GSMA reveals speakers for Mobile 360 Series – MENA

The GSMA announced the first speakers for its Mobile 360 Series – MENA (Middle East and North Africa) conference on 26-27 November 2018 in Dubai.
African smartphone user image by pri .orgGSMA said this year’s telecom event focusing on CXOs from the mobile service provider industry will place a focus on the investment in transformative technologies including artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain and 5G.

Confirmed speakers

Hatem Dowidar, Chief Executive Officer International, Etisalat

Imen Benzine, CMO, Algerie Telecom

Dr Ling Wu, Chairman, Carrier Blockchain Study Group (CBSG) Consortium

Osman Sultan, CEO, Du

Rafiah Ibrahim, President Middle East and Africa, Ericsson

Mohie Elrafey, CMO, GE Healthcare, Eastern Growth Markets

Jawad Abbassi, Head of MENA, GSMA

John Giusti, Chief Regulatory Officer, GSMA

Anthony Butler, Chief Technology Officer, IBM Blockchain Services, Middle East and Africa

Jaime Galviz, COO and CMO, Microsoft MEA

Thierry Millet, CEO, Orange Tunisia

Navin Gupta, Managing Director, South Asia and MENA, Ripple

Daichi Nozaki, VP Global Business, SoftBank

Nasser bin Suleiman Al-Nasser, CEO, STC

Ahmed El Beheiry, CEO, Telecom Egypt

Aysem Ertopuz, EVP Digital Services and Solutions, Turkcell

Scott Gegenheimer, CEO Operations, Zain Group

Mobile 360 – MENA

The first day of the show will address the application of new technologies and their impact on different sectors of the economy, including topics such as blockchain, AI in enhancing the customer experience, cybersecurity risk, digital identity and the Internet of Things.

The second day will focus on infrastructure, policy and the regulatory approaches necessary to drive further innovation in the 5G era.
Etisalat, Huawei, Ericsson, Facebook, Intelsat and Matrixx Software are sponsors.