by Michele Merrell North America President, GTWN and President, Merrell Consulting Group For many years, payment industry experts have discussed the rise of mobile payments, claiming that the ease of use of mobile payments would mean that the technology would become widely adopted among consumers. Many major technology players such…
by Vicki MacLeod Secretary-General, GTWN The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated 1. 2016 will be the year where watching TV where you want it, when you want it and on whichever device you want it goes mainstream and mass market, thanks to over-the-top (OTT) services and the…
by Victoria Hernandez Global Advisor, TMT and FinTech While the last three decades of financial innovation have already led to massive changes in financial services, we believe that a new wave of innovation will continue to transform the industry. Innovation, through what has been called FinTech, is already disrupting the…
by Maria Pia Rossignaud Editor of Media Duemila The inaugural meeting of the GTWN’s Italian Chapter took place in Rome on 2 October 2015. Generously hosted by Telecom Italia, and chaired by Lucy Lombardi (pictured), the one-day workshop drew senior delegates from government, industry and academia.…
TMC: You surprised the industry and markets in October 2014 by announcing that Hewlett-Packard would be split into two separate entities – Hewlett Packard Enterprise and HP Inc. What do you say to those who have claimed that splitting the company in two will hinder innovation, rather than facilitate it?…
Renee Lalonde, CEO iTalent Corp TMC: What lessons have you learned, as a successful female entrepreneur, about the differences between how men and women run their businesses? Do you think that men or women have any particular innate advantages? And how do you see women’s role in the tech sector…
Wearable Experiments is rapidly developing wearable technology that is invisible, waterproof, durable and above all design-focussed. Young Australian fashion designer, Billie Whitehouse and her business partner, electrical engineer Ben Moir, set up their company, Wearable Experiments (We:Ex) as a socially driven wearable technology company with a mission to bring together…
by John O. Huston, Founder & Manger, The Ohio TechAngel Funds People often asked what the value of angel investing is as part of an investment portfolio. I always answer: “compared to what?” In my experience over the past fifteen years as an angel investor, the answer to this question depends…
by Gema Estbean Garrido Global VP, Knowledge Networks, and Member of the Disruptive Council Telefonica Mosiri Cabezas Ceballos Global VP Digital Transformation and Business Acceleration Telefonica The world is becoming increasingly mobile and connected. From watches to jewellery, smartphones of all sizes, phablets, tablets, laptops, desktop computers……
by Kate McKenzie, Chief Operations Officer, Telstra and GTWN President for Australia What a busy start to the year it has been! I am pleased to say that 2014 was a very successful year, both domestically and internationally for Telstra. My colleagues and I have continued to address the challenges of…
by Ingrid Silver, Partner, Dentons and GTWN President for Europe Many commentators have dubbed the 21st Century as the Asian Century and it would be difficult to dispute this claim against the backdrop of strong and sustained economic growth in Asia over the last 30-plus years.…
by Michele Merrell, Vice President Global Marketing and Communications, CSPI and GTWN President for the US As we convene for the 2015 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, we once again meet at an extraordinary time in the mobile industry. Technology that was once seen as only science fiction in the movies…
by Vicki MacLeod, Secretary-General, GTWN The lessons I learned from the dark days at Alibaba are that you’ve got to make your team have value, innovation, and vision. Also, if you don’t give up, you still have a chance. And, when you are small, you have to be very focused and rely on your brain, not your…
