Renate Nikolay is deputy director general at DG Connect. Before that, she was head of cabinet of Vera Jourova, the European commissioner for justice, consumers and gender equality. Before that, she led the Unit of interinstitutional and international relations in DG Justice between 2011 and 2014.

She has also been an advisor in the cabinet of the first High Representative and Vice President Catherine Ashton where she led on the relations with the European Parliament in setting up the European External Action Service (EEAS) and on relations with Asia, in particular China. Before that, she was a member of the cabinet of Trade Commissioners Peter Mandelson and Catherine Ashton from 2004 to 2009. She started her career in the European Commission in the department for trade in November 2003 dealing with the accession negotiations of Vietnam to the World Trade Organisation and with the trade policy committee with the member states.

Renate has also been a diplomat in the German Permanent Representation in Brussels and worked as private secretary to the German G8 sherpa in the German Ministry of Economics. Nikolay holds an M.A. as a Fulbright Scholar in Washington DC and a B.A. in law from the Free University in Berlin.

Tonko Obuljen is the BEREC Chair 2024. He was appointed as President of the Council of Croatian Regulatory Authority for Network Industries (HAKOM) in 2018 and is currently serving his second five-year mandate. Prior to the presidency, he served as Director of HAKOM from 2006 to 2009 and as a Member of HAKOM’s Council from 2009 to 2013. During the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union (2005-2013) he was a member of the Information Society working group and also served as a member of the drafting teams for the harmonization of Electronic Communications Act and bylaws with EU legislation. From 1993 to 2006, he worked in the Croatian electronic communications industry, mainly in microwave and satellite communications. He participated in developing the Croatian state aid programs for backhaul and access networks and in setting up current end-user protection ecosystem in Croatia. In 2020, Tonko Obuljen also served as a Vice-Chair of the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications – BEREC.

Mr. Mario Maniewicz was re-elected​ for a second term as Director of the ITU Radiocommunication Bureau at the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 2022 in Bucharest, Romania. Mr Maniewicz was first elected Director of the Bureau at the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 2018 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. He first took office on 1 January 2019.​

Mario Maniewicz is an electronic engineer specialized in telecommunications. He has been with the ITU for over 30 years, where he has held various positions of responsibility in the Radiocommunication and Development Bureaux as well as in ITU Regional Offices.

– From 2014 to 2018, he was the Deputy Director of ITU’s Radiocommunication Bureau (BR), where he assisted the Director of the BR, Member States, Sector Members, Associates and Academia in the vital function of global management of the radiofrequency spectrum and satellite orbits. He also headed the Informatics, Administration and Publication Department, was the overall organizer of the World Radiocommunication Conference 2015 (WRC-15) and played a key role in WRC-15 serving as the Secretary of the Conference.

– From 2011 to 2014, he was the Chief of the Infrastructure, Enabling Environment and E-Applications Department in ITU’s Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT), where he directed the assistance to developing countries in bridging the digital divide by promoting the use of ICT-based networks, services and applications, while ensuring the use of appropriate technologies to build or extend their information and communication infrastructure, as well as adapt to the rapidly changing telecommunication/ICT environment. He also led activities aimed at providing guidelines and tools for the development of policy and regulatory frameworks, financing policies and development strategies. These included promotion of pervasive broadband deployment, transition from analogue to digital broadcasting, spectrum management and monitoring, as well as well as other areas of ICT development such as deployment of telecommunication and IP-based networks and use of reliable and cost-effective ICT applications while enhancing cyber-security. In addition, he promoted access and use of telecommunications and ICTs for groups that have been marginalized in their access to current mainstream ICT services, including women, youth, indigenous people, persons with disabilities and people living in remote communities.

– From 2007 to 2011, he was the Chief of BDT’s Policies and Strategies Department, where he led the development of telecommunications and ICT policies and regulations to assist developing countries in promoting investment and enhancing their networks and services. He was also responsible for the organization of the Global Symposium for Regulators, and he enhanced the event by incorporating the Chief Regulatory Officers and the Regional Regulatory Associations meetings. He directed other activities in the policy and regulatory domain, as well as in the areas of ICT statistical data collection and analysis, Internet and IP networks development, and human capacity building.

– From 2000 to 2007, he was the Head of the BDT’s Human Capacity Building Division, where he designed strategies and implemented projects on training, human resources management and development, organizational development and managerial development for telecommunications. He also assisted governments, regulators and operators of developing countries in the definition of their organizational and managerial strategies and policies, the identification of their Human Resource and Organizational Development needs, including training of top-level managers in modern management and competitive transformation related aspects.

– From 1993 to 2000, he was Regional Administrator at ITU’s Brazil Regional Office, where he managed projects in various fields such as rural telecommunication development, frequency management and monitoring, transformation of the telecommunication sector, strengthening of regulatory agencies and transformation of telecommunication operators, among others. He also played a key role in the definition of policies and regulatory frameworks for the opening of the telecommunication sector to competition in the Americas Region.

– From 1990 to 1993, he was Regional Administrator at ITU’s Chile Area Office, where he managed projects for the modernization and reorganization of incumbent telecommunication operators in the Americas Region. He also attended to the sectorial development needs of the countries in the region.

– From 1988 to 1990, he was Regional Expert at ITU’s Field Office in Peru, where he was responsible for the assistance to operators and regulators in developing and implementing methodologies for production and delivery of modular training in telecommunications. He also provided assistance to the countries in the region in the preparation of their top managers to face the changes in the sector, such as convergence and competition.

– From 1987 to 1988, he was the Director of ANTEL (Telecommunications Operator of Uruguay) Training Centre.

– From 1985 to 1987, he was Telecommunication Engineer at ANTEL.

– From 1979 to 1985, he was Engineering Assistant at ANTEL.

– From 1984 to 1986, he was Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Engineering of Uruguay’s Universidad de la República, for the chair of Electronics & Circuits, as well as for the chair of Circuits & Electric Measurements.

Mr. Maniewicz is married and he has two children. He speaks Spanish, English, French and Portuguese.

Amit specialises in advising on complex wireless transactions and strategy projects, including supporting mobile operators with spectrum valuation and regulators with the development and implementation of spectrum policy.

Amit has over 25 years of experience advising fixed and mobile operators, regulators/government bodies, financial institutions and equipment manufacturers on commercial, technical and regulatory issues. He has supported several multi-billion dollar M&A and debt financing transactions and has led numerous high-profile studies in the area of radio spectrum policy. Amit brings a global perspective to his work, having undertaken projects for clients in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and the Americas.

Amit holds an M.Sc. in Radio Frequency and Communications Engineering from the University of Bradford, UK and an M.B.A. from the University of Warwick, UK.

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Chris is the Chairman of the ECC, CEPT. He is also Ofcom’s Director of International Spectrum Policy, where his responsibilities cover the UK’s international spectrum interests, especially in relation to the ITU, CEPT, and EU. He is a member of Ofcom’s Spectrum Executive Team and Strategy Steering Group.

Chris is active in various European spectrum committees and currently represents the UK on the Radio Spectrum Policy Group (RSPG). He has closely engaged for the UK on a number of key European and international spectrum initiatives and led the UK delegations to WRC-15 and WRC-12.

Before joining Ofcom, Chris worked in various UK Government Departments, including 6 years at Oftel, where he worked on different aspects of telecommunications regulation. Chris has a degree in mathematics and statistics from Manchester University.

ALEKSANDER SOŁTYSIK is an attaché for the telecommunication sector in the Permanent Representation of Poland to the European Union and represents Ministry of Digital Affairs in the Council of the European Union. The main responsibilities are matters regarding radio spectrum, gigabit infrastructure, artificial intelligence and Digital Decade. Currently he is the Chair of the Radio Spectrum Policy Group – a high-level advisory group that assists the European Commission in the development of radio spectrum policy. He is also an outgoing co-rapporteur of the RSPG Working Group on Peer Review and Member State cooperation on authorizations and awards, which is responsible for annual reports on the implementation of the art. 35 of the European Electronic Communications Code. Aleksander was the Head of International Telecommunication Unit at the Ministry of Digital Affair, engaged in the International Telecommunication Union’s and CEPT matters, mainly focusing on the preparations for the World Radiocommunication Conferences. He was a Kosciuszko Foundation scholar at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University and hold a PhD degree from the Jagiellonian University in Cracow.

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Natalia Vicente is the VP of Public Affairs at GSOA where she works closely with the Secretary General and the CEOs of ESOA Member companies to drive forward high-level advocacy for the satellite communications sector. Specifically, Natalia focuses on the Development Agenda working with international organisations to ensure nation states understand the value of leveraging available satellite communications services to bridge digital, education and health divides in their countries.

Natalia is also a Board Member of the European Internet Forum where she represents ESOA in front of Members of the European Parliament. Natalia has over a decade of experience in the digital sector, focusing on public policy, government relations and building international partnerships.

Before joining ESOA, Natalia worked for the European Telecommunications Network Operator’s (ETNO) working on public and regulatory affairs. Prior to that, she worked for Telefonica, Telecom Italia and TagTagCity, where she was one of the first employees involved in establishing a start-up venture providing mobile solutions to municipalities and local businesses in Belgium.

Natalia is a qualified lawyer with an LLM from the University Autonoma of Madrid and holds a Master of Business Administration specialised in Marketing. She is a Spanish national, lives in Brussels and speaks 4 languages.

Andy works for Cisco Wireless CTO office as an advisor on Wireless regulatory issues and has almost 30 years’ experience in Wireless industry.. He was previously with Ofcom (UK) representing the UK in various International Wireless regulatory and standardisation fora ITU-R, CEPT, EU, ETSI, IEEE 802 etc. This included in various roles sometimes heading UK delegations or as a Chairman and/or vice chair of various project teams and working groups of ITU/CEPT/ECC?ETSI working groups and project teams including WGFM, and project teams on Short Range Devices and various groups looking at RLAN harmonisation and co-existence issues.

Specialties: UK WT act primary and secondary legislation, European and International government liaison. various European and worldwide Wireless standards. Benefits and impact assessment, team leader, sharing analysis, project management.

Mr. Mario Maniewicz was re-elected​ for a second term as Director of the ITU Radiocommunication Bureau at the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 2022 in Bucharest, Romania. Mr Maniewicz was first elected Director of the Bureau at the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 2018 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. He first took office on 1 January 2019.​

Mario Maniewicz is an electronic engineer specialized in telecommunications. He has been with the ITU for over 30 years, where he has held various positions of responsibility in the Radiocommunication and Development Bureaux as well as in ITU Regional Offices.

– From 2014 to 2018, he was the Deputy Director of ITU’s Radiocommunication Bureau (BR), where he assisted the Director of the BR, Member States, Sector Members, Associates and Academia in the vital function of global management of the radiofrequency spectrum and satellite orbits. He also headed the Informatics, Administration and Publication Department, was the overall organizer of the World Radiocommunication Conference 2015 (WRC-15) and played a key role in WRC-15 serving as the Secretary of the Conference.

– From 2011 to 2014, he was the Chief of the Infrastructure, Enabling Environment and E-Applications Department in ITU’s Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT), where he directed the assistance to developing countries in bridging the digital divide by promoting the use of ICT-based networks, services and applications, while ensuring the use of appropriate technologies to build or extend their information and communication infrastructure, as well as adapt to the rapidly changing telecommunication/ICT environment. He also led activities aimed at providing guidelines and tools for the development of policy and regulatory frameworks, financing policies and development strategies. These included promotion of pervasive broadband deployment, transition from analogue to digital broadcasting, spectrum management and monitoring, as well as well as other areas of ICT development such as deployment of telecommunication and IP-based networks and use of reliable and cost-effective ICT applications while enhancing cyber-security. In addition, he promoted access and use of telecommunications and ICTs for groups that have been marginalized in their access to current mainstream ICT services, including women, youth, indigenous people, persons with disabilities and people living in remote communities.

– From 2007 to 2011, he was the Chief of BDT’s Policies and Strategies Department, where he led the development of telecommunications and ICT policies and regulations to assist developing countries in promoting investment and enhancing their networks and services. He was also responsible for the organization of the Global Symposium for Regulators, and he enhanced the event by incorporating the Chief Regulatory Officers and the Regional Regulatory Associations meetings. He directed other activities in the policy and regulatory domain, as well as in the areas of ICT statistical data collection and analysis, Internet and IP networks development, and human capacity building.

– From 2000 to 2007, he was the Head of the BDT’s Human Capacity Building Division, where he designed strategies and implemented projects on training, human resources management and development, organizational development and managerial development for telecommunications. He also assisted governments, regulators and operators of developing countries in the definition of their organizational and managerial strategies and policies, the identification of their Human Resource and Organizational Development needs, including training of top-level managers in modern management and competitive transformation related aspects.

– From 1993 to 2000, he was Regional Administrator at ITU’s Brazil Regional Office, where he managed projects in various fields such as rural telecommunication development, frequency management and monitoring, transformation of the telecommunication sector, strengthening of regulatory agencies and transformation of telecommunication operators, among others. He also played a key role in the definition of policies and regulatory frameworks for the opening of the telecommunication sector to competition in the Americas Region.

– From 1990 to 1993, he was Regional Administrator at ITU’s Chile Area Office, where he managed projects for the modernization and reorganization of incumbent telecommunication operators in the Americas Region. He also attended to the sectorial development needs of the countries in the region.

– From 1988 to 1990, he was Regional Expert at ITU’s Field Office in Peru, where he was responsible for the assistance to operators and regulators in developing and implementing methodologies for production and delivery of modular training in telecommunications. He also provided assistance to the countries in the region in the preparation of their top managers to face the changes in the sector, such as convergence and competition.

– From 1987 to 1988, he was the Director of ANTEL (Telecommunications Operator of Uruguay) Training Centre.

– From 1985 to 1987, he was Telecommunication Engineer at ANTEL.

– From 1979 to 1985, he was Engineering Assistant at ANTEL.

– From 1984 to 1986, he was Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Engineering of Uruguay’s Universidad de la República, for the chair of Electronics & Circuits, as well as for the chair of Circuits & Electric Measurements.

Mr. Maniewicz is married and he has two children. He speaks Spanish, English, French and Portuguese.

Stephen is currently Head of International Spectrum Policy in the Spectrum Group in Ofcom (UK) and has been in that position for 9 years. He was the Deputy Head for the UK to CPM23-2 and WRC-23. Stephen has participated in the WRCs in 2012, 2015 and 2019 (in addition to the respective second CPM meetings).

Before his current position, he worked in the Ofcom team concerned with the UK spectrum award of the 10, 28, 32, and 40 GHz bands, in 2008. He also led a spectrum interference investigation team, during the London 2012 Olympics, with staff from the UK and several other CEPT (European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications) administrations.

Stephen has recently been selected as the Chair of the CEPT Group for the WRC-27 period.

During the WRC-23 period Stephen was the Chair of the CEPT Group addressing agenda items related to Science Issues and the CEPT view on the agenda items for WRC-27 and was additionally elected as Vice Chair for the duration of the CEPT CPG-23 process.

Prior to this he served as a Vice Chair of the ECC Working Group for Frequency Management (WG-FM), between June 2014 and November 2020. Whilst in that role he also served as the Chair of the ECC project team addressing the potential for “Wi-Fi” and similar systems in the 5925 – 6425 MHz band, that was subject to a European Commission Mandate.

Stephen has had a diverse exposure to a wide variety of spectrum sectors and disciplines, under the WRC processes and of the harmonisation functions of ECC.

Stephen holds a Higher National Certificate (HNC) in electronic and electrical engineering and has been with Ofcom since its inception in December 2003. Before Ofcom, Stephen worked at the Radiocommunications Agency (the Government predecessor to Ofcom) in several posts: Radio Investigation and Monitoring, Satellite and Space Sciences and the International Regulation Team.

Stephen is married with a family. He enjoys home mechanics, motorcycles, electronics and home improvements.

Glyn Carter is Future Spectrum Director at the GSMA, where his main focus since joining in 2012 has been future use of spectrum. This has included preparatory work for WRC-15, WRC-19, WRC-23, and now WRC-27, including sharing and compatibility studies and other preparatory activities in ITU-R and CEPT. It also includes wider activities related to future spectrum for mobile broadband, including to make spectrum available for 5G and beyond, and work in ITU-R and CEPT on bands identified at previous WRCs.

Glyn has been involved in spectrum management for over 25 years. Prior to GSMA, this included working as a consultant for regulators in countries including the UK, South Africa, Sweden, Japan and Jordan. He has also worked for mobile operators in countries including the UK, Romania and Portugal, where his responsibilities included technology strategy, terminals and mobile data services, as well as regulatory activities and standards. Glyn has a BSc in mathematics and a PhD in cryptography from London University.

Peng is the Vice President of Policy & Regulatory at GSOA, where he leads advocacy efforts around spectrum management, licencing, and national policy initiatives. With experience in telecoms, mobile, and satellites, he has advised governments and industry players globally.

Previously at Eutelsat OneWeb, Peng shaped licencing frameworks for Low Earth Orbit constellations and satellite regulatory procedures for WRC-23. At GSMA, he ran a global campaign to improve spectrum licensing conditions for mobile operators, leading a global team of policy expert to engage with policymakers across developing markets.

Peng holds a Master’s in Telecommunication from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology and an Executive MBA from London Business School. He speaks English, Mandarin, and French fluently.

Luigi Ardito is currently a member of the GSA Spectrum management team. He works as the Senior Director of Government Affairs EMEA at Qualcomm. He is leading Qualcomm spectrum and regulatory policy agenda in Europe, dealing with various government entities and industry organizations. He is also the Chairman of Digital Europe Spectrum Group.

Martha Suarez was born in Bucaramanga, Colombia. She received her degree as Electronics Engineer from the Universidad Industrial de Santander in 2004. During her undergraduate studies, she participated in an exchange program with the Ecole Superieure Chimie Physique Electronique de Lyon, France, in 2001. She received her master’s degree in high frequency communication systems from the University of Marne-la-Vallee, France, in 2006 and her Ph.D. degree from the University Paris-Est in 2009. She joined the department of Telecommunications and Signal Processing at the École Supérieure d’Ingénieurs en Électronique et Électrotechnique de Paris ESIEE and the Esycom Research Center, where she worked on wireless transmitter architectures. In 2011, she was awarded with a Marie Curie Fellowship and worked at the Instytut Technologii Elektronowej ITE in Poland for the Partnership for Cognitive Radio (Par4CR) European Project. Her research interests were in the areas of wireless system architectures and the design of high performance Radio Frequency (RF) transceivers.

In 2013, she joined the National Spectrum Agency in Colombia, ANE, where she worked as Senior Adviser to the General Director and supported the international activities of the Agency. Afterwards, in December 2015, she became the General Director of ANE and continued promoting the efficient use of the Spectrum and the mobile broadband connectivity in Colombia.

Since the 1st of May 2019, Martha Suarez has been the President of the Dynamic Spectrum Alliance DSA, a global organization advocating for laws and regulations that will lead to more efficient and effective spectrum utilization, which is essential to addressing key worldwide social and economic challenges.

Vincent Sneed is Senior EU Policy Adviser at the European Broadcasting Union, the world’s leading alliance of public service media (PSM). He has worked there since the beginning of 2019. Previously, he worked for the Association of European Radios (AER) between 2006 and 2019.

At the EBU, he covers EU policy related to copyright and distribution, including spectrum-related rules.

He has worked on the European Electronic Communications Code, the UHF Decision, the preparation to the World Radiocommunication Conference, the Radio Spectrum Policy Programme, the DSM Copyright Directive, the NetCab Directive, the Collective Rights’ Management Directive, and other spectrum management, copyright, advertising and media-related dossiers.

He studied law in France, Spain and the Netherlands, and speaks French, English, Italian and Spanish.

Richard is a journalist and analyst at PolicyTracker. He has written for local news outlets and writes on the publishing platform Medium. Richard is bilingual and fluent in English and German. He also maintains the 5G Observatory website, which is funded by the European Commission. He also covers various spectrum policy issues for Policy Tracker’s newsletter.

Richard has an undergraduate degree in Media & Communications from Goldsmiths, University of London.

Meta Pavšek Taškov received her BSEE and MSEE from University of Ljubljana, Slovenia in 1990 and 1993 respectively. First employment was 1989 in mixed research and development laboratory located at Jožef Stefan Institute in Ljubljana as member of industry and employee of Iskra Hipot, Šentjernej.

Since 1995 she was employed at AKOS (Agency for communication networks and services of the Republic of Slovenia) which was at the time named as URST (Slovene Telecommunications Administration) in the RF Spectrum management department. 2012 and 2013 she was leading LTE project and was a Deputy of Tender Commission’s chairperson for 2014 Auction of frequency bands 800/900/1800/2100/2600 MHz. Since 2016 she is head of Mobile department. She was a Deputy Head of Delegation at WRC-15, WRC-19 and at WRC-23 she was member of delegation. She chairs HCM – TWG since 2010, ECC PT1 DG 4 GHz since 2022 and RSPG Long-term vision for the upper 6 GHz band since March 2024. She was chairing ECC WGSE SE21 from 2013 to 2019 and ECC PT1 DG 40 GHz from 2020 to 2022. She is an active member of RSCom, RSPG WRC-23, ECC, CPG, ECC PT1, WGSE, SE21, HCM and member of CPG-PTA, CPG-PTB, CPG-PTD, SE45. Since 2017 she has supported projects in framework of Slovene 5G initiative and 700 MHz Multiband Auction, M2M Auction, BWA 10/12 GHz Auction, 2300/3600 MHz local Auction as well as other Auctions and assignments in accordance with Art.47 ZEKom-2.

Since 2024, Co-Chair of the RSPG Working Group delivering a long-term vision for the upper 6 GHz band.

Previously, Co-Chair of the RSPG Working Group, Peer Review.

Since 2014, German Representative in the RSC and ECC.

From 2010 to 2014, responsible for planning, concept development, and design of Internet access in the “Networks of the Federal Government,” including firewall systems, malware protection, content filtering, and botnet detection.

From 1999 to 2010, Project Manager at Verizon Business for Voice, Data, Internet, and Security Services.

Prior to that, I worked for a German Mobile Network Operator.

Andreas has a diploma in Electrical Engineering from the University of Applied Sciences Gelsenkirchen.

Jeppe Tanderup Kristensen is Chief Adviser at the Agency for Data Supply and Infrastructure, the Danish government agency in charge of spectrum management. His responsibilities include representing the interests of Denmark in the ITU, CEPT, and EU on spectrum matters, among others.

He was head of delegation for Denmark at WRC-23 and PP-22 and deputy head at WRC-19 and PP-18.

He has been a delegate to Radio Spectrum Policy Group (RSPG) since 2022.

Jeppe has, in his career with the agency, been involved in multiple spectrum auctions.

Jeppe holds an M.Sc. from the Technical University of Denmark.

Erika Tejedor is Director of Government and Policy Advocacy at Ericsson and focuses on ensuring harmonized future spectrum availability for mobile globally, with focus on 5G and 6G. During her career, she has focused on spectrum from different perspectives: research, product development, 3GPP RAN4 and ETSI standardization as well as spectrum regulation. At the moment, Erika focuses on spectrum policy strategies, ITU-R activities and coordination of spectrum related work across the different regions. Erika graduated from the University of Zaragoza (Spain) and the Linköping University (Sweden) and holds a Master in Electrical and Electronics Engineering and Wireless Communications.

Detlef Fuehrer is the Senior Manager, Spectrum Management and Regulatory Affairs, EMEA in the CTO Office at Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company. His main responsibility is to set and drive HPE’s legislative & regulatory priorities for the radio spectrum in EMEA and to execute all aspects of HPE’s EMEA strategy.

Prior to Aruba, Detlef managed the Spectrum Engineering activities of the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre where he established the Radio Spectrum Lab. Holding a diploma in Electronics Engineering from Dortmund University, he worked in the semiconductor industry for almost 20 years, predominantly in the communications domain, at Alcatel, Texas Instruments, and Hitachi Electronic Components. Detlef authored the first German-language expert book on ADSL and published numerous studies on spectrum sharing and wireless coexistence.

Matthew Newman is the global chief correspondent for MLex and writes about data protection, privacy, telecoms, cyber security, and artificial intelligence. Matthew began his journalism career in 1991 in community newspapers. He worked as a reporter in Riga, Latvia, in 1993 and then moved to Chicago, where he covered local news. In 1995, he became a personal finance reporter for Dow Jones Newswires, and was then transferred to Brussels in 1999. He specialized in EU regulatory affairs, including trade and telecom issues. He began covering competition for Bloomberg News as an EU court reporter in 2004. In 2010, he was named spokesman for Viviane Reding, the EU’s justice commissioner. In January 2012, he helped launch the commission’s proposal for overall data protection rules. He began working at MLex in April 2012 and has covered mergers, antitrust, and state-aid cases. He spent a year studying French, history, and communications in Grenoble, France, in 1988 and 1989 and is a graduate of Boston University with degrees in history and journalism. He earned a diploma in competition law from King’s College in 2016.

U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC). She joined the FCC in 2019, having previously served as an Attorney Advisor in the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) at the U.S. Department of Commerce. Ms. Quinley leads a wide range of FCC spectrum proceedings, including the adoption of new rules governing direct connections from satellites to wireless devices and the oversight of the Citizens Broadband Radio Service. Ms. Quinley also plays a significant role in U.S. government interagency spectrum management, having served as the FCC representative to the Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee, which advises NTIA on a broad range of spectrum policy issues, and having worked to update the FCC and NTIA’s Memorandum of Understanding on spectrum coordination processes.

David Willis has been appointed Group Director, Spectrum, bringing 30 years of technology and telecom experience in government and industry to the role. David joins Ofcom’s Senior Management Team.

He joined Ofcom to oversee its Spectrum Group, which ensures that the UK’s wireless spectrum – a valuable, finite national resource – is used efficiently and effectively.

Most recently David was President of the Communications Research Centre, the Government of Canada’s research centre for advanced wireless telecommunications, spectrum management and helping to improve broadband services for Canadians.
Before this David led the Spectrum Engineering and Planning team at Innovation Science and Economic Development Canada. Here his work included international spectrum standards; wireless spectrum engineering and planning; satellite spectrum policy, licensing and coordination; and leading the Canadian delegation at the 2019 World Radio Communication Conference.

David has also held leadership roles in product management, operations and engineering at BlackBerry and Nortel Networks.

Luigi Ardito is currently working as Director of government affairs for Europe, Middle East and North Africa at Qualcomm and drives the Qualcomm spectrum and regulatory policy agenda in Europe and MENA dealing with various government entities and industry organizations.

Prior to joining Qualcomm, Luigi worked for over a decade at Sony Corporation both in Japan and in the UK. Luigi also gained professional experience at France Telecom and at the Italian Public Broadcaster RAI.

Luigi has extensive experience in the Media and Telecom industry as well as the Semiconductor Industry gained through his assignments at Qualcomm, Sony, France Telecom and RAI. He holds an Electronic Engineering Degree gained at the Politecnico di Torino in Italy and a Master of Business Administration gained at the Henley Management College in the UK.

Jaime Hjort is Head of Wireless and Spectrum Policy for Amazon. Previously she served as Vice President of Government Affairs at CTIA and worked as a staffer in the U.S. Congress, in the both the House of Representatives and the Senate, where she focused on telecommunications policy. Jaime earned her B.A. in Political Science from the George Washington University and her J.D. from the George Mason University School of Law.

With more than 30 years of experience in electronics and telecommunications engineering, I am a dedicated professional with a passion for technological progress and interested in technology supporting societal evolution.
I held different roles in organisations engaged in a variety of fields: as a developer or being in charge of testing in companies producing medical or industrial computing or telecom systems, consumer electronics, service industry, or policy officer on contract with the European Commission, on the team in charge of the Radio Equipment Directive.

Since 2013, as consultant and EUCOMREG SRL company owner, I advise and represent my international clients in matters relating to the regulatory aspects of radio devices in the European Union.

Janette is one of Analysys Mason’s senior spectrum experts, with 25 years’ experience in radio engineering, wireless technologies, spectrum policy and spectrum management. Janette joined Analysys Mason in 2001, having previously worked for the UK Radiocommunications Agency (now Ofcom).

Janette’s expertise lies in mobile, wireless and broadband technologies and markets and her consulting experience includes advising on market developments in the wireless sector, wireless technology evolution, wireless business modelling, spectrum valuation, spectrum strategy, competition and regulation issues in the wireless market. She has worked with a wide range of public- and private-sector clients including national regulators, government departments, network operators, wireless industry trade associations, equipment vendors and telecoms users.

Her recent focus has been on 5G mobile and she has authored several published reports, including a study for Qualcomm and Ericsson on costs and benefits of 5G deployment in Europe, a study on 5G millimetre-wave deployment in Europe, reports for US industry body CTIA comparing 5G readiness in several world markets and a study on the benefits of cellular V2X technology for the 5GAA. Janette holds a BEng in Electronic Engineering from the University of Edinburgh, and an MSc in Radio Communications from the University of Bradford.

Davide Ferrari is a highly experienced manager, specializing in the delivery of IT services and the design of complex infrastructures, with a focus on IT Transformation and Cyber Security. Throughout his career, Davide has dedicated himself to these fields, utilizing his deep knowledge to foster innovation and enhance operational efficiency in IT environments.

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Dr Guillaume Lebrun has been an active member of the spectrum community for more than 15 years, working for Orange, Qualcomm, Airbus and now Meta. Dr Lebrun contributed to key international spectrum projects such the opening of the 6 GHz band to Wi-Fi 6E and the 3.6 GHz for 5G.

Dr Lebrun is a member of the Global Connectivity Policy team at Meta where he is working on several spectrum initiatives to improve connectivity. Raising spectrum efficiency and availability is at the core of Guillaume’s mission.

Dr Lebrun holds an Engineering degree from ENST, Paris, France and a PhD in telecommunications from Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia.

Francis Keshmiri (Ph.D.) is a distinguished Home Network Expert at Huawei Technologies France, where he leads the antenna systems and propagation modeling research team for advanced distributed home solutions. In this role, he also stablishes collaborative research projects with European institutes and research centers and supervises master’s and PhD students in partnership with European universities, consistently focusing on innovative antenna solutions and developments. His research has led to several publications, as well as productization of antenna systems for Fiber-to-the-Room (FTTR) technology .

As a delegate member representing Huawei, Francis actively contributes to several key standardization groups, including IEEE, ETSI, and ITU-T, aiming to develop new standardization contributions to allow ultra-high reliable and ingenious connectivity, especially on fixed/fiber and wireless mechanisms.

Prior to joining Huawei, Francis gained extensive experience designing and testing wireless products with dynamic features across multiple European enterprises and international stakeholders. His expertise spans certification, mass production, cost optimization, and product deployment. He has built a strong reputation for his work in disruptive telecom technologies, including human electromagnetic exposure, radiation measurements, and automotive connectivity.

Francis’s areas of interest include Wi-Fi sub-7 GHz and mmWave antennas, beam switching and steering techniques, indoor propagation modeling, multi-antenna systems, and the industrialization and commercialization of wireless products and solutions. His commitment to advancing telecom technology is reflected in his substantial contributions to the field.

Stephen is Vodafone’s Group Public Policy Head of Spectrum and is responsible for managing the company’s spectrum and licensing policy across its 26 operating companies in Europe and AMAP. This includes setting the strategy for meeting the future needs of the business, engaging with national and regional regulators to shape policy, and managing spectrum licence valuation, acquisition and renewal activities. Stephen studied Engineering at Cambridge and worked previously in the Japanese technology sector and as a strategy consultant in the international telecommunications and media sector.

Amit specialises in advising on complex wireless transactions and strategy projects, including supporting mobile operators with spectrum valuation and regulators with the development and implementation of spectrum policy.

Amit has over 25 years of experience advising fixed and mobile operators, regulators/government bodies, financial institutions and equipment manufacturers on commercial, technical and regulatory issues. He has supported several multi-billion dollar M&A and debt financing transactions and has led numerous high-profile studies in the area of radio spectrum policy. Amit brings a global perspective to his work, having undertaken projects for clients in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and the Americas.

Amit holds an M.Sc. in Radio Frequency and Communications Engineering from the University of Bradford, UK and an M.B.A. from the University of Warwick, UK.

Cameron has a wide range of experience in areas including network cost modelling, transaction support, and spectrum policy/management, working on behalf of both telecoms regulators and operators.

Cameron has particular expertise in the area of spectrum management and has supported clients ahead of many spectrum awards and transactions. He has led multiple projects for operators on topics including spectrum strategy, spectrum valuation, and bidding strategy, as well as supporting regulators with issues such as spectrum award design. In addition, he has contributed to several white papers and expert witness reports on major spectrum management issues. Cameron is also active in the area of regulation, having supported regulators with high-profile studies on topics such as number portability and pricing of regulated wholesale services.

Cameron has an MSci degree in Chemistry from Imperial College London, during which he spent a year at Georgia Tech in Atlanta, USA.

A highly committed and proven consulting professional helping businesses understand the use and implementation of wireless technology. Joined LS telcom in June 2016 to support the growth of the consulting business in the UK and raise awareness of the LS telcom brand.

Expert in writing proposals, winning new clients, and overall business growth with knowledge and expertise of the globally changing world of wireless. He spent 7 years at Ofcom in the UK, involved in many different facets of spectrum management. Saul can bring a fresh outlook on how businesses can benefit from the implementation and deployment of wireless systems, including the adoption of new technologies, procurement of spectrum, and adaptation to new regulations.

Co-author of a number of technical reports for clients. Recent assignments have included work for the European Commission on the socio-economic impacts of 5G in Europe and the regulatory implications of license-exempt use in Europe.

Developed a good understanding of the latest technologies and the rollout of LTE, HSPA+, and DC-HSPA+ devices. Saul has also developed a growing knowledge of Wi-Fi, white space devices, and the commercial and regulatory implications across the industry.

An accomplished business development manager who has helped establish and win new clients by writing successful proposals followed by professional execution and delivery.

Saul has a very good understanding of radio systems, spectrum engineering, and telecommunications projects, with specific experience and knowledge of technical policy and regulatory projects.

Specialties: Business development, pre-sales, RF spectrum planning , advice on regulatory aspects of radio spectrum, knowledge of multiple mobile technologies e.g. GSM, UMTS & LTE Wi-Fi. In addition to DVB-T, DAB, and FM planning. Project management of multi-disciplinary projects for regulators, vendors, and operators International frequency coordination and harmonised standards Demand analysis for cellular mobile capacity.

Yasmine Frizlen is an Economist at NERA, a leading economic consultancy that has been involved in spectrum policy for over 35 years. Yasmine has supported regulators and private companies on all five continents, with projects involving the design and implementation of spectrum auctions, valuation and pricing of radio spectrum, legal disputes involving spectrum, and studies on the application of economics to spectrum management. She co-authored a chapter on spectrum pricing in NERA’s new book: Round-by-Round: Learnings form the First 35 Years of Spectrum Auctions.

Yasmine holds a MSc in Economics degree from the London School of Economics, United Kingdom.

Umberto Mascia is currently co-chair of the RSPG working group on ‘Assessment of future usage of the frequency band 470-694 MHz within the EU’.

He works for MIMIT (Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy) as Director of the office that deals with radio spectrum technical regulation and related international activities within ITU, CEPT and the European Union, as well as maintaining and updating the Italian NTFA.

His background includes a degree in Telecommunications Engineering and a PhD in Information and Communications Engineering. He spent almost 20 years in the private sector and in applied research, spanning several application fields (e.g. satellite, telecommunications, automotive, environmental monitoring, Software Defined Radio, GNSS-based railway traffic control). He then moved to the public sector, initially in the IT staff of the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance, before being appointed to his current position at MIMIT in 2020.

Jonas Wessel is Director of the Resource Management Department at the Swedish Post and Telecom Agency (PTS). He is also Chair of the Radio Spectrum Policy Group (RSPG) for the 2018-2019 period. The RSPG is a high-level advisory group that assists the European Commission in the development of radio spectrum policy. JMr Wessel holds a MSC from the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Industrial Engineering and Management. He started his professional career as a strategy consultant, working mainly with business development in the telecoms and IT-sector.

In 2003, Mr Jonas joined the PTS as advisor on radio spectrum policy issues. After several positions within the Agency, including responsibility for auctions, he was assigned Director of the Spectrum Department in 2014. Jonas has been one of the driving forces behind the transformation of spectrum management in Sweden and has also been working with these issues internationally, mainly through the RSPG where he has been a delegate since 2004. He was Vice Chairman of the RSPG for the 2016-2017 period.

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Martin Brock is Shure’s Senior Manager, Global Regulatory Policy. Based in London, he contributes to Shure’s efforts to advocate on behalf of the audio PMSE (Programme Making & Special Events) industry on spectrum regulatory issues in the UK, Europe, and India, as well as emerging global cybersecurity and AI regulation. Before joining Shure, Martin spent 20 years within the Spectrum Group of UK regulator Ofcom, including responsibility for PMSE spectrum policy and several years serving as Secretary to FM PT51, CEPT’s project team for PMSE frequency management. Having also worked on dynamic spectrum access and with spectrum database providers, he maintains an interest in innovative approaches to spectrum sharing, which included project managing Ofcom’s introduction of sharing by low-power audio PMSE with aeronautical radionavigation services in the 960 MHz band.

Ulrich holds a diploma degree in Electrical Engineering of Technical University of Munich, Germany, and one in Industrial Engineering of Fernuniversität Hagen, Germany. Of his 30+ years of professional experience in Siemens, Nokia Siemens Networks, and Nokia, he spent 15+ years in R&D, business strategy, system architecture, and product management of mobile radio network systems covering GSM, EDGE, UMTS, Flash OFDM, WiMAX, LTE, and 5G. Since 2011, he is responsible for spectrum policy at Nokia within the Strategy & Technology organisation. Ulrich is vice chair of the DIGITALEUROPE spectrum working group in Brussels and the BITKOM spectrum working group in Germany.

Since joining Analysys Mason in 2014, Chris has developed particular expertise in wireless technologies and spectrum, as well as cost modelling and geo-analysis for telecoms networks. Chris has worked on a large range of spectrum projects, such as valuation and auction strategy for mobile spectrum, including costing of coverage obligations, 5G and 6G spectrum analysis (assessing bands from 400MHz to sub-THz), and spectrum projects for non-mobile telecoms technologies including satellite, microwave links, PPDR and many others. Chris maintains the company’s Spectrum Auction Tracker, a database of concluded and planned mobile spectrum auctions. He has experience in cost modelling developing long-run incremental cost (LRIC) models (for both fixed and mobile networks) in a number of markets around the world, as well as modelling the cost (and benefit) of 5G deployment. Chris also has extensive experience of geographic information systems (GIS) modelling for telecoms analysis in a range of contexts.

Chris joined Analysys Mason after graduating with a first-class MSc in Physics from the University of Cambridge.

Eric Fournier is currently Director for Spectrum Planning and International Affairs in the Agence Nationale des Fréquences (ANFR), the French public agency in charge of spectrum management (www.anfr.fr).

In this capacity, he is responsible for preparing the revisions of the French national table of spectrum allocation and for coordinating French positions in international meetings and conferences on spectrum within ITU, CEPT and EU. He was deputy head of the French delegation for RRC-06, WRC-07, WRC-12, WRC-15, WRC-19 and WRC-23.

He was chairman of the RSPG, a high-level advisory group that assists the European Commission in the development of radio spectrum policy, for the cycle 2022-23.

He has been involved in all discussions on major evolutions of spectrum in Europe and was Chairman of the Electronic Communication Committee (CEPT/ECC) from 2013 to 2018 and of the European Conference Preparatory Group for the World Radiocommunications Conference 2012 (CPG-12).

Eric is a graduate telecom engineer from SUPELEC (France).

After a state exam in law at the University of Osnabrück, Mr Kühn has been working since 1998 in the area of legal internship (e.g. at Regional Court) of the Federal Network Agency Germany; changing to National and International Spectrum Regulation on different levels in 2005. Nowadays, he is the Deputy Head of Section for International Affairs and Utilization Concepts. His responsibilities cover strategic frequency utilization concepts and the transposition of those to the international level of CEPT, EU and ITU. Doing this and having been active in the preparation of three WRC’s, on national and on CEPT CPG level, Mr Kühn participated in a number of international Groups, also as Head of the German Delegation. He has also chaired several groups and subgroups in the ITU and CEPT.

Since 2005, he has been responsible for the German preparation of the WRC’s and served as CEPT CPG Vice Chairman from 2010 to 2013. Mr Kühn was appointed Chairman of CPG in June 2013.

Electrical engineer with expertise in satellite and terrestrial radio communications technologies. Skilled in directing technical engineering examinations on spectrum management issues and electromagnetic compatibility of communications systems. Author of many international technical documents and position papers.

Experienced in international and domestic radio frequency spectrum management committees, policy negotiations and policy decision making.

Proven ability to provide assistance and advice on radiocommunication issues that may have national or international impact on communication systems.

Mindel De La Torre joined Omnispace LLC in April 2017 as Chief Regulatory and International Strategy Officer, where she heads up efforts to obtain market entry for the company’s non-geostationary satellite system. Before joining Omnispace, she was Chief of the International Bureau at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for over 7 years, where she managed a staff of 120 attorneys, engineers, economists, and international relations specialists. In that role, she led the FCC’s efforts internationally, both on a bilateral and multilateral basis. She oversaw the International Bureau’s functions with regard to licensing of international and domestic satellites, international telecommunications and broadcast, and submarine cables.

Ms. De La Torre was president of Telecommunications Management Group, Inc. (TMG), a consulting firm in the Washington DC area from 1998-2009. Her work at TMG included advising businesses, international organizations, and regulators on issues relevant to the liberalization and commercialization of the telecommunications sector, as well as spectrum resources.

She has had leadership positions on US delegations to ITU conferences, such as World Radiocommunication Conferences (WRC), World Telecommunication Development Conferences, and Plenipotentiary Conferences. She has actively participated in regional telecommunications organizations, such as CITEL and APEC, as well as the OECD.

Ms. De La Torre has a BA from Vanderbilt University and a JD from the University of Texas. She is a member of the Texas Bar, and the Federal Communications Bar Association.

Stephen is Vodafone’s Group Public Policy Head of Spectrum and is responsible for managing the company’s spectrum and licensing policy across its 26 operating companies in Europe and AMAP. This includes setting the strategy for meeting the future needs of the business, engaging with national and regional regulators to shape policy, and managing spectrum licence valuation, acquisition and renewal activities. Stephen studied Engineering at Cambridge and worked previously in the Japanese technology sector and as a strategy consultant in the international telecommunications and media sector.

Yasmine Frizlen is an Economist at NERA, a leading economic consultancy that has been involved in spectrum policy for over 35 years. Yasmine has supported regulators and private companies on all five continents, with projects involving the design and implementation of spectrum auctions, valuation and pricing of radio spectrum, legal disputes involving spectrum, and studies on the application of economics to spectrum management. She co-authored a chapter on spectrum pricing in NERA’s new book: Round-by-Round: Learnings form the First 35 Years of Spectrum Auctions.

Yasmine holds a MSc in Economics degree from the London School of Economics, United Kingdom.

Yasmine Frizlen is an Economist at NERA, a leading economic consultancy that has been involved in spectrum policy for over 35 years. Yasmine has supported regulators and private companies on all five continents, with projects involving the design and implementation of spectrum auctions, valuation and pricing of radio spectrum, legal disputes involving spectrum, and studies on the application of economics to spectrum management. She co-authored a chapter on spectrum pricing in NERA’s new book: Round-by-Round: Learnings form the First 35 Years of Spectrum Auctions.

Yasmine holds a MSc in Economics degree from the London School of Economics, United Kingdom.

Stefan Zehle is the MBA, Chairman, and CEO of Coleago Consulting. He has 28 years of experience in telecoms gained as a Director of a Mobile Operating company and as a specialist telecoms management consultant. He has worked in developed markets in Europe, Canada, the US, and also in emerging markets in the Middle East, Africa, and the Far East. As the 2nd person on the ground, he played a pivotal role in launching Nedjma, the 3rd Algerian mobile operator. Stefan has worked on over 70 mobile licence bids and spectrum valuation projects. Co-author of the Economist’s Guide to Business Planning.

Roberto Rodriguez Dorrego is Head of Spectrum Strategy in Telefonica Group, where he is responsible for the supervision of the spectrum processes in Telefonica footprint: defining the spectrum strategy and policy, leading spectrum valuation, preparing bidding strategy and auction governance.

He has coordinated and been involved in the work towards the spectrum auctions in Spain 2016 (sealed bid), Mexico 2016 (CCA), Peru 2016 & 2013 (sealed bid), Germany 2015 (SMRA), Brazil 2014 (Sequential Ascending), Argentina 2014, Chile 2013 (sealed bid/beauty contest) including spectrum valuation, auction rules, governance and bidding strategy. He also defines, in coordination with regulatory and technology teams, Telefonica’s Spectrum Policy positions. He has recently been appointed as Chairman of the GSMA’s Spectrum Strategy Management Group.

Mr, Rodriguez has participated actively in the ITU work to identify new spectrum for mobile services in WRC-15, WRC-12, and WRC-07, as well as in WP5D, JTG-4567, SG5 and CEPT work. He has been working in Spectrum for more than 20 years, mainly in the areas of Spectrum Policy, Spectrum Strategy, Spectrum Auctions Strategy and Spectrum Technology. Previously he held several positions in network strategy, spectrum technology and spectrum engineering.

Stefan Zehle is the MBA, Chairman, and CEO of Coleago Consulting. He has 28 years of experience in telecoms gained as a Director of a Mobile Operating company and as a specialist telecoms management consultant. He has worked in developed markets in Europe, Canada, the US, and also in emerging markets in the Middle East, Africa, and the Far East. As the 2nd person on the ground, he played a pivotal role in launching Nedjma, the 3rd Algerian mobile operator. Stefan has worked on over 70 mobile licence bids and spectrum valuation projects. Co-author of the Economist’s Guide to Business Planning.

Roberto Rodriguez Dorrego is Head of Spectrum Strategy in Telefonica Group, where he is responsible for the supervision of the spectrum processes in Telefonica footprint: defining the spectrum strategy and policy, leading spectrum valuation, preparing bidding strategy and auction governance.

He has coordinated and been involved in the work towards the spectrum auctions in Spain 2016 (sealed bid), Mexico 2016 (CCA), Peru 2016 & 2013 (sealed bid), Germany 2015 (SMRA), Brazil 2014 (Sequential Ascending), Argentina 2014, Chile 2013 (sealed bid/beauty contest) including spectrum valuation, auction rules, governance and bidding strategy. He also defines, in coordination with regulatory and technology teams, Telefonica’s Spectrum Policy positions. He has recently been appointed as Chairman of the GSMA’s Spectrum Strategy Management Group.

Mr, Rodriguez has participated actively in the ITU work to identify new spectrum for mobile services in WRC-15, WRC-12, and WRC-07, as well as in WP5D, JTG-4567, SG5 and CEPT work. He has been working in Spectrum for more than 20 years, mainly in the areas of Spectrum Policy, Spectrum Strategy, Spectrum Auctions Strategy and Spectrum Technology. Previously he held several positions in network strategy, spectrum technology and spectrum engineering.

An engineer with broad experience in the telecoms and technology sectors, Andy has a particular interest in spectrum (auctions and valuation) and the impact of new technology (5G, AI, IoT and Big Data). He brings a deep understanding of both the industry and regulatory perspectives around the world through his role as Head of Policy for the GSMA and as Director of Spectrum Policy at Ofcom.

Andy spent 12 years at Vodafone, where he held various senior product development and corporate strategy roles. As Head of Spectrum, he was responsible for managing spectrum policy and auctions across the Vodafone Group. He led over twenty spectrum auctions around the world (including Turkey, Italy, Germany, India, Spain, Italy, Greece, Australia, Romania, NL and UK) from strategy/business case development to Plc. Board level sign-off and in-country implementation.

He was formerly a management consultant, has launched an internet payments and encryption company and worked as a research scientist at Sharp Laboratories of Europe and Sony Corporation, based in Japan. He has a doctorate in Engineering Science from Oxford University and an MBA. He is a frequent invited speaker at international conferences.

Dr. Heidi Himmanen is a Chief Adviser at the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom. Her tasks include promoting the uptake of wireless communications, especially 5G, in different sectors, such as transport, cities, and industry. The work includes supporting R&D and innovation and bridging the needs of the spectrum users with the development work in spectrum management. Heidi has previously worked as Head of Spectrum Supervision and Head of Radio Networks Unit at Finnish Communications Regulatory Authority (today Traficom).

She holds a D.Sc. (Tech.) degree in Telecommunications Engineering from the University of Turku, Finland, and an M.Sc. (Tech.) degree in Telecommunications Engineering from Helsinki University of Technology (today Aalto University), Finland.

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Started as a CIS Officer in the Polish Air Force serving at different military radiolocation and aviation units. In 2008, he started serving at Frequency Management Military Office in Poland. First heading the department responsible for frequency management, then the frequency policy and planing department. Since 2017, Director of Frequency Management Military Office. During this period, he was a permanent member of the Polish delegation within the work of ECC and WGFM, as well as during the WRC’s (during WRC-19, deputy head of the Polish delegation). In 2023 joined the NATO Headquarters C3 Staff, as Principal Engineer responsible for Spectrum Policy. In this capacity directly involved in developing, supporting and coordinating policy development and advice on radio spectrum management issues within the Alliance to ensure essential military access to radio frequency spectrum. Moreover, also provides and coordinates necessary liaison and consultation with the appropriate international Bodies and organisations dealing with radio-communications and radio-frequency spectrum management matters, in particular the constituent Bodies of the Electronic Communications Committee (ECC) of the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT) and their sub-structure.

Mirela Andouard is Senior Spectrum Standardization Specialist in Nokia’s Strategy & Technology team, contributing to the definition and execution of the Nokia spectrum strategy and engaging with customers, regulators, and ecosystem partners worldwide on spectrum matters. She handles aspects ranging from technical analysis and recommendations for policies and standards related to spectrum management for mobile technologies to shaping harmonized regulatory frameworks on spectrum matters in Europe and worldwide.