"The Great Reconnect" in Singapore was a great success

"The Great Reconnect" was the theme of this year’s important industry conference covering Music Matters, Video Games Matters, Sports Matters, Marketing Matters, Digital Matters and WEB3 Matters - in the most successful conference event in the 17 year history of the All That Matters’ event in Singapore.


Chief executive of Universal Music Group Devraj Sanyal at All That Matters in Singapore

Chief executive of Universal Music Group & Universal Music Publishing Group in India is the extraordinary music company leader. Devraj Sanyal pictured with Mobilium Global chief executive, Ralph Simon.

Devraj made a big announcement at All That Matters when he revealed that Universal Music had acquired a majority stake in top Indian Artist management company TM Management. Universal Music global chairman, Sir Lucian Grainge addressed the conference in a live Facetime video from Los Angeles affirming this important deal that was led by Devraj Sanyal.


Video Games Matter with Prince Faisal bin Bandar of Saudi Arabia

Singapore at the "All That Matters” Conference - major focus on esports & video games at "Video Games Matters” with Prince Faisal bin Bandar of Saudi Arabia.

l to r: Mobilium Global Chief Executive Ralph Simon with Saudi Arabia’s Prince Faisal bin Bandar, President of the Saudi Arabian Federation for Electronics & Intellectual Sports (SAFEIS) &, top global video game leader, Lee Trink, Chairman of the world-leading Video Game company & esportsteams, FaZeClan - after Prince Faisal’s compelling address to the Video Games Matters event at the All That Matters Conference in Singapore on September 28, 2022.

Prince Faisal wants to take the “sport” all the way to the Olympics - he is a lifelong gamer & president of the Saudi Arabian Federation for Electronics and Intellectual Sports (SAFEIS), believes pro esports players, experience similar physical stresses as elite performers in conventional sports. Along with establishing Saudi Arabia as a global gaming hub, the prince wants the country’s best gamers to be recognised on the same podiums as traditional sport. For him, excelling in Medal of Honour should bring real medals of honour.

As part of its Vision 2030 reform plan, Saudi Arabia aims for the broader gaming industry, which includes esports, to directly and indirectly account for 0.8 to 1 percent of the economy by 2030. This would equate to annual revenue of around SAR80 billion ($21.3 billion), up from just SAR600 million currently—and Prince Faisal insists such targets are realistic (the royal’s projections include associated activities such as staging events.).

Saudi Arabia is also in talks with major gaming companies such as Activision Blizzard & Konami to open offices in the kingdom, where they would localise games for the Arab market & also host their games on Saudi internet servers. Many games are hosted on servers in Europe and Asia, which causes a latency of around 180-260 milliseconds for players in Saudi Arabia, Prince Faisal estimates. Such a lag is immaterial for most online activity, but for serious gamers it can be the difference between triumph & defeat. Why? Because gamers in parts of Asia, for example, have a latency of less than 40 milliseconds, giving them a tangible advantage when they’re up against Saudi Arabia-based players.


Mobile World Congress head John Hoffman, CEO & Director for GSMA Limited

Las Vegas, Nevada at the Mobile World Congress - Americas. r to l: Mobile World Congress head John Hoffman, CEO & Director for GSMA Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the GSMA, the major global mobile industry trade body with long-standing friend & colleague, Mobilium Global’s Chief Executive, Ralph Simon.

John oversees the GSMA’s portfolio of award-winning trade shows and conferences - Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, & Shanghai & Las Vegas & Rwanda (Africa), plus its online, print & broadcast media properties, industry research services & a range of network managed services. John brings more than 25 years’ experience to the GSMA & is also a member of the Future Trends Forum, Bankinter’s global think task focused on issues impacting Spanish society and businesses. He serves on the GSMA Limited's Board of Directors, as well as the Board of the Mobile World Capital Barcelona Foundation, & is the author of the “Wireless Evolution Insider” by the GSMA, as well as “GPRS Demystified”, published by McGraw-Hill Professional.

John is busy setting up the 2023 MWC Barcelona which takes place between February 27 - March 2nd in Barcelona, Spain, to which an anticipated 110,000 mobile professionals will attend.


GITEX: The biggest Tech Exhibition & Conference in the Middle East, North Africa & South Asia,

GITEX GLOBAL. The biggest Tech Exhibition & Conference in the Middle East, North Africa & South Asia, which takes place in the Dubai & the United Arab Emirates, where Mobilium Global’s Chief Executive Ralph Simon conducts a series of interviews with the top mobile leaders and business executives in the region.


Sir Martin Sorrell, Chairman of S4 Capital, the leading global digital advertising leader at DMEXCO

The Keynote interview at Europe’s biggest Digital Marketing & Advertising Congress,  DMEXCO, Cologne:  September 2022.  Ralph Simon interviews Sir Martin Sorrell, Founder & Chairman/CEO of S4 Capital plc.

Mobilium Global Chief Executive, Ralph Simon & S4 Capital plc Chairman & CEO, Sir Martin Sorrell on the keynote stage at DMEXCO, Europe’s premier Digital Marketing & Advertising Congress.


Tweets mean Business: Ms Sarah Personette at DMEXCO 2022

DMEXCO – The Digital Marketing Exhibition & Conference 2022

Cologne, Germany. Ms Sarah Personette – Chief Customer Officer of Twitter interviewed by Mobilium Global Chief Executive, Ralph Simon in Cologne, Germany in her keynote session where she revealed latest commerce elements now available on Twitter.

Twitter’s global Chief Customer Officer, Ms Sarah Personette announces new Twitter commerce capabilities & latest Twitter development at the important DMEXCO gathering in Cologne, Germany – Interviewer:   Ralph Simon, Mobilium Global chief executive.


Legendary Hollywood star & political activist George Clooney meets Ralph Simon backstage

Legendary Hollywood star & political activist George Clooney meets Mobilium Global founder Ralph Simon backstage at the 4Gamechangers Festival & Innovation event in Vienna’s famed Marx Halle.


Curator of India's biggest annual music & creative industries conference gathering

Introducing the curators of #aam2022

These eminent personalities from the global music business will combine their extensive experience to steer comprehensive discussions on the evolving economic sector in the music industry.

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20th, 21st & 22nd September 2022
Taj Land Ends, Mumbai

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