MeM08 Set for Cannes

The Mobile Entertainment Forums (MEF) eighth annual MeM conference takes place on 8 and 9 May at Hotel Palais Stephanie in Cannes, France. Produced in partnership with Informa, MeM is MEFs official annual event, and, the MEF says, the only conference dedicated to mobile entertainment, developed by the industry for the industry. 
With mobile entertainment revenue predicted to exceed $38 billion (19 billion) by 2011, according to Informa Telecoms & Media, and building upon the MEFs initiatives for accelerating the industrys growth, the MeM agenda will cover all the critical issues and developments affecting the mobile entertainment market. Topics include communities and social networking; regional trends in emerging markets; improving the user experience; search & discovery; personalization; and off-portal versus on-portal. The 2008 format brings the essential value-chain players together in panels to create the optimal debate format for helping the industry to meet its revenue goals.
Keynote speakers include Rick Costanzo, VP, Commercial Operations Europe, Research in Motion (RIM); Javier Foncillas, Consumer Product Marketing Director, Vodafone Group; Tom Eslinger, Worldwide Creative Director, Interactive, Saatchi & Saatchi; Lee Fenton, COO, Jamba; Mark Selby, Vice President, Industry Liason & Collaboration, Nokia; and Matthew Postgate, Controller of Mobile at the BBC.
MeM08 will also provide the backdrop to the fifth annual Meffys awards ceremony, being staged in association with Nokia for the second year running. This will take place on 8 May at the  InterContinental Carlton in Cannes, celebrating the outstanding achievements of companies and individuals who are helping to grow the industry.
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