Airtel chairman Sunil Mittal to speak at 2017 Mobile World Congress

NEW DELHI: Bharti Enterprises Chairman and chairman-Elect of GSMA Sunil Bharti Mittal will be delivering keynote address at the 2017 Mobile World Congress (MWC), according to GSMA.

The GSMA provided an update on the 2017 Mobile World Congress, unveiling newly confirmed keynote speakers for the conference and additional participating companies and programmes. Mobile World Congress will be held 27 February – 2 March 2017 at Fira Gran Via in Barcelona, with events also taking place at Fira Montjuïc.

“We have a great event lined up for February – I’m particularly excited about the conference, where we’ll see several keynote speakers make their Mobile World Congress debut,” said Michael O’Hara, Chief Marketing Officer, GSMA.

“Across the entire event, attendees will have the opportunity to explore and experience the cutting-edge technologies, products and services that have become so fundamental to our everyday lives," he added.

Additional Keynote Speakers Confirmed

The GSMA announced several new keynote speakers for the four-day conference programme, representing companies across the mobile ecosystem and adjacent industry sectors. Newly confirmed speakers include:

Sunil Bharti Mittal, Founder and Chairman, Bharti Enterprises and Chairman-Elect, GSMA

Takashi Niino, President and CEO, NEC Corporation

Reed Hastings, Founder and CEO, Netflix

Bob Moritz, Global Chairman, PwC

Allison Kirkby, President and Group CEO, Tele2

John Martin, Chairman and CEO, Turner

Jeff Lawson, Founder, CEO and Chairman, Twilio

Patrick Gelsinger, CEO, VMware