2016 Post Event Report

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1 18-19 October 2016 bai 2016 Post Event Report

2 MOBILE 360 MIDDLE EAST Mobile 360 Middle East examined how positive investment in operator networks is helping to connect the unconnected, as well as create a platform for the delivery of truly innovative services throughout the Middle East and North Africa. The conference programme brought world-class industry experts together to provide insights on key opportunities and challenges facing the MENA regions. In 2016, Mobile 360 Middle East saw 400 attendees from 32 different countries with 72% holding a senior management position. Attendees gathered to discuss a variety of topics including 5G, IoT and Low Power Wide Area networks, OTT & Media, and digital identity. The two-day conference programme featured government and regulatory leaders from across the region and C-level representatives from regional and international MNOs, the most exciting technology suppliers and the latest start-ups. Job Function Nearly three quarters of the audience at Mobile 360 Middle East held a senior management position. C-Level/Owner, Vice President and Director were the majority of positions in attendance at 72% with an additional 16% holding a Manager position. Job Level Percent C-Level/Owner 23% Vice President 19% Director 30% Consultant 4% Manager 16% Specialist 4% Analyst 2% Administrative 2% Mobile 360 Middle East included a wide variety of industries. The top industries in attendance included Mobile Network Operator, Network Infrastructure Vendor, Consultancy, and Government/Regulatory. Additional industries listed under Other include Mobile Content/Creation Provider, Mobile Virtual Network Operator, Finance/Banking/Insurance, and App & Software Development. Industry Percent Mobile Network Operator 31% Network Infrastructure Vendor 9% Consultancy 9% Government/Regulatory 7% Service Provider 6% Broadcast/Media 4% IT/Hardware Manufacturer 4% Integrated Solution Vendor 3% Other 27% Industry 2

3 Countries Represented Attendees at Mobile 360 Middle East represented 32 different countries. The country with the most attendees was United Arab Emirates followed by United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia and Jordan. Additional countries included in the Other category were China, Egypt, Estonia, France, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Kenya, Oman, Somalia and Turkey. Regional Participation Worldwide Participation Countries United Arab Emirates 51% United Kingdom 10% Saudi Arabia 7% Jordan 5% Kuwait 3% Qatar 3% Lebanon 3% United States 2% Bahrain 2% Other 14% 3

4 THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS AND PARTNERS Host Sponsor Platinum Sponsor Global Industry Supporter Silver Sponsors Global Partner Supporting Partners Co-located Event 4

5 KEYNOTE SPEAKERS Adnan Masood Adza Digital (Parkkey.com) Jawad Abbassi Head of MENA GSMA Hani Yassin Senior Director, Technology MENA Qualcomm Middle East Trevor Goldberg VP Business Development Bango Fady Younes GM Cisco Fabian Campo Partner Delta Partners Carlos Domingo Chief New Business & Innovation Officer Noaf Ereiqat Director, Digital Services & DCB Osman Sultan Alp Uysal VP, Industry & Society Unit Ericsson Region Middle East Salvador Anglada Chief Business Officer Etisalat Hatem Dowidar International Operations Etisalat Roque Solabarrieta COO E-Vision Jiang Wangcheng VP, Marketing & Solutions Department Huawei Technologies Jose Lorenzo SVP Global Sales & Business Operations ItsOn Subhra Das Jawwy Do-Young Kwak Director, Infra R&D Laboratory KT Jack Rabah Head of Strategic Partnerships Middle East & Africa Anthony Nicalo VP, Platform Mobify Ghazi Atallah NexGen Noel Kirkaldy Advanced Mobile Network Solutions Nokia Takehiro Nakamura VP & GM, 5G Laboratory NTT Docomo Jack Yu Oviphone Technology Ltd Cyril Anand Assistant Director Business Development Support Dr. Khaled Biyari Saudi Telecom Company Younus Al Nasser Assistant Director General Smart bai H.E. Dr. Aisha Bin Bishr Director General Smart bai Mohsen Malaki MD & Partner Synergy Consulting Ricardo Tavares TechPolis Thomas Goller COO Viacom Qiu Heng President, Wireless Marketing Operations, Wireless Network Product Line