Board of Directors
The IOWN Global Forum Board of Directors guides the organization in its priorities, innovation, collaborations, partnerships, and the future of communications technology.
President and Chairperson
Dr. Katsuhiko Kawazoe
Chief Technical Officer,
NTT Corporation
Chief Technical Officer,
NTT Corporation
Treasurer
Dr. Geng Wu
Intel Fellow and Chief Technologist for Intel Wireless Technologies & Standards,
Intel
Intel Fellow and Chief Technologist for Intel Wireless Technologies & Standards,
Intel
Secretary
Dr. Masayuki Hattori
Special Appointed Chief Engineer,
Sony Group Corporation
Special Appointed Chief Engineer,
Sony Group Corporation
Directors
Per Beming
Chief Standardization Officer,
Ericsson
Chief Standardization Officer,
Ericsson
Derrick Buckley
Managing Director,
Telecoms, Media & Gaming Industries,
Microsoft
Managing Director,
Telecommunications Industry, Microsoft
Dr. Eric Hardouin
Vice President Wireline
Networks & Infrastructure,
Orange Innovation
Vice President Wireline Networks & Infrastructure, Orange Innovation
Dr. Michiaki Hayashi
General Manager, Infrastructure Technology Research Department,
KDDI Corporation
General Manager, Infrastructure Technology Research Department, KDDI Corporation
Dr. Rong-Ruey Lee
Vice President,
Telecommunication Laboratories,
Chunghwa Telecommunication Co., Ltd.
Vice President, Telecommunication Laboratories, Chunghwa Telecommunication Co., Ltd.
Giovanni Manto
Leader, Strategy & Advanced
Optical Technology,
Nokia Corporation
Leader, Strategy & Advanced Optical Technology, Nokia Corporation
Shingo Mizuno
Corporate Executive Officer, EVP,
Vice Head of System Platform Business
(in charge of Network Business),
Fujitsu Limited
Corporate Executive Officer, EVP, Vice Head of System Platform Business (in charge of Network Business), Fujitsu Limited
Ralph Rodschat
Vice President, Global Sales Engineering, Ciena Corporation
Vice President, Global Sales Engineering, Ciena Corporation
Jefferson Wang
Senior Managing Director,
Global Network Practice Lead,
Accenture
Senior Managing Director,
Global Network Practice Lead,
Accenture
Chris Wright
Chief Technology Officer and Senior
Vice President of Global Engineering,
Red Hat, Inc.
Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President of Global Engineering,
Red Hat, Inc.
Events
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