Speaker Bio
Ralph Simon has consistently been at the forefront of mobile innovation, mobile media, social media ideation & the development of Mobile Artificial Intelligence, VR & Immersion Technologies consistently working with global mobile business leaders & innovators across cultures, in all major global telco markets & developing emerging markets, where mobile innovation is a vital industry. He has enjoyed a spectacular 30+ year career in a variety of prominent mobile & telco fields: Mobile smartphone technologies, Media content & Mobile Entertainment, Mobile Health & Exponential Mobile Personalised Medicine platforms, Mobile Education, new uses of enhanced Mobile Artificial Intelligence & the ‘3D Mobile Metaverse’.
He foresaw from very early on, the development of mobile technologies & content & the growth of mobile transformation in major & developing markets world-wide. Respected internationally, he is recognised as a distinguished interviewer & moderator, a regular on the keynote stage of the Mobile World Congress, & appears at major tech conferences around the world. He is one of the founders of the global mobile entertainment & mobile social media industry, a visionary & consistent innovator, & popularly known as "the father of the ring tone”. His relentless search for the world’s smartest Innovation in AI, VR, AR & Immersive Mobile & what grows consumer engagement in multi-cultural communities is his full-on focus. He relentlessly searches the world for latest innovations in AI, VR, XR & “Immersive mobile experiences’ & what grows subscriber & mobile user engagement in multi-cultural communities world-wide.
Ralph serves on the Executive Board of the U.N.’s World Summit Awards, selecting the world’s latest best mobile tech, apps & platforms that drive the U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals. He is a special advisor to the GSM Association, curating the annual Mobile World Congress stages in Barcelona & Las Vegas, & also curates the world’s most important start-up & future tech gatherings world-wide.
An investor in the eSports & Video Game industry, he is Founder/Chairman of Mobilium Global based in London, Mumbai, Helsinki & Los Angeles. He’s a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA) & Member of the USA’s Grammy Recording Academy.