The Mobile Entertainment Forum and Informa have lined up talks from some of the world's most fascinating companies for MEM 08, which takes place at the Hotel Palais Stephanie, in Cannes from May 8th to May 9th.

They include keynotes from:

· Rick Costanzo, VP, Commercial Operations Europe, Research in Motion (RIM)
· Russ Shaw, Global Director of Innovation, Telefonica
· Javier Foncillas, Consumer Product Marketing Director, Vodafone Group
· Tim Clark, Director, ie:music
· Tom Eslinger, Worldwide Creative Director, Interactive, Saatchi & Saatchi
· Pavel Roytberg, Director of Product and Service Development, MTS
· Lee Fenton, COO, Jamba
· Mark Selby, Vice President, Industry Liason & Collaboration, Nokia
· Tim Harrison, European Marketing Director, EA Mobile
· Matthew Postgate, Controller of Mobile, BBC
· Yves Confalonieri, General Director, Mediaset

In all over 85 speakers will appear in a conference programme with a focus on communities and social networking, regional trends in emerging markets, improving the user experience, search & discovery, personalization and off portal vs on-portal.

MEM will also offer masterclasses on an array of content areas, analytics and advertising, plus a revamped marketplace that brings together attendees from the mobile and media worlds at various meeting points and networking areas.

The event will be kicked off with the MEF'S annual general meeting and board elections, which will take place on the evening of May 7th from 5.30pm. Run for one of five seats on the MEF Global board and join representatives from Dada, mBlox, Orange, Sony Pictures, Sun Microsystems and TAG Strategic. Go to www.m-e-f.org.

Lastly, MEM 08 provides the backdrop to the fifth annual Meffy awards, which have been expanded again this year. They will be presented at a gala dinner on the first night of the event.

MEM 08
Hotel Palais Stephanie
50, Boulevard de la Croisette
Cannes, France
May 8th and 9th, 2008
Cannes, France

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