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Converge. Connect. Create. Get ready to experience MWC25 Barcelona which returns for its 19th edition at Fira Gran Via in Barcelona, 3 – 6 March 2025

Converge. Connect. Create. Get ready to experience MWC25 Barcelona which returns for its 19th edition at Fira Gran Via in Barcelona, 3 – 6 March 2025

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Get ready to experience MWC25 Barcelona which returns for its 19th edition at Fira Gran Via in Barcelona, 3 – 6 March 2025. MWC25 Barcelona is undeniably the world’s largest and most influential connectivity, with its unique combination of exhibition, conference, startup platform 4YFN and the largest gathering of policymakers who enable the digital economy.  

Join us at GSMA MWC25 Barcelona - from founders to presidents, it’s where ideas, technology and people converge, connect and create.  

Bringing together thought leaders and visionaries, leaders from the mobile ecosystem and diverse industry sectors – from startups and investors to SMEs and multi-nationals alongside global policymakers driving the digital economy – MWC25 Barcelona is the ultimate confluence of ideas, technology and people.  

With this intersection of social policy, business leadership and technological innovation, global leaders and innovators are set to gather at this year’s edition to take inspiration, do business, experience industry launches and vibrant discussion. 

Industry titans, technology pioneers and CEOs from companies such as Agility Robotics, the B-Team, Bharti Enterprises, Lenovo, the London Business School, Telefonica, Telstra, TIME, Women in AI will deliver keynotes  – with more to be announced; follow our digital channels (LinkedInX and Instagram) for updates.   

Speakers will take to the stages of MWC25 Barcelona named for the first time this year in honour of the trailblazers and tech luminaries who have shaped our digital and connected world: Katherine JohnsonGuglielmo MarconiAlan Turing, and Hedy Lemarr.  

Converge. Connect. Create. 

Under the event theme of Converge. Connect. Create. this year’s event and conference programme will spotlight technological and digital change across the sub-themes of Our Digital DNA, Game Changers, Enterprise Reinvited, Connect X, 5G Inside and AI+.  

Last year, MWC25 Barcelona welcomed over 2,700 exhibitors, sponsors and partners and with over 80% exhibitors and sponsors re-booked in the two weeks following the close of the show, this year’s edition will feature an impressive lineup sponsors and exhibitors, including Accenture, Amazon Web Services, China Mobile, Dell, E&, , Google, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Honor, Huawei, Intel, Meta, Microsoft, Nokia, Qualcomm, Samsung, ZTE and Xiaomi.  

Participants will engage in dynamic summits and discussions, including the perennial and impactful GSMA Ministerial Programme which focuses on transformative policies and practices for the industry. It hosts the largest gathering of policymakers who enable the digital economy. Leaders from government, industry and international institutions will meet their global peers in a curated space set up exclusively for industry leaders and policymakers, creating a unique global policy and regulation platform helping to address the power of mobile and global challenges. Last year, it convened over 180 delegations from 140 countries, including 2 heads of state, over 70 ministers, nearly 120 heads of regulatory authorities and over 40 intergovernmental institutions.  

As more industries are transformed by digital technology, the show is already shaping up to deliver a rich variety of conferencing content promising over 1,100 influential leaders speaking at panels and summits, across nearly 20 stages, on topics from AI to sports & entertainment, to cybersecurity and manufacturing and fintech and Connected Industry.  This includes the co-located Partner Programmes such as FC Barcelona’s Sports Tomorrow Congress on the Lamarr Stage and other events from over 40 global businesses and authorities. Click here for further updates.  

This year Diversity for Tech, brought to MWC with EY, brings together thought leaders to inspire and connect with a programme of roundtables and fireside chats to share solutions to help drive progress for equality, diversity and inclusion.  

From AI disruptors to visionary VCs and corporate change makers, 4YFN has powered the startup ecosystem for over 10 years, with 1,000 investors and VCs representing 50 billion euros and 930 startups participating in last year’s edition. Under a dedicated show theme of AI XL, 4YFN will host 7 programmes designed to turbo change the business plans and visions of startups and investors: Digital Health, Green Tech, Fintech, Universities Spin Off, Founders, Investors, Corporate Innovators.  

This year’s 4YFN Awards will recognise five finalists representing categories of Digital Health, Green Tech, Fintech, Digital Horizons and Mobile Frontiers with an overall winner announced at an awards ceremony at the show on 5 March 2025.   

Essential to its character and success is MWC25 Barcelona’s networking experiences and opportunities.  Hall 6 will once again feature the MWC conference district dedicated to bringing leaders together across a range of collaborative networking areas, auditoriums, and VIP lounges. Our thanks to Barcelona City Council and Mobile World Capital for bringing Beat Barcelona back for its fourth edition, where you can experience Barcelona’s music, tapas and drinks in an atmosphere designed for networking in a relaxed setting. Find it across the two gardens in the upper walkway of Hall 8.1. 

 

GLOMOS – Celebrating 30th Anniversary – Submissions Open until 22 November 2025 

This year we are celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Global Mobile Awards, the mobile industry’s most prestigious awards that recognise game-changing achievements and industry contributions. We have added a new 7th category for Marketing Excellence, reflecting the growing importance of innovative marketing strategies in shaping the future of the digital economy. Closing date for submission to the GLOMOs is Friday 22 November 2024.  

Introducing Talent Arena 

Mobile World Capital Barcelona is bringing Talent Arena, piloted at last year’s edition, to be co-located with MWC Barcelona, on location at Fira Montjuic. Talent Arena will bring together developers and recruiters, global companies and universities and become a hub for learning, networking and career development. Registration is now open and members of the media are invited to apply for a complimentary press pass to MWC Barcelona here. Registration for Talent Arena is available here