SIME 2007 in Schweden

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Program, with Martin Varsavsky: We have invited the Argentine serial entrepreneur Martin Varsavsky back on public request. Martin who, after having launched his new venture FON at last year’s SIME, made his visions turn into reality as FON joined forces with Google and Skype to create the world’s largest WiFi network. Martin is a true pioneer of the concept “Call back” in telecommunications, Varsavsky is an investment partner in various early stage companies including Gspace, Joost, Menéame, mo.neytrack.in, Netvibes among others. Varsavsky’s current venture is called FON. Founded at the end of 2005, FON is a community-driven company dedicated to building the world’s largest global WiFi community, spreading the power of WiFi around the world through an innovative user-generated infrastructure. Outside of the telecommunications sector, he is the majority shareholder of the wind park “El Moralejo” (a renewable energy generator) and Proesa, owner of the fashion labels Sybilla and Jocomomola and involves himself deeply in philantrophic activites.