MEET THE JUDGES

Charlie established The Foundation in 1999 to help organisations be customer not financially led. Inspiration came from working on a new car company launch that disrupted an inward-looking industry. Recent projects include helping the £18bn supermarket Morrisons run a customer-led turnaround from...

Mirna Eusebio Lithgow is an award-winning and high-achieving technology marketer and product executive with over twenty years of multinational experience managing brands, P&L, and product portfolios of up to $10 billion in Fortune 500 companies such as Verizon, France Telecom/Orange, and...

Lise Fuhr is Director General of ETNO, the association representing Europe’s leading telecom operators, which she joined in 2016. Lise is a Board member of European Cyber Security Organization (ECSO) and Chair of Danish Cyber security organization Security Tech Space. In August 2022, Lise was...

Asha Hemrajani is Senior Fellow at the Centre of Excellence for National Security at the Rajaratnam School of International Studies at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, a leading think-tank. Her areas of focus are telecommunications, cybersecurity, critical infrastructure, and AI...

Jeff Kagan is an influential Technology Industry Analyst and columnist. He shares his thoughts and opinions on companies and technologies in changing industries. Over the past 35 years he has been a thought leader in a noisy and chaotic marketplace.

Ahmad started his career in 1984, when he joined SITA (Societe Internationale de Telecommunications Aeronautiques) as a system & network controller. In 1987, he was promoted to Chief of Network Center, responsible for the day-to-day network operations of Cairo center. In 1990, Ahmad became the...

Charlotte is an independent industry analyst covering the use of analytics, Artificial Intelligence and automation by telecommunications companies.  Her areas of interest are the uptake and efficacy of these technologies and the resulting financial benefit.   She brings 13 years of experience as an ...

As the editor for Broadband Communities digital presence at bbcmag.com, Brad covers the telecommunications industry and how it is tranforming communities across the United States and North America. With a background in journalism, and specifically infrastructure-based business to business...

Mariana Saddakni is a trailblazer in digital transformation and artificial intelligence, fearlessly leading organizations into the future of technology. Her extensive experience is unparalleled, orchestrating digital transformations at industry giants like AT&T, American Express, and...

Dr Martha Suarez is President of the Dynamic Spectrum Alliance and has over 15 years of experience in the telecommunications industry. She spent over three years as General Director of the National Spectrum Agency in Colombia, where she was responsible for promoting the efficient use of spectrum...

Dick was born in Amsterdam and received his education in The Netherlands and the UK. He was awarded a Master?s degree in Business Economics and an international MBA degree with distinction. With over 25 years of international experience holding leadership positions in the global telecoms and...

Dr. Kenn Walters, a commercially astute and highly skilled Senior Executive with over 40 years’ experience in directing and managing major business and technology projects and development programs as well as extensive experience in global management consultancy and business/technology research and...

Nicolette is a maverick who pioneered Customer Experience since the beginning of this century. Initially as SVP/Chief Customer Officer for multinationals like Liberty Global, QVC, and Sky, she successfully guides organizations through transformational CeX changes throughout Europe, bringing...