MNIS is working with a wide range of companies, from start-ups to established R&D leaders to bring together the best in mobile network innovation.
Managing Director Research and Networks Strategy, BT Group. Formerly held positions as Head of Networks at Telia and Chief Strategy Officer at Nokia. Is also currently a Senior Advisor to Serendipity Capital.
As Director of Mobile Access Engineering, Virgin Media O2, leads the team responsible for the planning, delivery and optimisation of the O2 Mobile Network. Has worked for a number of operators and vendors around the globe.
Chairman at Odido & Community Fibre, CEO turned investor & strategic advisor. Before assuming these board leadership roles, he was CEO of Sunrise Communications in Switzerland and of EE in the UK.
Nick is Partner, Early Stage Fund, Amadeus Capital. He is director on the boards of XYZ Reality, Brytlyt, DirectID, and most recently Sitehop who have built a high bandwidth, low latency encryption appliance.
As Director of Network Strategy & Transformation at VodafoneThree, Valeria leads a team driving the integration of Vodafone & Three UK’s mobile networks—one of the most ambitious Telecoms Transformations in recent history.
Director, Wireless Technology, Bell, responsible for developing and introducing new wireless technology into the radio access network (RAN). Key aspects of his development programs are applying AI and ML into the RAN.
CEO at KETS Quantum Security, a start-up developing quantum-safe communication solutions. Matthews was previously incubation manager for the University of Bristol's SETSquared incubator and portfolio manager at Jenson Funding Partners.
Industry lead at JOINER platform, Marshall has roles in telecommunications over 25 years working at Vodafone and Ericsson, and with research bodies and start-ups to develop their business.
Pearce leads the Incubation Projects team at CCS Insight, pioneering global research programs that delve into the mobile industry's evolving landscape. He has become known for his leading position as an analyst in the development of the NTN sector.
Abdelkader (Kader) is Senior Principal Engineer at MediaTek. With a background in research and as an engineer, he has worked on space-terrestrial integration for MediaTek's 5G and 6G R&D.
Daniel Thomas is currently Head of Sales and Commercial Operations at Satellite Connect Europe, the joint venture between Vodafone Group and AST SpaceMobile, where he leads on all commercial aspects for direct-to-device satellite broadband service provider.
Dr Usman Hadi, Ulster University, is a leading researcher in 5G and 6G wireless and optical communications, recognised among the top 2% most cited researchers globally for four consecutive years since 2021. He is the Founder of Drone Sentinel, and is developing 6G MIMONET, a novel deep learning (DL)-based MIMO detection framework.
Ivar Kruusenberg, PhD, is the founder and Chief Executive of PowerUP Energy Technologies, an innovator in hydrogen fuel cell technology. Its first clients include Telia and Tele2. Kruusenberg previously founded successful scale-up UP Catalyst.
As Director of Product Management and Marketing, Cohere Technologies, King brings three decades of wireless, enterprise and IT experiences to Cohere Technologies. Previous roles include leadership at Corning, SpiderCloud Wireless and Nike.
An internationally recognised leader in the growth areas of the Internet of Things (IoT) and enterprise mobile communications, Roger Dewey is the Founder and CEO of Able Device. Before founding Able Device, Dewey founded consulting firm M2MV and was of President and CEO of Telit Americas.
Grace is Professor (Research) at the University of York, leading the Communication Technologies Discovery Theme and Challenging Environments Translational Theme within the School of Physics, Engineering and Technology. Areas of expertise include Intelligent Networks, including Cognitive Radio.
Consulting Analyst with Appledore Research, focusing on topics such as open RAN and network automation. Robert has also held roles at telcos including Orange and BT, and for vendors including Amdocs and Ericsson, as well as several startups.
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