Future of Wireless International Conference
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The 2014 Future of Wireless International Conference will look at how wireless technologies can make a positive change to peoples' lives and help address societal and global challenges.
Industry experts and academics, along with leading humanitarian and international development specialists, will consider a wide range of topics from supporting economic development and improving literacy and health, to ensuring public safety, improving the sustainability of the earth's resources and cultivating entrepreneurship.
The event will be kicked off by Carolina Costa, managing director at Orange Innovation UK, who will set out the trends in global resources, demographics, economic and scientific developments that will shape the landscape over the next 20 to 30 years.
Other speakers include Jonathon Porritt, founder and director, Forum for the Future who will present on wireless technology's role in the future of the planet, along with Shawn Covell, vp government affairs for Qualcomm Wireless Reach; Simon Saunders, co-founder of Real Wireless; Steve Jones, chair of trustees at the Humanitarian Centre; Stuart Orr, managing director for communications at Accenture; and Finbarr Moynihan, general manager, sales and marketing at MediaTek. Cherie Blair, CBE, QC, founder of the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women will also address delegates at the Future of Wireless International Conference Dinner.
