I will post a sampling of items for this upcoming show on this thread.
https://www.mwcshanghai.com/conference/
GSMA Announces First Keynote Speakers, Continues Partnership with Shanghai Digital Information Festival and Announces New Exhibitors and Sponsors
April 6, 2017, Hong Kong: The GSMA today offered new details for the 2017 GSMA Mobile World Congress Shanghai, which will be held 28 June – 1 July 2017 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC). The GSMA provided several updates, including the first confirmed keynote speakers, the continued partnership with Shanghai Digital Information Festival at the SNIEC, and the addition of several new exhibiting companies and sponsors for the annual Shanghai event.
“Through the expanded Mobile World Congress Shanghai conference, attendees will have the opportunity to hear the latest insights from leaders across the mobile industry and adjacent industry sectors,” said Michael O’Hara, Chief Marketing Officer, GSMA. “We’re also very pleased to again be partnering with the Shanghai Digital Information Festival to showcase the impact of mobile on citizens’ everyday lives and the contributions of the information economy to society.”
First Keynote Speakers Confirmed
The GSMA today announced the first confirmed keynote speakers for the three-day Mobile World Congress Shanghai conference programme, which will run 28-30 June and will be held in Hall W3 of the SNIEC, including:
- Edward Tian, Chairman, AsiaInfo Group
- Sunil Bharti Mittal, Founder and Chairman, Bharti Enterprises and Chairman, GSMA
- Sanjay Jha, CEO, GlobalFoundries
- Mats Granryd, Director General, GSMA
- Kathryn Brown, CEO, Internet Society
- Takashi Tanaka, President, KDDI
- Rangu Salgame, CEO, Growth Ventures Group, Tata Communications and Non-Executive Chairman, The Next 3B
- Steve Mollenkopf, CEO, Qualcomm
- Andrew Penn, CEO, Telstra
- Eva Chen, CEO and Co-Founder, Trend Micro
Through a combination of keynote sessions and focused summits, the Mobile World Congress Shanghai conference will examine a wide range of topics, including augmented reality and virtual reality, connected cars, data security, the Internet of Things, media and content, next-generation networks, and operator strategies, among others.
New summit sponsors include Ericsson (Headline Sponsor of the Enterprise and the Cloud Summit) and Qualcomm (Supporting Sponsor of the IoT Summit, Contributing Sponsor of the Connected Vehicle Summit and Knowledge Sponsor of the Future Tech Summit). For more information on the conference, including the agenda, visitwww.mwcshanghai.com/conference.
Continued Partnership with Shanghai Digital Information Festival
Mobile World Congress Shanghai will again be held alongside the Shanghai Digital Information Festival at the SNIEC, with attendees having access to both events. The Festival, which will be held 28-30 June, will complement Mobile World Congress Shanghai with programmes, events and activities demonstrating how citizens can utilise technology in areas such as education, healthcare, travel and entertainment.
“Our continued partnership with the GSMA to promote the activities of the Shanghai Digital Information Festival with Mobile World Congress Shanghai will highlight the positive impact of the information economy on society,” said Fu Xinhua, Vice Chairman of Shanghai Municipal Commission of Economy and Commerce. “Further, this partnership will facilitate international collaboration and innovation exchanges to accelerate the development of Shanghai’s information industry.”
New Exhibitors Confirmed for Shanghai Showfloor
Mobile World Congress Shanghai includes an “Industry Exhibition”, which addresses the requirements of business users and will be open 28–30 June, as well as a four-day “Experience Exhibition” that showcases mobile devices, gadgets, innovative technologies and entertainment and will be open from 28 June – 1 July. Newly confirmed Mobile World Congress Shanghai exhibitors include ARM, AsiaInfo, CAICT, Casa System, Comtel, DTS, Ericsson, Fingu Eletronic, G&D, Gemalto, Gewei Electronics, Guiyang City, Infineon, JMA Wireless, KT Corporation, Lenovo, Microsoft, Migu, NEC, Nuance, PayPal, Rosenberger, Syniverse, Thundersoft and VIP ABC, among others. For more information on the exhibition, visitwww.mwcshanghai.com/exhibition.
So with the BIG Chengdu FDX center of excellence and the Glo Fo Fab being built there....
QUIK can speak to eFPGA IP as well as QUIK/Cywee/Barge in all in this one trip.....
While QUIK does not yet resonate things may be different as we go forward in China?
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WIll put this here...
keynote
- Sanjay Jha, CEO, GlobalFoundries
http://www.eettaiwan.com/news/article/20170524NT02-China-Set-to-Rewrite-FD-SOI-History
He added that more and more major Chinese chip suppliers "began to be interested in using 22nm FDX", including RockChip, Spreadtrum, Leadcore and ZTE.
In guiding China to broaden horizons, choose to use FD-SOI as a substitute for bulk CMOS technology, Dai Weimin plays an important role. But this relationship can not help but question whether the core of the $ 100 million investment FD-SOI program beneficiaries?
"In order to qualify for R & D funding from FD-SOI ecosystem investments, every company must deploy a R & D team in Chengdu," he said, adding that VeriSil has 150 engineers in Chengdu and that the company has been working for many years Dedicated to FD-SOI IP and design. "VeriSilicon is expected to play an important role in this ecosystem." Dai Weimin expects other companies, including MediaTek, Spreadtrum, HiSilicon and ZTE, to join Chengdu.
.........its a BIG deal.....
At the same time, Globalfoundries Chengdu new plant has started to build, is expected to be completed in early 2018.The fab will begin production of mainstream process technology in 2018 and will then focus on the 22FDX process, which is expected to be mass production in 2019.
