Yankee Group today announced that Mobile Internet World Europe Summit
the world´s first European conference to focus
on the exploding mobile internet marketplace, was declared an
outstanding success by conference attendees. Mobile Internet World
Europe Summit was held May 19 at the ICM in Munich and attracted more
than 500 conference delegates representing more than 40 countries. Following the success of Mobile Internet World USA 2007, the world´s
first conference and expo focused on the rapidly expanding mobile
internet ecosystem, Mobile Internet World Europe Summit 2008 debuted in
Munich with industry pioneers and thought leaders sharing their insights
and expertise on this fascinating emerging market. "The first Mobile Internet World Europe Summit
delivered profound insight into the opportunities that are being
unleashed as the internet is mobilized," said
Eliot Weinman, conference founder, co–chair and president of
Trendsmedia, the Events and Publishing Division of Yankee Group
Research. "The event offered extensive
networking for attendees that will extend well beyond the event itself." Mobile Internet World Europe Summit featured high–profile keynote
business leaders including Thorsten Schliesche, vice president of sales
and marketing Europe, and general manager and vice president Germany
Napster; Sven Bolthausen, head of multimedia Germany, Ericsson; Olaf
Swantee, senior executive vice president, Orange; and Pankaj Kedia
director, global ecosystems Ultra Mobility Group, Intel Corporation. The one–day Mobile Internet World Europe Summit conference program was
packed with 19 sessions and 25 speakers covering the globalization of
mobile technology, mobile entertainment, social networking and mobile
marketing with in–depth sessions examining new innovations in mobile
commerce, social networking, mobile messaging, location–based services
and new mobile devices. Mobile Internet World Europe Summit drew support from more than 50
corporate, media and association sponsors, and lead corporate sponsors
Ericsson, Highdeal, Intel Corporation, Netbiscuits, Nokia, Publicidad
Interactiva, Qualcomm and Texas Instruments. The next Mobile Internet World Conference and Expo 2008 will be held
October 21 to 23, 2008 in Boston, MA, at the Boston Convention and
Exhibition Center. The 2008 event is expected to double in size in terms
of registrations and sponsors over the 2007 event. For more information
about Mobile Internet World, visit www.mobilenetx.com. About Yankee Group As the first independent technology research and consulting firm, Yankee
Group is the most respected source of deep insight and counsel on the
impact of global connectivity revolution on enterprises and consumers.
Our expertise spans the technologies creating communications change, and
the regions and industries affected by that transformation. For more
info, see www.yankeegroup.com. About Trendsmedia Trendsmedia is the Events and Publishing Division of Yankee Group
Research, Inc. Our mission is to help our clients stay ahead of the
major technology trends that are likely to impact their businesses
significantly. Trendsmedia provides their clients with independently
researched and produced media products that target emerging technology
markets in depth, including focused conferences, independently produced
online media and in–depth newsletters. For more, see www.trendsmedia.com.
