GSMA and FC Barcelona form the perfect match at MWC23
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LONDON, June 13, 2022, /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/--
GSMA and FC Barcelona to Co-locate Sports Tomorrow Congress
[https://sportstomorrow.fcbarcelona.com/] at MWC Barcelona 2023
[https://www.mwcbarcelona.com/]
GSMA and FC Barcelona have signed a collaboration agreement to co-locate Sports
Tomorrow Congress at MWC Barcelona 2023. FC Barcelona's President, Mr Joan
Laporta and GSMA Ltd.'s CEO, Mr John Hoffman met today at Camp Nou Stadium, the
home of FC Barcelona, to shake hands on the deal.
GSMA and FC Barcelona have signed a collaboration agreement to co-locate Sports
Tomorrow Congress at MWC Barcelona 2023. FC Barcelona's President, Mr Joan
Laporta and GSMA Ltd.'s CEO, Mr John Hoffman met today at Camp Nou Stadium, the
home of FC Barcelona, to shake hands on the deal.
"We are beyond excited to collaborate with FC Barcelona. Co-locating Sports
Tomorrow Congress at MWC Barcelona 2023 brings together two world-leading
events and creates space to identify and create new business opportunities
across the mobile and sports ecosystems," said Mr Hoffman.
The GSMA's collaboration with FC Barcelona unites MWC Barcelona, the largest
and most influential mobile technology convening event with Barcelona's
sporting excellence and heritage including football, tennis, sailing and
motorcycling. It is a new platform opportunity for businesses and stakeholders
in the sports and technology ecosystem to convene, make deals and launch
products.
Mr Hoffman continued, "The move shows the strategic importance and power of
mobile connectivity and follows the launch of Industry City at MWC22, featuring
the fintech, manufacturing, and automotive sectors."
As data-powered, innovative sports technology continues to deliver insights
with a profound impact on athletes' performance and fan engagement, the
relationship between sports and technology has expanded the sports industry
market.
"We are very proud and happy about this agreement with MWC Barcelona, the
leading platform in the mobile technology sector; it will convert the Sports
Tomorrow Congress, already a leader in the field of sports innovation events,
into a global point of reference in the field of linking technology and sport,
while also helping project the city of Barcelona as a worldwide capital in this
sector," said FC Barcelona's President, Mr Joan Laporta.
At Sports Tomorrow Congress, experts and attendees from the sports world have
the opportunity to explore in-depth key topics and themes in the sports
industry. It is a showcase of the decades of knowledge that FC Barcelona has
accumulated on topics such as health, nutrition, high athletic performance, the
digital sphere and all topics related to sports and its impact on society.
FC Barcelona set up Sports Tomorrow Congress and the Barça Innovation Hub
[https://barcainnovationhub.com/] to help change the world through athletic
excellence using knowledge and innovation. The sports ecosystem promotes a
culture of excellence and collaboration with prestige brands, universities,
research centres, startups, entrepreneurs, students, athletes, investors and
visionaries from all over the world.
Click here to find out more.
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SOURCE: GSMA
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