NFC World Congress has released the preliminary program for its conference, which kicks off on September 19. 

The event will feature keynotes from the following industry figures: 

• Koichi Tagawa, NFC Forum chairman and general manager global standards and industry eelations, Sony
• Dr WP Hong, executive VP, mobile communication division, Samsung Electronics (TBC)
• Jean-Claude Deturche, SVP mobile financial services, Gemalto
• Jorn Lambert, head of emerging payments, MasterCard Europe
• Jean-Paul Cottet, executive vice president, marketing and innovation, Orange
• Dr Annabelle Gawer, professor of strategy and innovation, Imperial College Business School

The event will run under the theme of joining the NFC revolution, and will feature over 50 NFC experts to present and discuss experiences with NFC and insights for successful deployments.

The event takes place from September 19-21, in the French Riviera, near Nice. For more information, head to the NFC World Congress website.