MeM08: Where mobile meets media!

by: Bena Roberts Sunday, April 13th, 2008

A snapshot of the mobile entertainment industry now and for the year ahead

· 8th and 9th May 2008 at Hotel Palais Stephanie in Cannes, France· 85+ speakers from the world of mobile and media

· The backdrop to the fifth annual Meffys Awards – the industry’s most coveted prize

London, April 2008 – The Mobile Entertainment Forum (MEF) invites you to book your front row seat now for the eighth annual MeM conference on 8^th and 9^th May at Hotel Palais Stephanie in Cannes, France. Produced in partnership with Informa, MeM is MEF’s official annual event and the only conference dedicated to mobile entertainment, developed by the industry for the industry. With mobile entertainment revenue predicted to exceed $38 billion by 2011,* and building upon the MEF’s visionary initiatives for accelerating the industry’s growth, the MeM agenda will cover all the critical issues and developments affecting this exciting market. Topics include communities and social networking, regional trends in emerging markets, making money on mobile, improving the user experience, search & discovery, personalisation, off portal Vs on-portal. The 08 format brings the essential value-chain players together in panels to create the optimal debate format for helping the industry to meet its revenue goals. This year’s unprecedented keynote line-up includes:o Rick Costanzo, VP, Commercial Operations Europe, Research in Motion (RIM)

o Russ Shaw, Global Director of Innovation, Telefonica

o Javier Foncillas, Consumer Product Marketing Director, Vodafone Groupo Tim Clark, Director, ie:music

o Tom Eslinger, Worldwide Creative Director, Interactive, Saatchi & Saatchi

o Pavel Roytberg, Director of Product and Service Development, MTSo Lee Fenton, COO, Jambao Mark Selby, Vice President, Industry Liason & Collaboration, Nokiao Tim Harrison, European Marketing Director, EA Mobileo Matthew Postgate, Controller of Mobile, BBC o Yves Confalonieri, General Director, MediasetOn day one, in-depth interviews and interactive panel discussions will be led by award winning business journalist Kate Bulkley. On day two, Tim Green, Executive Editor of leading industry publication ‘Mobile Entertainment’ and Ralph Simon, Chairman Emeritus & Founder, MEF Americas will be interviewing the keynotes. Other high profile moderators include Patrick Parodi, MEF Chair and CMO, Amobee, Andrew Bud, MEF Vice-Chair and Executive Chairman, mBlox, Stefan Rust, MEF Asia Chair and Consultant, Sun Microsystems. The event will be chaired by Bena Roberts, founder of leading industry blog GoMoNews and Eden Zoller, top mobile market analyst for Ovum. MeM08 will again provide the backdrop to the fifth annual Meffys – the industry’s most coveted awards will be showcased during a gala awards dinner attended by the industry’s crème-de-la creme . The Meffys awards ceremony, in association with Nokia for the second year running, will take place 8^th May, InterContinental Carlton, Cannes and celebrates the outstanding achievements of companies and individuals who are helping to grow the industry.For more information on the Meffys Awards Gala Dinner please email: telebookings@informa.com or call 020 7017 5811* Source: Informa Telecoms & Media 2007-Ends- NotesAbout Mobile Entertainment Forum (MEF) MEF exists to represent the interests of its global membership across the mobile entertainment value chain. Our goals are to build awareness, create business development opportunities and facilitate the development of commercial guidelines and best practices to promote a healthy and profitable industry. With global headquarters in London, a Hollywood-based Americas secretariat, an Asian chapter in Hong Kong and the newly established Europe branch, MEF’s network of members represents a veritable ‘Who’s Who’ of mobile entertainment businesses and entrepreneurs. For more information and a full list of members please visit: www.m-e-f.org. For further information please contact:Niki Hutchinson or Cristina WhittingtonNelson Bostock Communications Tel: + 44 (0) 20 7229 4400nicola.hutchinson@nelsonbostock.com or cristina.whittington@nelsonbostock.com