Nokia World

              On Wednesday October 26, 2011 and Thursday October 27, 2011, London played host to the biggest event on Nokia’s calendar, The Nokia World 2011. The event took place at ICC, Excel in London. The venue was packed with captivating talks, inspiring discussions, and fruitful networking opportunities. Nokia World will be a platform for Nokia to announce some new devices, such as the 1^st Nokia window phone device.

             The prestigious event also outlined Nokia’s plans for next year. Speakers at this year’s event included Stephen Elop, Chief Executive Officer of Nokia, Jo Harlow, Smart Devices at Nokia and Ilari Nurmi, Vice President of Product Marketing. About seventy-five (75) journalists from Africa and other European countries attended, on the ticket of Nokia, including Ms. Esther Awuah, a Business Journalist with Daily Guide.

Last year, Ghana was represented by Business and Financial Times’ Editor, Selasie Adjorlolo, where Nokia launched their Ovi application and held a developers conference.

According to the Head of Communications for Nokia West Africa, Osagie Ogunbuor, Nokia World provides the biggest platform for Nokia to share, interact and discuss it plans with the media and other stakeholders. It is also aimed at letting the media have a firsthand feel of what Nokia does around the world and this year’s event promises to be both exciting and educative.