GSMA Announces New Speakers for Mobile 360 Series – MENA
Shaheennews –
The GSMA today announced a number of additional high-profile speakers for its Mobile 360 Series – MENA (Middle East and North Africa) conference taking place on the 26-27 November 2018 in Dubai. The mobile industry-focused event, which is now in its sixth year, will cover the key industry issues facing the region, with a particular emphasis on transformative technologies including artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain and 5G.
“Mobile is having a transformative impact across this diverse region with mobile operators in the GCC states laying the foundations for leadership in 5G and planning ahead to commercial launches, while the region’s emerging markets are seeing rising smartphone adoption,” said John Giusti, Chief Regulatory Officer, GSMA. “We have a incredible line-up of expert speakers this year, ready to outline the key issues and challenges facing the region – we’re looking forward to a thought-provoking and exciting showcase.”
New speakers added to the agenda include:
Hakam Kanafani, Chairman of the Board, Arab Advisors GroupOla Doudin, CEO, BitOasisSandra De Zoysa, Chief Customer Officer, Dialog Sri LankaSaleem Alblooshi, Chief Infrastructure Officer, DuChafic Traboulsi, Regional VP, Head of Networks Middle East, EricssonKhalifa Hassan Al-Forah Al-Shamsi, Group Chief Corporate Strategy and Governance Officer, EtisalatDr. Mohamed Madkour, VP Global Wireless Networks Marketing and Solutions, HuaweiRamit Harisinghani, Vice President/Head of MEA, HTCOuassim El Arroussi – Marketing B2B Director, INWIBashar Arafeh, Managing Director, MEA, IrisguardElcin Yanik, EVP Market Development, MastercardDr. Atef Helmy, Senior Advisor, Board of Directors, Orange Middle East and AfricaMadhu Dua, Vice President, Reliance JioDr Homoud Mohammed Alkussayer, Governance and Regulatory Affairs Sector VP, STC
They join previously announced speakers including:
Hatem Dowidar, CEO International, EtisalatImen Benzine, CMO, Algerie TelecomDr Ling Wu, Chairman, Carrier Blockchain Study Group (CBSG) ConsortiumOsman Sultan, CEO, DuRafiah Ibrahim, President Middle East and Africa, EricssonMohie Elrafey, CMO, GE Healthcare, Eastern Growth MarketsJawad Abbassi, Head of MENA, GSMAJohn Giusti, Chief Regulatory Officer, GSMAAnthony Butler, Leader and Chief Technology Officer, IBM Blockchain Services, Middle East and AfricaJaime Galviz, COO and CMO, Microsoft MEAThierry Millet, CEO, Orange TunisiaNavin Gupta, Managing Director, South Asia and MENA, RippleDaichi Nozaki, VP Global Business, SoftBankNasser bin Suleiman Al-Nasser, CEO, STCAhmed El Beheiry, CEO, Telecom EgyptAysem Ertopuz, EVP Digital Services and Solutions, TurkcellScott Gegenheimer, CEO Operations, Zain Group
Being held at the new location of the Westin Mina Seyahi Hotel in Dubai, the two-day Mobile 360 – MENA will bring together senior-level delegates from across the region to discuss the key developments in the mobile industry and their impact on businesss and citizens across the region. Topics will include cybersecurity risk, digital identity and the Internet of Things, as well as an in-depth focus on the policy and regulatory approaches needed to drive further innovation in the 5G era.
New Sponsors
A number of new industry sponsors have recently signed up to support the event, including Telecom Egypt, who have joined as Mobile Partner, alongside Mastercard as Industry Sponsor, Irisgard as Showcase Sponsors and Novation City as Supporting Sponsor. They join previously announced sponsors including Etisalat (Host Sponsor), Huawei (Headline Sponsor), and Ericsson, Facebook, Intelsat and Matrixx Software (Supporting Sponsors).
