Mobile World Congress 2022 continues as planned. John Hoffman, CEO of the company organizing the event, the GSMA, has published an open letter on Monday in which it is clear that only a decision by the Spanish authorities would make them consider the decision to hold a face-to-face event.
“This new year also begins with news related to the pandemic, the global situation continues to evolve but there is an obvious fact: we will deal with the effects of covid-19 in the coming years,” the manager explained in this statement. “Knowing that the current circumstances have made the connectivity is deeply important, the GSMA would only consider a change in its plans under the decision of the Spanish authorities, “he adds.
Hoffman welcomes the experiences with the three congresses they organized in 2021 (the Mobile World Congress from Shanghai, Los Angeles and Barcelona) to defend that they are capable of pulling forward a secure congress. “This experience, combined with advances from health experts, scientists and governments, give us the confidence to meet safely again in 2022,” he says.
Specifically, according to the data handled by the firm today, at the moment the Mobile waits for more than 1,500 exhibitors and attendees from 150 countries.
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