GSMA Announces Keynote Speaker Lineup for Mobile World Congress 2011

By Gsma, PRNE
Monday, August 9, 2010

LONDON, August 10, 2010 - The GSMA today announced that executives from leading communications
companies including AT&T, China Mobile, Google, Qualcomm, Square and Twitter
will headline the 2011 Mobile World Congress conference programme. Mobile
World Congress will take place 14-17 February 2011 at the Fira de Barcelona
in Barcelona, and is expected to draw more than 50,000 attendees.

Executives who are confirmed to deliver keynote presentations at the
event include:

    - Randall Stephenson, Chairman, CEO and President, AT&T
    - Li Yue, President, China Mobile
    - Eric Schmidt, Chairman and CEO, Google
    - Paul Jacobs, Chairman and CEO, Qualcomm
    - Jack Dorsey, CEO, Square
    - Evan Williams, CEO, Twitter

Under the theme of "Leading the Transformation", the 2011 Mobile World
Congress conference programme will feature dedicated tracks on applications,
advertising, mobile money, mHealth, embedded mobile, next-generation
technologies and OSS/BSS, as well as breakout sessions exploring business
strategy, cloud computing, consumer electronics, devices, media and
entertainment, network capacity and social networking.

In addition to the four-day conference programme, Mobile World Congress
will also include an exhibition showcasing the latest mobile technologies and
solutions from industry-leading companies such as Alcatel-Lucent, Bharti
Airtel, Ericsson, Etisalat, Huawei, LG, Nokia Siemens Networks, Qtel,
Samsung, SK Telecom, Vodafone and ZTE. The GSMA will again hold its
award-winning App Planet at Mobile World Congress, bringing together the many
critical elements of the broad mobile application ecosystem together in one
location.

"With a stellar lineup of keynote speakers comprised of the leaders of
the world's most influential companies in mobile, the 2011 edition of Mobile
World Congress is set to be one of the most exciting yet," said Michael
O'Hara
, chief marketing officer, GSMA. "Through the conference programme and
exhibition, Mobile World Congress attendees will gain important insights into
the trends that are shaping the mobile industry, as well as the opportunities
and challenges for players across the broad mobile ecosystem."

For more information on Mobile World Congress 2011, including details on
how to attend, exhibit or sponsor, please visit
www.mobileworldcongress.com.

About the GSMA

The GSMA represents the interests of the worldwide mobile communications
industry. Spanning 219 countries, the GSMA unites nearly 800 of the world's
mobile operators, as well as more than 200 companies in the broader mobile
ecosystem, including handset makers, software companies, equipment providers,
Internet companies, and media and entertainment organisations. The GSMA is
focused on innovating, incubating and creating new opportunities for its
membership, all with the end goal of driving the growth of the mobile
communications industry.

For more information, please visit Mobile World Live, the new online
portal for the mobile communications industry, at
www.mobileworldlive.com or the GSMA corporate website at
www.gsmworld.com.

Press contacts: Daniel Lowther: +44-7747-636-687, press at gsm.org

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