Guest blog from Dr Mike Short, CBE Chief Architect, Satellite Applications Catapult, UK This article tries to identify the specific areas of keen interest mainly from a Satellite industry perspective. When looking out towards 2030 some of this QT based Innovation can be seen now through a new lens of Quantum…

Dóra Petranyi, CEE Managing Director and Co-Head of the TMC Group, CMS I have been working on the legal and regulatory context of Artificial Intelligence for at least 5 years now, well before it was considered a priority issue. During that time, I have often considered the arguments relating to…

Derrick de Kerckhove and Maria Pia Rossignaud, TuttiMedia / Media Duemila We have entered a new era of human evolution. Since the end of the last century human beings have been delegating their faculties to machines, first to the computer then to the cell phone and now to Artificial Intelligence.…

Carla Cico, Chairman of the Board, Vendis AI has been increasingly adopted in many sectors which have benefited from its use: healthcare, energy, and financial services just to name a few. However, for me the most important questions are not about the operational arguments for and against AI technologies but…

Michele M. Merrell, President, GTWN, Americas and President, Merrell Consulting Group In October of 2023, the United States government issued a landmark Executive Order1 on safe, secure, and trustworthy Artificial Intelligence (AI). This order marked a significant step forward in the development and implementation of ethical AI practices in the United…

Isabelle Paradis, CEO HOT TELECOM I’m the founder of HOT TELECOM, a trailblazer in telecom strategic consulting and market research for 20 years. As the landscape evolved, so did we. Now, we’re not just about strategy; we create unforgettable content and host standout events for telecom operators worldwide. Though my…

Garima Garg, Executive Director, Network Engineering, Verizon Wireless We as a digital industry have made significant advancements and impact on our everyday lives. As a technologist, I am often concerned that these advancements have a differential impact on people depending on their background, gender and individual circumstances. And as the…

Laina Raveendran Greene, Founder & CEO @ Angels of Impact The advent of new digital tools, such as artificial intelligence, has brought about a profound transformation across various facets of our world, revolutionizing automation, personalization, customer experiences, language translation, financial services, and even agriculture. Integrating the right AI tools has…

Carlotta Barone-MacDonald, Undergraduate student at Ecole Polytechnique, Paris My heart raced as I exited the plane. In 2022, Candace Johnson invited me to the Mobile World Congress as her mentee, while she was hosting the Global Telecom Women’s Network 30th annual gala. In the daunting and tumultuous halls of the…

Dr Joanne Orlando, Researcher: Digital Literacy and Digital Wellbeing, Western Sydney University, Australia School phone bans seem obvious but could make it harder for kids to use tech in healthy ways. School phone bans may seem like the answer to reeling in young people’s technology use. But if we ban phones…

Angela Y. Kung, Partner / Co-Chair of the Technology, Communications & Media Practice at Mintz Benefits of digital technologies There is no question that the explosion of digital technologies has fundamentally shaped the way we live our lives. When I look around my home, I have smart devices everywhere that…

Saira Faisal Syed, Country Lead Digital Transformation, Pakistan, GSMA Asia Pacific I proudly hail from the beautiful region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), where our Pashtun culture is rich with tradition and warmth. Yet, like many, I too am familiar with the stereotypes that have often been associated with Pashtun families,…

Mea Thompson, COO, unconnected.org In the dynamic digital inclusion landscape, unconnected.org, a non-governmental organisation (NGO) brings to the fore the profound concept of ‘meaningful connectivity.’ unconnected.org views connectivity as more than just internet access; it’s a transformative force driving equality and offering opportunities to the 3 billion people globally still…