Mobile Monday Barcelona

Barcelona Mobile Startups

0 Comments Published by Rudy De Waele June 4th, 2007 in MobileMonday, MobileMonday Barcelona, MobileMonday Spain, Mobile Startups

June is here and the flocks of tourists announce the coming of summer, the perfect time to present our own local entrepreneurial talent. Next MobileMonday on June 11 is about Barcelona Mobile Startups!

In the last months we have had previous presentations by local startups such as MyStrands, Lemonquest, Mobile Dreams Factory, Mobuzz, Futurlink and Daem Interactive. This time we have a dedicated event: it’s time to present our next wave of talented, young and ambitious companies active in the different fields in Mobile.

Speakers:

* Vadim Tarasov, Founder & CEO of bmat - http://bmat.com

BMAT enables computers and devices to understand music like humans do to provide musical search services, enhances the experience by selecting music that suits the user’s mood, can remove the vocal track from your favorite tune so that you sing along, even change your own voice so you can sound like your favorite artist. BMAT’s solutions convert a mobile phone from just a communication device into a full-blown multimedia entertainment center.

* Lluís Carreras, General Manager of Mobifriends - http://mobifriends.com

Founded in October 2005, Mobifirends aims to develop a new concept in dating and social networking. Being mobile focused, without forgetting the web, Mobifriends users can look for people to share hobbies, interests, make friends, flirt, or find a new love. They can contact each other through an integrated anonymous communication system (SMS, Chat and videochat). Still in testing the Alpha version, this is a unique chance to get to know Mobifriends before their launch later this year.

* Ghatim Kabbara, CEO of Safira Solutions - http://www.safirasolutions.com

Safira Solutions is a key player in the development of the Mobile Internet and is a leading provider of Mobile Commerce solutions worldwide. Founded in 2003 and with headquarters in Barcelona (Spain), Safira Solutions has helped individuals, organizations and brands in over 15 countries to effectively position themselves on the Mobile Internet and to monetize their presence. Safira Solutions lowers the barriers of entry and facilitates the process of getting on the Mobile Internet by providing turnkey technology solutions to help build mobile sites, generate mobile user traffic and bill consumers directly on their mobile device.

* Eve Goldman, Business Development Manager of Acquamedia Technologies - http://www.acquamedia.com

Founded in 2003 in Barcelona, Acquamedia is a world-leading retailer of digital content with traffic to conversion rates 3 times higher than its closest competitor anywhere in the world. The company specializes in the management of WAP portals and selling music and entertainment focused content through mobile platforms. Acquamedia has recently expanded and signed deals in over 10 countries in Europe and Latin America. The upcoming entrance into the US market will position the company to become the world’s largest mobile digital content provider.

Please join us to find out more about this homegrown initiatives. However, in Barcelona at this time of year we all want some entertainment:

Alberto Tognazzi will present the winning “mobile movie clips” of the MovilFilmFest, also “Made in Barcelona” - http://www.movilfilmfest.es/

Networking
As usual, a networking party will follow the conference where participants will enjoy a glass of cava while sharing experiences about life and work. Attendance is free; all you need to do is register and/or confirm your presence for this event at www.mobilemondaybarcelona.com/subscribe/ to reserve one of the 150 seats available. Book now to avoid being left out!

19h00 Registration and Pre-Networking
19h30 Barcelona Mobile Startups speaker sessions & discussion
20h30 Cocktail and Networking Party
21h30 End

Venue: Auditorium University of Pompeu Fabra - França Building (Edifici França), Passeig de Circumval·lació, 8 - Barcelona 08003

Location and Directions here at Google Maps.

MobileMonday is a community of mobile professionals organised around local networking events in almost 40 cities around the world. This open community promotes the mobile industry and fosters cooperation and networking among industry people and their companies by providing opportunities for personal and virtual contacts.

MobileMonday Barcelona is organised by Rudy De Waele, Carles Ferreiro and Barcelona Media.

Our Partners
Our thanks to our partners Telefónica Movistar, 22@Barcelona, Alcatel-Lucent, Ajuntament de Barcelona, CIDEM (Centre d’Innovació i Desenvolupament Empresarial of the Generalitat de Catalunya) and Agora 22@ for their invaluable support.

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1st Global Peer Awards 2007 Finalists Anounced!

7 Comments Published by Rudy De Waele January 31st, 2007 in MobileMonday, MobileMonday Barcelona, MobileMonday Spain, Global Peer Awards

As the host of the Global Peer Awards 2007, to be held on February 12th in Espacio Movistar in Barcelona, we are proud to announce the first series of finalists for this years MobileMonday Global Peer Awards.

The Global Peer Awards finalists are best-in-breed companies who have demonstrated exceptionally innovative mobile technologies, services and concepts. Most finalists have reached this point by prevailing in a local selection process organized at the local MoMo chapter level. Some finalists may receive a special invitation by the organizing committee if there is not a local chapter in their area.

MobileMonday is honored to welcome representatives from these winners to Barcelona to compete in the Global Peer Awards competition 2007. We invite you to take the time to get to know finalists as we are certain these are the companies that are making important waves within the mobile industry over the few years.

Here are the 1st series of winners, congratulations to all!

(in alphabetical chapter order)

Barcelona - MyStrands
Beijing - Silk Road Telecommunication
Brussels - Ontrack Navigation
Geneva - Plazes
Helsinki - UpCode
London - Reporo
Delhi - Wirkle
Paris - Realeyes3D
Singapore - Tagit
Tokyo - Naviblog
Ukraine - Nival Online

All finalists will be informed soon on details about the event and presentation details.

NOTE: The list of finalists is not complete. Additional finalists will be announced over the next few days at MoMo HQers in Helsinki, so check back regularly to discover the smaller, lesser-known, unestablished companies that are leading the world in mobile innovation.

We have currently some 100 seats left so please hurry and register for the event to avoid being left out!

Stay updated at MobileMonday Barcelona website for more news on the event!

The MobileMonday Global Peer Awards 2007 during the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona is being organized collaboratively by the MobileMonday community. Hosted by MoMo Barcelona, MoMo Italy, MoMo Helsinki, MoMo London and MoMo New York have also taken active roles.

Invaluable additional support is provided by Barcelona Media, Ajuntament de Barcelona and CIDEM — Generalitat de Catalunya.

Our thanks to Telefónica Movistar for hosting the event and to 22@Barcelona and Reitek for the fantastic support as a Premium Sponsor and Nexit Ventures as a Silver sponsor.

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MobileMonday Barcelona launch on July 3!

3 Comments Published by Rudy De Waele June 7th, 2006 in MobileMonday Barcelona, MobileMonday Spain

Mobile Monday We are proud to announce the first MobileMonday chapter event of Spain to be launched in Barcelona on July 3. Thanks to our partners Barcelona Media and Alcatel we can kick-off with a very interesting speakers program. The event is free of charge; you only need to subscribe to reserve your seat. Don’t wait last minute to subscribe, we have 150 seats available for this event - more monthly events programmed after summer!

Topic is set to Mobile Marketing & Advertising. We invited for you some of the most experienced people in this area to present us an interesting cocktail of history, experience and future on this topic.

Ricardo Baeza-Yates Director of Yahoo! Research Barcelona, Spain and Yahoo! Research Latin America at Santiago, Chile will talk about “Search and advertising in the Web and their implicancies in the mobile world”.

Ana Caralt, CEO of McCann Interactive Spain will explain us about the experience of the agency with clients such as Volkswagen, Coca-Cola, Amstel… and how the brands are reaching their marketing objectives by intergating the mobile channel in their media mix.

Russell Buckley, from MobHappy and now recently also at AdMob will explain his view on “Mobile Advertising… The Story So Far”. Russell draws on the lessons of 6 years of Mobile advertising, he looks at successes and failures and draws some important lessons for the future.

José Luis Jorge Marrasé, Director of Alcatel’s Mobile Solutions Division in Spain will explain us about Mobile TV as a potential solution for Mobile TV advertising.

Vicente López, CEO of Barcelona Media and Jari Tammisto, CEO of MobileMonday Headquarters in Helsinki, Finland will do the introductions. The whole evening will be moderated by Hernán Rodriguez, CEO of Aecomo.org (Asociación Española de Comunicaciones Móviles) and followed by a networking cocktail.

Timing:

19h30 Registration and Pre-Networking
20h00 Introduction Mobile Monday
20h15 Mobile Marketing & Advertising Speakers
21h15 Cocktail and Networking Party
22h00 End

The first MobileMonday Barcelona will be held at the Auditorium University of Pompeu Fabra in the famous “Estació de França” (map below)