This year’s edition brought together enterprise IT leaders & CIOs, fostering engaging discussions on topics such as 5G, AI and digital transformation
10 October 2024, Las Vegas: GSMA MWC Las Vegas 2024 has concluded after three days showcasing the landscape of enterprise connectivity. With its focus on the needs of the CIO and vertical markets, the event highlighted the importance of quality interactions between CIOs and leaders from the enterprise IT and mobile ecosystem, to help drive digital transformation and innovation across industries.
John Hoffman, CEO, GSMA Ltd. said, “The mobile ecosystem is at the heart of the digital transformation journey of so many sectors and vertical industries which is why it is important to bring together the mobile ecosystem and enterprise IT leaders at MWC Las Vegas. Over three days, attendees had the opportunity to participate in an array of thought leadership and networking opportunities, from the show floor to the main stage and to summits and forums focusing on vertical sectors such as aviation and defense.”
MWC Las Vegas featured a packed agenda of summits and keynote sessions and industry leaders explored topics such as 5G, AI, and enterprise digital transformation. The GSMA’s Tech4Girls program, a part of the EQUALS Her Digital Skill Coalition, provided a program of workshops, career advice and seminars for attendees from colleges and universities including the University of Las Vegas and College of Southern Nevada.
In the region of 6,000 people attended from nearly 90 countries, with over 42% of attendees representing enterprise and adjacent industries beyond the mobile sector, reflecting the show’s changing strategy. Importantly the show was attended by decision makers, with 65% of attendees being director level and above, with over 25% from the C-Suite.
- Nearly 300 exhibitors, sponsors and partners
- 380 conference speakers
- 159 hours of thought leadership content was delivered
- The keynote sessions remain available to be viewed on demand and so far the content has received over 1800 views on the MWC app, MWC website and Mobile World Live.
Lara Dewar, Chief Marketing Officer, said: “It has been an honour to welcome attendees back to Las Vegas and our warm thanks to the CTIA for their partnership. We gathered inspiring speakers, exhibitors and summits that all reflected an important dialogue around growth, Open Gateway, alignment and leadership. I look forward to seeing you all at MWC Barcelona 2025.”
Join us at the Fira Gran Via, Barcelona, March 3 - 6 2025 for MWC Barcelona 2025. And mark your diaries for MWC Las Vegas 2025 which will take place October 14 – 16 2025. All news and updates, as well as event photography, can be found on the MWC Las Vegas Press Zone. MWC Las Vegas is part of the MWC series of events, held by the GSMA alongside the M360 event series.
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