Dubai to Host Second GSMA Mobile 360 Series – Middle East

As Gitex Technology Week fast approaches, and in addition to hosting our own MEF Connects Dubai on the 14th of October, MEF is supporting the GSMA's second annual Mobile 360 Series - Middle East event to be held in Dubai. Here, Chief Marketing Officer, Michael O’Hara discusses the ever-increasing impact and importance of mobile technology in these exciting growth markets. In less than two weeks’ time the Dubai World Trade Center will play host to the GSMA’s Mobile 360 Series - Middle East conference for the second year running. Held on October 13th and 14th, the event is designed to appeal to …

Digital Entrepreneurship in Kenya 2014

Marissa Drouillard, Intelligence Consultant, Mobile for Development at the GSMA, discusses the findings of their recent report on Digital Entrepreneurship in Kenya which looks at current opportunities and challenges for the Kenyan entrepreneurship ecosystem. Pete’s Coffee, nestled in Nairobi’s Bishop Magua building, is the kind of place where aspiring Kenyan entrepreneurs mix with international investors and more mature startups. Spend an hour on the patio sipping a cappuccino and you will likely encounter a number of Kenya’s uber-hyped tech company founders having meetings with their team or …

Countdown to GSMA Mobile 360 – Middle East

Next week the Middle East mobile community will gather for Gitex Technology Week. As well as hosting MEF Connects Dubai on 22nd October, MEF is supporting the GSMA's first ever Mobile 360 Series event to be held in Dubai. Here, Chief Marketing Officer Michael O’Hara explains what delegates can expect from the event and how it will help unlock the potential of the exciting Middle East market. It’s now less than a week until the GSMA will host its first Mobile 360-Middle East event in Dubai (21-22 October). Mobile 360-Middle East has been designed to reflect the specific interests and concerns …