This year’s industry-defining event, Mobile World Congress, was once again hosted in the Mobile World Capital Barcelona, at two world-class venues, Fira Gran Via and Fira Montjuïc.
More than 85,000 attendees from over 200 countries were treated to a wealth of learning and networking opportunities; product showcases and announcements; inspiration and innovation, including:
An exciting lineup of inspiring speakers from mobile operators, consumer brands, organisations, and industries touched by the mobile market including advertising, health, entertainment and education presented at more than 40 conference sessions at MWC. Keynote speakers included:
- Bob Sell, Group Chief Executive, Communication, Media and Technology, Accenture
- Michel Combes, CEO, Alcatel-Lucent
- Daniel Hajj, CEO, América Móvil
- Jon Matonis, Executive Director & Board Member, Bitcoin Foundation
- John Chambers, Chairman & CEO, Cisco
- Michael Corbat, CEO, Citigroup
- Laetitia Gazel Anthoine, CEO and Founder, Connecthings
- Timotheus Höttges, Chief Executive Officer, Deutsche Telekom AG
- Ana Maria Llopis, Non-Executive Chairwoman, DIA Group
- Joseph Tucci, Chairman & CEO, EMC Corporation
- Ahmad Abdulkarim Julfar, CEO, Etisalat Group
- Mark Zuckerberg, Founder & CEO, Facebook
- Stephen T. Odell, President of Europe, Middle East and Africa, Ford Motor Company
- Anne Bouverot, Director General, GSMA
- Virginia M. Rometty, Chairman, President & CEO, IBM
- Ajit Joshi, CEO, Infiniti Retail
- Michael Abbott, CEO, Isis
- Jahangir Mohammed, Founder & CEO, Jasper Wireless
- Sirgoo Lee, Co-CEO, Kakao Corp.
- Tadashi Onodera, Chairman, KDDI
- John Hering, Co-Founder & CEO, Lookout
- Hans-Holger Albrecht, President & CEO, Millicom
- Kaoru Kato, President & CEO, NTT Docomo
- Lance Howarth, CEO, Raspberry Pi Foundation
- Rich Riley, CEO, Shazam Entertainment
- Chua Sock Koong, Group CEO, SingTel
- Jinwoo So, President & CEO, SK Planet
- Michelle Gallen, CEO, Shhmooze
- Mats Granryd, President & CEO, Tele2 Group
- Jon Fredrik Baksaas, President & CEO, Telenor Group, & Chairman, GSMA
- Robert Bakish, President & CEO, Viacom International Media Networks
- Jo Lunder, CEO, VimpelCom
- Pat Gelsinger, CEO, VMware
- Jan Koum, Co-founder & CEO, WhatsApp