[June 10, 2013] GSMA Previews 2013 Mobile Asia Expo Tweet Jun 10, 2013 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- The GSMA provided further updates on the 2013 Mobile Asia Expo, which will take place June 26-28 at the Shanghai New International Exhibition Centre in Shanghai. "We are excited to be welcoming the mobile industry to Shanghai in just over three weeks," said Michael O'Hara, Chief Marketing Officer, GSMA, in a release. "Mobile Asia Expo is set to be an outstanding event, offering all attendees a wide variety of programmes, activities and experiences. From the exhibition floor, which includes the Connected City and the NFC Experience, to the conference programme featuring mobile industry leaders, to specialised programmes, meetings and events, Mobile Asia Expo will showcase the latest innovations and thought leadership for the region." Speakers include: -Guohua Xi, Chairman, China Mobile -Sanqi Li, Chief Technology Officer -Carrier Networks, Huawei -Mark Shuttleworth, Founder, Ubuntu -Supun Weerasinghe, Group Chief Strategy Officer, Axiata Group -Bill Huang, General Manager, China Mobile Research Centre, China Mobile -Shan Changsheng, Senior Engineer, Deputy General Manager, China UnionPay -Greg Baxter, Global Head of Digital Strategy, Citi -George Held, Vice President, Commerce, Etisalat -Vaughan Smith, Vice President, Corporate Development, Facebook -Selina Lo, President and CEO, Ruckus Wireless -Caspar Luyten, Chief Regional Officer, Telefonica Asia Exhibitors include Amazon China, Angry Birds with Christie Digital, Dell, Facebook, Movirtu and Samsung. The Expo will also feature a number of pavilions and zones focused on specific topics or regions. The Innovation Pavilion is led by Exhibition Partner WI Harper and will include GCT Semiconductor, Just Will Studio, Maxthon, Roam and Wander, QuickBird and Quixey. DVBCN is the Exhibition Partner for the Mobile Entertainment Pavilion, with China Network Television, Coship Electronics Co, and Yancheng BiggiFi Technology Development Co. Companies participating as part of the Augmented Reality Pavilion include Metaio, Senscape and Total Immersion. The GSMA OneAPI initiative will hold an application developer conference on Wednesday, June 26, while Acision will host a half-day ADC on Thursday, June 27. In the App Lab, BesTV will present three sessions on Thursday, June 27, joining Platinum Sponsor SAP who will present a full day of sessions on Wednesday, June 26. The Mobile Gaming Forum, on Friday, June 28, will feature key stakeholders from across the mobile and gaming ecosystems who will share their visions for the future of mobile gaming. The Mobile Gaming Forum is sponsored by SOCO Games and Supporting Sponsor is GMGC. FabriQate will also present sessions in the App Lounge on Friday, June 28, exploring the features and functionality of Google Glass. The GSMA announced new sponsors and presenting companies in the Innovation Labs, an open stage located on the Mobile Asia Expo exhibition where companies can highlight products, technologies and services, as well as strategies to meet the needs of the mobile ecosystem. Platinum Sponsors for the Innovation Labs include Orange for Innovation Lab One and FingerQ for Innovation Lab Two. New companies scheduled to present Innovation Lab sessions are FabriQate, Freescale, GCT Semiconductor, GT Advanced Technologies, Just Will Studio, MobileMonday, MUBIQUO, Orange, Roam and Wander, QuickBird and Quixey. The European Telecommunications Standards Institute and the GSMA will be joining together to host the ETSI-GSMA Intellectual Property Rights Summit 2013 at Mobile Asia Expo. This meeting will gather Intellectual Property Rights experts from leading operators and manufacturers across the globe, providing an opportunity to address the IPR challenges affecting the telecommunications industry today. The ETSI-GSMA Intellectual Property Rights Summit is sponsored by Freshfields, Kenyon and Kenyon and Powell Gilbert. The invite-only Summit will take place June 26-28, with the full-day programme of IPR panel discussions on Thursday, June 27 open to Mobile Asia Expo attendees. All registered Mobile Asia Expo 2013 attendees will be entered into the 'Win a Connected Life' prize draw, which will take place daily in the Connected City in Hall N1. One winner each day will be selected to receive all of the following prizes: a Cisco CVR 100W wireless router, a KT Kibot2, a Samsung Galaxy tablet and a Sony Xperia Z. Three runners-up each day will receive an iPad Mini. Partners Offer Broad Support for Mobile Asia Expo Strategic Partners for Mobile Asia Expo include China Mobile Communications Association, Internet Marketing Committee of China, Shanghai Communication Industry Association and Telecommunication Terminal Testing Technology Association. Official Media Partners include BesTV, Shanghai Media Group, CNBC and Sina. China Mobile is the Platinum Event Sponsor for Mobile Asia Expo. GSMA produces events such as the Mobile World Congress and Mobile Asia Expo. Event information: mobileasiaexpo.com ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]