Global Mobile Internet Conference

Global Mobile Internet Conference (GMIC) is Asia’s largest mobile internet conference. It is an annual event organized by the Great Wall Club (GWC), a CEO member-based company focused on increasing innovation and competition among those in the mobile internet industry. This conference connects mobile internet entrepreneurs, executives and influencers, allowing them to learn from each other and promote their individual initiatives.

History

The purpose of the GMIC is to increase collaboration and opportunities among global mobile internet executives. The first GMIC was held April 23–25, 2009 in Beijing, China. More than 300 participants, including multinational executives, attended the initial conference. The second GMIC, held from May 26–28, 2010, grew to over 800 attendees from 18 countries. GMIC 2011 was held April 26–28 and was the third iteration of the GMIC conference. Over 1,000 representatives from enterprises from the following industries participated in the conference: services, software, games, end-user device producers, telecom operators, government representatives, industrial organizations, academic elites and investors.

Show Highlights

Country Panels on the mobile internet industry in China, Japan, Korea, Europe, and USA. Topic Panels including: Mobile Gaming, Mobile SNS, Mobile Marketing and Advertising, Mobile Search, Mobile Investing, LBS, Mobile Commerce, and Mobile Payment.. Keynote speakers who present on a variety of relevant topics are also included.

G-Startup Competition

G-Startup is a competition portion of the Global Mobile Internet Conference that gives 20 startups the opportunity to pitch their individual startup to a panel of venture capitalists and angel investors. The competition is divided into the following two sessions: Seed/Early-Stage Session to showcase the innovation of young startup companies, allowing them to prove their worth and the growth-Stage Session to give growing startups media exposure, and also the opportunity to pitch the new innovations and prospective ventures of the business After the two sessions conclude, the top finalist from each session proceeds to the next round to present and compete on the main GMIC stage. The winner is then announced at the GMIC Awards Gala later in the conference.

appSpace

is a two-day developer track at the Global Mobile Internet Conference, designed to highlight the rapid expansion in the mobile apps market. It allows platform owners and developers to communicate directly with each other. appSpace includes the following: Workshop sessions to increase developers’ understanding of the latest industry trends and practices, and also to find profitable and effective distribution methods, forums to discuss new technologies, innovations and services to help app developers to remain competitive in the market, appShow to individually showcase 30 selected appAttack apps.appAttack, which serves at the battleground for global mobile apps, to highlight developers’ best apps in various appAttack categories.