At the heart of Nokia is the way in which we connect people together, when and wherever they choose. From talking to loved ones over distances, to experiencing rich multimedia and the internet with an advanced multipurpose device.
Nokia World 09 was a dynamic experience, co-created by the community, arranged by Nokia and it focused on developing new business opportunities. We offer products, services and solutions that connect communities, help realise potential, entertain and celebrate people’s lives.
Together we can explore these possibilities and come together to help define and drive the future of our industry.
The event featured:
Keynote speakers
Renowned top-level figures once again joined us and helped to inspire ideas, which will ultimately shape our vision of the future.
This year, were delighted to welcome back Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, President and CEO, Nokia and Anssi Vanjoki, Executive Vice President, Markets, Nokia, to deliver a Nokia World 09 opening keynote address. The day continued with thought-provoking keynote speakers such as René Obermann, CEO, Deutsche Telekom, Larry Kaplan, President and CEO, Navteq and Daniel Pink, Columnist & author of ‘A Whole New Mind’.
The second day continued with motivational and inspiring keynotes from renowned public speaker Chris Moon, MTB Management, Niklas Savander, Executive Vice President, Services, Nokia, who was joined by Mary McDowell, Vice President and Chief Development Office, Nokia and Carol Realini, CEO, Obopay followed by Henri Moissinac, Director of Mobile, Facebook.
Experience lounge
The year 2009 saw an unparalleled opportunity for delegates to be truly immersed in Nokia World. The space brought to life many of the journeys we make every day, showing how Nokia products, services and solutions help you to stay seamlessly connected.
The Nokia World Experience lounge was open for exploration through demonstrations and interactive experiences. Each touch-point lead the way through both products and solutions, brought to life in intuitive and relevant ways.
Operator Experience
Operators shared ideas, gave feedback and engaged in issues which are relevant in our competitive and changing environment. These included topics such as differentiation, discussions on strategies, and obstacles that need to be overcome when getting service adoption between consumers. This session was arranged on the second day’s afternoon and was specially targeted at Operators.
Developer Experience
Participants were invited to come and learn how Nokia is shortening your on-ramp to productivity and time to market through technologies such as Qt and Web Run Time (WRT), and maximizing your business potential through Ovi Store and partnership opportunities. The session included discussions on the latest developer offerings in our Ovi services and devices. We demonstrated how to build compelling mapping applications using Ovi Maps, and business professionals got a chance to learn about partnering opportunities with our Ovi service lines and devices. This session was arranged on the second day’s afternoon and was specially targeted at Developers.
Party
The Nokia World party was a great success where participants networked, met old friends and made new ones in a relaxed and friendly environment.
