The Web is the Platform: Mozilla to showcase Firefox OS and the Firefox Marketplace. CEO Gary Kovacs to give keynote about the next billion Web users.<\/i><\/p>\n
12 February 2013 \u2013 Mozilla<\/a> is pleased to confirm it will be attending, exhibiting and speaking at this year\u2019s Mobile World Congress<\/a> in Barcelona.<\/p>\n Mozilla will showcase its continued mission to deliver the Web as the platform for mobile devices, following last year\u2019s Firefox OS announcement in Barcelona. With Firefox OS and Firefox Marketplace, Mozilla drives a new mobile ecosystem that is built entirely on open Web standard which frees mobile providers, developers and end users from the limitations and restrictions imposed by proprietary platforms.<\/p>\n In his keynote speech on Tuesday morning, Mozilla CEO Gary Kovacs will explore the human impact of a rapid expansion in Internet connectivity being driven primarily by mobile devices in emerging markets.<\/p>\n At the exhibition Mozilla will be showcasing the latest builds of the following products at the Mozilla stand F20 in Hall 8.1:<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b>Schedule of Events:<\/b><\/p>\n In addition to the demonstrations on the stand, Mozilla will participate at the following events:<\/p>\n Gary Kovacs CEO of Mozilla Keynote<\/b> Mobile World Live Keynote with Mitchell Baker<\/b> Mobile World Live TV Panel<\/b> Apps Panel: Evolving Ecosystems<\/b> Mobile App Privacy Debate<\/b> Mobile Premier Awards & AppCircus After Party<\/a><\/b> WIP Jam – Day for Developers <\/b><\/a> Mozilla will also have a selection of executive-level spokespeople attending the show.<\/p>\n The Mozilla stand is located at F20 in Hall 8.1, App Planet<\/b>.<\/p>\n To learn more about Mozilla at MWC, please visit: http:\/\/www.mozilla.org\/mwc<\/a><\/p>\n For further details or to schedule a meeting at the show please contact press-uk@mozilla.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Web is the Platform: Mozilla to showcase Firefox OS and the Firefox Marketplace. CEO Gary Kovacs to give keynote about the next billion Web users. 12 February 2013 \u2013 … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":493,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[121],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press-uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/434"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press-uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press-uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press-uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/493"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press-uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=434"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press-uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/434\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press-uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=434"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press-uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=434"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press-uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=434"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
\nMozilla CEO Gary Kovacs<\/a>\u2019 keynote speech will discuss the benefits of an Open Web device in markets around the world and how Firefox OS will help operators, phone manufacturers and developers reach the next billion Web users.
\nDate: Tuesday, 26th<\/sup> February, 9.00-10.30 CET
\nLocation: Hall 4, Conference Village, Auditorium 1<\/p>\n
\nMitchell Baker<\/a>, Chairperson of the Mozilla Foundation, will discuss the importance of bringing Open Web innovation to mobile devices.
\nDate: Tuesday, 26th<\/sup> February, 17:45 – 18:30 CET
\nLocation: Hall 4, Conference Village, Auditorium 1<\/p>\n
\nJohnathan Nightingale<\/a>, VP of Firefox Engineering, will participate in a discussion about future opportunities in the apps market.
\nDate: Monday, 25th<\/sup> February, 12:30-13:00 CET
\nLocation: the live panel will be streamed on all major screens throughout the show area<\/p>\n
\nJay Sullivan<\/a>, Vice President of Products, will take part in the Apps Panel: Evolving Ecosystems. The panel will discuss the current state of the apps industry and consider how the roles and responsibilities within it are adapting as the apps market evolves.
\nDate: Monday, 25th<\/sup> February, 16:00-17:30 CET
\nLocation: Hall 4, Conference Village, Auditorium 2<\/p>\n
\nHarvey Anderson<\/a>, Vice President of Business Affairs and General Counsel at Mozilla, will take part in the debate \u201cMobile app privacy: What\u2019s your view?\u201d This interactive session is for anyone interested in helping consumers easily make privacy choices on a mobile device.
\nDate: Wednesday, 27th February, 13:00-15:00 CET
\nLocation: GSMA Pavilion, Congress Square (CS80)<\/p>\n
\nMozilla Marketplace VP Rick Fant will present and judge select the winning app.
\nDate: Monday, 25th<\/sup> February, 16:00-23:00 CET (awards at 22:30)
\nLocation: Sala Apolo, Barcelona<\/p>\n
\nThe key event for mobile developers at MWC. Mozilla CTO Brendan Eich and Mozilla Developer Evangelist Robert Nyman will host a workshop and Q&A session on \u201cWhy Open Web Apps & Firefox OS are good for mobile developers.\u201d Mozilla developer evangelist Chris Heilmann will present an UnPanel on “HTML5 Beyond the Hype” and lead several HTML5 discussion groups. WIP Jam will also see DemoCamps of HTML5 apps created during Mozilla Developer Days.
\nFull schedule available here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/mozwipjam<\/a>
\nDate: Thursday, February 28, 2013, 9:00-16:00 CET
\nLocation: App Planet (Hall 8.0), Theatre B<\/p>\n