About the Summit

The M-Enabling Summit 2013 is a joint initiative of the Global Initiative for Inclusive Information and Communication Technologies (G3ict) and E.J. Krause & Associates (EJK) delivering an event for the mobile industry exclusively dedicated to accessibility and assistive applications and services for senior citizens and persons with disabilities. The event will be held on June 5-6, 2013 at the Renaissance Arlington Capital View Hotel in Arlington, Virginia, a suburb of Washington, DC.

The international visitors program of M-Enabling 2013 is being developed in cooperation with the Federal Communications Commission, international organizations of telecom regulators, mobile service providers and organizations of persons with disabilities.   The conference and showcase attracts decision makers participating in the mobile industry from around the world, as well as leading organizations with significant interest in the issue.  

M-Enabling Summit 2013 provides a unique platform for governments, community service organizations, health and private sector professionals to view and discuss cutting-edge ideas to leverage accessible and assistive mobile platforms to better serve senior citizens and persons with disabilities. “With the increased processing power of mobile devices and expanded network bandwidth many more innovative solutions are now possible. The versatility of handsets and operating systems, cloud-based applications and global economies of scale of the mobile industry all point towards a growing opportunity for developers to bring life-enhancing solutions for hundreds of millions of seniors and persons with disabilities around the world,” said Axel Leblois, Executive Director of G3ict.

While handset manufacturers and third party applications developers are already offering leading edge accessible and assistive applications and services, mobile service providers and their distributors are becoming new and vital participants in promoting and making those applications and services available to those who need them.

“Bringing the core mobile industry eco-system to adopt and promote these accessible and assistive solutions is essential to their success,” said Ned Krause, CEO of E.J. Krause & Associates. “We will contribute our many years of experience in the mobile industry to ensure that developers, service providers, handset manufacturers, assistive and accessible technology experts from all horizons can further expand their opportunities by interacting with a global audience of motivated decision makers. We are very pleased that G3ict decided to partner with our firm for this very significant opportunity to promote mobile solutions for senior citizens and persons with disabilities.”