German Chancellor & head of state, His Excellency Chancellor Olaf Scholz
Germany. l to r: Ralph Simon, Mobilium Global Chief Executive with the German Chancellor & head of state, His Excellency Chancellor Olaf Scholz - Social Democrat party leader & former Governing Mayor of greater Hamburg & German Federal Minister of Labour
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.
The President of Austria, Dr. Alexander Van der Bellen & Mobilium Global founder Ralph Simon
Having an insightful conversation in Vienna about Austrian creativity and start-ups and Austria’s strategic importance across Europe and the world.
Dr. Alexander Van der Bellen was inaugurated as the Federal President of the Republic of Austria on January 26, 2017. As a member of the Green Party, he served as Federal Spokesperson from 1997 to 2008, as well as the Chairman of the Greens' Parliamentary Group from 1999 to 2008. President Alexander Van der Bellen is the current president of Austria. He previously served as a professor of economics at the University of Vienna, & after joining politics, as the spokesman of the Austrian Green Party. As a descendant of the Russian Imperial aristocratic Van der Bellen family (Aleksander von der Bellen) of patrilineal Dutch ancestry dating way back, he was born in Austria to Russian and Estonian parents who were refugees from Stalinism, and became a naturalized citizen of Austria together with his parents in 1958. He was a member of the National Council representing the Green Party there from 1994 to 2012, and served as both leader of the party as well as its parliamentary group.
The Chancellor of Austria, Karl Nehammer, MSc in discussion with Mobilium Global founder, Ralph Simon
Chancellor Nehammer was discussing the significance of creativity and Austrian start-ups and their funding with Ralph Simon.
Emotional Appeals From President Zelenskyy, George Clooney and Others During 4Gamechangers in Vienna
June 28–30, 2022 the long-awaited 4GAMECHANGERS Festival took place in the Austrian capital Vienna. The event, which was organised by the TV channels ProSieben, Sat.1 and PULS 4 under the motto "The Power of Cooperation", has risen to become one of the most important international digital conferences in recent years and offers a platform for personalities and digital projects from all industries and communities.
This year, 4GAMECHANGERS had an impressive list of speakers, including top international politicians, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Jody Williams, as well as celebrities and film stars. Among others, the Austrian Federal President Van der Bellen addressed the large audience in the Marx Halle, & film star/ activist George Clooney made a special speech to the audience reinforcing support for Ukraine.
Particularly emotional & historic was the appearance of the Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, broadcasting live for the first time in Austria in the presence of Austrian Federal President, Alexander Van der Bellen and Austrian Federal Chancellor, Karl Nehammer.
During his first live address to Austria on Thursday, June 30, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made an emotional appeal. Moreover, he called for tougher sanctions against Russia as well as increased support for Ukraine. Zelenskyy said during a 4Gamechangers Festival appearance that the war in Ukraine is also a “Gamechanger" for Europe. An earlier appearance by Hollywood star George Clooney created a stir and reinforced the need for maximum support for Ukraine & president Zelenskyy.
Picture: © www.bundespraesident.at / Peter Lechner and Daniel Trippolt / HBF
Ralph Simon in Parnu, Estonia with President Toomas Hendrik Ilves
Mobilium Global Chief Executive, Ralph Simon chatting with r. the great Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves, after the amazing speech he gave to the KinnerNord gathering in Parnu. President Ilves explained the profound dangers to the world of the Russia-Ukraine war & the ongoing conflict, & also, how Estonia successfully found it’s own independence from Russia & grew it’s amazing national spirit & digital significance following the collapse of the former Soviet Union.
Toomas Ilves was President of Estonia from 2006 to 2016 & his ground-breaking leadership transformed his country, the Baltics & the lives of all Estonians, whilst also building his country into a very significant global digital power. He also led Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania into membership of the European Union & paved the way for a far brighter future for all Estonian, Lithuanian & Latvian citizens, for years to come.
Toomas Ilves (Wikipedia)
Interview with the Prime Minister of Bhutan, H.E. Tshering Tobgay
Interview with the Prime Minister of Bhutan, His Excellency Tshering Tobgay by Mobilium’s CEO Ralph Simon where H.E. Tobgay explains why Bhutan plays such a critical role as a sentinel in the world’s greatest issue – the global Climate Crisis. Watch this compelling interview with one of the world’s most informed thinkers about the Climate Crisis we are all living through.
Ministerial Forum, Mobile World Congress, Barcelona with Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Under-Secretary General of UN Women
Re-connecting at the special Ministerial & senior governmental conclave at the 2018 Mobile World Congress are: r to l: Madame Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, the UN Under-Secretary-General & Executive Director of UN Women, & Mobilium Global chief executive, Ralph Simon. UN Women is the vital UN body & global champion for gender equality, working to develop & uphold standards & create an environment in which every woman & girl can exercise her human rights & live up to her full potential. Phumzile is a very distinguished global women’s leader & political leader, who served as the Deputy President of South Africa & various top Ministerial positions in her pre-UN career.
His Royal Highness, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh at Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace, London. His Royal Highness, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (& husband of Queen Elizabeth II) meets Mobilium Global chief executive Ralph Simon, at a special gathering at Buckingham Palace in March 2017.