Jill has played a leadership role in helping RCS Business Messaging gain global traction from a standing start, engaging the industry via regular events and building an international ecosystem that has seen over 76 global network launches and approximately 257 million monthly active users around the world. She has also worked closely with multiple brands helping them to use RCS as a platform to communicate with their customers. Jill is also working closely with mobile operators in the move towards the 5G era.

Henry joined the GSMA in December 2013, and will be responsible for the delivery of the Future Networks programme. A key programme of the GSMA’s strategic focus, to deliver industry scale for IP Communications and 5G, whilst considering Network Economic challenges for the Mobile industry as it transitions to a 5G Era. Previously he worked for the SingTel Group and has over 20 years’ experience in the telecommunications sector, both in Networks and IT portfolios and has been involved in the deployment of mobile networks in over 10 operations across 10 different countries. Henry designed and built Optus’ 3G + LTE mobile network, all IP network and managed the product development transformation. He was the creator and board member of the network sharing Joint Venture between SingTel Optus and Vodafone Networks Pty Ltd (Australia). Henry has been a board member and Chair of the Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association (AMTA) and previously held an Executive Management Committee position in the GSMA. He lives in the English Lake District with his wife and two children prior to 15 years working across the southern hemisphere. He has a lifelong passion for coaching and supporting Rugby Union.

Mr. Renfeng Zhuang has more than 20 years working experience in telecommunication Industry. As a senior executive who worked in Guangdong Mobile and Heilongjiang Mobile, he has won Science and Technology Progress Award of China Mobile many times and received the Special Allowance of the State Council. Currently, he is the Director and Deputy General Manager of China Mobile Internet Ltd., a subsidiary company of China Mobile, and responsible for the development and operation of two strategic products—Mobile Authentication and RCS.

Robert LoCascio is the founder of LivePerson, Inc. and has been its chief executive officer since its inception in 1995. His mission is to make life easier by transforming how people communicate with brands. LivePerson has come a long way since its early years, having survived the dot-com crash and grown to become the leader in intelligent engagement solutions, currently serving over 18,000 clients, with 1,000 employees and offices across the globe. Robert is one of the longest-standing founding CEOs of a tech company today. Robert’s interests extend beyond his business and reflect his close ties to New York City. He is a founding member of the NYC Entrepreneurs Council of the Partnership for New York City. In 2001, he started the Dream Big Foundation with its first program FeedingNYC, which gives families in need a Thanksgiving dinner. To date, FeedingNYC has donated more than 40,000 meals. Its second program, the Dream Big Entrepreneurship Initiative, launched in 2014 to fund, mentor, coach, and empower local entrepreneurs in underserved communities.

Shin Mitsuhashi is a Manager at NTT DOCOMO, INC., and is responsible for service planning of messaging, specializing in the field of A2P Business Strategy. He is currently in charge of RCS Messaging Services and Platform Strategy, including Operator and Vendor relations. Previously, he worked in the Service Planning division of NTT DOCOMO where his speciality was in the field of Communication Service such as phonebook, voice mail, voice service for smartphone and accessory device.

Eiko Tanaka is a Manager at SoftBank Corp., and is responsible for service planning of messaging, specialising in the field of A2P Business Strategy. She is currently in charge of RCS Messaging Services and Platform Strategy, including Operator and Vendor relations. Previously, she worked in the Service Planning division of SoftBank where she specialised in the field of Infrastructure Services such as VoLTE, VMS and Messaging.

Hideyuki Koto is a Manager at KDDI Corp., and is responsible for service planning of messaging, specialising in the field of A2P Business Strategy. He is currently in charge of RCS Messaging Services and Platform Strategy, including Operator and Vendor relations. Previously, he worked in the R&D division of KDDI where his specialty was in the field of network architecture design and traffic theory.

Bo ZHOU, vice president of Juphoon RCS BU, has more than seven years’ work experience in IT industry, RCS development and RCS standard setting. Clients who have been served by him include China Mobile, China Unicom, MIUI, OPPO, MEIZU and so on. His major research field covers RCS standard specification evolution, products and characters of RCS and IMS core network.

Nick founded Mobilesquared in 2008 to deliver specialist research and consultancy across all areas of the mobile and telecommunications industries, and has authored strategic industry reports on topics including; OTT, RCS, A2P SMS messaging, unified communications, mpayments, mobile advertising, premium rate services, apps and content, and technology. Nick’s work is extensively covered in the mobile, business, and marketing press, and he has been interviewed on mobile and tech topics by media including the BBC, Bloomberg, The Financial Times, and CNN. He speaks at conferences around the world, and is a judge for the Global Mobile Awards, the MEFFYS and the EMMAs. Prior to founding Mobilesquared, Nick was principal analyst at Informa Telecoms & Media (now Ovum), after having spent ten years as a tech journalist working on leading global B2B titles.

As the Chief Revenue Officer at 3C, Jeremy Martin uses his deep business and consumer knowledge to shape market-defining solutions for some of America’s largest and most admired brands. Jeremy is responsible for creating profitable client relationships grounded in value-based work that helps clients and 3C continually outpace the market. Using a combination of creativity and business acumen, he is engaged with brands as a trusted partner who innovates, designs and delivers disruptive mobile marketing programs that drive business results. As a leader at 3C, Jeremy has shaped some of the mobile industries most profitable and innovative mobile marketing programs. Prior to joining 3C, Jeremy spent six years with Verizon Business as a leader in their enterprise practice. As a branch manager, Jeremy led a cross-functional team that consistently delivered more than $40 million in annual revenue. In this role, he was responsible for leading teams that designed and delivered telecommunications, software and infrastructure solutions to global businesses.

Jeff Michaud is VP of Client Strategy at 3C. He has over a decade of experience in mobile and is a seasoned industry executive. In his role, Jeff leverages his experience and deep expertise in mobile strategy and technology to create results-driven mobile engagement that delivers substantial value for some of the world’s best brands and retailers. Jeff has a passion for helping marketers figure out how to insert mobile into the customer journey in a way that will deliver greater than expected ROI. In addition, his deep understanding of the customers’ needs enables him to help brands create mobile engagement that enhances the customer experience. Working side by side with brands, Jeff crafts strategies to keep them ahead of always evolving trends and technologies. Jeff has delivered mobile marketing strategies that have strengthened brand loyalty and driven millions in new revenue. Jeff is active in several mobile industry organisations, he is a leading voice, regular speaker and expert source for the media on all topics within mobile marketing. Jeff also serves as a mentor and the board chairman for Take Stock in Children Palm Beach County, which provides mentoring and college scholarships for at-risk, low-income students in Florida.

Jill has played a leadership role in helping RCS Business Messaging gain global traction from a standing start, engaging the industry via regular events and building an international ecosystem that has seen over 76 global network launches and approximately 257 million monthly active users around the world. She has also worked closely with multiple brands helping them to use RCS as a platform to communicate with their customers. Jill is also working closely with mobile operators in the move towards the 5G era.

Henry joined the GSMA in December 2013, and will be responsible for the delivery of the Future Networks programme. A key programme of the GSMA’s strategic focus, to deliver industry scale for IP Communications and 5G, whilst considering Network Economic challenges for the Mobile industry as it transitions to a 5G Era. Previously he worked for the SingTel Group and has over 20 years’ experience in the telecommunications sector, both in Networks and IT portfolios and has been involved in the deployment of mobile networks in over 10 operations across 10 different countries. Henry designed and built Optus’ 3G + LTE mobile network, all IP network and managed the product development transformation. He was the creator and board member of the network sharing Joint Venture between SingTel Optus and Vodafone Networks Pty Ltd (Australia). Henry has been a board member and Chair of the Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association (AMTA) and previously held an Executive Management Committee position in the GSMA. He lives in the English Lake District with his wife and two children prior to 15 years working across the southern hemisphere. He has a lifelong passion for coaching and supporting Rugby Union.

Nick founded Mobilesquared in 2008 to deliver specialist research and consultancy across all areas of the mobile and telecommunications industries, and has authored strategic industry reports on topics including; OTT, RCS, A2P SMS messaging, unified communications, mpayments, mobile advertising, premium rate services, apps and content, and technology. Nick’s work is extensively covered in the mobile, business, and marketing press, and he has been interviewed on mobile and tech topics by media including the BBC, Bloomberg, The Financial Times, and CNN. He speaks at conferences around the world, and is a judge for the Global Mobile Awards, the MEFFYS and the EMMAs. Prior to founding Mobilesquared, Nick was principal analyst at Informa Telecoms & Media (now Ovum), after having spent ten years as a tech journalist working on leading global B2B titles.

As the Chief Revenue Officer at 3C, Jeremy Martin uses his deep business and consumer knowledge to shape market-defining solutions for some of America’s largest and most admired brands. Jeremy is responsible for creating profitable client relationships grounded in value-based work that helps clients and 3C continually outpace the market. Using a combination of creativity and business acumen, he is engaged with brands as a trusted partner who innovates, designs and delivers disruptive mobile marketing programs that drive business results. As a leader at 3C, Jeremy has shaped some of the mobile industries most profitable and innovative mobile marketing programs. Prior to joining 3C, Jeremy spent six years with Verizon Business as a leader in their enterprise practice. As a branch manager, Jeremy led a cross-functional team that consistently delivered more than $40 million in annual revenue. In this role, he was responsible for leading teams that designed and delivered telecommunications, software and infrastructure solutions to global businesses.

Jeff Michaud is VP of Client Strategy at 3C. He has over a decade of experience in mobile and is a seasoned industry executive. In his role, Jeff leverages his experience and deep expertise in mobile strategy and technology to create results-driven mobile engagement that delivers substantial value for some of the world’s best brands and retailers. Jeff has a passion for helping marketers figure out how to insert mobile into the customer journey in a way that will deliver greater than expected ROI. In addition, his deep understanding of the customers’ needs enables him to help brands create mobile engagement that enhances the customer experience. Working side by side with brands, Jeff crafts strategies to keep them ahead of always evolving trends and technologies. Jeff has delivered mobile marketing strategies that have strengthened brand loyalty and driven millions in new revenue. Jeff is active in several mobile industry organisations, he is a leading voice, regular speaker and expert source for the media on all topics within mobile marketing. Jeff also serves as a mentor and the board chairman for Take Stock in Children Palm Beach County, which provides mentoring and college scholarships for at-risk, low-income students in Florida.

Guangxu Lyu is a specialist at China Unicom, and is responsible for IMS/EPC based service research, specializing in the field of RCS、Voice service and PCC-based service, and currently in charge of RCS business model and A2P messaging strategy. He is the coordinator of China Unicom for GSMA Future Network, and is also the member of GSMA GSG/GFRG/RG from China Unicom.

Hideyuki Koto is a Manager at KDDI Corp., and is responsible for service planning of messaging, specialising in the field of A2P Business Strategy. He is currently in charge of RCS Messaging Services and Platform Strategy, including Operator and Vendor relations. Previously, he worked in the R&D division of KDDI where his specialty was in the field of network architecture design and traffic theory.

Eiko Tanaka is a Manager at SoftBank Corp., and is responsible for service planning of messaging, specialising in the field of A2P Business Strategy. She is currently in charge of RCS Messaging Services and Platform Strategy, including Operator and Vendor relations. Previously, she worked in the Service Planning division of SoftBank where she specialised in the field of Infrastructure Services such as VoLTE, VMS and Messaging.

Yuluo Duan is the founder & CEO of Xiaoyuan Technology, and is the specialist in the Communication Internet Industry,especialy in the field of Smart SMS、RCS Massaging and platform. He is currently in charge of RCS Messaging Services and Platform Strategy、Quick APP and B2B smart SMS business model.He is actively engaged in building innovative RCS products, and also working closely with mobile operators in the move towards the AI & 5G era.

Ron Nessim is actively engaged in building innovative RCS products at Summit tech. He has been participating in GSMA working groups and RCS since 2008, and works with the product team at Summit Tech to deliver commercialized services using RCS and IMS on a global scale. Summit Tech is known for implementing best in breed solutions for MaaP, RCS Plugins, 5G RCS, Connected Cars, Enriched Calling, Connected Living, mHealth, Virtual Reality (VR) Calling, IMS Drones, Robots and RCS cryptocurrencies. Still working on getting new social media quotes that haven’t been used in the past for other GSMA events, preferably something relevant to Asia.

Mr. DeCurtis brings over 26 years of wireless experience to his role at LivePerson, mainly in new sales and business development. In addition to his experience in North American telecommunications markets, Eddie has led Global market development efforts with wireless network operators and operator groups such as Ooredoo Group, Vodafone Group, Telefonica, SingTel, China Unicom, China Mobile, Hutchison, SK Telecom, and KDDI. Prior to LivePerson Eddie was President of Tyntec Inc, where he was responsible for the global launch of the 3rd ICV in the USA, New Sales and Business Development. In addition, Eddie has held senior leadership roles at Mosiak Solutions LLC, OnePhone LLC, Interop Technologies LLC, Iris Wireless LLC, VeriSign Inc. as well as key positions at GiantBear, @Mobile, and MetroMedia International.

Pedro Andrade is Head of New Product Development at WIT Software. He has been managing several projects for mobile operators in the chatbots business, being responsible to deliver new solutions to this market, in areas like customer service, enterprise productivity and conversational commerce.

张万春, 中兴通讯高级副总裁，无线产品经营部总裁 张万春先生，1999年加入中兴通讯股份有限公司，参与CDMA、WiMAX、LTE、Pre5G、5G等多个无线系统产品研发，张万春先生带领中兴通讯无线产品研发团队，在3G、4G、5G领域为无线产品发展做出重大贡献，推出Pre5G产品，在全球树立技术领先标志。在标准预研、无线核心技术，基础平台、源技术、质量管理、研发敏捷/精益模式等方面不断创新、持续改进。张万春先生在无线通讯领域具有丰富经验，先后获得“国家科学技术进步奖特等奖”，“中国通讯学会科学技术一等奖”、“国家科技进步二等奖”、“深圳市高层次专业人才”等殊荣。 Mr. Wanchun Zhang joined ZTE in 1999, and has been engaged in the research and development of CDMA, WiMAX, LTE, Pre5G, and 5G products, making outstanding contributions to the development of ZTE’s wireless products with his team. His team launched innovative Pre5G products, underpinning ZTE's rise as a global leader in the field. He continues to innovate in standard pre-research, wireless core technology, basic platform, source technology, quality management, and R&D agility. Mr. Wanchun Zhang has extensive experience in the field of wireless communication. He has won the "National Science and Technology Progress Award Special Award", first prize of“China Communications Society Science and Technology”, second prize of“National Science and Technology Progress Second Prize” and “Shenzhen High-level Professional Talents”. 演讲题目：5G时代的消息服务新机遇 New opportunities of information service in 5G era

Wang Tong joined UNION MOBILE FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD in 2016 as the Vice president of the Company. He has been responsible for the marketing department, human resource management department, and now the department of financial information service. With more than 20 years of experience in the telecommunications industry, Wang Tong successfully expanded the business with over 140 industry clients including banks, funds, and brokers. He is now focused on to bring enterprise-scale 5G message solution to market. Mr.Wang eared an MBA degree from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. 简单履历： 2016年加入联动优势就任副总裁，香港中文大学工商管理硕士，先后分管市场、人力资源部、金融信息服务事业部。有着二十余年电信运营商业务积累及140多家行业客户（银行、券商、基金等）成功拓展经验，对5G消息解决方案有深入的理解。

嘉宾介绍：张冬慧，毕业于哈尔滨工业大学，现任魅族系统应用部总经理，拥有丰富的手机和互联网行业经验。目前主要负责魅族手机系统基础体验创新和相关流量变现业务。包括通讯类，影像类，安全类和工具类等基础应用；个人助理，智能识屏，语音助手等AI应用；以及快应用和快游戏的框架研发和商业化生态搭建。 Donghui Zhang, graduated from Harbin Institute of Technology, is now the general manager of Meizu system application department, with rich experience in the mobile phone and Internet industry. Currently, he is mainly responsible for basic experience innovation and related monetization business of Meizu mobile phone system. He focuses on basic applications including communication, video, security and tools, as well as AI applications concerning personal assistant, intelligent screen recognition and voice assistant. Meanwhile, fast application, the framework development of fast game and commercial ecological construction are his areas of expertise. 题目：《Flyme智慧短信体验升级》 Smart messaging experience update of Flyme.

Ivan has been in the messaging space for more than a decade. His fields of expertise include business development, carrier relationships, go-to-market solutions and business strategy. A key area of interest for Ivan is exploring new messaging technologies and features (like RCS) to increase satisfaction for businesses and their customers. In his current role at OpenMarket, he manages a team that spearheads sales and business development in international markets.

Shin Mitsuhashi is a Manager at NTT DOCOMO, INC., and is responsible for service planning of messaging, specializing in the field of A2P Business Strategy. He is currently in charge of RCS Messaging Services and Platform Strategy, including Operator and Vendor relations. Previously, he worked in the Service Planning division of NTT DOCOMO where his speciality was in the field of Communication Service such as phonebook, voice mail, voice service for smartphone and accessory device.

Henry joined the GSMA in December 2013, and will be responsible for the delivery of the Future Networks programme. A key programme of the GSMA’s strategic focus, to deliver industry scale for IP Communications and 5G, whilst considering Network Economic challenges for the Mobile industry as it transitions to a 5G Era. Previously he worked for the SingTel Group and has over 20 years’ experience in the telecommunications sector, both in Networks and IT portfolios and has been involved in the deployment of mobile networks in over 10 operations across 10 different countries. Henry designed and built Optus’ 3G + LTE mobile network, all IP network and managed the product development transformation. He was the creator and board member of the network sharing Joint Venture between SingTel Optus and Vodafone Networks Pty Ltd (Australia). Henry has been a board member and Chair of the Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association (AMTA) and previously held an Executive Management Committee position in the GSMA. He lives in the English Lake District with his wife and two children prior to 15 years working across the southern hemisphere. He has a lifelong passion for coaching and supporting Rugby Union.

Chih-Lin I received her Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from Stanford University. She has been working at multiple world-class companies and research institutes leading the R&D, including AT&T Bell Labs; Director of AT&T HQ, Director of ITRI Taiwan, and VPGD of ASTRI Hong Kong. She received the IEEE Trans. COM Stephen Rice Best Paper Award, the IEEE ComMag Fred W. Ellersick Prize Best Paper Award, and has won the 2015 Industrial Innovation Award of IEEE Communication Society for Leadership and Innovation in Next-Generation Cellular Wireless Networks. In 2011, she joined China Mobile as its Chief Scientist of wireless technologies, established the Green Communications Research Center, and launched the 5G Key Technologies R&D. She is spearheading major initiatives including 5G, C-RAN, high energy efficiency system architectures, technologies and devices, green energy, and wireless big data for network embedded intelligence. She has led the launch of Wireless AI Alliance (WAIA) and O-RAN (Open RAN) Alliance. She was an Area Editor of IEEE/ACM Trans. NET, an elected Board Member of IEEE ComSoc, Chair of the ComSoc Meetings and Conferences Board, and Founding Chair of the IEEE WCNC Steering Committee. She was a Professor at NCTU, an Adjunct Professor at NTU, and an Adjunct Professor at BUPT. She is the Chair of FuTURE 5G SIG, the Chair of WAIA Executive Committee, the Chair of O-RAN TSC, an Executive Board Member of GreenTouch, a Network Operator Council Founding Member of ETSI NFV, a Steering Board Member and Vice Chair of WWRF, a Steering Committee member and the Publication Chair of IEEE 5G Initiative, a member of IEEE ComSoc SDB, SPC, and CSCN-SC, and a Scientific Advisory Board Member of Singapore NRF. Her current research interests center around "From Green & Soft to Open & Smart".

Corporate entrepreneur with more than 14 years mobile telecommunication experience focusing on innovative product development based on major technology trends such as AR/VR, IOT & AI 2008 – now @ Deutsche Telekom AG: mainly in product development and innovation management/ new business development roles Since July 2018: Cloud XR Lead at DT and Co-chair of GSMA Cloud XR Forum; Driving development of B2C, B2B & B2B2C use cases and business models based on AR/VR & 5G/ Edge computing technologies with international partners ranging from start ups to large corporations 2017 Program Lead of the DT-ZEISS smartglasses prototyping program resulting in the foundation of a JV called “tooz technologies” 2015/ 2016 Project Manager of product development and international market launch projects for strategic differentiation such as Amazon Firephone and Google Pixel 2004 - 2008 @ Vodafone Group: user experience design management; responsible for innovative UX definition and implementation into mobile platforms such as S60 Vodafone homescreen

Jingyi Yu is currently Professor and Associate Dean of the School of Information Science and Technology at the ShanghaiTech University. He is also affiliated with the Department of Computer and Information Sciences at University of Delaware. He received B.S. from Caltech in 2000 and Ph.D. from MIT in 2005. He has published over 120 papers at highly refereed conferences and journals, and holds over 10 international patents on computational imaging. His research interests span a range of topics in computer vision and computer graphics, especially on computational photography and non-conventional optics and camera designs. He is a recipient of the NSF CAREER Award and the AFOSR YIP Award, and has served as an area chair of many international conferences including CVPR, ICCV, ECCV, ICCP and NIPS. He is currently an Associate Editor of IEEE TPAMI, IEEE TIP, and Elsevier CVIU, and will be program chair of ICPR 2020 and IEEE CVPR 2021.

Dr. Yuefeng Zhou is Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) for Huawei’s Wireless Network Product Line. Dr. Zhou leads Product Line Management & Marketing, including product planning, marketing strategy, marketing programs, brand building and demand generation across Huawei’s portfolio of wireless network products and solutions. Dr. Zhou joined Huawei Technologies Co.,Ltd. in 2008, and has held several senior leadership positions including Director of Mobile Innovation Center (MIC) for the Wireless Network Product Line Management Department in Europe, Chief Operation Officer for the FDD LTE Product Line, and President of Small Cell & Wi-Fi Wireless Networks. Dr. Zhou has worked in the telecommunications industry for over 17 years and has extensive experience across planning, R&D, production, marketing and services. In 2000, Dr. Zhou began his career in telecoms-related R&D and before joining Huawei he worked for Fujitsu Laboratories Europe and NEC Europe. Dr. Zhou received his PhD degree from the University of Edinburgh in UK. He also holds the MSc and BEng degrees from Xi’an Jiaotong University in China.

Hexiang Zhang，Founder & CEO of Gloud Technology. Graduated from Peking University with a major in Computer Science. Worked in Microsoft Asia, Sogou and CloudUnion. Experienced on streaming, cloud computing and cloud gaming. A cloud gaming Enthusiast.