As one of the most important global events in the connectivity calendar, thousands of participants are expected to descend to Barcelona from March 3 – 6 to witness the gathering of experts, entrepreneurs, tech leaders and ministers to share views, exchange ideas, and connect with leading industry players.
Last year’s figures were totally impressive, with the event presented engagements from 1,100 speakers and thought leaders, hosted 2,700 exhibitors, attracted representations from more than 28,000 organizations, attended by 180 delegations to the ministerial programs from 140 countries, hosted more than 40 percent female speakers across 18 stages, and recorded 101,000 total attendees.
The event’s organizer, GSMA, is anticipating yet another successful episode, as tens of thousands of senior leaders from top global companies, international governments and trailblazing tech businesses converge to connect and create the future. Across MWC25’s 19 thought leadership stages present an inspiring line-up of 1,200 speakers – with 40 percent of them are women and 30 percent from adjacent industries. GSMA is a global organization consolidating the mobile ecosystem to discover, a and deliver innovation that will stimulate positive business environments and societal change. This year’s convention revolves around four agendas, namely:
Read: MWC25: The power to converge, connect, and create
Iconic insights
The platform where participants hear big names and emerging voices from across technology, industry, policy and ethics.
Big ideas
The venue where the world’s greatest startups and tech mavericks demonstrate their latest innovation to the world’s leading investors and venture specialists.
Emerging tech
The place where connectivity meets connected industries; kickstarting the solutions that will revolutionize business and society.
Global change
The unique intersection of ministerial programmes, social policy, business leadership and tech development, uniting on a mission for sustainable progress.
2025 event theme: Converge. Connect. Create.
MWC is the global intersection of social policy, business leadership and digital innovation. This year’s theme captures the event’s unique ability to influence the future – as the only place that brings together everyone, from founders to presidents, all under one roof.
“MWC25 will have 23 stages featuring thought leaders from mobile, tech and industry. Day one kicks off with our most global representation of Mobile Operators and I’m very proud to share that 40 percent of our keynote speakers will be women and 30 percent from industry. This represents our intentional effort to diversify our content and the team’s efforts in scouring the globe to find the most inspiring & relevant thought leaders. Our MWC Conference District will host sessions on 5G, connected society, enterprises, AI, and the latest tech innovations,” Lara Dewar, chief marketing officer at GSMA, said on her LinkedIn message.
Partners of the event include industry heavyweights such as Accenture, e&, Financial Times, the Wall Street Journal, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Ericsson, and the Government of Catalonia.
Conference highlights
Connected industries: From AI-driven aviation systems and IoT-enabled automation in manufacturing to smart city infrastructures, this is a unique showcase of what Industry 4.0 can achieve now – and what it will look like in the future.
Diversity4Tec: D4T brings together expert thought leaders to inspire, connect and share solutions to drive progress for equality, diversity and inclusion.
Sports Tomorrow Congress: The cutting edge of sports tech is proud to have a home at the world’s largest and most influential connectivity event, MWC Barcelona.
Talent Arena: Three action-packed days of collaboration and opportunity, bringing together the entire digital talent ecosystem.
