Best Startup
At Best Startup UK we track over 130,000 UK startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top United Kingdom based Director operating in the Mobile space. If you think a Director is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.co.uk.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Companies House UK, Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Mark Galvin
Senior Director, Product Strategy of Infobip
Leadership | Product Strategy | Product Marketing | Product Innovation | Product Differentiation | Mergers & Acquisitions | Technical Partnerships | SaaS | MarTech | CPaaS | CCaaS | Startups | Consulting | Founder | Board Member & Advisor
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About Infobip, Venubox: Infobip specializes in omnichannel engagement powering a range of messaging channels, tools, and solutions for advanced customer engagement.
Sally Wright
Marketing Director of Samsung Electronics
Sally Wright is an experienced and commercially-driven marketing professional. As Marketing Director for Samsung Electronics UK and Ireland, she leads the enterprise marketing team and is responsible for setting and driving the brand’s marketing strategy for business. With a global track record of creating and implementing strategies that deliver P&L impact for Telco (fixed and mobile) and IT brands, Sally has delivered these quantifiable successes by consistently developing campaigns that speak to consumers while hitting and exceeding commercial goals. Prior to her role at Samsung, Sally held senior roles including Head of Enterprise Marketing for Vodafone and Managing Director and International Marketing Director for Pitney Bowes.
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About Samsung Electronics: Samsung Electronics is an electronics company engaged in consumer electronics, IT and mobile communications, and device solutions.
Steven Hartland
Senior Director, Sports & Live Entertainment of Unity Technologies
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About Unity Technologies: Unity provides multiplatform tools and services to developers of interactive content.
Dima Roznouski
Sr. Director, Managed Accounts – Operate of Unity Technologies
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About Unity Technologies: Unity provides multiplatform tools and services to developers of interactive content.
Raphaël Vergnaud
Senior Sales Director of Zendrive
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About Anatole, Zendrive: Zendrive leverages mobile sensor data to provide actionable insights that improve safety for passengers and drivers worldwide.
Ivo van den Brand
Marketing Director of Didi
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About Didi: Didi is a mobile platform that offers app-based transportation services.
Federico Pienovi
Regional Managing Director – Head of EMEA of Globant
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About Globant: Globant is a digitally native technology services company building a new way of being digital.
Steve Armstrong
Incident Management Technical Director of Electronic Arts
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About Electronic Arts: Electronic Arts delivers games, content, and online services for internet-connected consoles, PCs, mobile phones, and tablets.
Ed Rumley
Senior Director, Business Development of Electronic Arts
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About Electronic Arts: Electronic Arts delivers games, content, and online services for internet-connected consoles, PCs, mobile phones, and tablets.
Paul Wright
Managing Director (UK / FR / ME / TR) of AppsFlyer
Paul Wright Based in London, Paul leads AppsFlyer’s growth and expansion in the UK market. Paul has worked in the online marketing industry for over 18 years, building and shaping businesses for some of the worlds largest agencies, advertisers and technologies.
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About AppsFlyer: The world’s top brands use AppsFlyer to build great products, create exceptional experiences, and preserve customer privacy.
Orhan Hasanov
Director of SwiftGift
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About GiftMagic, SwiftGift: SwiftGift is the world’s first Instant Gift Messenger App which allows you to send real gifts to anyone in your phone’s contact book.
Christopher Spray
Director of Vidsy
Christopher Spray served as a Venture Partner at Atlas Venture L.P. Mr. Spray worked in the technology group of Atlas Venture and invested in software and services and Internet related businesses. Mr. Spray established firm’s Boston office in 1986 and was responsible for United States operations until 1998 when he moved to London office. Mr. Spray had moved to United States in 1985 as an Investment Director at CIN Investment Company. He started his venture capital career in 1983 with CINVen. Mr. Spray serves as Director of DoveBid, GoIndustry, Kalido, NTRglobal, Zinwave, picoChip, KDS, and MOO Print Ltd. He served as a Director at Kalido, Inc., Koodos, Corizon Ltd., and 3V Transaction Services Limited. He has been an investor and Board Member in number of successful companies, including OnDisplay and RightPoint Software. Mr. Spray also served on the Board of Business Objects from 1992 to 1994. He holds an MBA from INSEAD and a BA in English Literature from Oxford University.
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About Vidsy: Vidsy is the creative technology engine powering mobile video ad creation for brands.
Smriti Vicari
Exec Director, Business Strategy, Europe FinTech of Visa
Smriti Vicari is the Head of Fintech at Visa Europe. She oversees Fintech engagement, strategy and delivery activities, ensuring that Visa remains partner-of-choice for Fintechs, platforms and intermediaries. Smriti joined Visa in 2011, initially working in the Strategy team and then forming and leading the CEO Office. Prior to Visa, Smriti held a variety of roles in the US and UK financial services sectors. She began her career as an analyst in a US-based private equity fund-of-funds, where she analysed and recommended investments to multi-billion dollar pension funds, representing some of the largest institutional investors in the country. She then went onto lead a team of analysts at Moody’s Investors Service, assessing credit and investment risk within the Structured Finance group. Smriti held strategy and executive office roles at State Street Bank in London before joining Visa. Smriti holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business from the University of Southern California, and an MBA from London Business School.
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About Visa: Visa is a multinational financial services company that facilitates electronic payment systems throughout the world.
Mark Pettit
Executive Director, Innovation & Strategic Partnerships of Visa
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About Visa: Visa is a multinational financial services company that facilitates electronic payment systems throughout the world.
Ennis Reid
People Experience Director of Digicel
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About Digicel: Digicel is a Digital Operator and telecom provider with over 14 million customers across the Caribbean, Central America and Asia Pacific.
Roy Masamba
Director Resources of Safaricom
Roy Masamba joined Safaricom on 1 November 2012 and is currently Director Resources. He is an international Human Resources executive with over 20 years’ experience gained working in various countries in Europe, U.S.A., Africa & Middle East. Before joining Safaricom, Roy worked with Vodafone group for three years having joined them in December 2009. He was Regional HR executive for Central Europe, Africa, Middle East & Asia Pacific before taking up the role of Vice President Human Resources for Verizon Vodafone Enterprise Services. These roles were based in London. Additionally, Roy has headed the Human Resource function in other multi-national companies. These include, Zain group of companies and British American Tobacco. Roy started his career as an Electrical Engineer having graduated from University of Zimbabwe with a BSc Hons in Electrical Engineering. Thereafter, he moved into Operations Management and Human Resources. Roy graduated in 2005 with an MBA in general management from Cranfield School of Management in the United Kingdom.
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About Safaricom, Vodafone: Safaricom is a mobile network operator that offers internet connectivity, information management, voice, and communication solutions.
Brian Shorland
Senior Director of Product Management of BlueCat
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About BlueCat: BlueCat builds next-generation IPAM, DNS, and DHCP solutions that connect mobile devices, applications, and the cloud.
Hui Xie
Deputy Director of Mobile Business Department of China Telecom
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About China Telecom: China Telecom as China’s major basic telecom operators, is implementing the transformation and upgrading strategy.
Neil McRae
Managing Director and Chief Architect of BT Global Services
Named after Neil Armstrong, Neil has a personal purpose of working to connect as many people together as possible, and this is been a driving force in his career. Since the early nineties Neil has been a leading innovator in the Internet and Telecommunications industry: from using open software to create one of the first service providers in the UK, to building several Global Telecommunications and Internet Networks. Neil has significant knowledge and experience in IP technologies and also significant experience with Optical, Mobile, Voice, xDSL, MPLS and Ethernet. He ran Network Engineering at COLT for ten years, (where he also contributed to COLT’s datacentre build) and ran Network Engineering at Cable and Wireless for four years. For the last four years Neil has led BT’s global network strategy, culminating in extending BT’s leading position in the Gartner magic quadrant, and supporting significant global network expansion. In addition, Neil has worked to expand BT’s footprint and capability in the UK, from BT’s fibre network through to Ethernet, Broadband and TV services. Neil is one of two ‘Distinguished Engineers’ in BT. Neil has been involved in the start-up of many internet governance and supporting organisations, and has been a non-executive director of the London Internet Exchange for fifteen years. Neil has studied leadership and management at Sloan School of Management. He is married with one daughter and has a passion for motorsports and technology.
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About BT Global Services: BT Global Services plc is a division of United Kingdom telecommunications operator BT Group.
Steve Wilson
Consumer Digital Director of BT Global Services
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About BT Global Services: BT Global Services plc is a division of United Kingdom telecommunications operator BT Group.
Howard Watson
Managing Director – Architecture and Global IT Platforms of BT Global Services
Howard was appointed as CEO of BT’s Technology, Service and Operations division, and Group CIO, in January 2016. As CEO of TSO, Howard is in charge of the company’s ‘engine room’; thirteen thousand staff and eight thousand contractors responsible for BT’s core networks and IT systems across the globe. The division manages the company’s internal and external platforms – including TV, Mobile and Conferencing – as well as BT’s world class research and development arm at Adastral Park, Suffolk. BT TSO Previously, Howard was BT’s Chief Architect and MD Global IT Systems, and led the technical teams behind the launch of BT Sport in August 2013. In this role he also transformed the way software development is carried out at BT. He joined BT in October 2011, bringing 30 years of telecoms experience with him, including time spent at Virgin Media and Telewest, and as MD of Cartesian, a telecommunications consultancy and software company. Howard possesses a broad knowledge of technical and operational leadership with expertise in engineering, strategic development and business transformation. His areas of expertise include telephony, digital TV, IP services, high definition TV and ‘ultra’ high speed broadband. He also has experience of integrating networks and IT from his time in the cable industry, experience that will prove useful as BT integrates its network with EE’s. Howard is 53 years old with three children, and is also a qualified pilot.
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About BT Global Services: BT Global Services plc is a division of United Kingdom telecommunications operator BT Group.
Guillaume Sampic
Strategy Director and Internet of Things of BT Global Services
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About BT Global Services: BT Global Services plc is a division of United Kingdom telecommunications operator BT Group.
Richard Leonard
Senior Sales Director of Parsable
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About Parsable: Parsable offers a connected worker platform for industrial workers with modern digital tools to improve productivity, quality and safety.
Glen Walker
Co-Founder & Director of Trouva
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About Trouva: Trouva, the online destination for unique products from the best curators around the world
Lucy Ward
Creative Brand Director of Trouva
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About Trouva: Trouva, the online destination for unique products from the best curators around the world
Steve Howden
M&A, Investments and Strategy Director of IHS Towers
As M&A, Investments and Strategy Director, Steve is responsible for managing IHS’s growth strategy, executing M&A transactions, related equity and debt financings, as well as other strategic initiatives. He joined IHS in 2013 and since then has executed over $5 billion of capital raisings and 13 transactions. His role is to help develop and execute IHS’s long-term growth strategy. Steve has over 12 years of corporate finance experience and has completed more than 16 African tower transactions and 12 financings. Previously he was a member of the Ernst & Young M&A department and in the Corporate Restructuring team at Ernst & Young and Andersen. Steve is a Chartered Accountant who trained at Ernst & Young in London and has a BSc in Business Administration from the University of Bath in the UK.
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About IHS Towers: IHS is a mobile telecommunications infrastructure provider.
Caroline Drucker
Director of Strategic Partnerships EMEA of Instagram
Vice, SoundCloud, Etsy, and now Instagram – the NEXT regular knows her stuff.
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About Instagram: Instagram is a free photo-sharing application that enables its users to take photos, apply filters, and share them on social networks.
Paul Johnston
Interim Alliances Director of Ably Realtime
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About Ably Realtime: Ably is the platform to power synchronized digital experiences in realtime.
Raja Al-Khatib
Group Customer Experience Programme Director of Vodafone
Raja has been at Vodafone since 2000, during which time she has held various roles across commercial, HR, communications, governance and strategy. Her most recent roles were Group Organization Director (2013 – 2015) and Chief of Staff to Group CEO/Group Director of Internal Communications (2009 – 2013). Prior to Vodafone, Raja worked for Dell Computer Corp. (Europe). Raja has worked in France, the UK and Japan. She is of Lebanese origin and holds an MBA and a BSc in Computer Management.
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About Vodafone: Vodafone is a mobile telecommunications company that offers voice, messaging, and data services.
Paul Chapple
Director of Mobile Products and Services of Vodafone
Paul Chapple is Vodafone’s Mobile Products & Services Director. Paul is responsible for the strategic relationships with key suppliers as well as all aspects of hardware and services customization and development. Paul joined Vodafone from T-Mobile U.S. where he was Vice President of Supplier and Product Management. His primary focus was developing T-Mobile’s 5G and IoT road maps and then successfully bringing those products to market. His team managed the day-to-day relationships with established suppliers like Samsung, Apple and Google as well as finding new suppliers capable of meeting the evolving needs of the wireless ecosystem. Prior to T-Mobile, Paul held executive roles with both Samsung Electronics and Nokia Inc.
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About Vodafone: Vodafone is a mobile telecommunications company that offers voice, messaging, and data services.
Emma Smith
Group Technology Security Director of Vodafone
Emma is Group Technology Security Director at Vodafone, responsible for information and cyber security globally. The Technology Security team at Vodafone set security policy, define security architecture, deliver security solutions and operate a global cyber defence centre. Emma is passionate about security and the opportunity to contribute to improving security of the communities we operate in. She enjoys leading teams who protect customers by evolving security solutions in line with changing threats, business needs and new technologies. Prior to Vodafone, Emma led an integrated Security team at the Royal Bank of Scotland, responsible for fraud prevention; physical, information & cyber security; and business resilience.
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About Vodafone: Vodafone is a mobile telecommunications company that offers voice, messaging, and data services.
Luc Vandevelde
Board of Director of Vodafone
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About : Vodafone is a mobile telecommunications company that offers voice, messaging, and data services.
Andrew Dunnett
Director of Vodafone
Andrew joined Vodafone as Director of the Vodafone Foundation in 2006. Andrew was previously an adviser to the Sustainable Development unit at the UK Department of Trade and Industry with specific responsibility for the CSR Academy, the lead initiative of the DTI’s CSR programme. Andrew has fifteen years experience in corporate responsibility, community investment and public affairs, including advising organisations such as BTEC, the BBC, the Commission for Racial Equality and Thames Water. He also led a corporate community investment project in the City of London whilst Director of the St Ethelburga’s Foundation. In addition to his work directing Vodafone’s foundation programme, Andrew is a Trustee of the M-Pesa Foundation (Kenya) and a Board member of the M-Health Alliance (USA) and served as a member of the UK Government’s Longitude Committee.
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About Vodafone: Vodafone is a mobile telecommunications company that offers voice, messaging, and data services.
Denise Parkinson
Global Entertainment Director of OneFootball
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About OneFootball: The ultimate football media platform – news, scores, stats & more.
George Sutherland
Company Secretary & Non-Executive Director of TestCard Ltd
An experienced Company Director and a Fellow of the Institute of Directors who has demonstrated many years of success working with major fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) and Medical companies. Personally managed business with most of the major retailers and has many years of experience in dealing with the NHS and Medical markets. Experience in raising corporate finance, pre and post IPO.
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About : TestCard is the medical technology company behind the eponymous at-home test kit. A partnering mobile app delivers immediate results.
Graeme Blackwood
UX / Design Director of Argent
Graeme Blackwood is a UX design director at Argent.
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About Argent: Argent is the most simple and secure smart wallet for crypto.
David Burgess
Director of Deloitte Digital
David Burgess is Managing Director at Reading Room.
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About Deloitte Digital: Deloitte Digital offers strategic, mobile, digital content, digital ERP, web, and digital design, and communication solutions.
Jan Farrarons
Founder & Director of Judopay
Jan Farrarons is the founder of Dojo, Capital On Tap, and Judopay.
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About Capital on Tap, Dojo, Judopay: Judopay is a mobile-first payments platform.
Catherine Wines
Executive Director & Co-Founder of Zepz
Catherine is a qualified accountant with public company board experience and extensive commercial experience in the money transfer industry. Previously she was the Managing Director of First Remit, an international money transfer business subsequently acquired by Travelex Money Transfer where she became the Regional Director for UK, Ireland and Benelux as well as Operations Director. Catherine was one of the founding team members of WorldRemit.
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About Beam, Cambridge Judge Business School, Zepz: Zepz is a money transfer service that helps migrants send money to their loved ones all over the world.
Alix Murphy
Director of Mobile Partnerships of Zepz
Alix Murphy A leading Mobile Money specialist, Alix helps build and support commercial relationships with telecoms operators all over the world. Before WorldRemit, Alix was at the GSMA, where she consulted mobile operators on revenue opportunities in Mobile Money and digital identity. She has on-the-ground expertise of the telecoms sector in regions as diverse as sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, North America, East Asia and South East Asia. In her early career, Alix spent several years in international development, including at the Grameen Foundation and Aga Khan Foundation.
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About Zepz: Zepz is a money transfer service that helps migrants send money to their loved ones all over the world.
Adriana Marques
Managing Director, Europe and Global Network of Zepz
Adriana Marques is responsible for growing WorldRemit’s business in the European region as well as driving the expansion of the network globally by integrating new pay out partners, and launching money transfer services in new geographies. Adriana has over 20 years of experience in leading and developing teams, having previously held senior strategy and business development roles at Sodexo and American Express. Prior to joining WorldRemit in October 2017, Adriana served as Head of Merchant and VAS at Samsung launching Samsung Pay in the UK. Adriana holds an MBA from London Business School and a BA in Economics from Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil.
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About Zepz: Zepz is a money transfer service that helps migrants send money to their loved ones all over the world.
Costas Frangeskou
Director of Sales of Goodlord
Costas brings more than 14 years experience in the property industry to Goodlord. This includes over a decade with Rightmove, where he held positions including National Sales Director and Commercial Operations Director.
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About Goodlord: Goodlord offers a cloud-based software to help estate agents, landlords, and tenants manage the rental process.
Matt Chatters
Finance Director of Goodlord
Goodlord’s resident Kiwi Matt has worked in London since 2013 at a number of exciting start-ups, and he has a particularly keen interest in the subscription-based SaaS business model. Away from Goodlord he enjoys travel, cycling, talking about how great New Zealand is, and being cannon fodder in PUBG.
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About Goodlord: Goodlord offers a cloud-based software to help estate agents, landlords, and tenants manage the rental process.
Sharmila Paranjpe
Program Director; Strategy & Transformation of Wipro Technologies
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About Wipro Technologies: Wipro is a global information technology, consulting and business process services company.
Amar Mahadeviah
Regional Director, Virtual Workplace of Wipro Technologies
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About Wipro Technologies, Wipro Technologies: Wipro is a global information technology, consulting and business process services company.
Daniel Cox
Financial Director of Fingopay
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About Fingopay: Identity authentication platform
Martin Arumemi
Co-Founder & Managing Director of EE
Arumemi-Ikhide is the MD and Founder of EE. He also serves as the MD of Hansworth Ltd and General Manager of Engineering for Rockson Engineering. In both Hansworth and Rockson Engineering he is responsible for the leadership, execution and construction of the 4 NIPP power plants in FGN. He has lead the firm to the successful commissioning of the first phase of the 1074MW Alaoji CCGT plant. He is also progressing the completion of the 225MW Omoku, 225MW Gbarain and 338MW Egbema OCGT also based in FGN. Prior to joining Hansworth, Dr Arumemi-Ikhide worked for GE Power and Water for more than seven years as a Senior Project Manager, overseeing the execution of several landmark projects. At GE he was the Project Manager for two combined cycle plants that were using GE 9FB based in Spain and Turkey notably. Whilst at GE, he was on the fast track of the firm’s world renowned leadership programme. Dr Arumemi-Ikhide holds a Doctorate of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering from Warwick University. He also holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from University of Birmingham. He possesses and is attending a number of business management executive courses including leadership programme from Boston University and is currently completing a leadership programme at Oxford University Business School.
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About EE, Rockson Engineering: EE is a telecommunications company that provides 4G mobile and fixed fiber broadband services to personal and business customers.
Caspar Woolley
Founder & Director of FREE NOW
Caspar Woolley is the founder and president of [Hailo](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/hailo#/entity), an easy-to-use smartphone application that allows passengers to find taxis. Previously, he was the chief executive officer of eCourier.co.uk. Woolley holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in engineering and economics from the University of Cambridge. He lives in London, United Kingdom.
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About FREE NOW, Sifted: FREE NOW is one of the biggest ride-hailing apps in Europe and currently available in 11 countries.
Arthur Holcombe
Managing Director of Snupps
Responsible for operations, marketing and business development. Arthur has 15 years experience building dynamic startups and early growth companies in the wireless and Internet sectors. Previously Arthur was the Chief Revenue Officer at MobileWave, an AIM listed Company, and prior to that worked at Coordinate Technologies (Founder), The Cloud, Coremetrics (co-Founder; sold to IBM) and Dow Jones China. Arthur is a graduate from Georgetown University, with an MBA from Thunderbird.
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About Snupps: Snupps helps people organize, share and discover the stuff they own and value.
Zoe Wong
Finance Director of Depop
Zoe is a finance and operations specialist within high-growth digital platforms. She is currently Director at Depop, an international ‘social shopping’ app that is hugely popular with Generation Z, with over 8 million users.
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About Depop: Depop provides a mobile application that allows users to buy, sell, discover, and explore various things.
Julian Colls
Customer Success Director of Form3
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About Form3: Form3 is a cloud native payments-as-a-service platform that designs, builds, and runs the technology that powers the future of payments.
Damien Byrne
Business Development Director of Boku
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About Boku: Boku is a global mobile payments network providing mobile-enhanced payments in e-commerce and at physical point-of-sale.
Alex Edney
Creative Director of InCrowd Sports
Alex Edney is a Creative Director at InCrowd Sports.
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About InCrowd Sports: Incrowd builds sponsorship activation platforms to give fans an in-stadia experience.
Alex Sladen
Marketing Director of Western Union
Alex Sladen is the Marketing Director of Western Union.
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About Western Union: Western Union provides consumers and businesses with fast, reliable and convenient ways to send and receive money around the world.
Norman Butler
Managing Director – Visa Payments Limited of Visa Europe
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About Visa Europe: Visa Europe is a payment technology business that enables European consumers, businesses, and governments to make electronic payments.
Anthony Craufurd
Director, Venture and Startup Engagement of Visa Europe
Anthony joined Visa 6 years ago as an Visa 6 years ago as an apprentice, and has worked all over the apprentice, and has worked he business, from plugging in cables the business, from plugging in cables in the data centers to developing new propositions. • He now leads Vis’s venture and startup programme in Europe as part of Visa’s Innovation & Strategic Partnership division, connecting Visa with entrepreneurs to enable the next generation of innovation. • Anthony also leads Visa’s Everywhere Initiative in Europe, a global platform to promote and support early stage companies.
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About Visa Europe: Visa Europe is a payment technology business that enables European consumers, businesses, and governments to make electronic payments.
Paul Randle
Director of Digital & Media of Visa Europe
Paul Randle is a digital specialist with 20 years experience across organisations such as Microsoft, Philips, Omnicom and AkzoNobel. His passion for technology saw him lead marketing at numerous tech start-ups during the first .com boom, prior to joining Microsoft where he spent seven years. Initially managing the Windows Server business in the UK he moved to the Windows XP team and Australia where he launched Windows Vista. A key company spokesperson he was on call when the Blaster Virus hit, a period that lead to Paul becoming the second most quoted Microsoft person after Bill Gates. Landing back in the UK, he took up the challenge of integrating digital marketing into Philips and the Omnicom agency network, prior to becoming the first Director of Digital for AkzoNobel. Inheriting over 750 websites, Paul drove the implementation of a strategy that turned digital into a strategic asset for the business. Championing the use of new ways of working and hybrid multi-function teams, Paul is passionate about the new capabilities and behaviours demanded of the marketing function, and the broader organisation, in the digital world. A passion that brought him to Brand Learning.
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About Visa Europe: Visa Europe is a payment technology business that enables European consumers, businesses, and governments to make electronic payments.
Joyce Adeluwoye
Global Director of Diversity and Inclusion of King.com
Joyce Adeluwoye-Adams is the Global Director of Diversity and Inclusion at King. Joyce joined King in March 2018, shortly after receiving a MBE for her services to diversity in the media industry. Joyce is responsible for the delivery of King’s Diversity and Inclusion programme, ensuring that it remains a top priority for the company, whilst celebrating King’s diverse pool of talent and gamers. Joyce has worked on diversity issues for over 20 years. Prior to joining King, Joyce was Diversity Lead at the BBC for two and a half years, and before that, Head of Diversity at the Producer’s Alliance for Cinema and Television (PACT) for six years.
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About King.com: King.com is an interactive entertainment company that provides online games for global portals, websites, and other media companies.
Karin Bergvall
Strategy Director at Candy Crush of King.com
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About King.com: King.com is an interactive entertainment company that provides online games for global portals, websites, and other media companies.
Roberto Kusabbi
Director of Community and Social Marketing, Global of King.com
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About King.com: King.com is an interactive entertainment company that provides online games for global portals, websites, and other media companies.
Jonathan Woolf
Program Director, Intelligent Journey Orchestration of O2
Jonathan Woolf serves as the Program Director, Intelligent Journey Orchestration at O2.
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About O2: O2 provides services such as non-voice services, including text, media messaging, games, music, and video, as well as data connections.
Roberta Lucca
Co-Founder, Chief Marketing Officer / Brand Chief, Board Director of Bossa Studios
Unconventional Entrepreneur. BAFTA winner.Obsessive Learner. Founder and Chief Brand Officer at Bossa Studios.Previously founded WonderLuk and BOLDR. Created and launched over 20 products and brands in the last 15 years across multiple industries — Tech, Games, TV Broadcasting, Luxury and Mobile. I love challenging myself and others to be bolder every day and do things differently. BBC, Sky News, The Guardian, Evening Standard, Huffington Post, TechCrunch, Management Today, Financial Times, Disney Channel, Venture Beat, Telegraph and Wired are some of the publications my companies, products and I have been featured. Top 35 women under 35 by Management Today. Top 30 Women in Games. Everywoman’s Entrepreneur of the Year finalist.
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About BOLDR Effect, Bossa Studios: Bossa Studios is a games developer and publisher, creators of BAFTA-winning Monstermind, Surgeon Simulator and Worlds Adrift.
Rafael Frankow
Director of Business Development of Igloohome
Frankow Ltd is a channel focused consultancy company providing support for Smart Tech and Startup community. Having worked for vendors and specialist distributors in the PC and Apple arenas, I have a wide and diverse network of contacts & relationships with distributors, retailers and resellers across Europe. I’m a strong believer in business relationships and the principle that people buy from people. I’m very passionate about consumer electronics industry and interested in collaborating with potential vendors and startups.
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About Igloohome: Igloohome manufactures security locks for residential and commercial purposes.
Thomas Leitch
Director of Sales – Treasury of Bottomline Technologies
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About Bottomline Technologies: Bottomline Technologies provides corporations, financial institutions, and banks with e-payment, invoice, and document automation solutions.
Marcus Hughes
Director of Business Development of Bottomline Technologies
Marcus Hughes serves as the Director of Business Development at Bottomline Technologies.
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About Bottomline Technologies: Bottomline Technologies provides corporations, financial institutions, and banks with e-payment, invoice, and document automation solutions.
Matt Saunders
Director UA of N3TWORK
Matt Saunders is the director of user acquisition at N3TWORK.
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About N3TWORK: Creating, publishing, and scaling the very best in mobile games.
Lord Rothermere
Chairman of the Board of Directors of DMG Media
Lord Rothermere has been Chairman of DMGT and a Non-Executive Director of Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC since 1998. Lord Rothermere worked at the International Herald Tribune in Paris and the Mirror Group before moving to Northcliffe Newspapers Group in 1995. In 1997 Lord Rothermere became Managing Director of the Evening Standard.
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About : DMG media is a consumer media company engaged in print and online newspaper publishing.
Grant Altson
Director of Technology & Operations of DMG Media
Grant Altson is Director of Technology & Operations at DMG media.
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About Daily Mail, DMG Media: DMG media is a consumer media company engaged in print and online newspaper publishing.
James Welsh
Group Finance Director of DMG Media
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About DMG Media: DMG media is a consumer media company engaged in print and online newspaper publishing.
Hugo Drayton
Independent Non-Executive Director of Future
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About Future: Future creates high-quality multi-media products which reach their audiences online, on mobile and in print.
Kathy Phillips
International Beauty Director of Condé Nast
Kathy Phillips spent seven years at Vogue as Health and Beauty Director. She left this prestigious post a few years ago to pursue various new projects specifically the launch of the natural Beauty Brand This Works. But she still maintains a strong link with Condenast in her current role as International Beauty Director for Condé Nast Asia working with all their titles (Vogue, “W” Self, Vogue Girl and Allure) in Japan, China, Korea and Taiwan juggling both responsibilities which call on differing facets of the Beauty industry. For the Asian titles, she plans and directs Beauty shoots, writes articles and oversees the 50-page Beauty sections in China and Japan. At This Works, as Creative Director and Founder, she is involved in the visual and formulations side of the business including the packaging design, concept and creation of products. Her long relationship with Condé Nast began in 1992 when she was first Associate Editor and then Beauty Director of Tatler. She is one of very few journalists who are also involved in the visual side of things, not surprising since she spent four years studying Fashion and History of Art at St Martins School of Art before the start of her career. She has styled fashion, beauty editorial and advertising shoots over many years and worked with the very best photographers including Raymond Meier, Carter Smith, Enrique Badulescu, Willy Vanderperre, Nathanial Goldberg, Dan Jackson, Regan Cameron, Miles Aldridge, Solve Sündsbo, Ben Hassett and Richard Burbridge, to name a few. She has worked for many British magazines and newspapers throughout her career. From having her own weekly page on the Daily Mail, at 23, she has been a columnist for the Mail on Sunday, a commissioning editor on YOU magazine and written for various publications including The Financial Times, The Times, and The Sunday Times, the Saturday Telegraph Magazine, Sunday Telegraph and most recently, Psychologies magazine. She wrote the “Beauty Guru” column in the Evening Standard and from 2008-2010, the “Beauty Queen” column in Observer Woman magazine. She has won several Jasmine Awards, the fragrance industry’s top prize for Journalism and a C.E.W Lifetime Achiever Award, recognition from the Cosmetics Industry. In 1977 she wrote The Vogue Book of Blondes and then edited and co-wrote Vogue Beauty (2000) as well as two best-selling books on Yoga. The most recent of these, The Spirit of Yoga has been translated into several languages and re-issued as a paperback. A new, smaller paperback format was re-printed for August 2005. She has frequently appeared on TV and radio both here and in the US. Kathy is interested in the serious side of Beauty, Complementary Medicine, Health and Fitness and is often found quizzing doctors, dermatologists, laser specialists, nutritionists and cosmetic surgeons as well as being invited to watch operations and new procedures being performed. She has been practising Yoga for thirty years and is a qualified teacher.
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About Condé Nast, This Works: Condé Nast publishes magazines, websites, and tablet and smartphone applications.
Danielle Bennison-Brown
Director of Video Content of Condé Nast
Danielle Bennison-Brown is Director of Video Content of Condé Nast Britain. Heading up a dedicated central video team, she works alongside the editorial and commercial teams of leading media brands including Vogue, GQ, Wired and Glamour to create high quality video content for a combination of digital platforms. In addition to her remit for Condé Nast Britain, Danielle provides input for key Condé Nast International markets. Formerly i-D’s Global Head of Video, she founded and directed the media brand’s video content strategy whilst overseeing production and commissioning. Danielle carved a unique and instantly recognisable style for i-D’s visual output, and the video platform generated 20+ million views in under 12 months, helped in part by the pioneered trend for ‘edutainment’ videos, with strands such as the A-Z and Model Mother Tongue series.
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About Condé Nast, DBB & Partners: Condé Nast publishes magazines, websites, and tablet and smartphone applications.
Andy Walker
Marketing & Operations Director & Founding Member of Yumpingo
Andy Walker is a Marketing Director at Yumpingo.
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About Yumpingo: Yumpingo is an internet company that specializes in customer engagement and analytics platforms designed for the Hospitality Industry.
Ben Whitaker
Head of Innovation, Founder & Director of Masabi
Ben Whitaker Co-Founder of Masabi, Ben is the company’s product evangelist, focussing primarily on business development at the company. He is a familiar face on both the mobile and train industry circuits, regularly invited to interviews and speaking slots at major industry events worldwide. A classic visionary, Ben helped define the UK rail mobile ticketing standard and move the weight of industry opinion behind it. He is also a security expert with a strong engineering background, designing Masabi’s award-winning encryptMe product. Prior to founding Masabi, Ben worked at IBM, Xerox and Raytheon (Encrypted Radar Systems) on projects ranging from computer interface usability to military cryptography. Ben has an MEng degree in Engineering and Management (MET) from Cambridge University.
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About Masabi: Masabi is the global leader in transport mobile ticketing and payments.
Steve Mulhearn
Director of Enhanced Technologies UKI & DACH of Fortinet
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About Fortinet, Fortinet: Fortinet is a provider of network security appliances that include firewalls, security gateways, and complementary products.
Peter Bazalgette
Non-Executive Director of Base79
Peter Bazalgette is Non-Executive Director at Base79. Peter Bazalgette is the great-great-grandson of Victorian civil engineer Sir Joseph Bazalgette. A third cousin is Edward Bazalgette who directed and produced the 2003 documentary The Sewer King which charted Sir Joseph Bazalgette’s design and engineering of the London sewers. Peter Bazalgette presented a later television show for Five, called The Great Stink, and chaired the Crossness Engines Trust raising £4.5 million to restore the magnificent Victorian pumping station built by his ancestor. An old joke is that where Joseph Bazalgette was responsible for removing ordure from London’s homes, his grandson has reversed the process. For the first 12 years of his life Peter Bazalgette’s parents did not have a television. He attended Dulwich College, and gained a third class degree in Law from Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge University while also becoming the president of the Cambridge Union Society. He is married to intellectual property rights lawyer Hilary Newiss, with whom he has two children. The family lives in Notting Hill.
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About Base79: Base79 is an online media company creating global audiences for video content and manages hundreds of YouTube channels.
Hugh Hudleston
Commercial Director & Co-Founder of FIXR
Hugh is a founding Director of FIXR. He most recently spent a year doing his MBA at Cambridge University before joining FIXR full time in June 2014. Hugh started his financial career at Matrix Corporate Capital in equity sales. Following Matrix, Hugh became a partner of a corporate advisory boutique, Hawkwood Capital, raising money for private companies. He is also Director of a fast growing visual recognition company, WeSee. Past exploits included launching 2 magazines. He is a keen sailor.
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About FIXR: FIXR is a leading ticketing and event management platform built for fans and organisers.
Jon-Paul Clarke
Director of Business Development of Wireless Logic
Jon-Paul (JP) joined the management team in 2008 and has worked in industrial communications and network management solutions for over 15 years. JP is responsible for identifying and developing new and emerging sectors within the M2M space as well as project managing the integration of clients’ systems with Wireless Logic’s NetPro infrastructure.
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About Wireless Logic: Wireless Logic is an M2M & IoT managed services provider delivering multiple bearer connectivity and value-added services.
Paul Smith
New Business Director Partnerships of JustPremium
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About JustPremium: The World’s most innovative Rich Media Marketplace – We bring creativity to digital advertising
Katherine Ward
Chief Commercial Officer, Managing Director UK & Europe of Healthy.io
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About Healthy.io: Healthy.io converts smartphone cameras into a clinical grade medical device.
Mats Granryd
Director General of GSMA
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About GSMA: The GSMA is a trade group that represents network operators using GSM technology for their networks.
Luciana Camargos
Senior Director Future Spectrum of GSMA
Luciana Camargos is the GSMA’s Senior Director of Future Spectrum. She is responsible for the coordination and applicationof mobile industry positions on spectrum plans and is the manager of the future spectrum team, which looks after the GSMA’s WRC and ITU-R activity. She is also responsible for the GSMA’s Future Spectrum Group, the global committee of industry experts focused on future spectrum issues for mobile. She is a specialist with long experience in mobile telecommunications and spectrum policy. In 2012, Luciana joined GSMA Brazil, after having worked in the UK for consulting firm Access Partnership from 2009.
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About GSMA: The GSMA is a trade group that represents network operators using GSM technology for their networks.
Wayne Cutler
IMS Technical Director of GSMA
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About GSMA: The GSMA is a trade group that represents network operators using GSM technology for their networks.
Amol Jadhav
Director of Market Engagement of GSMA
Amol Jadhav is the Director of Market Engagement at GSMA.
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About GSMA: The GSMA is a trade group that represents network operators using GSM technology for their networks.
Shane Rooney
Executive Director of GSMA
Shane Rooney is an Executive Director at the GSMA on the IoT Programme. Bringing together strategies and synergies across the M2M verticals and the wider IoT ecosystems. Shane had previously led the GSMA’s initiative in developing mobile solutions in Smart Cities and collaborating with cities like Barcelona, Dubai and Shanghai. His team has developed a wider range of Smart City Indicators, Case Studies and Business Cases demonstrating the importance of mobile technology. His team also have developed enablers in IoT Security and embedded SIM. He has led the launch of Cellular LPWA Networks Technology ( NB-IOT & LTE-M) initiative globally and now promoting Cellular V2X technology. Previously he has been a Group Vice President with Etisalat , developing solutions for Energy, Security and Transport IoT solutions for Middle East, Africa and Asia. Before that he has worked with other Mobile Operators, Vodafone, Hutchison and 3 UK as well as launching and divesting of his own M2M company. Shane pioneered early telematics and connected car solutions for Ford Motor Company in the USA and Europe. He has extensive Global experience. He holds a PhD in Communications Systems specialising in Location Based Services and studied Business Marketing at IMD Switzerland.
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About GSMA: The GSMA is a trade group that represents network operators using GSM technology for their networks.
Jade Nester
Director of GSMA
Jade Nester is Director, Consumer Policy, at the GSMA, a trade association representing the interests of mobile network operators worldwide. Previously, she was at Promontory Financial Group, an IBM company, where she advised clients on compliance with privacyand data protection laws and regulations. Jade has over 13 years of experience working on information and communicationstechnology policy and regulatory issues. Between 2006 and 2014, she held a number of roles within the U.S. government, including Senior Advisor for Internet Policy at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) in the Commerce Departmentand Director, Internet Public Policy at the State Department.
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About GSMA: The GSMA is a trade group that represents network operators using GSM technology for their networks.
Boris Wojtan
Director of Privacy of GSMA
Boris is the Director of Privacy at GSMA, the global industry association that helps shape the future of the mobile industry. In his role, Boris seeks to lead public debate around privacy in mobile and to help global membership deliver long-term benefits for mobile users. He is a firm believer in the value of data privacy leadership: organisations can go digital, innovate and grow and at the same time foster consumer privacy and trust. He brings with him a wealth of privacy experience in the areas of IT and digital. Before joining GSMA, Boris was at Accenture for nine years where he lead the data privacy function for Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America and successfully obtained one of the first ever approvals from EU data privacy regulators for so-called Binding Corporate Rules. He was instrumental in obtaining a pioneering ISO27001 certification which applied to Accenture’s entire client-facing privacy program rather than specific locations and led the privacy team’s response to the invalidation of the EU-US Safe Harbor transfer mechanism. Previously, Boris spent three years as legal adviser to the UK’s Information Commissioner and six years in private practice. He has also worked at the European Parliament and the European Commission. Boris sits on the European Advisory Board for the IAPP (International Association of Privacy Professionals) and holds IAPP CIPP/E and CIPM certifications in addition being a 16+ PQE solicitor.
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About Global Pulse, GSMA: The GSMA is a trade group that represents network operators using GSM technology for their networks.
Jim Wu
Director of GSMA
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About GSMA, Samsung Electronics: The GSMA is a trade group that represents network operators using GSM technology for their networks.
Yolanda Sanz
eSIM Technical Director at GSMA of GSMA
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About GSMA: The GSMA is a trade group that represents network operators using GSM technology for their networks.
Pablo Iacopino
Director of Ecosystem Research of GSMA
Pablo leads the Ecosystem Research practice at GSMA Intelligence. He oversees the direction and production of content for a range of research streams such as industry megatrends, technology developments, 5G and network transformation, telecoms and media convergence, and the future of the digital consumer. Pablo has more than 15 years’ experience in the telecoms industry in different roles, including investor relations, equity research and industry research. He holds a Master’s degree in business administration and a postgraduate Master’s degree in statistics and economics from University degli Studi di Roma ‘La Sapienza’.
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About GSMA: The GSMA is a trade group that represents network operators using GSM technology for their networks.
John Hoffman
CEO & Director of GSMA
John Hoffman is the CEO and Director at GSMA.
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About GSMA: The GSMA is a trade group that represents network operators using GSM technology for their networks.
Thiago Monteiro
Director of Growth of Peak
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About Peak: Peak’s mission is to help the world spend their time better using tools and technique borrowed from education, neuroscience and gaming.
Beth Carroll
Associate Director of SEVEN
Beth has worked in the communications industry for a decade, specialising in digital and social media since 2006. Focussing on using her expertise to develop and implement social media strategies for clients (consumer and B2B) that lead to tangible business outcomes.
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About Iris, SEVEN: The full-service IT company that for 11 years has been a reliable 360º technological partner
Robert Baker
Managing Director, EMEA of First Orion
Robert has been at the forefront of telecom technologies for over 30 years, creating a vision for open networks via APIs that is now widely adopted. He brings First Orion’s cool new applications and services to the European market.
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About First Orion: First Orion allows businesses to brand communications, revealing the who and why behind the call to deliver enhanced customer experiences.
David Kershaw
Co-Founder ,CEO & Exec Director of M&C Saatchi
David Kershaw is a founding director of M&C Saatchi. He joined Saatchi & Saatchi in 1982 after obtaining an MBA at London Business School. He became managing director in 1990 and was made chairman and chief executive of the UK agency in 1994.
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About M&C Saatchi: M&C Saatchi Group is a creative company that connects specialist expertise, fuelled by data and technology.
Jay Conlon
Co-Founder and Director of Lumenate
Jay Conlon is the Co-Founder and Director of Lumenate Growth.
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About Lumenate: Lumenate is on a mission to make impactful subconscious exploration experiences more accessible than ever
Tom Galea
Co-Founder and Director of Lumenate
Tom Galea is the Co-Founder and Director of Lumenate Growth.
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About Lumenate: Lumenate is on a mission to make impactful subconscious exploration experiences more accessible than ever
David Whitehead
Senior Director of Sales Engineering and Solution Architecture, EMEA of Harmonic
David Whitehead is Senior Director of Cable Solutions for Harmonic Inc. In this position, David Leads EMEA Sales efforts for Harmonic’s CableOS virtualised CCAP and Remote-PHY solutions. David has contributed to the growth of the Cable Boadband industry from early days of proprietary Cable Modems right through to todays migration to Gigabit services, Virtualisation, NFV and DOCSIS 3.1.
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About Harmonic: Harmonic provides video delivery solutions for broadcast, cable, satellite, internet, mobile and telco service providers.
David Whitehead
Senior Director of Sales Engineering and Solution Architecture, EMEA of Harmonic
David Whitehead is Senior Director of Cable Solutions for Harmonic Inc. In this position, David Leads EMEA Sales efforts for Harmonic’s CableOS virtualised CCAP and Remote-PHY solutions. David has contributed to the growth of the Cable Boadband industry from early days of proprietary Cable Modems right through to todays migration to Gigabit services, Virtualisation, NFV and DOCSIS 3.1.
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About Harmonic: Harmonic provides video delivery solutions for broadcast, cable, satellite, internet, mobile and telco service providers.
Benjamin Wigoder
Financial Services Director of Utility Warehouse
Benjamin Wigoder is the Head of Financial Services at Utility Warehouse
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About Telecom Plus, Utility Warehouse: Telecom Plus PLC is a multi-utility supplier based in the United Kingdom.
Lewis Mutton
Managing Director of SHUFA
Lewis Mutton, 24 is the Founder of SHUFA LTD, a UK based technology firm.
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About SHUFA: Revolutionary Automotive Retail Software
