The Digital, Tech and Telco Elite From 103 Countries Gathers for a Global Forum in Istanbul

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Oct 10, 2013, 04:00 ET

LONDON, October 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

Webit Congress to host more than 8000 attendees, 250 top speakers, 6 major events and trade exhibition on 6-7 November 2013

Digital , tech adn telco elite from 103 countries already registered for the biggest ever global webit congress. (PRNewsFoto/Webit Congress)

A record breaking number of visiting countries and attendees for the upcoming Global Webit Congress. Thousands of C-Level digital, tech and telco attendees from 103 countries are already registered for the Global Forum.

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"It is amazing to see such a fine selection of some of the brightest and most influential representatives of the digital and tech ecosystems, the Telco industry, investors, top entrepreneurs and scalable startups ready to disrupt their industries among the visitors of the upcoming Global Webit Congress" says Plamen Russev, founder and Chairman of the forum.

And he obviously has a point. On the list (http://webitcongress.com/en/profile/featured_attendees) of featured attendees and speakers are top executives from Yandex, IBM, Google, Spotify, Facebook, Lenovo, Nokia, OMD, Havas, Mediabrands, Qualcomm, Pentagram, Joulie, aol, Unilever, Accer, Effective Measure, Lakestar, Almaz Capital, BBC, Al Jazeera and many, many more.

The content is one of the main attraction points for the thousands of professionals to attend. There are 6 major events taking part during the 2 day Congress. The Digital Marketing and Innovation Conference is among the biggest in the world with 3500 delegates in the auditorium and challenges the future of the digital marketing and advertising, the mobile trends, industry innovation and the changing digital reality. The Leaders of the Future Conference is focused on startups and entrepreneurs disrupting their industries with presentations by startups from Asia, Middle East, or "African ISPs telling Europeans how's life and business in a country where more than 50 % of access to the Internet is from mobile" as Andrey Sebrant (Yandex) states in a recent tweet under the #webit hashtag .

The unparalleled networking before the Congress - through the online match-making platform MyWebit as well as on site with the thousands of C-level executives representing the major industries players of the countries they come from is maybe the trade mark of the Global Webit Congress.

"We are committed to establishing Webit among worlds biggest platforms for growing successful international business between digital, tech, telco, eCommerce companies from America, Europe, Middle East, Asia and Africa, as well as for global companies" adds Aniela Russeva, Executive Director of the Global Webit Congress. "In this respect we strive to provide the best possible opportunities for effective B2B communication and accountable business goals achievement. Whether this will be partnership agreements for new territories or finding investors for the next facebook or first manned mission to Mars..."

You may see the agenda of the major (6) events within the Global Webit Congress here: http://webitcongress.com/en/2013/programme.html including Metrix & Big Data Conference, eCommerce Conference, Telco Summit, Digital Marketing and Innovation Conference, Leaders of the Future Conference, AppsWorld DevCamps, Webit Awards and many more.

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About the Global Webit Congress

Webit Congress (http://www.WebitCongress.com) is the global event for the digital, tech and telco industries to support the growth of the Digital and Tech Industry, knowledge and know-how and to create the best possible business networking event.

Established back in 2008 the Congress grew from 1500 to 8000 C level delegates from 100+ countries providing unparalleled top level networking, knowledge transfer and business opportunities.

The 5th edition of the Congress shall host 300+ accredited media from all over the world, a big number of international exhibitors and sponsors.

A special StartUp Village provides space for 21 startups - future digital and tech leaders and industry disruptors. Each year a respected international jury selects the best of the best. In 2013 the selection is among the 843 applicants from all over the world.

Webit Congress is held with the strategic support of IAB Europe, EACA, EGTA, MMA, Arab ICT Organization, Africa ICT Alliance, CMO Council, Global StartUp Weekend among the others.

Web site: http://www.WebitCongress.com

Video & pictures: http://www.webitcongress.com/en/2013/gallery.html

Webit Congress logo: http://www.webitcongress.com/en/2013/logo.html

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