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 1st 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.
