Thought Leadership at MWC Barcelona

Thought leadership at MWC Barcelona

When the connectivity ecosystem looks for direction, they look to MWC in Barcelona, where the greatest global gathering of knowledge experts, leaders and influencers takes place. Across technology, industry, policy and business, these are the voices the world has come to hear.

The numbers that count from 2025

1200+

speakers and thought leaders
41%

female speakers
23

stages
12

keynote sessions
100+

hours of speaker content across six thought leadership themes

Welcome to The IQ Era

As we usher in a new age of connected intelligence, this year’s theme – The IQ Era – celebrates the collective power of global insight to transform our world – as we collaborate and connect across industries and oceans to advance new technologies and unlock tomorrow's breakthroughs.

Explore our six thought leadership themes

Our thought leadership themes turn a critical eye to the key technological advances influencing our future digital development. The all-pervasive impact of AI, the evolution of enterprise and the power of human ideas to create the technology that connects us and makes our lives better.

Intelligent Infrastructure

Theme Sponsor:

ConnectAI

Theme Sponsor:

AI 4 Enterprise

Theme Sponsor:

AI Nexus

Theme Sponsor:

Tech4All

Theme Sponsor:

Game Changers

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View all thought leadership themes

Two decades of mic-drop moments

Travel back in time to pivotal points in our connectivity history, when leading innovators dropped their latest tech, solutions and programmes to take our ecosystem by storm.

Explore industry-shaking innovation