MEF LATAM M-Commerce Summit is resounding success

On the 22nd of September, MEF hosted its MEF LATAM M-Commerce Summit in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The event aimed to explore the topics of micro payments and virtual goods from the perspective of the many varied players in the market including content producers, online games companies, social networks, mobile carriers, billing aggregators, banks and credit card companies and more! Much to our delight, the gathering has already been hailed as a great success, with over 120 attendees from across the MEF membership and beyond giving a resoundingly positive response to the afternoon of panels and discussions, not to mention the fabulous cocktail party at the close of the day. This of course bodes extremely well for the impending MEF event in Miami, MEF Americas 2011:Mobile Content & Commerce.

Click below for a brief roundup of the afternoon, and for more pictures from this great MEF event.

MEF Connects… event roundup

As you may know, MEF provides its members unrivalled opportunities for business development and facilitates brand visibility for mobile content and commerce leaders on a global scale. Exclusive event co-ordination and participation with significant member discounts is just one of the many benefits our members enjoy. MEF is involved in numerous events around the world in the coming months, many exclusively organised by MEF for the benefit of our members and the wider industry. An events calendar can be found on the MEF homepage and is continually updated with new events of interest across the mobile spectrum. Such events are always being suggested by our members, so it's worth checking the calendar frequently to ensure you’re up to date with where in the world you need to be to avoid missing the best gatherings in the world of mobile content and commerce.

A roundup of all our current events can be found after the break, with details of some fantastic savings and opportunities for MEF members – click continue reading to check out what we have lined up for the rest of the year..

MEF announces the return of MEF Americas 2011 - Mobile content and Commerce



MEF has formally announced the return of its hugely popular MEF Americas 2011- Mobile Content & Commerce conference. This prestigious event is to be held on the 29-30th November 2011 in the fabulous Fontainebleu resort, Miami Beach Florida, the ideal meeting place between North & South America. This annual gathering is set to be the must-attend event of Q4 for mobile professionals from right across the mobile value chain looking to looking to do business in the Americas. Last year’s was cited as the “deal making event of the year”, and all signs point towards a repeat performance for 2011 with confirmed first speakers including Citibank, Coca-Cola and MTV. Registration for this unmissable event is now open, and those who get theirs in before the 30th September can take advantage of the early bird discount to make significant savings on the cost of entry.

MEF Executive Questionnaire #25 Nickhil Jakatdar , Vuclip

MEF continues to seek new ways to profile its members and promote the thought-leadership of the senior executives within these companies. We are pleased to launch the MEF Executive Questionnaire to reveal the real people behind the industry in an informal and entertaining manner.

This will be a regular feature of the MEF blog, so make sure you subscribe via email or RSS. If you are a senior executive from one of our member companies and would like to be featured then please contact your local GM

The twenty fifth in the series is from Nickhil Jakatdar - CEO & Co-Founder of Vuclip.

CommunicAsia & MEF Asia Events - It’s a wrap!

What a week in Singapore for MEF Asia. This year’s CommunicAsia hosted at the impressive Marina Bay Sands was voted the best so far with more than 1,400 exhibitors, 51 countries and an estimated 56,000 delegates.

We hope you enjoyed our hospitality in Singapore and your visit was a success!

In 48 hours MEF Asia achieved:

• Hosting an AGM and Board Elections
• Cocktail Reception for our visiting guests from around the world
• Hosted a successful fast paced one day VAS forum with 29 speakers at the MEF Mobile Strategy day co hosted with CommunicAsia
• Launched the MEF Asia M-Commerce Guide
• Connected many of you with international business contacts
• Provided more than SGD $65,000 in complimentary delegate passes for our MEF speakers
• Secured 15 media interview for our members!

On Wednesday 22nd June, MEF Asia hosted our AGM and Board Elections and announced our new MEF Asia board. Newly elected MEF Asia Chair, Colin Miles, EVP & co-founder, i-POP Networks Pte Ltd (an InternetQ Company) will lead the growing Asia Chapter. Reflecting the ongoing evolution of the industry, the MEF Asia Board also brings together leaders representing the wider ecosystem across Asia, including Admob, Hungama Mobile, IMImobile, InMobi, KPMG China, Maxis Communications Berhad, Mono Technology, Netbiscuits, Speedcast, Silverstreet and Tata Teleservices.

MEF Executive Questionnaire #24: Nick Jensen, Dialogic

MEF continues to seek new ways to profile its members and promote the thought-leadership of the senior executives within these companies. We are pleased to launch the MEF Executive Questionnaire to reveal the real people behind the industry in an informal and entertaining manner.

This will be a regular feature of the MEF blog, so make sure you subscribe via email or RSS. If you are a senior executive from one of our member companies and would like to be featured then please contact MEF Marketing Director, Stephen Jenkins.

The twenty fourth in the series is from Nick Jensen, CEO of Dialogic.

MEF Executive Questionnaire #23: Thomas Clayton, Bubble Motion

MEF continues to seek new ways to profile its members and promote the thought-leadership of the senior executives within these companies. We are pleased to launch the MEF Executive Questionnaire to reveal the real people behind the industry in an informal and entertaining manner.

This will be a regular feature of the MEF blog, so make sure you subscribe via email or RSS. If you are a senior executive from one of our member companies and would like to be featured then please contact MEF Marketing Director, Stephen Jenkins.

The twenty second in the series is from Thomas Clayton, CEO of Bubble Motion.

MEF Executive Questionnaire #22: Justin Ho, co-CEO, Utiba

MEF continues to seek new ways to profile its members and promote the thought-leadership of the senior executives within these companies. We are pleased to launch the MEF Executive Questionnaire to reveal the real people behind the industry in an informal and entertaining manner.

This will be a regular feature of the MEF blog, so make sure you subscribe via email or RSS. If you are a senior executive from one of our member companies and would like to be featured then please contact MEF Marketing Director, Stephen Jenkins.

The twenty second in the series is from Justin Ho, co-CEO, Utiba,

MEF Connects MWC 2011 Party

We had a great time at the MEF Connects party at Mobile World Congress 2011 - and so did our attendees by the look of the photos below:

View more on the MEF Flickr photostream.

MEF Executive Questionnaire #21: Sia Hui Yong, Tranglo

MEF continues to seek new ways to profile its members and promote the thought-leadership of the senior executives within these companies. We are pleased to launch the MEF Executive Questionnaire to reveal the real people behind the industry in an informal and entertaining manner.

This will be a regular feature of the MEF blog, so make sure you subscribe via email or RSS. If you are a senior executive from one of our member companies and would like to be featured then please contact MEF Marketing Director, Stephen Jenkins.

The twenty first in the series is from Sia Hui Yong, CEO of Tranglo.

1. Please describe briefly your main company activities and your role within that organisation
Trango operates a global prepaid airtime and money transfer hub that connects to various mobile operators and financial institutions for cross-border transactions. My role is to oversee the company product and business development strategy.

2. Without necessarily revealing any confidential information, please outline the principal business models your company uses
Tranglo charges transaction fees or transaction fees sharing for every airtime or money transfer transaction completed.

3. What has been your company’s greatest achievement to-date?
Our company is the pioneer in airtime transfer globally since 2008 and to date we have more than 50 operators connected to our hub.

4. What is your company currently working on that is going to move the industry forward?
We are pioneering a complete cross-border transaction services that encompass airtime, money, digital content and bill payment. These products shall enrich and complement our hub offering to our partners, especially useful to serve the migrant/ethnic segments.

5. What is exciting you most in 2010 (either personally or professionally)?
International airtime transfer concept is going main stream and gaining acceptance in more Telco operators and financial institutions.

6. What is the most important piece of technology in your life?
Nothing in particular.

7. What mobile device(s) do you use?
Blackberry, Nokia and i-Pad

8. What’s your favourite application?
Blackberry Messenger

9. What’s your ringtone?
Standard phone ringing tone

10. Which mobile industry blogs do you regularly read and why?
Telecoms.com, Moconews and telecomasia.net – good analysis and news source for industry movement

11. What is the biggest mobile content issue that is likely to affect the industry within the next 12 months?
The various competing smartphone platform and different billing technology which may not necessarily be tied to the mobile operators.