New breed of advanced mobile services to take centre stage in Macau
HONG KONG, July 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading chief executives from the
mobile industry will be joined by senior executives from the financial
services sector at the GSMA's Mobile Asia Congress in Macau between
November 18-20. The CEOs of China Mobile, the world's largest operator, NTT
DOCOMO, Japan's largest operator, Bharti Airtel, India's largest operator,
KTF and SKT, Korea's largest operators, and the CEO of pan-Asia operator
Telenor are among the keynote speakers confirmed so far.
They will be joined by Michael Prebenda, Global Head of HSBC Direct,
Rupert Keeley, President of Visa Asia Pacific, and other top executives
from the financial services industry. One day of the three-day conference
will be dedicated to discussion of the fast-evolving markets for mobile
advertising and for 'mobile money' encompassing services that enable
consumers to use a handset to pay for goods and services in shops,
restaurants and transport terminals, as well as services that enable the
transfer of money over mobile networks.
Preceded by a board meeting of the GSMA, the global trade body for the
mobile industry, the Congress provides a unique opportunity for Asia's
business community to discuss the most strategic issues facing the mobile
sector. Among the themes for the keynote sessions: the restructuring of the
Chinese telecoms industry, the booming Indian market, the new breed of
services enabled by Mobile Broadband, the mobile Internet value chain and
the future of mobile entertainment.
"Since the first Mobile Asia Congress in Macau in November 2007, there
have been momentous changes, such as the restructuring of the Chinese
telecoms industry and the rapid uptake of Mobile Broadband services, across
this dynamic and fast-growing region," said Rob Conway, CEO and Member of
the Board of the GSMA. "The leaders at the epicentre of these changes will
be in Macau for this year's Congress where they will set out their vision
of how the rapid evolution of mobile technology can be best harnessed to
the benefit of end-users."
The GSMA is co-organising the Mobile Asia Congress 2008 at the Cotai
Strip(R) CotaiExpo(TM) at The Venetian Macao Resort Hotel with China Mobile
and China Unicom, China's two largest mobile operators. Telenor, one of the
largest pan-Asia operators, is a platinum sponsor of the event. The
conference programme will be supported by an exhibition showcasing the very
latest handsets, network equipment and services.
The GSMA last week called for entries to the Asia Mobile Awards 2008
and the Asia Pacific round of its Mobile Innovation Global Competition,
both of which will culminate at the Mobile Asia Congress.
The Asia Mobile Awards are designed to showcase change driving
products, services and initiatives from across the mobile industry
eco-system that serves Asian markets. The Mobile Innovation Awards are
designed for smaller and medium sized companies (with an annual turnover of
less that euro 20 million) that are developing and delivering innovative
mobile products, services and solutions. The deadline for both awards
programmes is 30th September 2008.
Confirmed keynote speakers for the Mobile Asia Congress so far include:
-- Wang Jianzhou, Chairman and CEO, China Mobile
-- Ryuji Yamada, President & CEO, NTT DOCOMO
-- Manoj Kohli, President & CEO, Bharti Airtel
-- Dr Young-chu Cho, President & CEO, KTF
-- Shin Bae Kim, CEO, SKT
-- Jon Fredrik Baksaas, President and CEO, Telenor Group
-- Michael Prebenda, Global Head, HSBC Direct
-- Rupert Keeley, Global Head, Asia Pacific Region, Visa Inc.
Bona fide journalists are invited to apply to register to attend the
Congress via http://www.mobileasiacongress.com
About the GSMA:
The GSM Association (GSMA) is the global trade association representing
more than 750 GSM mobile phone operators across 218 countries and
territories of the world. The Association's members represent more than 3
billion GSM and 3GSM connections -- over 86% of the world's mobile phone
connections. In addition, more than 200 manufacturers and suppliers support
the Association's initiatives as key partners.
The primary goals of the GSMA are to ensure mobile phones and wireless
services work globally and are easily accessible, enhancing their value to
individual customers and national economies, while creating new business
opportunities for operators and their suppliers.
SOURCE GSMA
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Related links:
http://www.mobileasiacongress.com
CONTACT:
Mark Smith of GSMA, press@gsm.org
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