World Bulletin / News Desk

Istanbul, at the crossroads of Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia, is the perfect option for a global digital, technology and telecommunication capital of the future, Webit CEO Plamen Russev tells AA.

Russev added, "I am personally furious and very disappointed by the fact that Turkey was not selected for the 2020 Olympics, but to make a comparison, Webit Congress is the Olympics equivalent for the world's global digital, tech and Telco industries.”

Webit has been held in London, Cannes, Barcelona, New York, Cologne and Austin. Russev said Istanbul will be the biggest congress so far in Webit history.

“Being at the cross roads of Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia, Istanbul is the perfect place to engage these markets and to gather the global industry in Turkey,” he added.    

The Global Webit Congress, the international congress on digital technology and telecommunication, backed by Anadolu Agency as a gold media partner, will launch on November 6 at the Halic Congress Center in Istanbul.

A record number of visiting countries and attendees will participate in the 5th edition of the congress.

Business executives from 103 countries will be among more than eight thousand participants. The congress will host 250 presentations in two days from the sector's leading voices.

Anadolu Agency Deputy Director-General Cagatay Culcuoglu will deliver a speech in the "How to drive engagement through content" panel as part of the first-day conference titled "Digital Marketing and Innovation."

On the list 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 more.