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Dates
This 2019, the MWC will take place from Monday, February 25 to Thursday, February 28 at the Fira de la Gran Vía in Barcelona (Hospitalet). As in other years, the following will also take place in parallel:
- The event 4 Years from Now (4YFN) to connect entrepreneurs with investors. With workshops, debates, conference sessions, seminars, etc., organized at the Montjuic fairgrounds (Plaza España).
- The GSMA seminars, where essential industry topics will be discussed by renowned speakers.
- The exclusive Mobile World Summit meeting, a closed-door event among senior executives and public policy leaders, featuring speeches, round tables, and networking opportunities.
- The Women4Tech program, designed with the aim of promoting equal opportunities.
- The Youth Mobile Festival (YoMo), which will take place from February 26 to March 1 at La Farga del Hospitalet, aiming to encourage young people to study careers related to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
News
GSMA, the organizer of the MWC, wants to highlight that this event is much more than mobile technology. For this reason, they have officially changed the name of the event, which goes from “Mobile World Congress” to just the acronym. “Intelligent connectivity marks the beginning of a new era of highly contextualized and personalized experiences, offered when and where desired,” they point out on their website. Thus, this edition will revolve around topics such as the Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, and big data. Undoubtedly, much more than phones. Below we highlight some of the most anticipated presentations:
First confirmed speakers
Nick Read, CEO of Vodafone Group; James Forese; Cher Wang, founder and CEO of HTC; and Rich Williams, CEO of Groupon, are three of the first confirmed speakers.
Trends
What will the future of the Internet of Things be like? Or how will this technology shape the way societies communicate? These are some of the questions that will mark the focus of the activities at this MWC 2019 in Barcelona.
Digital Planet
The Digital Planet space in pavilion 8.1 will be another novelty this year, with the presence of more than 200 application providers, e-commerce, and communication and marketing specialists focused on creating connected experiences and solutions aimed at impacting people's daily lives.
Where to sleep
With more than 100,000 attendees, not counting all the people traveling for work, it is advisable to secure your accommodation well in advance for MWC 2019. From Hoteles Silken, we suggest 3 hotels with all the comforts and very well connected. Remember that if you book through our Official Website, you have the best price guaranteed:
To get to the MWC: start with metro line 1 at Plaza de Cataluña and transfer at Torrassa to take the L9 South metro line. You can get off at “Fira” or “Europa Fira.” It will take about 35 minutes.
To get to the MWC: you can walk to Plaza España and from there take the H2 or metro line 8 of the Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat. It will take just under 30 minutes.
To get to the MWC: take the H6 bus to Zona Universitaria and then the L9 South metro line. You can get off at “Fira” or “Europa Fira.” It will take about 45 minutes. You can also take the trains at Putxet, transfer at Provença (Diagonal metro L5), and continue to Collblanc where you can take the L9 metro. The time is roughly the same.
Ticket prices
Since its inception, the MWC has always presented itself as an environment to discover trends, network, or close deals with the most important investors and companies in the world. Consequently, tickets have never been cheap. The prices, ranging from 799 to 4,999 euros, remain the same as in previous editions, distributed across 4 categories. We look forward to seeing you at Hoteles Silken Barcelona.
