The organisers of the MLOVE ‘Confestival’ that took place in a castle outside Berlin last week say the event generated massively positive feedback from those who attended. The event brought together over 150 people with an interest in mobile to discuss the impact that mobile will have on our society in the future.

Kazi Islam, CEO of Grameenphone, outlined the dramatic impact of mobile in developing nations to enable banking services, creating opportunities to take part both in communication and international trade. Jonathan MacDonald facilitate a debate around issues emerging within the mobile economy, covering privacy, justice, mobility, technology, advertising, location-based services and more.

These findings laid the groundwork of format called ‘Future Cubes’. A barn was converted into custom-designed gallery and meeting spaces, with discussion groups diving deep into the impact of mobile on different segments of society.

“The MLOVE Confestival was a great success. It was immensely satisfying to see our vision populated with such leading lights, who took full advantage of the opportunities presented,” says MLOVE director, Peter Giblin. “The cross-pollination of shared experiences led to surprising and inspiring sessions, and the process has only just begun. We are already planning to come back in 2011.”