Webinar: Beyond Connectivity – How Operators are Delivering Transformative, Added-Value Services in IoT

Claude is responsible for Bell’s Internet of Things product & solution development. Specializing in the transportation and asset monitoring solutions, Claude drives Bell’s partnerships with solution providers, connectivity management platforms, and IoT device manufacturers to enable innovative solutions for businesses.

Simon has some 30 years’ sales and marketing experience, with the last eight at board level. His track record of success in blue chip consumer electronics, telecommunications, and advertising media sector companies, includes significant experience of driving transformational change, optimising sales forces to respond to market conditions, and advising boards on organisational structure and market strategies.

Prior to taking up his current position as a senior business director at BT, Simon held sales director roles at companies including Thomson Local, SearchFlow and TM Group, as well as senior roles at T- Mobile and O2 Telefonica. Simon is passionate about helping organisations embrace data for business transformation be that new business generation and revenues or optimising internal processes to deliver significant bottom line improvements.

Almost a year ago, Alexander Lehrmann has taken over the responsibility for innovation and new business development at Sunrise Communications, the largest private telecommunications provider in Switzerland. Previously he has been in charge of corporate strategy, portfolio management and digital innovation at Swisscom. He is passionate about new customer experiences in the digital age, entrepreneurship, open innovation, renewable energy, sports and his two daughters.

Carmen Torrano has a PhD in Computer Science from the Carlos III University (Madrid). She developed this dissertation, specialized in cibersecurity and artificial intelligence, at CSIC (Spanish National Research Council). She is currently working at Telefónica, as part of the IoT Security unit. Additionally, he has been selected as CSE (Chief Security Envoy) at Eleven Paths. In parallel, she gives lectures in different Spanish Universities. She has publications in various conferences and journals and collaborates in the communication of scientific-technical contents.

Since 2014, she has been the technical lead for several areas of focus within the GSMA such as 5G, IoT, automotive, aviation and more. Looking at how to best utilise new technologies and services from the constantly evolving mobile networks, like 5G-Advanced.

Barbara is also leading several activities and communities with the GSMA members, like the activities related to smart mobility, including automotive and advanced air mobility. The latter by leading the GSMA Drone Interest Group and the Aerial Connectivity Joint Activity, to investigate and help the mobile industry to create a trusted solution for commercial unmanned aircraft. Exploring features and capabilities of 4G and 5G needed for the aviation.

Barbara has over 20 years of experience in the mobile industry. Before joining the GSMA, Barbara worked in R&D in several areas of telecommunications. She also participates and actively contributed to, several standards.