Become a sponsorat MWC Barcelona

Sponsoring MWC Barcelona means partnering with the industry’s most influential event. Get ready for the MWC23 effect.

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Why sponsor MWC Barcelona 2023?

Because, like the event itself, the opportunity is huge. Take a look at the four big reasons below.

Increase brand awareness
Tens of thousands of decision-making executives come to MWC Barcelona, including key buyers from leading industry brands and adjacent markets.

Let’s make the most of this unique reach and get you in front of your target audience.
Boost lead generation
How does 12 months’ lead generation in four days sound? That’s what you can achieve with the right planning.

The best experts, buyers and influencers love to come to MWC. So, pack your MWC experience with new contacts, through bespoke and targeted networking events and activities.
Be seen as a thought leader
We bring the audience, you bring the expertise.

Our sponsorship packages elevate your brand by associating it with the MWC content programmes and showcasing your knowledge through bespoke speaker opportunities.
Set yourself apart from the competition
Magnify your brand’s visibility by leveraging MWC’s marketing and PR campaign. For top-of-mind awareness when it comes to your target audience.

An audience that’s second to none

Lead generation? Tick. Increasing brand awareness? Tick. Last year’s attendance stats show why MWC Barcelona is the event of choice for sponsors.

+1,600
International journalists
>49.5%
Director level and above
183
Countries and territories in attendance

Become a sponsor of MWC Barcelona

Hear from past sponsors

“We really appreciate the various packages, methods and opportunities GSMA offers for companies like ours, to reach our target audience.”

Michael Wistock, Vice President, Inteliquent

Types of event sponsorship

A package to suit every kind of company goal, target audience and business deal.

Industry City
Best for: If your company is in an adjacent industry vertical, looking to meet new audiences and raise your profile in wider areas, this is the sponsorship package for you.

Benefits: This exhibition always creates a lot of buzz. Sponsors benefit from speaking on stage, targeted networking and enhanced exposure from a major promotional campaign.
Topic Tours
Best for: Small vendors and startup exhibitors who need a way to draw the right prospects to their stands – and are relevant to this year’s four key topics.

Benefits: The potential for up to 120 leads and in-person demos. Tours are led by industry experts and participating delegates are actively looking for solutions in the topic areas.
Meeting Services
Best for: Companies who want support to reach their ideal audience at MWC, through pre-qualified, pre-arranged, face-to-face meetings.

Benefits: Get a team behind you, with access to MWC contacts and other tools, that manage the invitation process to your MWC activities for you.
GSMA Summits
Best for: Companies with an innovation or use case to share in a specific technology area, including 5G, eSIM, IoT, Security, and MVNO-focussed technologies. .

Benefits: Getting your organisation in front of a highly targeted group of experts and active buyers who are laser-focused on the technology you use.
Partner Programmes
Best for: Want to put on your own conference event, yet have all the logistical support you need from world-class event organisers? Then go for this.

Benefits: You get a bespoke thought leadership event for select, invited attendees, leveraging the MWC audience, MWC operational support and MWC marketing reach.
Broadcast Studio
Best for: Companies wanting high-impact content from MWC that’s re-usable for wider campaigns.

Benefits: Livestream your presentation to a global audience from a TV-style studio and create a high-quality video asset to share on demand.
Ministerial Programme
Best for: When you don’t just want to raise your profile, but connect with those who work on global issues, including spectrum and sustainability.

Benefits: A unique invite-only forum, where you get to rub shoulders with the world’s most influential telecommunications leaders from government and regulatory authorities.
Networking Gardens
Best for: Trying a new way of networking, that’s relaxed and informal, yet also offers an experiential way to gain business leads.

Benefits: A high-profile outdoor space at the centre of the event, where your key clients can get away from the crowded showfloor to experience your brand.
Roundtables
Best for: If you’d like to focus on a very targeted set of individuals for the ultimate business meeting.

Benefits: Highly targeted, intimate get-togethers of smaller groups of customers, industry partners and key prospects.

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MWC Barcelona 2023 Become a Sponsor