobalPlatform will hold its event, “Standardising the
Trusted Execution Environment for Mobile Devices”, which will
explore the trusted execution environment and the implications for
players across the ecosystem, while C114 will host the “’Internet+’
China Big Data Development Summit”, examining the impact of big
data on the communication industry.
The GSMA also announced new partners participating in several
events. The GTI Asia Conference, which is hosted by the Global
TD-LTE Initiative and China Mobile and supported by the GSMA and
the ITU, is focused on accelerating TD-LTE deployment and promoting
the convergence of LTE TDD and FDD. Huawei joins the GSMA in
presenting the “Entertainment Unlimited Summit”, delving into the
confluence of entertainment, the internet and the mobile industry.
Additionally, the Smart City Expo World Congress and 2nd Smart
Cities India 2016 Expo are the supporting partners for the Smart
Cities Summit, which will address the long- and short-term
challenges facing governments and municipalities in evolving to a
smart city model, as well as the success stories to date.
For more information on Partner Programmes and GSMA Programmes
at Mobile World Congress Shanghai, visit
www.mwcshanghai.com/learn/.
New on the Exhibition Floor
The Mobile World Congress Shanghai exhibition will showcase the
intersection of mobile and eSports with the addition of a live
professional video game competition by ESL, the world’s largest
eSports company. ESL’s live competitions draw thousands of fans to
stadiums around the world and Mobile World Congress Shanghai
attendees will now have the opportunity to experience this
firsthand. ESL Arena will host Warcraft III group matches, bringing
the biggest gaming stars from China and Korea to battle for spots
in the semi-finals. Also in the gaming realm, the “Gamelab Mobile
Shanghai” mobile games conference and networking event will be
presented by HappyUniverse on Friday, 17 July.
Newly confirmed exhibitors for Mobile World Congress Shanghai
include Adblock Plus, Cloud Xchange Solutions, Giesecke and
Devrient, Oral-B and Net263. Among the new pavilions on the show
floor is the European Young Innovators Forum (EYIF) Pavilion in
Start-Up Alley. EYIF will bring together young entrepreneurs and
innovators from across Europe to share how they are changing the
mobile landscape. Also in the exhibition, the Innovation & App
Lab presents insightful and inspiring sessions from innovative
companies such as Adblock Plus, Brocade, Canonical/Ubuntu, Cina
MCommunication Co., MUBIQUO, Qorvo and Teleena, among others. For
more information on the exhibition, visit
www.mwcshanghai.com/see-do/exhibition/.
Appearing on the Showcase Stage
The Mobile World Congress Shanghai exhibition again includes the
Showcase Stage, featuring device demonstrations, product
presentations and a series of Showcase Dialogues. MobileMonday
Shanghai will hold its fourth MobileMonday China Start-up
Challenge, with the winners and runners-up in each category
participating in the final round taking place on Wednesday, 15 July
on the Showcase Stage. Further Showcase Stage sessions include the
China Mobile App Challenge from the Applied Innovation Institute,
as well as a Showcase Dialogue with Gene Yu, a former commander in
the U.S. Army Special Forces who has become a technology executive
and author. For more information, visit
www.mwcshanghai.com/see-do/experience/showcase-stage/.
Support for Mobile World Congress Shanghai
China Mobile is the Platinum Event Sponsor for Mobile World
Congress Shanghai. CNBC is confirmed as an Official Media Partner,
joining Bloomberg Media, C114 China Communication Network, Mobile
World Live and the Technology Channel of Tencent Online Media
Group. The European Young Innovation Forum (EYIF) has been
confirmed as an Association Partner, alongside MobileMonday
Shanghai.
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 – follow us on Twitter at @GSMA and use #MWCS15,
get regular updates through our LinkedIn Showcase Page
at www.linkedin.com/company/mobile-world-congress-shanghai,
and follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/mwcshanghai. In
China, you can follow us on Sina Weibo
http://weibo.com/mwcshanghai or on the GSMA account on WeChat.
-ENDS-
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.
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