GSMA announced new keynote speakers for the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2018, the world’s largest telecom trade event.
This year’s MWC 2018 will be held from 26 February – 1 March 2018 in Barcelona.
New confirmed keynote speakers
Brigitte Baumann, founder and chief investment officer of Go Beyond Early Stage Investing
Brian Behlendorf, executive director of Hyperledger
Ricardo Antonio Rossello Nevares, governor of Puerto Rico
Marie Ehrling, chair of the Board of Telia Group and chairwoman, Securitas
Alastair MacLeod, CEO of Teralytics
Kathy Calvin, president and CEO of United Nations Foundation
Ajit Pai, chairman of Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Jim Yong Kim, president of World Bank
GSMA announced several new exhibitors, sponsors and partners for Mobile World Congress.
BMW will showcase its BMW i brand in a driverless car demonstration, while Byton will highlight its new connected car, joining other automakers including Mercedes-Benz, SEAT and Toyota on the show floor.
Kazakh Telecom and Salesforce are also among the latest companies confirmed to exhibit at Mobile World Congress.
Alibaba, AT&T, China Mobile, Cisco Systems, Deutsche Telekom, Ericsson, Essential, Facebook, Google, HTC, Huawei, Intel, Lenovo, LG, Microsoft, NTT DOCOMO, Nokia Solutions and Networks, Orange, Qualcomm, SK Telecom, Telefonica, Verizon, Vivo, Vodafone, Xiaomi and ZTE, among others, are also supporting MWC 2018 as sponsors.
