The Mobile 360 global conference will kick off on Tuesday 17th May. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will be hosting this conference for the first time in partnership between the International Organization for Mobile Networks (GSMA) and stc Group. The Mobile 360 Conference will discuss the most significant issues of the telecommunications industry and the challenges facing the sector, to enhance regional participation and discuss the impact of mobile technologies globally. Organizing this technological event, which is attracting the world’s attention for the first time in the Kingdom, is a confirmation and enhancement of stc’s position and leadership in the region and its relentless pursuit to achieve the objectives of Vision 2030.
The Group CEO of stc, Eng. Olayan Al Wetaid, said: “Despite the great acceleration of the Kingdom’s digital progress, we seek through our strategic partnership with the conference organizer, to contribute to speeding the strides of the digital transformation in Saudi Arabia and its continued progress in the region to achieve the objectives of the Kingdom’s Vision 2030. Hosting the Mobile 360 Conference in Riyadh represents an element of enablement to the ICT sector as the event holds international experts and companies working in this vital sector.”
The conference addresses topics that affect the mobile phone industry and the future of digital technologies, with the participation of experts from senior leaders of regulatory and government agencies, telecommunications and information technology companies, and developers of technical infrastructure services, to discuss the most important issues of the mobile phone industries and broader technologies through seminars and meetings that include the public and private sectors to take advantage of the available opportunities to build the digital economy in the region.
The conference will also discuss numerous topics, including accelerating digital transformation and its role in developing all digital sectors and policies, in addition to specialized sessions on FinTech, smart cities and sustainability.
The sessions focus on mobile technologies and their effectiveness in digital transformation in various sectors such as finance, manufacturing and mining, which have contributed to the launch of new businesses that contribute to the diversification of economies in the region. In addition to the readiness of mobile operators to respond to the rapid urbanization of smart cities equipped with digital infrastructure capable to meet the accelerating demands of the residents.
