Gita Sorensen | Managing Director of GOS Consulting & INCA TAR Advisor
GOS Consulting

Day 1 @ 11:40

Empowering voices: Women shaping the future of telecoms and tech in the North

• What initiatives are proving effective in attracting and retaining women in tech careers? 
• How does gender diversity drive innovation and business performance in the sector? 
• What advice do panellists have for young women aspiring to enter telecoms and tech? 

Jill Faure, Principal Technology Advisor, Ofcom

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Jill Faure / Empowering voices: Women shaping the future of telecoms and tech in the North

Jill Faure, Principal Technology Advisor,
Ofcom

Jill is a Principal Technology Advisor at Ofcom. She leads projects on technical aspects of fixed voice and broadband services. She is also a part of the Ofcom team leading a pledge with major UK communications providers to commit to improving representation for women in technology roles in the...

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Tatum Burgess, Senior Engagement Lead, UK Space Agency

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Tatum Burgess / Empowering voices: Women shaping the future of telecoms and tech in the North

Tatum Burgess, Senior Engagement Lead,
UK Space Agency

Tatum is currently the Engagement Lead for the Telecommunications Team within the UK Space Agency. She is responsible for stakeholder management and strategic industry engagement for the Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems and Connectivity in Low Earth Orbit programmes. Prior to that...

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Natalie Strange, Managing Director, RPS Telecom

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Natalie Strange / Empowering voices: Women shaping the future of telecoms and tech in the North

Natalie Strange, Managing Director,
RPS Telecom

Natalie Strange is a telecommunications specialist with over 10 years of experience in the industry. As Managing Director of RPS Telecom, she leads the company’s operations and growth initiatives, rivalling national providers while prioritising exceptional client care and a supportive team...

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Beena Puri, Innovation and Partnerships Lead, Greater Manchester Combined Authority

Moderator: Gita Sorensen, Managing Director of GOS Consulting & INCA TAR Advisor, GOS Consulting

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Gita Sorensen / Empowering voices: Women shaping the future of telecoms and tech in the North

Gita Sorensen, Managing Director of GOS Consulting & INCA TAR Advisor,
GOS Consulting

Gita is the Founder Director of GOS Consulting, specialising in economic regulation and commercial strategy in electronic communications. She has more than 35 years’ experience including 12 years in senior management and director roles before becoming a consultant. Gita provides consultancy and...

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Day 1 @ 13:45

Regulatory updates: UK telecom regulation in the wake of political change

• How might the new government's priorities affect existing telecom regulations and initiatives? 
• What are the implications of changing regulations on competition, market structure, and consumer protection? 

Brian Potterill, Policy Director, Ofcom

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Brian Potterill / Regulatory updates: UK telecom regulation in the wake of political change

Brian Potterill, Policy Director,
Ofcom

Brian Potterill is Policy Director at Ofcom. Brian has worked in the telecoms sector for 35 years. He started his career at Hutchison and Orange when Orange first launched its mobile service in the UK and grew into other European markets. He then spent 15 years in PwC’s global telecoms strategy...

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Gita Sorensen, Managing Director of GOS Consulting & INCA TAR Advisor, GOS Consulting

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Gita Sorensen / Regulatory updates: UK telecom regulation in the wake of political change

Gita Sorensen, Managing Director of GOS Consulting & INCA TAR Advisor,
GOS Consulting

Gita is the Founder Director of GOS Consulting, specialising in economic regulation and commercial strategy in electronic communications. She has more than 35 years’ experience including 12 years in senior management and director roles before becoming a consultant. Gita provides consultancy and...

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Moderator: James Robinson, Senior Analyst, Assembly Research

Giles Rowbotham, General Counsel and Chief Development Officer, Nexfibre

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Giles Rowbotham / Regulatory updates: UK telecom regulation in the wake of political change

Giles Rowbotham, General Counsel and Chief Development Officer,
Nexfibre

Giles is the General Counsel and Chief Development Officer at nexfibre.  He leads on legal and regulatory policy as well as corporate development and M&A strategy.  He led nexfibre's recent acquisition of the FTTH assets of Upp in partnership with Virgin Media O2.Previously Giles worked at...

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Alex Blowers, Director of Regulatory Affairs, CityFibre

Mark Shurmer, MD Regulation, Openreach

Day 2 @ 11:30

Insight into the working of the OTA2

A conversation with David Halliday, who leads the Office of the Telecommunications Adjudicator (OTA), about how the OTA walks the careful balance of facilitator and trusted partner for all market participants, what the OTA’s powers and duties are, how it works with Ofcom and industry as well as examples of its challenges and successes.

Interviewer: Gita Sorensen, Managing Director of GOS Consulting & INCA TAR Advisor, GOS Consulting

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Gita Sorensen / Insight into the working of the OTA2

Gita Sorensen, Managing Director of GOS Consulting & INCA TAR Advisor,
GOS Consulting

Gita is the Founder Director of GOS Consulting, specialising in economic regulation and commercial strategy in electronic communications. She has more than 35 years’ experience including 12 years in senior management and director roles before becoming a consultant. Gita provides consultancy and...

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Interviewee: David Halliday, Telecoms Adjudicator, OTA2

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David Halliday / Insight into the working of the OTA2

David Halliday, Telecoms Adjudicator,
OTA2

David Halliday David was appointed by Ofcom as the Office of Telecommunications Adjudicator in April 2021, having been part of the OTA2 since 2009. Most recently David has led the OTA2 team to tackle the challenges of PIA introduction, All-IP (including proposed PSTN closure & Fibre...

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