Carrier Community (CC) has successfully organized its 5th annual Hybrid CC – CC-Mobile Messaging Summit designed for Telco Wholesale players and Enterprise companies which takes place on 22-23 June 2022 in Berlin at the Marriott Hotel. CC has brought together more than 400+ members and Telco Ecosystem partners representing the Bulk SMS, Wholesale SMS, SMS Hubbing, SMS Resellers, SMS Aggregators, MMS platforms, MNOs, A2P players to meet and network physically and virtually during the two days.
CC also organized various knowledge sharing/ executive discussion panel sessions to address the latest telco industry hot relevant topics, trends, best practices, and case studies while discussing new solutions, opportunities and challenges within the Messaging industry.
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Rolf is a customer-oriented, international leader in telecommunications with a focus on transformation and innovation management. His experience of 20 years within Deutsche Telekom is based on a strong track record in B2B and B2C business and a focus on marketing, international sales, global wholesale, pricing, portfolio management and strategy.
Emmanuel Rochas is the CEO of Orange International Carriers where he is responsible for managing international connectivity and transmission for wholesale services in Roaming; Messaging; Voice; Bandwidth; IP and Content Distribution; Security and Anti-Fraud
He brings to the role rich experience and expertise gained from previous positions within the Orange Group and from working for the French government.
After joining Orange in 2006, Emmanuel Rochas held various posts of responsibility. He was Head of Group Strategy from 2010–2014 and he later oversaw the deployment and maintenance of the Orange mobile and fixed networks at regional level.
Emmanuel Rochas participated previously in the creation of the Home line of business where he was responsible for business modelling and business performance.
Emmanuel Rochas is a graduate of the Ecole Polytechnique and of Telecom ParisTech.
Fabrizio Salanitri is CEO and founder of HORISEN AG, Swiss software company with 17 years’ long experience in telecommunication software and application solutions. Fabrizio’s in depth knowledge and experience in SMS business resulted in state-of-art SMS Platform, cloud based and carrier neutral suite for A-Z SMS Wholesale business.
During his career, he’s been working with companies and industries of all sizes. Therefore, all HORISEN’s products and services are perfect for both enterprise and retail customers – and all of them have one thing in common: they are designed professionally and they are meeting the highest production quality and standards.
Based at Lago di Como in Italy, VSC provides strategic advisory services in M&A, Business Development & Media for the telecommunication industry. Over the last 25 years, Erik developed extensive expertise and deep domain knowledge working at major telecom companies. His international career includes senior & executive level positions. Over the years, Erik has been a regular speaker & moderator at major international telecom conferences.
Nicholas is an experienced industry leader with a strong background in international wholesale, new technologies, business transformation as well as voice and mobility solutions. With his natural interest for competitive challenges, Nicholas has stated his intentions to leverage on the strength of the Voice & Mobile Business Unit, focusing on new innovative solutions and global expansion.
Sam Barker is a Head of Analytics & Forecasting with Juniper Research. Sam’s focus areas lie across IoT & M2M and Telco Service Provider streams, covering key research topics including, mobile messaging, mobile voice, A2P messaging, 5G and Virtual Reality. He previously worked as project support analyst for a major online retailer, planning, forecasting, and reporting on budgets for large company projects.
With the experience in consumer electronics, telecommunications, and health care, Ira is passionate about applying new technologies to better people’s lives. Ira is responsible for MMDSmart's innovative MessageWhiz platform, strategic business development, and global marketing. MessageWhiz pioneered the performance-based model with features including conversion API, SMS callback, URL triggers and personalised links, positioning it as the essential solution for savvy mobile marketers.
Ira previously held executive roles at mobile phone manufacturers, Fortune 500 companies, and technology startups. He played an active role in industry efforts standardising advanced SIM cards and authorising civilian use of Bluetooth frequencies. Ira has served on numerous industry committees and spoken at major events including MWC, DMEXCO, GSMA-WAS, FT Mobile Leadership, Health 2.0.
A New York native and lover of great wines and Scotch, Ira and his family live in a bucolic biblical landscape of olive groves and rocky slopes, with the bleating of grazing sheep in the valley below.
Ricardo Martins is Responsible for Voice Sales, Messaging (SMS A2P and P2P) and Mobility Services (MVNO) at NOS Wholesale Business Unit.
Chanderhas Rana, Head - Business Development at Bankai Group, is a seasoned business leader with over 12 years of experience in Business Development, Strategic Account Management, Enterprise Sales and Bid management in the Global Telecom/Unified Communication/Cloud Communication/OTT/IOT domains. He is a keen observer of emerging Demographic and Technological trends in the Global Telecom, IT and Outsourcing Markets. He has worked with Network Infrastructure companies like Indus Tower, GTL Limited and Tulip Telecom. You can reach out to Chanderhas at LinkedIn.
Mr. George Nikoloudis currently holds the position of OTEGLOBE’s Chief Operating Officer, while from February 2006 he held the position of OTEGLOBE’s Director of Voice Sales Services. Being responsible for the development and promotion of Voice Services to Greek & international carriers, he contributed in upgrading the operations of the Voice Sales Services Department as well as in the establishment of OTEGLOBE as the leading international carrier in the SE European region.
During the 13 years prior to OTEGLOBE he held a number of high level positions at MCI Inc, which was later acquired by Verizon Business. As the Country Manager, Mr. Nikoloudis was responsible for the launch and operation of the regional office in Athens, which covered the markets of Greece, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Romania and FYROM.
He holds a University Degree in Electrical Engineering from the UNSW University of Sidney and a specialization in Informatics.
* Manage sales and P&L. Growth hacker, scale up business.
* Set up, hire, coach and develop performing sales and marketing teams.
* Specialised in emerging markets, de-risk business in risky environments.
* Brand strategy, customer preference and stickiness. Optimize customer journey and experience (CX).
Mahmoud Oubraham sets up and grows teams of individuals with different cultures, functions, backgrounds and based out of multiple locations.
Mahmoud Oubraham is specialized in Telecom, Cloud, 5G and Digital business, in all aspects from network to subscriber.
Ali Sabbagh serves as the Messaging Operations manager at Monty Mobile. Ali’s managerial role is integral to planning, executing, organizing, and controlling, the company’s Messaging growth strategy. Ali’s leadership skills maximize his overall management function. At Monty Mobile, he consistently promotes a healthy work environment that values collaborative efforts and fosters an ethical culture demonstrated by professionals.
His inspiring leadership style has been providing support to a growing technical support base, technical solutions, OTT partnerships, business analysts, and customer success teams. Ali possesses a 8+ years of experience in the telecoms and IT industry, working with aggregators, operators, and enterprises, occupying a wide array of executive positions to deliver innovative and success communications products and services. Ali’s career has been focused on cloud-based software such SaaS, CCaaS, and CpaaS. Such career emphasis underpinned by his rich experience in business development have unlocked the benefits of strategic relationships imperative for positioning the businesses he manages at the forefront of their markets and generating sustainable revenue streams.
Angelo Paiva is the Wholesale Director with Telecall. He has 15 years of experience in the International Wholesale market and attended all the major conferences around the World helping Telecall to achieve its World presence and build its Wholesale Team. Telecall launched its MVNO in Brazil, and with a good understanding about Marketing and Sales Angelo is helping Telecall to develop the Marketing strategy and of course looking into the Wholesale perspective. Angelo in under graduated in Publicity and has 2 MBAs, in Marketing and Computer Networks.
Bertrand is an experienced professional with extensive knowledge and expertise relating to all aspects of wholesale Telecom Market. He started in the mobile messaging field in 2016 after working in the aeronautical sector. He is currently responsible for developing Link Mobility Group strategy worldwide, managing relationships with the entire A2P SMS ecosystem (OTT, aggregators and MNOs).
Bertrand holds a double degree in International Business and Global Affair with Montpellier Business School (France) and Hanyang University in Seoul (South Korea).
Eugene has extensive Sales and Marketing experience in the US and International telecom marketplace with focus on identifying and penetrating new markets while growing existing opportunities to improve Sales and Revenue positions.
Gene is currently Senior Vice President of Global Strategic Development for Business Telecommunications Services, BTS for the past 9 years responsible for positioning BTS' current and evolving telecom solutions in the global marketplace and to effectively enhance BTS' partnerships and alliances to strengthen global business relationships.
Gene's prior experiences includes VP and Managing Director at Tata Communications responsible for all Sales in Europe as well as VP of Voice and Data Services for Teleglobe and prior Sales Management and Marketing positions with Viatel, MCI and RCA Globcom.
He is actively involved in BTS' Digital Transformation into the technological advancements for the optimization of its service offerings in the Digital Voice, SMS Messaging and CPaaS Integrated Cloud Global Numbering Services.
Rafal Nowak is Regional Director of Operator Partnerships DACH at Infobip, based in Vienna.
Rafal is responsible for nurturing and developing relationships with mobile network operators in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. This includes cooperation on current innovations such as Omnichannel SaaS, Mobile Identity or RCS but also growth management of the mobile wholesale business. Rafal, together with his regional team, advises MNOs and MVNOs on the aspects of future monetization of clustered telecom platforms, taking a proactive role as integrator and direct business enabler.
Prior to joining Infobip, Rafal worked on multiple international functions in the fintech sector, being responsible for major mobile payment projects and online gaming, with a focus on global market entries. Rafal studied journalism and communication at the University of Vienna.
Vladimir Gerneshii is the Head of Product Strategy and GTM ext. at Global Message Services.
Vladimir is a sharp product strategy & growth leader with 12 years of proven impactful hands-on experience scaling and evolving B2C and B2B products across communications, fintech, blockchain.
Vladimir has shaped this experience building products for enterprises and operators such as multi-channel customer engagement, messaging and ecommerce apps, RCS messaging, monetization services – gaining a profound appreciation of all aspects of the telecom sphere in the process.
Vladimir is a Reforge Growth Strategy alumnus as well as the author of a programmatic advertising patent application.
Vladimir has been recognised as a Global Talent in Digital Technology by Tech Nation UK.
Vladimir Smal is heading Sales & Procurement in the Global Messaging department of LANCK Telecom over the last 3 years. He was promoted to this position after proving himself as a successful team leader of Middle East, Africa & Asia market of Voice Sales department.
Vladimir has a profound experience in the Wholesale Telecom market, both in Voice & SMS. Over the last 13 years he has visited all major Telecom events. Vladimir is an active member of the Mobile Ecosystem Forum.
Vladimir started his job at LANCK Telecom as a Carrier Relations Manager in 2008 after graduating from Saint Petersburg State University. He holds degrees in Linguistics and Sociology.
Igor Skutsenya has 6 years of experience in the telecom industry, being a member of the LANCK team since 2017. He is involved in revenue assurance & anti-fraud projects, value-added services, management and business development sectors, and presents LANCK Telecom global anti-fraud initiatives in GSMA, CFCA, GCCM and other mobile associations & events.
In LANCK Telecom Igor works as a Business Development Manager.
Tim joined XConnect in November 2016 to lead the Number Information Services division, with responsibility for sales, marketing and product management, launching a range of innovative services for applications, messaging and interconnect providers that set new standards for access to network, service and user information.
Tim has over 30 years of experience in technical, sales and marketing roles across the telecoms industry including NET, Sonus Networks, and most recently with Neustar where he managed their relationship with the GSMA and their market leading PathFinder portability and service discovery registry.
He is passionate about establishing a level playing field across the industry, with a common set of standards to ensure the highest quality of service. He sees XConnect playing a pivotal role in this and, as such, works with key industry stakeholders and bodies such as MEF and GSMA to drive this agenda forward.
Bernardo Arnaud has built a career in telecommunications and mobile marketing since 2009, being involved with systems development since 2005. He is the founder of StarkSat, a company developing crop monitoring systems and urban area mapping solutions through satellite imagery analysis and IoT sensors hybrid systems. Mr. Arnaud also founded StarkSMS and UNIDIRE, messaging companies with focus on systems supporting IoT hardware and chatbot platforms with time sensitive delivery tasks in markets like Brazil, India, Europe and Africa. His companies multi-channel platforms serve clients in industries like farming, banking, healthcare, retail, logistics and entertainment.
Ellen is the founder of telXira, a messaging solutions and consultancy provider, in Zurich. She is a Telecommunications Specialist with more than 20 years of experience in the international wholesale arena. Ellen is a Management Science Graduate, possessing a wealth experience in both the voice and messaging industry.
telXira offer custom tailored enterprise solutions to the carrier and operator market matching complex commercial requirements with exactly the right technical solutions.
With her extremely ambitious and motivated character she has a strong ability to analyse key customer drivers, watch market trends and is able to identify and exploit opportunities quickly.
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