he Creative Industries KTN and UKTI have joined forces to launch a competition to give a way one place on the UKTI booth for a company to showcase their technology to the leaders of the world mobile industry.
This is fantastic opportunity to showcase your company at next year's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Europe's most prestigious event for the mobile sector and meet potential business partners.
How to enter
All you have to do is tell Creative Industries KTN, in 250 words or less: “Why would you be the talk of MWC and how will your offering act as a draw and be demonstrated on and around the UKTI booth?”
Send your entry to
ideas
creativeindustriesktn [dot] org by 26.11.2010.
The prize
The winner will receive a place on the UKTI booth which is located at one of the most prominent places in the congress, plus full integration with UKTI’s presence at the event.
Steve Williams of UKTI said: “Our stand is always very busy and we are looking for a company whose product or service has that wow factor that will get everyone at the show talking and bring the key international decision makers flocking to the UKTI stand. This is a great chance to put your business in front of the top people from the world’s mobile sector. We will also promote the winner to relevant companies within our network to increase their exposure even more.”
There are also two runner up prizes of guaranteed place at Mobile World Congress pre show press networking event on 17th January at 1 Victoria Street London, with a chance to meet and present your company to more than 20 UK media interested in mobile and technology.
Mobile World Congress 2011 is held in Barcelona Feb 14-17, 2011.
It is the leading event for the mobile industry and is attended by 50,000 senior figures from across the mobile sector from 200 countries.
MWC is:
• A world class thought leadership conference featuring visionary keynotes and action-provoking panel discussions
• An exhibition featuring more than 1,300 companies displaying the cutting-edge products and technology that will define the mobile future
• App Planet, the new Centre of the Apps Universe
• A great chance to network, find business opportunities and make deals.
The winner and two runners up will be selected by a panel of judges that will include:
Mark Leaver CIKTN Theme Champion for Globalisation
John Cass CIKTN Director
Steve Williams UKTI
Ts and Cs
Companies must have working products, services or technology.
The judges will be looking for a company that is creating new ways to market through mobile in a creative and innovative way. This is not just about theory but practice.
The decision of the judges is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
The first prize is a place on the UKTI Booth. No travel or accommodation costs or other expenses are provided.
There is no cash alternative to the prize.
The winners are responsible for transporting and insuring any equipment/products to and from MWC
The runners up prizes do not include travel or accommodation or other expenses.
The winners will be required to undertake PR activities in relation to the event via the CI KTN platform, e.g. blogs, tweets, video interviews to be agreed with CI KTN
Mobile World Congress in Barcelona is one of the most important events in the calendar for anyone that dabbles in the mobile sector.
Aside from the thousands of mobilistas, including a large delegation from the UK, what's not to love? Mobile geekery and Barcelona in February. Part of the UK presence at the show includes a UK Pavilion to showcase the best mobile talent from this side of the Channel, backed by Creative Industries KTN and UK Trade & Investment.
They've got together to launch a competition to give a way one place on the UKTI stand for a company to showcase their technology to the leaders of the world mobile industry.
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