A website update has made little difference, if you’re joining us in Barcelona you’ll find the GSMA’s annual Mobile World Congress is once again next to useless for any delegates wanting to track down mHealth innovations and follow the mHealth conference content:
For a background on mHealth developments at Mobile World Congress check out my guides from 2014, 2013, 2012 and our mHealth Insight reviews from 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2014).
Despite the very small attendance at last years two day “Health & Wellness” meeting stream the European Connected Health Alliance (formerly the EU mHealth Alliance) will once again be hosting this side show of mHealth seminars. Last year these were held in Montjuic – a location that was 30 minutes away from the main Mobile World Congress event – and this year things are even more confusing as the 2 day meeting is set to be held across two different locations (Tues 3 March at the Mobile World Centre which is at Career de Fontanella, 2, 08002 and Wed 4 March in Hall 8.0 of the Fira Gran Via).
With 70,000 delegates attending the traffic in Barcelona is horrendous so you’re probably going to be looking at each way trip times similar to those last year of at least 30 mins which is a real pain.
Perhaps it’s the date clash with the mHealth Summit being held during HIMSS’s UK eHealth Week in London but I think it’s more likely the shift in focus away from mobile operators (the GSMA is a MNO member organisation) who we increasingly look to as mere pipes to satisfy our boundless appetite for mobile data towards Smartphone brands (like Apple & Samsung) and app stores (Apple & Google) that explains the lack of takers for the expensive sponsorship packages (eg. the two €50,000+VAT Platinum sponsor opportunities are priced similarly to packages available for the mHealth Summit that draws in 4,000+ delegates including the CEO’s and key decision makers at all the key mobile giants like Apple, QComm, MNOs and Samsung).
Sponsorship sales are positive too as even without Samsung’s revisit (click here to watch the mHealth keynote from Samsung Mobile President & CSO Young Sohn last year) and an expected audience of as little as 50 paying delegates (like we saw in 2014) the organisers have managed to get the debt laden Telefónica & VVT to take up €23k (+VAT) Gold Sponsorship packages, the Active and Assistive Living (AAL) programme, Globo and Inspire have taken €9k Silver Sponsorships leaving Roche (their Emminens Healthcare Services company) and Marand with the smaller Bronze ‘Tailored Sponsorship’ Packages.
The following guide includes a comprehensive diary of the mHealth presentations followed by a hall by hall guide to exhibitors who you can find showcasing mHealth apps, devices and services and a networking event listing. If you know of anything that I’ve missed please add it in the comments below and I’ll update the post. I hope you find it a helpful guide and that we get a chance to meet on my fleeting visit to Barcelona!
Samsung Unpacked 6: Launch of a range of new devices from Samsung
Location: Centre Convencions Internacional Barcelona
Time: Evening
Description: Details embargoed but check out my audience feedback video from last year.
Details: Invitation only
Title: Wearables
Location: CETHall 4 Auditorium 4
Time: 14.00-15:30
Speakers:
Brent Blum, Wearable Technology Practice Lead, Accenture
Gareth Jones, VP & GM EMEA, Fitbit Inc
Ariel Garten, CEO, InteraXon
Eric Migicovsky, CEO & Founder, Pebble
Josh Waddell, VP Mobile Innovation Center, SAP
Joan Ng, SVP Product Marketing Jewellery Asia Pacific, Swarovski
Jürgen Winandi, Head of SAP Mobile Integration, Swisscom
Stephen Shurrock, Director Innovation & Digital Disruption, Telefónica
Title: Global Mobile Awards
Location: Hall 4 Auditorium 1
Time: 14.30-
Details: The Best Mobile Innovation for Health award recognises the innovation and advances in the growth of mobile connectivity to support healthcare.This includes all aspects of mobile healthcare that we are seeing emerge today, from lifestyle, health coaching and the decentralised access to healthcare and remote diagnosis solutions, chronic disease management & healthcare monitoring as well as treatment compliance. In other words, this category is for all areas where mobile has the potential to address one of the biggest challenges faced globally; how to make high-quality healthcare affordable and accessible to all while utilising the benefits of mobile technology for innovative prevention, diagnosis, treatments and health system services.Entries are welcome for mHealth products, devices, solutions, services, applications and initiatives.
Title: Health and Education for Connected Citizens
Location: CETHall 4 Auditorium 3
Time: 16.00-17:30
Speakers:
Steve Bell, Senior Analyst, Heavy Reading
Rob Clark, VP Marketing, Epson Europe
George Burgess, CEO, Gojimo
Scott Snyder, President, Mobiquity
Isabelle Hilali, VP Marketing & Strategy, Orange Healthcare
Rick Valencia, SVP GM Qualcomm Life, Qualcomm
Emre Tavşancıl, Mobile Health Manager, Turkcell
Dr Francis Yeoh Sock Ping, Group MD, YTL Corporation
Description: Spurred by increased smartphone penetration and transformative global macro-trends such as population aging and the increasing burden of chronic disease (predicted to account for almost three-quarters of all deaths worldwide by 2020 by the WHO), mobile healthcare is empowering patients and practitioners alike, improving healthcare outcomes and reducing cost. Wearable technology looks poised to play a key role in the future of this market. Yet concerns relating to reimbursement models, the regulatory environment, standards and data security need to be allayed if mobile health is to fulfil its potential. Meanwhile, for the Education sector, mobile offers an invaluable opportunity to promote effective new ways of teaching and learning, enabling access to up to date course materials anytime, anywhere. This important session will showcase some of the world’s leading mobile healthcare and education initiatives, with clear takeaways for all stakeholders.
2nd Health & Wellness @ Mobile World Congress
Title: Day 1
Location: Mobile World Capital Centre
Time: 9.15-17:30 (followed by a networking reception -19:00)
Speakers:
Brian O’Connor, Chair, European Connected Health Alliance
Joan Cornet, Director mHealth Competence Centre at Mobile World Capital Barcelona
Honourable Boi Ruiz, Minister of Health of the Generalitat de Catalunya
Francesc García Cuyàs, Director Fundation TicSalut, ICT Chief Coordinator at Health Department and responsible of HC3’s at Generalitat de Catalunya
Caty Ebel Biotin, CEO, acvfit
Jonathan Bloomfield, Performance Consultant, Support2Perform
Patricia Sigam, Co-Founder/CEO, digitalMedLab™
Dale Athey, CEO, OJ-Bio Ltd
Justine McLaughlin, CEO, Go Walk Talk Ltd
Bleddyn Rees, Head of Healthcarem Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co LLP
Rossana Alessandrello, Innovation Project Coordinator, Agency for Health Quality and Assessment of Catalonia
Katrina Delargy, CEO and founder, TIYGA Health
Jim Ward, Managing Director, Good4HEALTH
Sami Herrala, CEO, 9Solutions Ltd
Chibuzo Anaso, CEO & Founder, Anasodiabitiz Inc
Eero Punkka, Director, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
Patrice SLUPOWSKI, Vice-President Digital Innovation ORANGE
Christoph Westerteicher, Business Director H2H/TeleHealth International, PHILIPS Medical Systems
Silvia Cordomí, Health Economist, Primary Health Care in the Catalan Institute of Health
Diogo Ortega, CEO, PharmAssistant
Lars Kalfhaus, Country Manager, ROCHE Diabetes Care Spain
Tram NGUYEN-TRINH, Founder & CEO VITAnLINK
Klaus Stoeckemann, Managing Partner & Co-Founder at PEPPERMINT Venture Partners GmbH
Janke Dittmer, Partner at GILDE Healthcare Partners
Michael Dillhyon, President, Vital Connect
Pasi Töytäri, CEO & Founder, RevoMedi
Richie Bowden, CEO & Founder, Assesspatients
Navin Govind, CEO & Founder, Aventyn
Karina Marcus, Director, AAL Programme
Details: The event Topics will include “mHealth enablers”, “Showcasing Innovation”, “From experimentation to routine: how to implement?”, “6 start-ups & SMEs will present their innovations, products & services”, “How IoT data tsunami may change our behavior?”, “mHealth for Chronic diseases and Active and Healthy Ageing”, “What’s pharma industry’s strategy on mHealth?”, “Which hot areas to invest in m-health?”
2nd Health & Wellness @ Mobile World Congress
Title: Day 2
Location: Hall 8.0 Mobile World Congress Gran Via
Time: 9.30-17:05
Speakers:
Brian O’Connor, Chair, European Connected Health Alliance
Xavier R. Urtubey MD MBA, CEO, AccuHealth
Yuri Quintana PhD, Director, Global Health Informatics Division of Clinical Informatics HMFP at BIDMC – HARVARD Medical School
Julien Venne, Strategic Advisor, European Connected Health Alliance
Amy Cueva, Founder & Chief Experience Officer of Mad*Pow
Kari Kohtamaki, Key Account Manager, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
Neil Williams, Head of Alliances and Partnerships, TOTAL MOBILE
César Rodríguez Domínguez, Global eHealth Director, TELEFONICA Digital
Tomaz Gornik, Co-founder and CEO, MARAND
Patrice Cristofini, Sales Director Vertical Healthcare, HUAWEI Western Europe
Benjamin Sarda, Director of Product Marketing, ORANGE Healthcare
Rick Valencia, VP & General Manager, QUALCOMM
Joe Killen, President of TUNSTALLl Televida
Oliver Harrison, Senior Vice-President, HEALTHWAYS International
Frederic Llordachs, Co-founder & Partner, Doctoralia
Vincent Lauer, Chief Marketing Officer, Fabulyzer -UK
Jakob Teilmann, CEO, Mobile Fitness
Johann Huber, CEO, SOMA Analytics
Erik Søndergaard Poulsen, Biomedical Engineer, Cortrium
Jorgen Nordin, Head of International Partner & Product Development, JAWBONE
Eric White, Business Development Director for ADIDAS Digital Sports
Details: The event Topics will include “Political Leadership Session”, “Connected Health around the World in 60 minutes”, “mHealth: impact on behaviours and decisions”, “Connectivity for healthcare challenges”, “Integrated care and wellbeing”, “Showcasing Innovation”, “Wearables and Smart Data, The Missing Link to the Internet of Things”, “Wearables: beyond counting steps”.
Hall Congress Square
Garmin
email:
Tel: +
Location: CS90
For 2015 Garmin have taken on the “activity tracker” partner that FitBit had in 2014: GRAB A GARMIN ACTIVITY TRACKER AT MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS AND JOIN THE GARMIN HEALTHBAND CHALLENGE! Want to make your experience at MWC even more special? Teaming up with Garmin – the worldwide leader in satellite navigation – Mobile World Congress 2015 is giving you the opportunity to join the movement and get your hands on some wearable technology. If you already own a Garmin product, come to the stand to link up your device and join the challenge too!40% OFF VÍVOFIT & VÍVOSMARTDon’t yet have a Garmin Activity Tracker?
AiQ Smart Clothing Inc.
email:
Tel: +886 2521-0298 (Taipei, TAIWAN)
Location: CS125
AiQ Smart Clothing Inc. merges electronics with textiles to create fashionable, functional, and comfortable turnkey solutions to meet human’s everyday needs. By playing a crucial role within the Smart Clothing supply-chain, AiQ offers a complete and vertical integration of functional and fashionable technologies through multiple key components from King’s Metal Fiber Technologies, one of AiQ’s affiliated company. Whether it is in sports & fitness, outdoor & leisure, home care & health care, AiQ has the drive and capability to make Smart Clothing concepts into reality where wearable technologies is no longer a dream.
FitBit
Email: braimbault@fitbit.com
Tel: +33-6 73 98 44 29
Location: CS150
Fitbit is the leader in the fast-growing Connected Health & Fitness category it’s prize winning products are leading the field in health and lifestyle technology. Mobile World Congress has joined forces with Fitbit offering attendees the chance to experience first-hand the phenomenon of personal data tracking and see the real impact that live personal data has on activity levels at Mobile Wor
Hall 1
PetFit
Email:
Tel: +82 2-6487-6668 (Seoul, KOREA)
Location: I30
PetFit is asia based start-up company that research about smart health care solution for pets. Team PetFit is composed mainly of pet owners and veterinarian. We have confidence on pet healthcare market. About 30% of dogs are obesity. Obesity and stress is shortening their life-span up to 20%. PetFit secures precious time of you and your pet by granting healthcare solution. We just completed our mass production model, and gathering investment and letter of intent. PetFit will be the first mover in Asia pet health care market. PetFit is cooperate with Korean no.1 telecommunication company, ‘SK Telecom’.
Hall 2
Mozido & DaVincian Healthcare
Email:
Tel: +1 512.518-2200
Location: 2B32MR
Mozido is bringing mobile solutions to industries world wide. With white-label, cloud-based solutions, Mozido is enabling industries such as retail, financial, MNOs, restaurants, municipalities, healthcare and CPGs to increase customer engagement, provide targeted marketing and offer lower cost financial services with mobile payments, loyalty and engagement from Mozido. DaVincian Healthcare is building on its strong foundation in the Healthcare Revenue Cycle Management market to launch mobile cloud analytic capabilities that drive the creation of healthcare social network ecosystems enabling sophisticated patient engagement and accountable care solutions that can then be tailored for and licensed to partners in foreign markets.
Hall 3
Consumer Physics
Email:
Tel: +972 524282813 (Tel Aviv, ISRAEL)
Location: 34MR
Consumer Physics’ mission is to empower everyone with a better understanding of our physical world. Our flagship product, SCiO, is the world’s first handheld molecular sensor. SCiO provides nutritional facts about different foods, cooking oils, the well-being of plants, authenticates medications and much more. The potential applications for SCiO to both analyze and capture knowledge to share are nearly endless; including cosmetics, clothes, flora, soil, jewels, leather, rubber, plastics, and even human tissue or bodily fluids. We offer a robust SDK for 3rd party development of molecular sensing models and mobile applications. SCiO is available for pre order at: consumerphysics.com
Oral-B
Email:
Tel: +1 (646) 500-7654 (New York, UNITED STATES)
Location: A11
Experience the future of oral care with the Oral-B SmartSeries: the world’s first available interactive electric toothbrush with Bluetooth connectivity. Via Bluetooth 4.0 technology, the interactive electric toothbrush connects to the Oral-B App and provides real-time guidance while users brush, entertaining them with news, weather reports, brushing tips and more. The App records brushing activity as data that users can share with dental professionals to track the progress of their oral care routine. Ultimately, the brush and App work hand-in-hand helping to create more personalized brushing routines and better brushing habits, which have been shown to improve overall oral care.
Hall 5
Sensirion AG
email:
Tel: +41 443064000 (Staefa, SWITZERLAND)
Location: D70
Sensirion AG, the Swiss sensor manufacturer, is an international supplier of state-of-the-art CMOS-based sensor components and systems including high-quality humidity, temperature, gas, and pressure sensors renowned for their high accuracy, low power consumption and small size. Sensirion’s pioneering multipixel gas detection technology and new pressure sensors enable exciting new dimensions of environmental sensing in the mobile, wearable and IOT markets. Building on deep fundamental sensor expertise, Sensirion is ready to deliver a complete sensor solution by offering strong software and sensor integration options as well as cloud technology for your consumer electronics.
Aerotel Medical Systems
email: Ofer.atzmon@aerotel.com
Tel: +972-3-5593222 x109 Mobile: +972-52-2451771
Location: E81 Israeli Innovation Pavilion
Aerotel Medical Systems is a leading manufacturer of home and mobile tele-care and telemedicine solutions designed to transfer essential data over the telephone, mobile phone and the Internet while specializing in ECG monitoring.
Our disease management package includes remote monitoring devices designed for a variety of remote diagnostic, emergency services and monitoring applications, serving the homecare, e-Health and telemedicine markets.
Hall 7
ANT Wireless
email:
Tel: +1403 932-9292 (Cochrane, CANADA)
Location: M49
The ANT wireless protocol provides a simple solution to address battery operated, complex, short-range wireless connectivity product challenges. Its’ ultra low power consumption and ability to support many network topologies including very high-node count architectures, enables use in sport, fitness, consumer health, home controls, and mesh type applications. Our solution is a complete short-range wireless network protocol that is available in chip form from leading wireless semiconductor vendors as well as module form from several manufacturers. ANT Wireless. Simple Solutions for Complex Problems.
imec
email:
Tel: +32 (0)16 28 12 38 (Belgium)
Location: O17MR
World-leading nanoelectronics R&D center imec, with expertise in semiconductors, low power radio, DSP, mixed signal, sensors and algorithms, develops solutions for automotive, infrastructure and person-centric devices, as well as health & lifestyle wearables. Imec’s technologies and radio designs with superior performance and power efficiency include flexible radios for seamless 4G/5G and connectivity (Bluetooth , LTE, WiFi, …); 60 GHz low power radios for short-range Gigabit/s communication and backhaul; cost-effective 79 GHz radars for automotive; ultra-low power short range radios (Bluetooth Smart, ZigBee, WiFi) for sensors in battery operated systems for M2M, advanced wearable health applications and personal diagnostics (iLabs).
Doro
email: carol.laks@doro.com
Tel: +46-46 280 5080
Location: A81
Doro AB is a Swedish public company formed in 1974. It released its pioneering ‘easy-to-use’ mobile phone in 2007 & is today the global market-leader within the category. Doro products & solutions are available in thirty countries spanning five continents; mobile phones & smart devices, applications & software, fixed line, telecare & mobile health solutions. Doro removes barriers to adoption of new technologies & holds numerous international awards in recognition of its product designs & innovations. Doro shares are quoted on the Nasdaq OMX Stockholm exchange, Nordic List, Small Companies. Revenues of SEK 1 142.5 million were reported for 2013.
Hall 8.0
Dr Security
Tel: +34 658635246 (Barcelona, SPAIN)
Location: C19
Dr Security its a professional Personal Security Mobile App that keeps you connected 24h with a certified and expert team with the ISO in Emergency Management and Incident Response complained. To take care of you in case anything happen. For men, women, children, old people, sports people, old people and any kind of professional activities. Dr Security sends an emergency alarm signal any time you need. The technology innovation allow us to detect traffic accidents, health diseases, free falls, robberies and any personal risk. Dr Security helps you in any kind of emergency issues like civil, health and criminal.
Hall 8.1 (App Planet)
Emporia Telecom Produktions- und Vertriebs GesmbH & CoKG
Tel: +43 732 77 77 17 242 (Linz, AUSTRIA)
Location: B61
emporia is the leading mobile handset manufacturer for the older generation. The company, which was established more than 20 years ago, designs and manufactures mobile phones that are the easiest in the world to use. emporia creates products and services that enable those who might otherwise struggle to use mobile technology to keep safe, secure and connected. emporia enables people to lead a more active and independent life through the intelligent application of mobile technology and a commitment to delivering outstanding user experience.
FLIR Systems
Tel: +32 36555100 (Meer, BELGIUM)
Location: C21
FLIR The World’s Sixth Sense – FLIR Systems designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and distributes technologies that enhance perception and awareness. We bring innovative sensing solutions into daily life through our thermal imaging systems, visible-light imaging systems, locator systems, measurement and diagnostic systems, and advanced threat detection systems. Our products improve the way people interact with the world around them, enhance public safety and well-being, increase energy efficiency, and enable healthy and entertained communities.
Healthapp, S.L.
email:
Tel: +34 669568020
Location: K48
In HealthApp we believe in health care professionals and their commitment with the patient. We are working to bring therapists closer to the day to day patient. So, HealthApp is dedicated to improve links between patient and therapist providing trusty information to patients and familiars about therapy and their process. To improve health care systems and bring therapists closer to patients we work with the state of the art technologies in the fields of mobile applications and software.
We’re planning a small mHealth networking dinner (details to be confirmed please enquire in the survey form below if interested in attending) and once again Rudy de Waele has put together a great comprehensive listing of Events and Parties that you can check out here.
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