Amsterdam Drone Week
Start: Tuesday 16 April 2024 10:00
End: Thursday 18 April 2024 15:30
Location: RAI Amsterdam, Europaplein, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Event Theme: Shaping the Future of Scalable Air Mobility Services.
Join us at ADW 2024 from April 16-18, in Amsterdam, where the global Air Mobility community will collaborate and innovate towards a brighter future. Don’t miss your chance to participate in this essential conversation and take your place in the future of transportation.
If you are a GSMA Member, you could receive 50% off your ticket price. You can make the most of this exclusive promotion by registering below.
Don’t miss the following sessions featuring our very own Alex Sinclair and Barbara Pareglio.
| Speaker | Session | Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Sinclair, Chief Technology Officer, GSMA | A Matter of Clear Expectations – The Offer of Mobile Network Operators to Drone Operators | 16/04/2024 | 17:00 – 18:00 | Tailwind Stage (E103 / E104) |
| Barbara Pareglio, Senior Technical Director, Smart Mobility Lead, GSMA | Seamless Connectivity: Building a Global Drone Network | 16/04/2024 | 15:30 – 16:30 | Global Air Mobility Conference |
Alex Sinclair
Chief Technology Officer, GSMA
Alex Sinclair is the Chief Technology Officer for the GSMA. He has held this position since 2005, having joined the organisation in 2003. In this role, Alex is responsible for driving the technology direction of the GSMA and working with its membership to execute key technology initiatives.
With more than 30 years’ experience in telecommunications in general and mobile in particular, Alex has worked for a number of companies in the UK, Germany and the US. In the early 1990s, he was part of the project team that launched the T-Mobile D1 network in Germany. In 1995, Alex helped Syniverse to launch their GSM clearinghouse business.
Prior to joining the GSMA, Alex was Director of Network Engineering at ICO, a global satellite venture. Alex holds a Bachelors Degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Bristol.
Barbara Pareglio
Senior Technical Director, Smart Mobility Lead, GSMA
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.