Stefan Zehle is the co-founder and CEO of Coleago. He has 29 years’ experience in telecoms consulting and as Director of a mobile operating company. He specialises in strategy and business planning, spectrum related issues such as spectrum policy, valuation and auctions, and telecoms regulatory topics. He gained his experience working in developed markets in Europe, Canada and the US and also in emerging markets in the Middle East, Africa, and the Far East.

As Director of Strategy, Marketing and Regulatory Affairs, Stefan launched the third mobile operator in Algeria. He developed the strategy, designed the organisation chart, recruited other Directors and 200 staff, built the Sales and Marketing department, oversaw the development of distribution and the offer, and managed the brand creation. He also successfully challenged the regulatory status quo, transforming the interconnect landscape in Algeria by introducing best practice interconnect agreements for the first time. He filed regulatory complaints, winning million dollar cost savings.

Stefan is also the co-author of “Guide to Business Planning”, published by “The Economist”, now in its second edition (“Outstanding Academic Title, 2009” awarded by Choice, the US academic reviewers) and is an experienced conference speaker, chairing the Ministerial Programme session at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

Stefan holds an MBA (with distinction) awarded by the University of Westminster in 1991 and speaks French, English, and German.

Jawad leads the GSMA MENA team that is responsible for GSMA work & activities in the MENA region, which spans 25 countries. He oversees the MENA advocacy activities and GSMA programs such as future networks and technology programs. Jawad’s team engages with GSMA members, including mobile operators, in the deployment strategies of mobile services such as 5G networks, the internet of things, digital identity and AI.

Jawad’s team also works with a team of mobile experts from the GSMA including its HQ in London and other locations around the world. The work includes collaborating with stakeholders in MENA and advocacy work to ensure sustainable investments in mobile broadband networks. Activities include promoting the mobile industry’s positive contributions to regional and national economic development at the highest levels, influencing the region’s major opinion leaders.

Jawad’s career experience in ICT and media spans 28 years. Before joining the GSMA as head of MENA in Oct 2015, Jawad managed the Arab Advisors Group, which he had founded in 2001; he sold 55% of the company to the Arab Jordan Investment Bank in 2005. Prior to that, Jawad’s career experience included working as a senior telecommunications and technology consultant with the Yankee Group in Boston, USA. Between 1998 and 2000, Mr Abbassi was a senior analyst with the communications research arm of The Economist Intelligence Unit in Boston.

Jawad is also a frequent guest speaker at conferences and seminars related to technology, communications and media in the Arab world.

Jawad has received his BSc in engineering from the American University in Cairo, Egypt in 1993 and received a scholarship for an MSc in information systems from the London School of Economics in 1998. He also completed executive education courses in finance for senior executives from Harvard Business School in July 2010 and comparative tax policy in August 2018 from Harvard Kennedy School.​

Tariq Al Awadhi is the Executive Director Spectrum Affairs Department of the Telecom Regulatory Authority (TRA) United Arab Emirates. Mr. Al Awadhi has 24 years of experience in spectrum management. He was elected Chairman of ITU World Radio Conference (WRC) 2012. He headed a number of ITU Groups and meetings and contributed towards ITU resolutions, recommendations and studies. He represented the UAE in ITU, IMO, ICAO, Arab Spectrum Management Group, GCC Telecom Bureau and a number of other international and regional forums. He is currently chairman of Arab Spectrum Management Group (ASMG).

Stefan Zehle is the co-founder and CEO of Coleago. He has 29 years’ experience in telecoms consulting and as Director of a mobile operating company. He specialises in strategy and business planning, spectrum related issues such as spectrum policy, valuation and auctions, and telecoms regulatory topics. He gained his experience working in developed markets in Europe, Canada and the US and also in emerging markets in the Middle East, Africa, and the Far East.

As Director of Strategy, Marketing and Regulatory Affairs, Stefan launched the third mobile operator in Algeria. He developed the strategy, designed the organisation chart, recruited other Directors and 200 staff, built the Sales and Marketing department, oversaw the development of distribution and the offer, and managed the brand creation. He also successfully challenged the regulatory status quo, transforming the interconnect landscape in Algeria by introducing best practice interconnect agreements for the first time. He filed regulatory complaints, winning million dollar cost savings.

Stefan is also the co-author of “Guide to Business Planning”, published by “The Economist”, now in its second edition (“Outstanding Academic Title, 2009” awarded by Choice, the US academic reviewers) and is an experienced conference speaker, chairing the Ministerial Programme session at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

Stefan holds an MBA (with distinction) awarded by the University of Westminster in 1991 and speaks French, English, and German.

Luciana Camargos is the GSMA’s Senior Director of Future Spectrum. She is responsible for the coordination and application of mobile industry positions on spectrum plans and is the manager of the future spectrum team, which looks after the GSMA’s WRC and ITU-R activity. She is also responsible for the GSMA’s Future Spectrum Group, the global committee of industry experts focused on future spectrum issues for mobile.

She is a specialist with long experience in mobile telecommunications and spectrum policy. In 2012, Luciana joined GSMA Brazil, after having worked in the UK for consulting firm Access Partnership from 2009.

Prior to this, Luciana worked at Brazilian regulator Anatel, in its Technical Advisory Unit on strategic spectrum planning. Luciana is still an active participant in Brazilian planning processes for spectrum and ITU activity and is active in shaping the future of mobile services at international fora such as the ITU, CITEL, CEPT and other multilateral organisations.

Luciana earned an MBA in telecommunications from the University of Strathclyde, Scotland, and a degree in electrical engineering from the University of Brasilia.

Peter holds a Phd in Mobile Communications Systems from Strathclyde University (Scotland). He has worked in Vodafone for over 20 years in various roles including: research & development, global standards, network design, global demand planning and product management. Peter is currently a strategy manager with focus on 4G/5G network evolution and spectrum management.

With around 15 years of international professional experience, Dr. Abdulhadi AbouAlmal is Director of Technology Standardization & Spectrum Management who has held various leadership roles in Etisalat Group and internationally. Before 2008, he joined many UAE universities and research centres. He has led many projects including Smart City development, Radio Access Transformation in UAE (e.g. 5G infrastructure development)…etc. He is also advisory board member of UAE universities including American University of Sharjah and Ajman University. He led several national and international projects including propagation modelling for Gulf region, cost modelling of telecom services, business analysis, and modelling of wireless networks. He is leading Etisalat and regional contributions in many international organizations (e.g. ITU, 3GPP, GSMA, SAMENA). He has been chairman of various national and international expert groups such as ITU-T SG20 WP2/Q6 on IoT & Smart City, Chairman of TG 6/1 WG CPM Development and Vice-chairman of ITU-R Task Group 6/1 on radiocommunication aspects. He is representative of Etisalat Group, UAE Administration, Arab Spectrum Management and Arab Standardization Groups in ITU, 3GPP and several mobile industry fora. Also, he is Liaison Rapporteur of ITU-T SG20 with ITU-R and 3GPP.

Dr. Abdulhadi obtained his PhD degree in wireless and mobile communication from University of Bradford, UK, in addition to MSc degree in Engineering Systems Management, from American University of Sharjah and BSc in Communication Engineering. He is the author and co-author of many journal and conference papers.

Tariq Al Awadhi is the Executive Director Spectrum Affairs Department of the Telecom Regulatory Authority (TRA) United Arab Emirates. Mr. Al Awadhi has 24 years of experience in spectrum management. He was elected Chairman of ITU World Radio Conference (WRC) 2012. He headed a number of ITU Groups and meetings and contributed towards ITU resolutions, recommendations and studies. He represented the UAE in ITU, IMO, ICAO, Arab Spectrum Management Group, GCC Telecom Bureau and a number of other international and regional forums. He is currently chairman of Arab Spectrum Management Group (ASMG).

Stefan Zehle is the co-founder and CEO of Coleago. He has 29 years’ experience in telecoms consulting and as Director of a mobile operating company. He specialises in strategy and business planning, spectrum related issues such as spectrum policy, valuation and auctions, and telecoms regulatory topics. He gained his experience working in developed markets in Europe, Canada and the US and also in emerging markets in the Middle East, Africa, and the Far East.

As Director of Strategy, Marketing and Regulatory Affairs, Stefan launched the third mobile operator in Algeria. He developed the strategy, designed the organisation chart, recruited other Directors and 200 staff, built the Sales and Marketing department, oversaw the development of distribution and the offer, and managed the brand creation. He also successfully challenged the regulatory status quo, transforming the interconnect landscape in Algeria by introducing best practice interconnect agreements for the first time. He filed regulatory complaints, winning million dollar cost savings.

Stefan is also the co-author of “Guide to Business Planning”, published by “The Economist”, now in its second edition (“Outstanding Academic Title, 2009” awarded by Choice, the US academic reviewers) and is an experienced conference speaker, chairing the Ministerial Programme session at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

Stefan holds an MBA (with distinction) awarded by the University of Westminster in 1991 and speaks French, English, and German.

Bio to appear here shortly..

Tom Wikström is a Special Adviser at the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency with 23 years of experience in spectrum management. Over the years, Tom has participated in several ITU-R and CEPT groups responsible for IMT, land mobile and broadcasting services. Currently he is the national coordinator for WRC-23 Agenda Items 1.2 and 1.3. He is interested in questions related to coordination and co-existence of radio communications services to cater for the evolving needs of society.

Program manager, Geyser-Telecom, Ltd. Russian Federation.

RCC co-coordinator on AI 1.2 of WRC-23,  RCC coordinator on AI 1.3 of WRC-23.

Spectrum Regulation Expert of Satellite and Terrestrial Services.

Eiman Mohyeldin is Head of Spectrum Standardization at Nokia.

Eiman has twenty years of a professional experience in radio research and spectrum regulation and standardization in Siemens, Nokia Siemens Networks, Nokia Networks, and lately Nokia. She is based in Germany, in 2007 she joined the standardization and spectrum team group’s, focusing on spectrum aspects, in particular participating in CEPT, ATU and ITU-R meetings. She is actively involved in the WRC process, participating in the WRC Conferences and preparatory meetings (CPM)

Eiman started her career in 2001 in radio research, focusing on the development of 4G/IMT-A in research and regulation, including participation in various European-funded projects with project management and task leadership positions. She holds a M.Sc. in Communications Engineering from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) in 2000.

Dr. El-Moghazi is the Executive Director, National Spectrum Management at the National Telecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA) of Egypt. At present, he is responsible of spectrum planning and pricing for new and current services.

He was the Chairman of Working Group 4B in WRC-15. He was also Egypt’s coordinator for WRC-15 A.I. 1.1 (additional spectrum allocations to the mobile service) and A.I. 1.2 (the use of the frequency band 694-790 MHz by the mobile).

Dr El-Moghazi is currently Egypt and ASMG coordinator for WRC-19 Agenda Item 1.13 (additional spectrum allocations to the mobile service and IMT identification above 6 GHz) at the ITU-R TG 5/1, which considers the identification of frequency bands for the future development of IMT in WRC-19.

Bio to appear here shortly

Stefan Zehle is the co-founder and CEO of Coleago. He has 29 years’ experience in telecoms consulting and as Director of a mobile operating company. He specialises in strategy and business planning, spectrum related issues such as spectrum policy, valuation and auctions, and telecoms regulatory topics. He gained his experience working in developed markets in Europe, Canada and the US and also in emerging markets in the Middle East, Africa, and the Far East.

As Director of Strategy, Marketing and Regulatory Affairs, Stefan launched the third mobile operator in Algeria. He developed the strategy, designed the organisation chart, recruited other Directors and 200 staff, built the Sales and Marketing department, oversaw the development of distribution and the offer, and managed the brand creation. He also successfully challenged the regulatory status quo, transforming the interconnect landscape in Algeria by introducing best practice interconnect agreements for the first time. He filed regulatory complaints, winning million dollar cost savings.

Stefan is also the co-author of “Guide to Business Planning”, published by “The Economist”, now in its second edition (“Outstanding Academic Title, 2009” awarded by Choice, the US academic reviewers) and is an experienced conference speaker, chairing the Ministerial Programme session at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

Stefan holds an MBA (with distinction) awarded by the University of Westminster in 1991 and speaks French, English, and German.