César Alierta Executive Chairman and CEO Telefónica
César
Alierta has been Executive Chairman of Telefónica since July 2000, and is
member of the Boards of Directors of Telecom Italia, China Unicom ( | |
Celestino Alves CEO NMusic
Celestino Alves is CEO of NMusic and Founder
and CEO of MusicaOnline, the first Portuguese digital music store. From 2004-09,
Mr Alves was Founder and CEO of record label About Music. Prior to this, he
worked at TV stations TVI, RTP and radio broadcaster RFM. | |
Markus Beyrer Director General BUSINESSEUROPE From
2011 to 2012 Mr Beyrer was CEO of Österreichische Industrieholding AG (ÖIAG) and
from August 2004 to 2011 he was Director General of the Federation of Austrian
Industries (IV), alongside his role as member of the Executive Committee of BUSINESSEUROPE. Mr
Beyrer was Director for Economic Affairs of the Austrian Federal Economic
Chamber, and has also been Chief Economic Adviser to Dr. Wolfgang Schüssel, Federal Chancellor
of the | |
Robin Bienenstock Senior Research Analyst, Telecommunications & Cable Sanford C Bernstein Robin Bienenstock joined Sanford C Bernstein in 2007 where she is the Senior Analyst for European and Latin American Telecommunications. Ms Bienenstock has been the #1 ranked European analyst (Extel) two years running, and headed the #1 ranked team (Institutional Investor). She covers 17 European and Latin American stocks. Prior to Sanford Bernstein, Ms Bienenstock was an Associate Principal at McKinsey where she served telecommunications and retail clients for five years. She also worked as an investment banker at SG Warburg; ran her own consulting firm for three years; and ran a revolving loan fund and a bus company in Bosnia Hercegovina in the two years prior to the Dayton Peace Accord. Ms Bienenstock has a BA in politics, philosophy and
economics from | |
Wolfgang Bock Senior Partner and Managing Director The Boston Consulting Group
Wolfgang
Bock is a Senior Partner and Managing Director, based in the Mr Bock has authored a number of articles on the future of converged communications. He is frequently quoted by a range of publications, and is widely recognised as a subject matter expert. He is also author of the report "Reforming Europe's Telecoms Regulation to Enable the Digital Single Market". Before
joining consulting, Mr Bock held executive positions with Alcatel in
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Anne Bouverot Director General and Member of the Board GSMA
Anne Bouverot is Director General of the GSMA and a Member of its Board. Ms Bouverot brings to the GSMA a wealth of experience and a proven track record of success in the highly dynamic mobile industry. With a deep understanding of the opportunities and the challenges facing mobile operators today, she leads the GSMA as the essential industry partner for its operator members around the world, enabling their continued success through driving innovation, providing thought leadership and advocating for the industry. Before joining the GSMA, Ms Bouverot was Executive Vice President for Mobile Services for France Telecom Orange, where she defined the strategic transformation programmes for a business serving more than 120 million customers and revenues of more than €14bn at the time. Prior to France Telecom Orange, Ms Bouverot led a 600-person business unit of Equant and was responsible for developing IT services for Equant’s multinational business customers. | |
Jonathan Dann Managing Director and Head of Telecommunication Services Research, Europe, Equity Research Barclays
Jonathan Dann is a Managing Director and Head of
Telecommunication Services Research, | |
Ryan Ding CEO, Carrier Network Business Group Huawei Technologies
Ryan (Yun) Ding is CEO of the Carrier Network Business Group of Huawei Technologies Co and one of the Executive Directors of the Board of Huawei. In his role as CEO of the Carrier Network Business Group, he leads and oversees the group for its strategic directions, roadmap development as well as general operations to provide carrier customers with unprecedented products and solutions. Since joining Huawei in 1996, Mr Ding has held several senior positions in succession within the company, including Chief Products and Solutions Officer, President of the Global Marketing Department, President of the Global Solution Sales Department, and President of Fixed Network Product Line, Core Network Product Line and Network Product Line. Mr Ding holds a Master’s degree in MSEE from | |
Luigi Gambardella Executive Chairman ETNO
Luigi Gambardella joined the Telecom Italia Group
in 1999, in charge of relations with the National Regulatory Authority, and he
is currently Group Vice President for Relations with International Institutions
and Organisations. From 1996-99 Mr Gambardella ran the regulatory and
institutional affairs for Olivetti. He is Chairman of the Executive Board of
ETNO, the European Telecommunications Network Operators’ Association. In
addition, Mr Gambardella is BIAC Vice Chair to the OECD ICCP Committee; the President
of EUBrasil, the association for the development of the relationship between
Europe and Brazil; a member of the Advisory and Support Group of
BUSINESSEUROPE; a member of the board of the Transatlantic Business Council; a
member of the board of the European Internet Foundation; an associate at the
European Round Table of Industrialists and President of Puntoit, the Italian
association for the development of the digital economy. | |
Peter E Golob Managing Director, Vice Chairman of Investment Banking, Chairman of EMEA TMT Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Peter Golob has more than 28 years of experience in telecommunications finance both as an analyst and in investment banking with an emphasis on strategic advisory, mergers and acquisitions and capital raising. Mr Golob began his career as a
research analyst writing reports on the incipient European telecoms sector as
privatisation took hold and radically expanded the number of internationally
listed telecoms companies. He took an early interest in the impact of
regulation on competitive business models and the early mobile communications
sector in Mr Golob moved from research to
investment banking in 1993 to advise governments and the new telecoms companies
on privatisation in Europe, Asia and | |
Timotheus Höttges Chief Financial Officer Deutsche Telekom
Timotheus
Höttges has been member of the Board of Management of Deutsche Telekom AG
responsible for Finance and Controlling since March 1, 2009. From December 2006
until his appointment as Chief Financial Officer, he was the Group Board of
Management member responsible for the T-Home unit. In this position, he was in
charge of fixed-network and broadband business, as well as integrated sales and
service in After successfully implementing various cost-cutting programmes at T-Home and in the European mobile communications subsidiaries, Mr Höttges became responsible for the Group-wide Save for Service efficiency enhancement programme. From 2005 until being appointed to the Group Board of Management, Mr Höttges headed European operations as member of the Board of Management, T-Mobile International. From 2000 until the end of 2004, he was Managing Director, Finance and Controlling, before becoming Chairman of the Managing Board of T-Mobile Deutschland. Mr Höttges studied business administration at | |
Stephen Howard Head of Global Telecoms, Media and Technology Research HSBC
Stephen Howard is Head of the HSBC Telecoms Research
team, which has been ranked #1 in the industry for 7 consecutive years,
2007-2013 (Thomson Extel Pan-European Research Survey of professional investors),
and which specialises in thematic reports analysing the sector's key
regulatory, technological and competitive dynamics.
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Philipp Humm Regional CEO, Europe Vodafone Group
Philipp Humm is CEO,
Northern and After studying business in | |
Hakam Kanafani Group CEO Türk Telekom Group
Hakam Kanafani is CEO and member of the Board of
Directors of Türk Telekom Group. He serves on the boards of the Group’s broadband
communications unit “TTNET” and mobile communications unit “AVEA” and also as
Chairman of the Board of Directors for Türk Telekom Group subsidiaries Pantel
International Group, Argela, AssisTT, Innova and Sebit. Mr Kanafani is a University Trustee Scholar and
holds Beta Gamma Sigma honours from the
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Neelie Kroes Vice President of the European Commission and European Digital Agenda Commissioner Neelie
Kroes is Vice President of the European Commission and European Digital Agenda
Commissioner. Prior to serving as European Commissioner for Competition from
2004-09, Ms Kroes’ charity work included advising the Nelson Mandela Children’s
Fund and World Cancer Research Fund, and she has an ongoing interest in mental
health issues. After politics MsKroes was appointed President of Nyenrode
University from 1991 – 2000, and served on various company boards, including
Lucent Technologies, Volvo, and P&O Nedlloyd. | |
Kati Levoranta Chief Legal Officer Rovio Kati
Levoranta is the Chief Legal Officer at Rovio Entertainment, responsible for
guiding the company’s legal affairs. She previously held several positions at
Nokia and Nokia Siemens Networks, the latest being Head of Global Commercial
Transactions, Legal and Compliance. Ms Levoranta studied at | |
Göran Marby Chairman 2014 BEREC Appointed by the Swedish Government, Göran Marby is
the Director-General of the Swedish Post and Telecom Authority (PTS) since
January 1, 2010. Mr Marby is a Board Member and a Vice Chair of BEREC (Body of
European Regulators for Electronic Communications), where he will be the Chair
2014. He was also Board Member and Vice Chair for BEREC during 2012. During
2012 he was Chair of the ERGP (European Regulators Group for Postal Services)
and currently he is Vice Chair of the organisation. | |
Daniel Pataki Director ETNO
Daniel Pataki, former President of Hungary’s National Communications Authority, the European Regulators Group (ERG) and the EU’s Radio Spectrum Policy Group (RSPG) became ETNO’s new Director in February 2012. Mr Pataki was President of Hungary’s National Communications Authority from 2004 until 2010. During his term, he was in charge of regulation of the electronic communications and postal sector as well as spectrum allocation. In 2008 he was Chairman of the ERG and of the International Regulators Group (IRG). In this capacity, he played a key role in advising EU institutions during the review of the EU Regulatory framework. From November 2008 until November 2009, he was Chairman of the Radio Spectrum Policy Group, an advisory body to the European Commission on spectrum policy, composed of the 27 EU national spectrum regulatory bodies. Prior to working in the regulatory authority, Mr Pataki was Hungary’s Deputy State Secretary in charge of Communications at the Ministry of IT and Telecommunications, from 2002-03. Before that, he held several positions in the private sector. A Hungarian national, Mr Pataki graduated from the
Budapest University of Economic Sciences and holds a postgraduate degree from
Programme Copernic organised by leading French institutions such as Science Po,
École des Mines, and École des Ponts, Paris. He also finished an undergraduate
management programme (CEMS) at HEC. He was awarded the Officer Cross of the
Order of the | |
Fleur Pellerin Minister delegate for SMEs, Innovation and the Digital Economy, France Fleur Pellerin started her career as a civil servant after attending the National School of Administration (ENA). After graduating, Ms Pellerin became a judicial officer at the Court of Auditors (Cour des comptes). In this capacity, she conducted financial and legislative audits of public institutions and policies in the fields of education, culture, research and media. In addition of her duties at the Court of Auditors, she served in Iraq, New York and Geneva as an external auditor to the United Nations between 2001 and 2007. Also in 2007, she was appointed rapporteur to the Committee on Professional Conduct in the State Civil Service. After six years in the public sector, Ms Pellerin joined in 2008 the Paris-based communications consulting firm Tilder for two years as associate director, before returning to the Court of Auditors. In 2011, she joined the presidential campaign of François Hollande, where she was in charge of digital economy and society issues. Following the election, she was named in May 2012 Minister delegate with responsibility for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, Innovation and the Digital Economy.
Ms Pellerin has also been very active in several not-for-profit organisations; she was President of the 21st century club, a network of successful leaders working to promote social diversity and equality in France, from 2010 to 2012. She is a graduate of both ESSEC business school and Institut d'études politiques de Paris (Sciences-Po). | |
Stéphane Richard Chairman and CEO Orange
Stéphane Richard has been Chairman and CEO of Orange since March 1, 2011. He joined the Group in September 2009 and was appointed Deputy CEO with responsibility for French operations on October 5, 2009. He became a corporate officer as CEO Delegate on January 1, 2010, and was appointed as CEO of Orange on March 1, 2010. Between 1992 and 2003, Mr Richard was deputy to the Chief Financial Officer of Compagnie Générale des Eaux, CEO of Compagnie Immobilière Phénix, and Chairman of CGIS (Compagnie Générale d’Immobilier et de Services), now Nexity. From 2003-07, he was Deputy CEO of Veolia Environnement and CEO of Veolia Transport, and was a director of France Telecom-Orange during this period. Between 2007 and 2009, he was Chief of Staff to the French Minister for the Economy, Industry, and Employment. Mr Richard is a graduate of École des Hautes Études Commerciales and École Nationale d’Administration. | |
Randall Stephenson Chairman and CEO AT&T Randall Stephenson became Chairman and CEO of
AT&T Inc. in 2007, and in the years following he has transformed the
company into a global leader in mobile Internet services and IP-based business
communications solutions. AT&T is today the world’s largest
telecommunications company with more than $127bn in 2012 revenues. Over the
past five years, AT&T has invested more capital into the Mr Stephenson began his career with Southwestern Bell Telephone in 1982. From 2001-04, he was the company’s Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and from 2004-07, he served as the company’s Chief Operating Officer. He was appointed to AT&T’s board of directors in 2005. Mr Stephenson received his BSc in accounting from
the | |
Dan Thomas Telecoms Editor Financial Times
Dan Thomas was appointed Telecoms Correspondent for
the Financial Times in 2011, having previously worked as the Property
Correspondent from 2008. Mr Thomas has also reported for FT Money, the FT
Weekend personal finance supplement. Prior to joining the FT in March 2007, he
was an assistant editor for Property Week. | |
Ben Verwaayen Former CEO Alcatel-Lucent
Ben Verwaayen was appointed CEO of Alcatel-Lucent on 1 September 2008, a position he left on 1 May 2013. Previously, Mr Verwaayen was appointed to the Board of Directors of BT on January 14, 2002 and became Chief Executive on 1 February 2002. He left BT Group on 1 June 2008 as Chairman of the Board’s Operating Committee. Before joining BT Group, Mr Verwaayen was at Lucent
Technologies starting September 1997, holding various positions. He left Lucent
as Vice Chairman of the Management Board. Other positions that he held at
Lucent were Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer, and Executive
Vice-President, International. Prior to joining Lucent, he worked for KPN in
the Mr Verwaayen is a member of the board of AKZONobel
and the World Economic Forum. He has also been made an Officer of the Orange
Order-Nassau and an Honorary Knight of the British Empire (KBE) and has
received the Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur medal. He is a Dutch national and
graduated with a Master's degree in law and international politics from the
State University of Utrecht, | |
Hannes Wittig Head of Telecoms Research J.P. Morgan Cazenove
Hannes Wittig heads the JPMorgan Cazenove European telecoms research team. He covers a number of European telecoms operators, including Iliad, QSC, Kabel Deutschland, Deutsche Telekom and France Telecom, some of which have embarked on substantial efficiency drives in recent years. Major thematic publications include ‘The Fibre Battle’ (December 2006), ‘The Power of Mobile Broadband’ (May 2008), European fibre ‘Signs of Life’ (September 2012) and LTE ‘The Next Generation of Mobile’ (March 2012). He has also published extensively on single market issues. Prior to his work as an equity research analyst, Mr Wittig worked for McKinsey & Co. in various industries, including manufacturing, retail, broadcasting and electronics and various countries, including Germany, Italy, France, Austria and the US. He holds degrees in politics, economics, and philosophy. | |