Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)

South Asian confab draws top mobile experts to Colombo

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Participan­ts in the third South Asian Mobile Conference to be held on 30th next month will enjoy a rare chance in valuable interactio­n with world’s top experts on the mobile.

ICTA, the hosting organisati­on of the conference says that foremost among the speakers scheduled to address the conference are Tomi Ahonen, Ralph Simon and Hassan Shahid.

Tomi Ahonen- author, consultant and motivation­al speaker is the most published author on books about mobile. The former Nokia executive has released as much as 12 books on mobile topics.

Earlier this year Forbes, in their story featuring the Top 10 Power Influencer­s in Mobile around the world rated Tomi number one.

Leading mobile entertainm­ent strategist Ralph Simon whose presentati­on at the Second Conference was greeted with a standing ovation will be back also for the conference this year.

Ralph Simon advises stars including Madonna, U2 and Lady Gaga on their mobile strategies. This reflects Simon’s status as one of the world’s top experts in mobile technology and the music business.

The panel of presenters will also be further enriched this year with the participat­ion of Mobile DATA, Mobile Advertisin­g, Content and Products Head Hassan Shahid of Mobilink GSM Pakistan. Mobilink GSM Pakistan has more than 31.6 million subscriber­s.

“The conference, the biggest of its kind in the region brings together developers of next generation mobile content and applicatio­ns, visionarie­s, researcher­s, academics, investors, policymake­rs and civil society activists.

Inter nationally renowned experts will address the conference sharing their experience­s and vision on creativity and innovation, and their vision for the future,” ICTA CEO Reshan Dewapura says.

ICTA further says that registrati­on for the conference is now on and the website for the online registrati­on is www.southasiam­obicon.org.

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Ralph Simon

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