The COO at Vodafone, Qatar, Diego Camberos is a telecom expert with extensive experience in a variety of industries that stretches from South America to Africa and Qatar.

Fadi Nasser is a multi-faceted and experienced individual across technology domains such as Big Data, Blockchain, Internet of Things (IoT), 5G, Smart Cities, Cloud and Data Centers.

The head of technology innovation at TIM, Andrea Calvi has spent more than 20 years in the fields of mobile communications Innovation, Engineering and consulting.

Mohamed Abbes is the Head of Public Policy for the Middle East and North Africa at GSMA.

Jan is responsible for some of GSMA Intelligence’s key research deliverables, including the flagship Mobile Economy series which provides the latest insights on the state of the mobile industry worldwide. Other areas of interest include the development of digital societies and the transformative effects of mobile in emerging markets. Jan is also a regulator speaker at conferences and in the media.

An engineer with a degree in telecommunications and a cyber-security expert, Sami Said is the Chief Security Officer at Tunisie Telecom.

A Veteran Technology Innovation Entrepreneur and Global Ambassador at TM Forum for AI, Big Data Analytics, DLT, Smart Cities and CX.

Jim Clarke is Chief Commercial Officer, GBI. Previously, he has held the position of Director for Global Connectivity and Networks at Telstra. His experience is in product development and management, as well as in sales and marketing. Jim has been in the telecommunications industry for over 18 years, holding an array of positions. Having lived in London, Hong Kong, and Australia, Jim has had great exposure which allowed him to understand the complexities associated with expanding into new territories and building business opportunities. Jim holds a Bachelor of Agricultural Economics from the University of New England(AU) and is a graduate from the Australian Institute of Company Directors

Saurabh Verma boasts over 15 years of Management Consulting experience in the ICT industry and currently leads the ICT practice at Frost & Sullivan, ME.

A wireless communications and IoT expert, he is a full-time Professor at the Electrical Engineering department at Qatar University.

Gilad holds over 25 years of hands-on experience in international sales, marketing & product management where he has gained extensive knowledge in mobile and telecommunications. He also co-founded ASOCS in 2003 and has been spearheading the company as the Chief Executive Officer ever since.

David George possesses a strong commercial background, broad international experience, and a track record of leading diverse teams to successful outcomes.

Sameer is a Principal at Analysys Mason, serving clients across the Middle East and South Asia. He has over 12 years' experience in providing strategy consulting and investment advisory services to large corporations and investors across the TMT and digital services industries.

Within the TMT industry, his key areas of expertise include business planning, growth strategy, data pricing, spectrum valuation, active and passive infrastructure sharing, and due diligence (as part of mergers and acquisitions). He also has significant experience in the e-commerce space, having assisted numerous clients with market assessment, business planning and due diligence assignments. Furthermore, having worked with large mobile operators, fixed broadband providers, towercos, equipment vendors and financial institutions across Asia and the Middle East (both developed and developing markets), he brings a global perspective on key industry issues and trends.

Prior to joining Analysys Mason, Sameer was part of the Strategy & Operations team at Deloitte Consulting. In this role, he assisted a number of clients in India and the USA in developing business plans and go-to-market strategies. Sameer holds a bachelor's degree from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, India.

Imtiaz Adam is the Founder and Director of Machine Learning at Deep Learn Strategies (DLS) Ltd CEO. Imtiaz obtained a MSc Computer Science (Distinction), where he studied AI and undertook a specialised research project in Machine Learning and Deep Learning. He has also undertaken research in IoT and Mobile services with use cases of AI for smart living.

Furthermore, Imtiaz studied at London Business School where he was awarded Sloan Fellow in Strategy & Leadership.

Moreover, he served as an Executive Director of the US Investment Bank, Morgan Stanley. Imtiaz codes with Python, and is experienced with TensorFlow and Keras along with Edge Computing, IoT and 5G technology.

He is a leading influencer on AI, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Fintech and spoke at Davos on AI during the WEF 2019.

Salma Mohamed AlSulaiti holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering majoring in computer and communications from Texas A&M University at Qatar. Currently working as the Head of Standards & Next-Generation Technology at the Communications Regulatory Authority. Her Job responsibility mainly focuses on the below items within the telecom field:

• Conducting researches and studies on future next-generation networks services and applications in Qatar.
• Managing next-generation telecommunication networks and internet plans and projects implementation in Qatar Ex: 5G, IoT, M2M, AI.
• Leading and monitoring the transition to new internet protocol.
• Developing technical standards for Next Generation applications and networks.

Fahad Al Jahrami has over 12 years of international industry experience in Qatar, Malaysia and the USA. He sets direction, inspires and leads teams to achieve and foster the best engineering and construction partnerships. Fahad has built an impressive track record of operational accomplishments; he joined ASTAD as Director of Design and Construction Management in 2013 where he worked on one of the largest client's portfolio. In 2016 he progressed to the role of General Manager of ASTAD Consult where he led our service diversification and expansion. Fahad holds a BSc in Electrical Engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder and an MBA from the University of Houston. He currently works as the the Chief Projects Delivery Officer at Qatari Diar.

Experiences in both engineering and product marketing

Good at analysis, organization, and planning

Working closely with stakeholders from various backgrounds (position, country, etc.)

Fluent English

Over a decade of experience in green field customers in EMEA, APAC & Americas for solution positioning, systems engineering and customer engagement in telecom domain for cutting edge access, edge, transport, radio and data centre solutions.

Ayush Sharma comes with over 20 years of global industry leadership experience covering technical strategy, managing the new business, engineering and service delivery, and has produced remarkable outcomes including first commercial SDN controller, Wi-Fi Calling Platform and designing world’s largest networks.

At Sterlite Tech, Ayush oversees a newly formed business unit focused on Programmable Networking and Artificial Intelligence. In this strategic role, he is responsible for developing and driving new business growth through advanced technologies (5G, SDN, NFV & AI) engineering and adoption by leveraging open innovation and customer-centric R&D. He is actively involved in steering the industry’s direction through open specifications and promoting open source adoption. Being one of the founding members of Open SDN movement, he held several board level and influential positions at both open source and industry bodies.

Most recently, as Senior Vice President of Engineering & Technology at Reliance Jio, Ayush took lead in balancing advanced technology development and managing new technology adoptions through strong partnerships with vendors, academia and open source bodies.

Prior to Reliance Jio, he held technology executive positions at Huawei and Ericsson leading global teams developing, standardizing and deploying new technologies. During his early career, he held several technical leadership positions at Cisco Systems globally within its advanced services group, where he led design and deployment efforts. He was one of the early members of a startup company called Nexagent (acquired by HP) in the UK that changed the landscape of software-driven SLA industry.

Right from putting the first router in the space to driving large-scale technology adoption projects for more than 20 telecom and cloud companies globally, his passion for putting innovation to commercial use and for the betterment of society remains intact. He has a proven, consistent, unmatched record of building new products, platforms, and networks that have shaped the modern ICT industry.

Ayush attended Stanford’s executive management program and holds a Master's degree in Data Communications and has graduated from Brunel University in London. He also holds multiple industry certifications and serves on open source boards within the Silicon Valley. Throughout his career, he lived and worked in three different continents (Asia, Europe, and North America) and is well connected and known in the industry globally.