Now in its fourth year, the Contactless Intelligence Spring Conference continues to deliver the latest in contactless activity, providing participants with unparalleled access to the implementers themselves: retailers, transport operators, vending and event locations.

This 1 day event will finish with the Monkey Awards & Dinner (sponsored by Visa Europe). The Monkey Awards are presented to those companies, organizations and retailers who have done the most to embrace and implement contactless technology into their day-to-day operating practices. These awards represent a real promotional springboard and give the winners a reputation and credibility for their efforts within the industry.

Delegate rates are now £550 for the Conference and Dinner - this Early Bird Rate lasts until 14.03.10, when it will increase to £600.

Learn about the most successful mobile ticketing implementations in the transport sector

The place for mobile leaders to gather, collaborate, conduct business and experience VISION IN ACTION.

Europe’s only dedicated smart ticketing event.

The world of smart solutions 2010

CARTES & IDentification stands out as the key event for all manufacturers serving this market.

This is the event where decisions are taken on the future directions and on major trends in smartcard and contactless technologies (transactions, telecoms, services, transport).

‘Technology Vision 2020’

Deeper integration of global markets and greater complexity in international business brings new challenges for organisations. The role of technology is increasingly critical in enabling businesses to capitalise on the possibilities of economic globalisation and to fuel new growth in tough times.

In Munich’s stunning Allianz Arena – a perfect showcase for innovative technology – the K·O·B·N Technology Vision 2020 Summit gathers a unique speaking faculty of thought leaders, technology experts, futurists, media and marketing professionals to peer into the future to consider the business cases and technologies that tomorrow’s best applications will adopt. The Summit focuses on a strategic outlook up to the year 2020 in three key areas:

• Securing Identities

• Mobile Money

• Event-enabling Technology

• Biometrics 2020

KOBN is offering a unique opportunity to join with Turkey’s most influential players – banks, transport operators, card issuers, technology providers – all brought together for the first time to discuss the wealth of contactless projects currently being implemented in this exciting market. We travel to the country to share some of the lessons learned from successful transport and payment projects taking place in the West and find out how the adoption of contactless is faring in this eastern republic.

How quickly have users and merchants taken to the technology?

How are security and privacy issues being handled?

And what technologies (NFC, smart posters, biometrics etc.) are being considered for the future?

Hyatt Regency Istanbul, Taskisla,

Caddesi, Taksim, Istanbul, Turkey 34437

Following on from our successful conference, CI brings together key parking industry representatives with other members of the contactless ecosystem from banking, retailing, events and technology vendors to name a few. This will be a unique opportunity to discuss infrastructure, solutions and the massive overall potential of the emerging market for contactless parking. What is going to happen next and where will you fit in?

“Parking, Parking, Parking – the road to contactless”

Held on 1st and 2nd April 2009 at the Hilton Tower Bridge, this year’s Annual Spring Conference was extended to 2 days in order to cover contactless topics in more depth and included a mix of presentations, panel sessions, roundtables and demos. Participants not only received updates on what is happening in the world of contactless technology, but also had an opportunity to discuss issues and opportunities with the implementers themselves and move forward with some of the business model roadblocks. We were joined by speakers from: LOCOG, Olympic Sponsors, retailers, sporting venues, transport companies, unattended payment, technology companies, banks, payment associations, mobile operators and analysts.