Mobile Backstage Confirmed Speakers - GSMA Mobile World Congress 2008

Mobile Backstage Confirmed Speakers - GSMA Mobile World Congress 2008. Mobile Backstage is a one-day event which will include talks by insiders from the music, film, TV, video and gaming industry regarding challenges and opportunities faced by the mobile medium. Besides, the interactive Mobile Backstage conference will offer a different perspective on the mobile entertainment revolution from some of the top artists, filmmakers, producers, entertainment executives and film festival professionals of today.

GSMA 2008 Mobile World Congress will run from February 11 through 14, 2008 in Barcelona, Spain. The Mobile Backstage conference in particular will take place on February 13. The conference will feature keynote interviews, innovative case studies, custom mobile entertainment research and panel sessions covering topics ranging from the creation of content for mobile phones, value chain control and compensation, business models to social networking on mobiles.

Internationally known actress, Isabella Rossellini will showcase and discuss her role in the making of a brand new series of mobile short films titled GREEN PORNO, conceived, written by and featuring Rossellini and produced in association with Sundance Channel. Black-Eyed-Peas frontman, will.i.am will provide the perspective of a world leading music artist on the potential to reach a global fan base via mobile phones.

Here are the confirmed speakers for Mobile Backstage:
# will.i.am, singer/songwriter and founder of Black Eyed Peas
# Isabella Rossellini, Writer, Actor, Director
# Craig Palmer, President & CEO, Gracenote
# Rob Lewis, CEO, Omnifone
# Tero Ojanpera, EVP Entertainment and Communities, Nokia
# Christopher Barry, SVP Digital Media and Business Strategy, Sundance Channel
# Jerome Paillard, Director, Marche du Film, Festival Du Cannes
# Mika Salmi, President. Global Digital Media, MTV Networks
# Jeff Hermann, VP of Mobile Media, Nielson Mobile
# Jody Shapiro, Producer
# Erik Rosenlund, Filmmaker
# Ken Wardrop, Filmmaker
# Javier Perez Dolset, Founder, CEO Zed
# Simon Protheroe, New Media and IT Direct, Eidos