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04 Mar 2014

Get inspired at The 6th Future of Wireless International Conference 2014!

The 6th Future of Wireless International Conference 2014 is gathering momentum with an impressive line-up of talks, case studies and real-life scenarios from thought-leaders and senior executives in the industry as they address “Changing the World with Wireless”.

The 2014 Future of Wireless International Conference examines the business opportunities and the wider societal benefits possible through the application of wireless technologies to positively change the world in new and imaginative ways.
Wireless communications has arguably already changed the world more than any other human invention. With well over half the population of the world now owning a wireless device, wireless technology has enabled fundamental changes in the way people communicate, conduct business and organise their lives. More people are connected to knowledge, information and tools than ever before. Products, objects and other “things” are being connected to each other in smarter ways – reducing costs, improving efficiency, and generating new types of value through information.

Our world and our societies now face significant challenges: sustainably managing the earth’s resources; lifting the next billion people out of poverty; managing the health of an older population; fostering educational attainment, health and economic prospects for a growing population; and harnessing the great diversity of human talent. The conference will examine how we can apply experience from the wireless industry – such as driving innovation, working in partnership, ensuring interoperability, developing ecosystems and providing diversity of choice – to new and bigger challenges and opportunities to change society and build successful future businesses.

The conference will see keynote presentations from:

  • Carolina Costa, Managing Director of Orange Innovation UK
  • Jonathon Porritt, Founder Director of Forum for the Future
  • Shawn Covell, Vice President/Government Affairs of Qualcomm Wireless Reach
  • Prof Simon Saunders, Co-Founder of Real Wireless
  • Steve Jones, Chair of Trustees, Humanitarian Centre
  • Stuart Orr, Managing Director/Communications of  Accenture
  • Dr Finbarr Moynihan, General Manager/Sales and Marketing of MediaTek
  • Prof H Nwana, Director/CEO of Atlantic Telecoms and Media
  • Prof Jaideep Prabhu, Director of the Centre for India and Global Business, University of Cambridge
  • Pete Hutton, President of Product Groups, ARM

The debate will be chaired by Peter Day of BBC Radio 4 and BBC World Service, and the after dinner talk will be given by Cherie Blair, the Founder of the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women.

Additional track presentations will be heard from:

  • Alan Carlton, Senior Director of InterDigital UK
  • Dr Andrew Bastrawrous, Research Fellow of Peek Vision
  • Simon Rockman, Managing Director of Fuss Free Phones
  • Dr Val Mitchell, Lecturer of Loughborough University
  • David Sanders, Director of Innovations, Carbon Trust
  • Mary Roach, Programme Ops Manager/Mobile Enabled Community Services of GSMA
  • Abhi Naha, CEO and Founder of Zone V
  • Dr Simon Bransfield-Garth, CEO of Azuri Technologies Ltd
  • Emmanuel Carraud, CEO of MagicSolver
  • Moray Rumney, Lead Technologist of Microlease/Agilent
  • Simon Devonshire, Director of Wayra Europe
  • Paul Green, Director of Innovation, Arkessa
  • Alan Mak, President and Trustee of Magic Breakfast, One Young World

To find out more about the speakers and to register as a delegate, please visit the conference website at www.cambridgewireless.co.uk/futureofwireless

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