Westminster eForum keynote seminar 'Smartphones, tablets and apps - the future for mobile'

The seminar aims to examine the latest developments in mobile communications, and chart the future for the sector, its suppliers and its customers. The event will bring key policymakers together with stakeholder representatives to look at the state of the UK's mobile telecoms industry in an era of consolidation and will look at how apps are changing the relationships between providers, manufacturers and developers. Delegates will assess the impact that new devices such as tablets and the next generation of smartphones are likely to have on consumers, together with the prospects for M-Commerce and the growth of payment by mobile. Planned sessions will discuss: • What 'mobile' means today and the advances on the horizon; • The changing revenue streams – who is making money from apps?; • M-Commerce and the growing regulatory challenges of the mobile as a payment device; • Competition in the mobile market – is consolidation leading to an uneven playing field? Guest speaker include: Stephen Bates, md, RIM UK; Ronan Dunne, ceo, Telefónica O2 UK; Russ Shaw, general manager, Mobile, Skype and David Stewart, competition policy director, Ofcom.