MEF rebrands to Mobile Ecosystem Forum and elects new EMEA Board

New company name reflects MEF’s broadening remit as the ecosystem grows - cross border, sector and company size Darren Foulds, Managing Director of Barclays Mobile and Pingit, elected as EMEA Chair and Adia Sowho Head of Digital Media, Etisalat Nigeria elected as Vice-Chair MEF has announced the results of its 2015 EMEA Board elections which took place at the company AGM at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. It also announced its transition to the Mobile Ecosystem Forum officially launching at its 13th annual MEF Connects MWC in association with American Express. Rimma Perelmuter, CEO …

MEF Connects Africa – in pictures

Last week during AfricaCom, we hosted MEF Connects Africa 2014 - an exclusive networking evening celebrating the amazing growth and innovation of mobile pioneers in the Sub Saharan Africa market, hosted at the Pepper Club in Cape Town. Supported by Mahindra Comviva, Mozilla, TIMWE and Viacom International Media Networks, the event brought together industry thought leaders for an evening of networking and discussion about Innovation in one of the world's fastest growing economies. We had a terrific panel moderated by Russell Southwood, CEO of telecoms research consultancy Balancing Act …

MEF appoints new EMEA General Manager

MEF has appointed Sally Harvey as General Manager of its EMEA Chapter.  Harvey joins MEF as an experienced mobile industry executive having held senior roles at the ISBA and most recently The Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) where she was Director of Membership Strategy for EMEA. Harvey will work directly with the EMEA board which includes representatives from Barclays Bank, Buongiorno NTT Docomo Group, Etisalat Nigeria InMobi, MasterCard, Microsoft, Mobile Technology Tomorrow, Ooredoo, Rabobank, RealNetworks, Viacom and WeChat to help deliver MEF’s EMEA 2014/15 roadmap, including advancing …

A Smart Revolution: How Mobile Is Re-Shaping the Middle East Digital Ecosystem

At this year's GITEX technology week, recently held in Dubai, MEF CEO Rimma Perelmuter was invited to speak on a panel session exploring the theme of "hyper connectivity" and what it meant for the region. Appearing alongside Peter Olu, Director, NITDA and Dr. Suleiman Al-Hedaithy, Chairman of the Board, FTTH Council MENA, Rimma presented the mobile aspect of the equation and shared some findings from MEF's own upcoming Global Consumer Survey to illustrate the opportunities mobile spells for this exciting group of markets. The Middle East is of significant interest to our members, and my …

MEF Connects Dubai – in pictures

Last week, we hosted the third annual MEF Connects Dubai supported by  TIMWE and On Device Research. Held during GITEX Technology week the event brought together local and international members poolside at the Novotel World Trade Centre. MEF Connects was the highlight of a busy week which included a member-only steering committee with a sneak preview of the Middle East results from MEF’s forthcoming Global Consumer Survey which launches at MEF Global Forum 2014 in San Francisco on 17th – 19th 2014. MEF CEO Rimma Perelmuter also spoke at GITEX discussing the Smart Revolution and how hyper …

Mobile gaming comes of age

MEF COO, Joanne Lacey was at the UK game’s industry conference Develop this week and was delighted to see mobile gaming leading the debate, driving innovation in both business models and technology. MEF was founded by a small group of member companies in 2000. Two members were mobile games companies, both pioneering a vertical that continues today to be a key market driver for mass-consumer mobile adoption, setting content & commerce agendas worldwide. And as the App Store celebrates its 5th anniversary, it appears the wider games industry’s attitude to mobile games has finally changed …

Newly elected MEF EMEA Board represents mobile ecosystem diversity and growth markets

MEF, the global community for mobile content and commerce, has announced the results of its 2012 EMEA board elections with Colin Yeh, Head of Group Product Development QTel Group (Qatar) elected as EMEA Chairman. Ben Carter, Head of Mobile Services Atos (UK) and Emma Kaye, Director, Mira Networks (South Africa) were also voted in by the membership as co-Vice Chairs.The Elections took place at MWC 2012 directly after the EMEA AGM, where members received an update on all of MEF’s regional and global activities. The audience heard from outgoing chair Lee Epting, Vodafone and Vice Chair Colin Yeh …

Candidates announced for MEF EMEA Board Elections 2012 at MWC

MEF has announced the first round of candidates for the MEF EMEA Board Elections, to be held at the end of the month at MWC in Barcelona.Full MEF members are eligible to vote and stand as a candidate, and will be instrumental in creating thought leadership, sharing knowledge and addressing the critical issues facing the mobile commerce and content industry today and in the future.The current standing is as follows:• Diane Alphonse, Head of Marketing, Communications & PR, Barwa Bank• Ben Tatton-Brown, Co-Founder & Regional SVP, EMEA, Amobee• Emma Kaye, Board Director, Mira Networks• …

An "Apptastic" London Event

MIG CEO Barry Houlihan welcomed everyone to a private screening room in the Charlotte Street hotel for “Apptastic” the first joint MEF/MIG London event held on 17 November. “It IS possible to have a great user experience on the small screen,” enthused Houlihan, before going on to underline the importance of having a mobile app strategy based on “Discovery and which platforms to use; features and which devices to target; and delivering a great user experience.”Suhail Bhat, MEF Policy & Initiative Director, set the scene by speaking briefly about applications from the perspective of MEF’s …

Stand for MEF ASIA or MEF EMEA Boards @ MWC, 15 February 2010- Barcelona

Mobile World Congress draws international delegates from the leading telco and media companies across the globe, so where better to hold elections for MEF’s Asia and EMEA boards? Join us at the MEF meeting which will this year feature a round-up of MEF’s activities as well as elections* for both the EMEA and Asia boards. Stand as a candidate for your local region and create thought leadership, share knowledge and address issues facing the mobile media industry. Monday 15 FebruaryRegistration at 16:45 for 17:00 startFinish at 19:15 (MEF Connects networking event starts nearby at 8pm)Hotel …