Next week I’m heading north to participate and enjoy the 3rd annual MobileMonday Global Summit! The event will take place on September 10th in Helsinki, Finland.

The 3rd annual MobileMonday Global Summit brings together leaders from mobile business. Around fifteen hundred participants from around the globe are expected to attend the conference held at the Wanha Satama Fair Center. In the same spirit as the monthly MobileMonday meetings held in over 50 hotspots around the world, the MobileMonday Global Summit brings together mobile industry influencers from down the street and around the world.

On Sunday – the day before the summit, we gather with most of the global MobileMonday chapter organizers and on Monday the Global Summit program opens with the Executive Morning with keynotes from some of the best thinkers in the business. In the afternoon there are various sessions covering three main themes: Mobile Entertainment, Mobile Marketing and Social Media.

I’m invited to participate in the Mobile Social Media Panel, including Kathie Legg, now at Yahoo, Gregory Norman from The Open Group and Bruno Bensaid from MobileMonday Shanghai, China. The panel promises an interesting discussion on this topic with views from Europe, US and Asia.

There is also additional excursion to Saint Petersburg, Russia. The local MobileModay Chapter will organize an event for decision makers, who are interested to meet local business leaders.

I’m really looking forward next week to meet the chapter organizers again. Since I decided to start MobileMonday Barcelona this has been a great ride organizing great events on a monthly basis, some with international reach such as the MobileMonday Global Peer Awards earlier this year druing 3GSM. I have met lots of interesting people from around the globe and the network keeps growing every month. Stay tuned for more news coming soon on new events here.

After the Saint Petersburg trip, I’m staying another day in Helsinki to meet with local start-ups. Anyone who would like to catch up with me, please get in touch by email (click my name in the sidebar on the right).