In 2011 he won the main Brazilian prize related to the competition policy and regulation, the SEAE Award, by the Ministry of Finance, with the Article Remuneration of Telecommunications Networks in Brazil, which analyzes the incentives related to pricing of mobile interconnection. He’s author and co-author of many articles and books related to telecom. In July of 2016, he published, as a co-author, the book Broadband in Brazil: Past, Present and Future, which documents the history, challenges and achievements of the Internet in Brazil.

He is currently Head of Competition Office, in ANATEL, responsible for the competition policy, economic regulation of the telecommunication market, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions, cost modeling analysis, tariffs and monitoring the relationship among telecom operators (including infrastructure sharing) and with other industries (including energy, content, internet etc.).

In 2021, Abraão coordinated the activities and chaired the Special Bidding Commission for the largest radio frequency auction in Brazil's history, the 5G Auction.
In the international field, he represents Brazil in the specialized agency of the United Nations for the sector of information and communication technologies – the International Telecommunications Union-ITU. Since2012, he is an active member of Study Group3, the group related to economic and policy issues related to the ICTs. He is currently one of the vice- chairmen of this study group, leading the discussions related to definition of relevant markets, competition policy and identification of operators with SMP as it relates to the economic aspects of the international telecommunication services and networks.

Julissa Cruz Abreu is the Executive Director of the Dominican Telecommunications Institute (INDOTEL), since August 19, 2020, appointed by its Board of Directors.

Telecommunications expert with more than 20 years at the service of the Dominican Telecommunications Institute (INDOTEL), the telecommunications regulatory body in the Dominican Republic, where she has held, among other positions, as Director of International Relations, Compliance Commissioner and Head of the Regulation Department, where she was an active part in the initiatives and preparation of the current regulatory framework and led, from that position, the implementation of the mobile number portability project in 2009.

Currently, under the direction of the Board of Directors, she is leading the technical team of the regulatory body that is executing several transformation projects in the telecommunications sector, such as the National Broadband Plan for the Dominican Republic, the Radioelectric Spectrum Tender for the deployment of fifth generation networks, the implementation of Digital Terrestrial Television and the drafting of the new Information and Communication Technology Law of the Dominican Republic.

She worked in the operator regulation area of the National Markets and Competition Commission (CNMC) of Spain and has participated as a speaker at international conferences on Mobile Number Portability, Spectrum Management, Telecommunications Price Regulation, Gender Equality and ICT Inclusion. She has advised Central American regulators in their Mobile Number Portability implementation processes, participating, as an instructor and speaker in multiple seminars, workshops and telecommunications regulation courses.

She has a degree in Accounting from the Technological Institute of Santo Domingo, a Master's Degree in Corporate Finance from the same university, and also specializes in Economics of Regulation at the Universidad Argentina de la Empresa, Regulation of Public Services at the National University of Córdoba, Argentina and Price Regulation in the Telecommunications Industry at the CEDET Foundation, Madrid, Spain.

Dr. Maria Myers-Hamilton has been a pioneer in the Telecommunications field for over 30 years and is on a mission to improve coverage and connectivity for the digitally under-served citizens of Jamaica. From her current position as Managing Director at the Spectrum Management Authority (SMA), she maintains a birds-eye view of the country’s ever-expanding canopy of communication technology and spearheads initiatives that broaden and bolster digital accessibility where it matters most.

Expansion Begins with Education...

Her pursuits are grounded in the principles of education and the advancement of human knowledge and understanding. Holding a Doctorate in Education (Ed. D) in Instructional Technology & Distance Learning from the Nova Southeastern University’s Fischler School of Education, Maria currently serves as the Vice Chairwoman of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) Task Force, an inter-governmental organization dedicated to supporting the development of the Caribbean information and communications technologies (ICT) sector. She is also Sub-Committee Chairwoman in the National Council on Education, which seeks to facilitate a more effective education process in Jamaica. She is also the Director of the Jamaica Autism Support Association and Trustee Chairperson of the e-Gov Jamaica Pension Fund.

Before her current stewardship of the SMA, she cut her teeth in various business and tech lead roles in some of Jamaica’s most forerunning private and public sector firms such as Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), RBTT Bank (Jamaica) Limited, and Financial Sector Adjustment Company Limited (FINSAC). Her previous directorships have also involved the use and promotion of technology for the common good, serving on boards such as e-Gov Jamaica Limited, Early Childhood Commission, and Jamaica Electronic Transmission (JETS) Company.

Electronic Engineer, with a degree on Telematics and Telecommunications Project Management.

Mr. Fallas has more than 18 years of experience in the regulation of the telecommunications sector, including the areas of quality of service, end-user rights protection and spectrum management.

He has been involved in the quality-of-service regulation and measurement, including mobile, wireless, and fixed services. He is in charge of the team that proposed and established the current telecommunications regulations in Costa Rica, as the end user rights protection, quality of service (including KPIs, thresholds and measuring methodologies establishment), among others. His team also executes the nationwide quality of service measurements enforcing the QoS regulations and resolves end-user complaints.

In the spectrum area, he has extensive experience in spectrum planning, administration and monitoring, bidding process formulation and auctions, and also was the leader of the interdisciplinary group in charge of the design and implementation of the National Frequency Monitoring System and its administrative database.

He headed Costa Rica’s number portability project, which involved the technical requirements, the management of the operator’s positions and requests, as well as the direction and coordination of the number portability committee among other requirements for its implementation.”

Anjoum arrived in Brazil as HM Consul-General to Rio de Janeiro in January 2022. In addition to leading the UK government’s presence in Rio de Janeiro, he oversees British diplomatic work across Brazil on three portfolios: energy, strategic communications and diversity/inclusion. Anjoum joined the UK diplomatic service in 2000.

His postings overseas have included the British Embassies in Moscow, Brasilia, Mexico City and Buenos Aires. He has also worked outside
Government, heading international campaigns for a UK-based youth entrepreneurship NGO.
His areas of expertise include climate & energy (including as Chief of Staff to the UK’s Minister for renewables and climate change), economic and
development work, and strategic communications & counter-disinformation.
Anjoum has a first-class degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from the University of Oxford. His interests include travel, music, preColombian civilisations and aviation.

Dr Martha Suarez is President of the Dynamic Spectrum Alliance and has over 15 years of experience in the telecommunications industry. In her current role at the DSA she advocates 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.

She spent over three years as General Director of the National Spectrum Agency in Colombia, having originally joined the ANE in 2013. Before that, 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.

Suarez is an electronics engineer, with a master degree in high frequency communication systems and is Doctor in electronics from the University Paris-Est.

Vinicius Caram, Superintendente, ANATEL
Master in Telecommunications Engineering and postgraduate degree in Telecommunications Management from the University of Brasília (UnB). Specialist in Governance and Regulatory Control from the National School of Public Administration (ENAP). Telecommunications Network Consultant between 1998 and 2011. Professor in Electrical Engineering courses at private universities in Brasília. ANATEL employee since 2011, he has worked in the regulatory area, specifically at the Critical Infrastructure Management area and as Manager of Quality Obligations Control.

Ricardo Castañeda is the General Director of Spectrum Engineering and Technical Studies at the Federal Institute of Telecommunications; he is an Electronics and Communications Engineer with a specialty in Telecommunications and has a Master's Degree in Telecommunications Regulation and Economic Competition. Ricardo has more than 20 years of experience in the telecommunications sector, playing different roles in the public and private sectors.

Since 2009, he has collaborated with the regulatory authority for the sector in Mexico, where he has contributed to the development of numerous regulatory instruments and has coordinated various studies and projects related to technologies and regulations applied to the management of the radioelectric spectrum for telecommunications and broadcasting services, promoting the efficient use of the spectrum in Mexico.

At the international level, he has participated in conferences and meetings of specialized organizations such as the International Telecommunications Union and the Inter-American Telecommunications Commission. Likewise, he has participated as a speaker in various international congresses and forums on behalf of the Federal Institute of Telecommunications.

Mr. Kirk Sookram


Kirk Sookram holds the position of Deputy Chief Executive Officer at the Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago. He has been employed with the Authority since its inception in July 2004, starting as a Telecommunications Engineer, laying the foundation for the spectrum management mandate of the regulator and working his way up the corporate ladder to Executive Director Technology and Engineering and, in 2020, to the position he currently holds.

During his tenure at the Authority, he has specialized in the areas of spectrum management, wireless technologies, telecommunications regulation, ICT and broadband development, cost modeling, universal service initiatives and policy development.

Kirk is a national of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. His qualifications include a Bachelors of Science Degree (with Honours) in Electrical & Computer Engineering from the University of the West Indies and a Masters of Science Degree (Distinction) in Operational Telecommunications from Coventry University, United Kingdom.

Kirk also held the position of the Chairman of the Caribbean Spectrum Management Task Force established by the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) during the period 2016 – 2020, during which time he led the CTU preparatory work for the ITU World Radiocommunication Conference, 2019. He currently holds the position of Chairman of the Caribbean Spectrum Management Steering Committee of the CTU.

Abel Mellado Ochoa, holds a master's degree in economics from the Universidad del Pacífico, a master's degree in regulation of public services from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru and an Engineer with a specialty in electronics from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. He participated in the technical and economic analysis of APPS, public tenders for the use of radio spectrum, formulation of policies and regulations, among others.

Senior professional with more than 20 years of experience in public and private sectors, information technology, telecommunications, public management and environmental sectors. Likewise, he held different management and advisory positions in recognized institutions such as: National Civil Service Authority -SERVIR, Environmental Evaluation and Control Agency - OEFA, Ministry of Transport and Communications -MTC, Supervisory Agency for Private Investment in Telecommunications - OSIPTEL, among others.

Dr. Maria Myers-Hamilton has been a pioneer in the Telecommunications field for over 30 years and is on a mission to improve coverage and connectivity for the digitally under-served citizens of Jamaica. From her current position as Managing Director at the Spectrum Management Authority (SMA), she maintains a birds-eye view of the country’s ever-expanding canopy of communication technology and spearheads initiatives that broaden and bolster digital accessibility where it matters most.

Expansion Begins with Education...

Her pursuits are grounded in the principles of education and the advancement of human knowledge and understanding. Holding a Doctorate in Education (Ed. D) in Instructional Technology & Distance Learning from the Nova Southeastern University’s Fischler School of Education, Maria currently serves as the Vice Chairwoman of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) Task Force, an inter-governmental organization dedicated to supporting the development of the Caribbean information and communications technologies (ICT) sector. She is also Sub-Committee Chairwoman in the National Council on Education, which seeks to facilitate a more effective education process in Jamaica. She is also the Director of the Jamaica Autism Support Association and Trustee Chairperson of the e-Gov Jamaica Pension Fund.

Before her current stewardship of the SMA, she cut her teeth in various business and tech lead roles in some of Jamaica’s most forerunning private and public sector firms such as Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), RBTT Bank (Jamaica) Limited, and Financial Sector Adjustment Company Limited (FINSAC). Her previous directorships have also involved the use and promotion of technology for the common good, serving on boards such as e-Gov Jamaica Limited, Early Childhood Commission, and Jamaica Electronic Transmission (JETS) Company.

Jaime Hjort is Head of Wireless and Spectrum Policy for Amazon. Previously she served as Vice President of Government Affairs at CTIA- the Wireless Association and worked for the U.S. Congress, in the both the House and 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.

Mr. Dennis Sonoiya, a part-time research student at the University of Strathclyde Glasgow, Scotland, is passionate about exploring new ways to manage radio frequencies that can help improve internet access for everyone. At the university, Dennis is involved in researching dynamic spectrum management and applications to make the most out of limited radio frequency resources.

In his full-time role, he serves as the Principal Research Officer at the Communications Authority of Kenya. Over his 10-year carrer with the regulator, he has led projects that focus on creating better regulatory strategies to make a significant impact, helping provide internet access to communities in remote and underserved areas. With his friendly demeanour and ability to explain complex concepts in a relatable manner, Dennis is excited to share his insights and experiences at the 2023 DSA Summit in Rio de Janeiro.

Ira Keltz

Ira Keltz is Deputy Chief of the FCC’s Office of Engineering and Technology.
OET is the Commission’s primary resource for engineering expertise and provides technical support to the Chairperson, Commissioners and FCC Bureaus and Offices. Mr. Keltz is responsible for developing national spectrum policies for the United States telecommunications industry. This includes allocating spectrum for licensed services, setting technical rules for unlicensed devices, and implementing procedures for equipment certification.

Mr. Keltz has totaled over 27 years at the FCC spanning two separate stints. In addition to positions in OET, he has held various positions in the Commission’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau. Mr. Keltz has also worked for the law firm DLA Piper as well as Loral Advanced Projects and LSA, Inc. He earned a Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from the George Washington University and a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan.

Dave leads HPE’s wireless policy and advocacy initiatives, ensuring that HPE’s wireless technology and product innovations are enabled and supported by suitable regulatory structures and rules. Dave is a spectrum champion, advocating for unlicensed, licensed, and dynamic sharing frameworks - recognizing the vital role that all spectrum management regimes play in our increasingly wireless world.In addition to his role with HPE, Dave participates in a number of SDOs and ITOs and is currently the President of the OnGo Alliance.Dave began his odyssey in networking/telecom/mobile/wireless in the early ‘90s while serving in the US Marine Corps. He then transitioned to the commercial sector as a systems engineer. In the intervening years he has spent much of his time in Technical Marketing, Standards Development, and Policy Advocacy. Dave is a Cisco Certified Internetworking Expert (CCIE) Emeritus (#2062), a Certified Wireless Network Administrator (CWNA), and a CBRS Certified Professional Installer (CPI).

Jennifer McCarthy is responsible for the Federated Wireless regulatory and government affairs agenda. Jennifer is a telecommunications regulatory attorney with over 25 years of experience in the wireless sector having held a variety of government affairs, business development, and operations positions for several of the industry’s leading technology innovators.
Most recently, Jennifer was with MVP Capital, working with wireless spectrum license holders, TV and radio station owners, and other online content service providers on a variety of M&A projects. Prior to that, Jennifer was Senior Vice President of Regulatory Affairs and Operations for NextWave Wireless Inc. and part of the executive management team of MediaFLO USA Inc., a subsidiary of QUALCOMM Incorporated, where she identified, purchased, and cleared the TV Channel 55 spectrum used to deploy the nation’s first network dedicated to the reception of mobile television programming and other multimedia services.
She was also the head of QUALCOMM’s international government affairs team responsible for regulatory and international trade strategy at the International Telecommunications Union and related organizations. Early in her career, she worked with Freedom Technologies, Inc., a boutique Washington, D.C.-based telecommunications consulting firm and its associated law firm.
Ms. McCarthy has a B.A. in political science from Yale University and a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center. She is a member of both the California and Washington, DC Bars.

Lester Garcia

Head of Connectivity and Access Polic, for Latam and Caribbean in Meta

With more than 20 years of experience in telecommunications regulation and public policies in Latam, he has been a consultant and member of the public policy team for different companies and institutions. He served as Head of Regulatory Policy at COFETEL (the former Mexican telecommunications regulator). He has been a researcher and professor of economics and public policy in different schools and universities in Mexico.

Lester holds a PhD in Public Policy (Universidad Anahuac), a Masters in Public Policy (University of Chicago) and a B.A. in Economics (ITESM).

Christopher Szymanski
Director of Product Marketing and Government Affairs for the Mobile Wireless Connectivity Division at Broadcom Inc.

Christopher Szymanski is Director of Product Marketing and Government Affairs for the Mobile Wireless Connectivity Division at Broadcom Inc., where he is responsible for leading Broadcom’s development, and regulatory affairs. Before joining Broadcom, Mr. Szymanski worked for Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) at its headquarters in Shanghai. He also served as a congressional aide focused on policies related to economic competitiveness, telecommunications, foreign relations, national security, and trade.

Senior Policy and Advocacy Advisor at the Internet Society. In this role, she works on global Internet policy and advocacy objectives with a focus on Brazil and Latin America.
From her experience working as a government affairs expert in private consultancies and NGOs, she has significant experience in public policy and social and environmental development. Prior to joining the Internet Society, she worked as government affairs and public policy expert in private consultancies and NGOs, where she led strategic engagement and developed policy and advocacy campaigns in Brazil focused on food and pharma, technology, and climate change topics.
She earned her Bachelor's degree in International Relations, from the Pontifícia Universidade Católica in São Paulo, Brazil, and a MSc in Environmental Governance from the University of Freiburg, Germany.

Kevin Robinson is a 15-year veteran of Wi-Fi Alliance and became CEO of the organization in October 2022. Kevin is focused on securing sufficient, harmonized global Wi-Fi spectrum, deepening engagement and cohesion across the Wi-Fi ecosystem, and evolving the organization to ensure it remains as nimble as the industry it serves.

Serving as Wi-Fi Alliance’s Vice President of Marketing for the last seven years, Robinson has led many of the organization’s most transformative initiatives and has been a leading ambassador for promoting Wi‑Fi and Wi‑Fi Alliance as a collaboration forum worldwide. Kevin oversaw branding, communications, market development, product management, program marketing, and public relations for the organization. He was also responsible for driving the development of Wi-Fi Alliance corporate strategy.

Before joining Wi-Fi Alliance in 2008, Kevin enjoyed working with early-stage technology startups on business strategy consulting and technology market research. Kevin is a veteran of the United States Army, where he served as a Captain in the Infantry. Kevin holds a BS in Computer Science from the United States Military Academy at West Point and an MBA with a specialization in Entrepreneurship from The University of Texas at Austin. He lives with his family in Austin, Texas.

Tiago Rodrigues is the CEO of the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA). Tiago is responsible for leading the overall strategy, together with the WBA Board, and the operational planning for the WBA. As well as overseeing the day to day management, Tiago takes a leadership role in understanding industry challenges and working with membership to agree the key focus areas and programs that need to be developed to ensure the wireless industry optimises market opportunities for Wi-Fi and works to resolve any business issues that impede the success of the industry overall.
Before he joined the WBA, Tiago spent 15 years at the Portugal Telecom Group. In his previous role as Head of Business Innovation, he collaborated with various departments within the company to identify and develop new business opportunities. Prior to this, he managed the Public Wi-Fi sector of Portugal Telecom Group where he was responsible for service management, development, strategy and internationalisation of the Wi-Fi service. He was also involved in strategic marketing, regulatory affairs, pricing, product development and roaming.
Tiago holds an M.Sc. in Economics and Management of Science and Technology, and a degree in Business Administration from the Higher Institute of Economics and Management at The Technical University of Lisbon He also has a BA. Honors Degree in Business Administration from Humberside University, UK.

Carolina leads Cullen International Americas services covering the Telecoms, Media and Digital Economy sectors. She has been responsible for enlarging Cullen´s portfolio in the Americas, most recently developing the new Spectrum service for the region.

Before joining Cullen in 2014, Carolina worked at the Argentine telecoms policy-maker, SeCom, for five years as an advisor on regulatory and economic issues. Carolina is an economist specialized in regulation and competition, she has significant presence in Latin America regional events, providing a neutral perspective of the key regulatory issues in the ICT and digital sectors. Carolina is also founding member of Chicas TIC group.

Sebastian Cabello is an accomplished digital technology policy expert with vast experience driving collective action, public-private partnerships across Latin America. He serves as CEO at SmC+ Digital Public Affairs supporting different global digital players as well as advising the Inter-American Bank (IDB) and the Latin American Internet Association (ALAI).
He is also research fellow at the Center for Technology and Society at Universidad de San Andres, Argentina. Between 2010 and 2018, he was Head of Latin America at the GSMA, the global association of the mobile industry, and led the organization’s advocacy activities in the region.
He is one of the creators of the We Care Campaign, the capacity building center CE-Digital, the Latin American Congress on Telecommunications (CLT), and most recently the IDB BEST network, as well as others such as DIgiEconLatam and the Digital Trade Without Borders program.
He has been part of the National Committee on Spectrum of Colombia and the Latin American Internet for All Advisory Committee of the World Economic Forum and recipient of a Fulbright Grant between 2003-2005.

Matt MacPherson is Cisco’s Wireless CTO. Matt’s group has world-wide responsibility for Cisco’s Wireless thought leadership through analyzing technology and industry trends and providing direction to product and engineering teams.

The Wireless CTO team manages the innovation pipeline from idea to proof-of-concept, and eventually, to execution decisions. The team has strong insights into market evolution and disruptions in the start-up ecosystem. They ensure Cisco has the leading wireless portfolio through build, buy and partner strategies. Domains include driving strategy for both Service Provider and Enterprise markets for a broad range of wireless solutions across licensed, unlicensed and shared spectrum.

The Wireless CTO team engages at the executive level with customers and key technical influencers to partner and drive Cisco’s innovation activity. Matt’s team also works directly with Cisco’s world-class development engineering group for prototyping new technologies.

Mr. Zamora has more than 10 years of experience working in the telecommunications sector, specializing in regulatory and policy issues associated with spectrum management, mobile technologies, ICT policy, traffic and spectrum forecasts, the Internet of Things, and spectrum planning and valuation. He participates actively in various International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and Inter-American Telecommunications Commission (CITEL) meetings, where he has held a number of leadership roles.
Mr. Zamora has worked in the private sector as an RF/TX engineer designing and planning wireless networks, and in the public sector as a senior advisor at Colombia’s National Spectrum Agency (ANE). For ANE, he led international spectrum management strategy and preparation for participation in ITU World Radiocommunication Conferences and CITEL Permanent Consultative Committee II (PCC.II) meetings, and also formulated ANE strategic planning proposals.
Mr. Zamora holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration from ISEAD (Spain) and postgraduate degrees in finance and negotiation from Universidad Santo Tomás and Universidad de Los Andes (Colombia), respectively. He is fluent in English and Spanish and has a working knowledge of Portuguese.

Hamilton Mattias
Hamilton Mattias is Product Management Director for Qualcomm in LatAm, responsible for promoting connectivity solutions to carriers and OEMs in the region. His experience spans a broad range of data communications and telecommunications markets, both in wired and wireless technologies. He holds an MsC degree from USP and a BS in EE from Instituto Tecnologico de Aeronautica (ITA).

Cristiane is a lawyer and economist with more than 20 years of experience in telecommunications regulation and new technologies. Her performance is focused in regulated markets and international economic policy, through sectorial studies, position papers, regulatory risk analysis, new business modeling and legal and tax advice. With an advisory and institutional profile, she holds the presidency of the Advisory Board of Anatel with the end of his term in February/2023. Graduated in Economics from FEA - USP, bachelor of law and with specialization in business law, both from the University of São Paulo - USP, also accumulates the title of specialist in Digital Law by Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society - Harvard University - Cambridge, USA and Master in International Relations by the Program San Tiago Dantas - State University of Campinas - UNICAMP. Her institutional practice includes participation in the ITU through the ITU-D Study Group 1 - Enabling environment for the development of telecommunications/ICTs, presence in Plenipotentiary 2022, as well as in the collection of information conducted by OECD for the Telecommunications and Broadcasting Review in Brazil (2019/2020) and also with UNESCO, regarding the draft of the Guidance for digital platforms regulation (2023). Cristiane is the leader of Administrative Board of ABRINT and the Advisory Board of LAC-ISP.

Sebastian Medranda is a Telecom Engineer with a degree from Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana in Telecommunications, and a Master's degree in Wireless Communications from Politecnico di Milano. With over seven years of experience in regulatory compliance, Sebastian has provided valuable guidance on product certification and conformity, ensuring that companies are able to meet the requirements of different countries' regulatory bodies.

As Entirety's representative at REDCA and ETSI, Sebastian has conducted research on spectrum allocations for emerging technologies, and is constantly looking for the development of technical standards that facilitate regulatory compliance efforts for authorities and manufacturers. He helps manufacturers gain global market access by ensuring their products conform to industry standards and to identify areas to streamline their compliance processes.

Sebastian is passionate about the intersection of technology and policy; and is committed to promoting innovation while ensuring that products are safe, reliable, and compliant with regulatory requirements.

Fábio Franco Costa de Alencar
Fábio Alencar is SES Vice-President of Business Development for Americas, working from the SES office in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, since 2019.

Graduated in Electronic Engineer at the IME (Instituto Militar de Engenharia - Brazil), has more than 38 years of experience working on satellite telecommunications.

Fabio has worked on engineering, project management, sales, marketing and business development on several companies in Brazil and abroad, leading large projects on the fixed and mobile satellite services fields, for government and the private sector.

He is also president of SINDISAT – Sindicato Nacional das Empresas de Telecomunicações via Satélite, since July de 2022. SINDISAT aggregates the main operators, manufacturers and service providers that operate at the Brazilian satellite communications sector.

More than a decade ago Marcelo left the capital city of Chile and started deploying connectivity projects to spread Internet access in rural areas. During his career, he has worked directly with hundreds of local government offices, dozens of non-profit organizations, companies, and numerous social organizations to provide digital access to the masses. As of 2016, he has been living a nomadic lifestyle, working on-site in many different regions, trying out cutting-edge technologies, and assisting small Internet service providers in reaching unconnected communities. After documenting 26.000 kilometers of fiber infrastructure, he presented the first verified Optical Fiber Map in Chile.

Marcelo is a Computer Science Engineer (University of Chile) and has a strong background in G.I.S.

Nathalia Foditsch is a licensed attorney and has worked on technology and communications policy and regulatory issues over the past fifteen years.

She has worked for some of the main international organizations and think tanks in Washington D.C. and Brazil, which she has represented in official missions to numerous countries in the Latin America, Caribbean, and Europe. Most recently, she has served as a Senior Policy and regulatory specialist for Web Foundation’s Alliance for Affordable Internet.

Foditsch is a research fellow at Cornell University’s Emerging Markets Institute (EMI), which is part of the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management.

Among other publications focused on technology and communications policy and regulation, Foditsch has co-edited and co-authored the Book “Broadband in Brazil: Past, Present, Future” (FGV/Novo Seculo), which was a finalist of the 2017 “Jabuti Awards” (the main literary award in Brazil).

Nathalia is an adjunct professor at the University Jose Cela (Spain); and holds a master’s in law (LLM) and a master’s in public policy (MPP) and is a member of the advisory board of the Brazil-U.S. Legal and Judicial Studies Program at the Washington College of Law (WCL). She is fluent in Portuguese, English, Spanish and German.

Andres Navarro is an Electronic Engineer (1993), with a Master on Technology Management (1999), both from Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana in Medellín. Obtained his PhD in Telecommunications from Universitat Politécnica de Valencia in 2003. He is IEEE member since 1995 and Senior Member since 2014. Advisor of the Spectrum Management Committee for Colombian Spectrum Agency and ITU expert. Currently is the IEEE Comsoc LATAM Regional Director, Comsoc Board of Governors member, Comsoc IT committee member. As ITU expert, advised different governments in Digital TV and Spectrum Management. Is a participant on COST CA 20120 INTERACT and former actions COST CA15104 IRACON, COST IC1004 and COST 2100. He is member of IEICE and EurAAP. Currently is the coordinator of the PhD program on engineering and coordinator of the CENIT research center for technology in Health, a joint center involving Biomédica research group and Fundacion Valle del Lili. His research interests are Spectrum Management, mobile radio planning (5G 6G), radio propagation and m-health.

Dick Maryopi received Dipl.-Ing degree in electrical engineering from the Technical University of Berlin, Germany, and a PhD degree in electronics engineering from the University of York, United Kingdom. From 2012 to 2013, he was with Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute (HHI), Berlin, working as a research assistant. In 2020, he worked as a postdoctoral research associate at Durham University, United Kingdom, before he joined Telkom University, Bandung, Indonesia, in 2021. He is currently a faculty member in the school of electrical engineering at Telkom University and is also associated with the university center of excellence for Advanced Intelligent Communications (AICOMS) as a researcher. His research interests lie in the fields of information, communication and signal processing, with a particular focus on cell-free massive MIMO, random access networks, source coding, Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface, wireless federated learning, and applied time-frequency analysis.

Dr. Sevilla is currently Director of @iLabAfrica, a Research and Innovation Centre at Strathmore University (Nairobi, Kenya). He is also the Director of @iBizAfrica, a business incubator at Strathmore. He graduated as an Industrial Engineer (Universidad del País Vasco, Spain, 1980) and holds an MSc in Computer Science (University College London, UK, 1995) and a PhD in BioInformatics (Tecnun, Universidad de Navarra, Spain, 2005).
Dr Sevilla is a Member of the British Computer Society and has actively participated in the “East African Internet Association” (EAIA) and the “Computer Society of Kenya” (CSK); he has been a member of the EAIA Executive Board and Chairman of the CSK Education Committee.

Michael A. Calabrese directs the Wireless Future Program at New America’s Open Technology Institute, a non-profit think tank based in Washington, D.C. He develops and advocates policies to promote ubiquitous, fast and affordable wireless broadband connectivity, including the reallocation of prime spectrum for unlicensed access, next generation Wi-Fi, and dynamic spectrum sharing.

Calabrese has served on the U.S. Department of Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee (CSMAC) since 2009 and as an Invited Expert on President Obama’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) spectrum reform working group during 2011-2012.

Calabrese has previously served as Vice President of New America (2003-2010), General Counsel of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee, director of domestic policy at the Center for National Policy, and as a counsel at the national AFL-CIO. He is a graduate of Stanford Law and Business Schools (JD/MBA) and of Harvard College.

Basílio Rodriguez Perez is a current Board member and former President of ABRINT. With nearly three decades of experience in the internet industry, Mr. Perez has been a leading voice in influencing telecommunications policy in Brazil. He is also the President of LAC-ISP, the Latin American Federation of ISP associations and COO for a regional ISP in the state of São Paulo.

Leonard Mabele is a Research Fellow at Strathmore University. He is also the current Manager of the Internet of Things (IoT) Research Group at the iLabAfrica Research Centre of Strathmore University. He holds a B.Eng. degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering and a MSc. in Telecommunications and Innovation. He is currently pursuing his PhD in Computer Science within the umbrella of Dynamic Spectrum Sharing (DSS) with a focus of Interoperability and Efficiency of Cognitive Radios for DSS. Under his research studies, Leonard has led the collaboration between Strathmore University (SU) and the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) on contextual studies of Radio Frequency Spectrum Innovation and Policy. In 2019/2020, he was part of the core team from Strathmore University that worked with CA to develop and validate the regulatory framework for TV White Spaces, which was published in 2021. Leonard has also led the ITU-funded Research Competition on Connect2Recover which has been a project to map the infrastructure needs and connectivity technology options for two rural counties of Kenya while defining models of connectivity for pandemic recovery. Presently, he is at the forefront of executing the Dynamic Spectrum Alliance study track for Kenya on Enhancing Affordable Broadband Connectivity through Spectrum Sharing and Facilitating Inclusive Growth of Local Digital Ecosystem. His oversees engagements has involved presentations on TVWS studies at the University of Strathclyde, Scotland, UK and his early PhD research exchange at Brno University in Czech Republic

Gababo Wako is a spectrum management expert with the Communications Authority of Kenya, serving as the Principal Officer - Frequency Compliance. He holds an Electrical Engineering degree, an MBA in Strategic Management from Kenya, and an M.Sc. in Electronics Engineering from SWF University, Germany. Throughout his 20-year career in Kenya's ICT sector, Gababo has amassed extensive knowledge and experience in ICT regulation, universal service projects, and spectrum planning and engineering. He has proudly represented his country in numerous ITU Radiocommunication meetings and World Radio Conferences, showcasing his expertise on the international stage.
Gababo has significantly contributed to developing technical and regulatory aspects in Kenya, working across diverse areas such as telecommunications, broadcasting, satellite, and frequency spectrum management. Approachable and well-versed in explaining complex topics, he is eager to share his insights and experiences at the 2023 DSA Summit in Rio de Janeiro.