Isabelle Paradis, President HOT TELECOM The Internet of Things (IoT) is potentially the most significant driver of new developments, technologies and revenue for telecom operators since…
Laureen R. Cook, Executive TMT Adviser at Extelcon Consulting. She was formerly with the IFC (World Bank), as Principal TMT Advisor, in the Global Telecommunications, Media…
Laureen R. Cook, Executive TMT Adviser, Extelcon Consulting In the next decade, the mission of the satellite industry is to enable affordable Internet services for all,…
Thierry Gadou, Chairman and CEO, SES-Imagotag The next major digital battle will play out in the retail sector, which will offer telecommunications and mobile service providers…
Stewart Bain, CEO NorthStar As of December 2017, the world population rose to 7.6 billion people. nearly 2 billion are children, living in an era of…
Jennifer L. Schenker, Editor-in-Chief, The Innovator Naveen Jain’s first company, Infospace – which started out by focusing on content and services for websites –was created during…
The key to driving investment in 5G mobile networks is a shared infrastructure approach, enabling operators to spread the considerable cost of these networks amongst the…
Victoria Hernandez is formerly a C-Level executive of major telcos such as BT, Orange and Proximus, and is now based in Paris. She is also a…
Michele M. Merrell is a senior level telecommunications and technology executive with 30 years in the corporate world. She is the President of Merrell Consulting Group,…
by Elaine Weidman-Grunewald, SVP, Chief Sustainability and Public Affairs Officer, Ericsson When I am talking to groups about sustainability, people often ask me how highly it rates…
by Heather E. Hudson, Professor Emerita, University of San Francisco INTRODUCTION Radio remains the most widely used medium in much of the developing world. More than 75…
by Vicky Sleight, Chief Perfect Officer, Perfect Limited So how do we move forward in this complex world? We need to create culturally competent and globally inclusive…
by Dr Terri Simpkin, Managing Director, Mischief Business Engineering, (UK & Aust.) I have spent a good deal of my professional time over the past two decades…
by Alicia Asín, CEO of Libelium The potential for innovation and growth that IoT brings to any sector and, in particular, to smart cities is undeniable. We…
by Ingrid Silver, Partner Reed Smith and GTWN Regional President, Europe Having worked closely with the telecoms sector for over two decades, I have witnessed the steady,…
by Dr Gabriele Suder, Professor and International Trade Consultant European companies often nd the thought of doing business in Asia at once both stimulating and challenging, given…
by Alison Kay, Global Vice Chair of Industry, EY In ve years’ time, we might travel to the office in driverless cars, let our fridges order groceries…
Gema Esteban Garrido, Digital Strategy and Analyst relations Director, Telefonica Human beings tend always to look back to the past when we want to see what’s…
by Carla Cico, Member of the Board, Allegion “Digitalization is changing the way we do things”, or alternatively, “IoT is changing our daily life”: these are the…
by Finnoula Taylor, MSc Graduate in Artificial Intelligence at the University of Sussex and Janice Hughes, Founder and CEO of Redshift Strategy According…
by Maria Pia Rossignaud, Director Media Duemila, Italy So, what are the main challenges of today? I believe they can be summarised as: Global and regional…
Elisabeth Slapio, Director Innovation and Environment Section of the Cologne Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Germany After studying to become a full-time lawyer and working at…
by Vicki MacLeod, Secretary-General, GTWN Facial recognition technology is being deployed in an ever- expanding number of applications around the world – from passport screening at airports,…
by Keri Gilder, EMEA VP&GM, Ciena When I attend a conference, or read an article about digital transformation, the conversations are dominated by topics such as…
Welcome to the 2018 Edition of The Mobile Century In this edition, published to coincide with our annual Welcome Reception during Mobile World Congress 2018 in…
The Global Telecom Women’s Network (GTWN) marked its 25th Anniversary at a special gala dinner on Monday 27 February (View the celebration photos here). Present at…