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GTWN launches Call to Action for Digital Inclusion for All and honors 3 Industry Pioneers – Martin Cooper, Dr. Michael Short and Candace Johnson

27 February 2023: At its traditional Welcome Cocktail on the opening evening of Mobile Congress, the GTWN honored three industry pioneers and issued a Call to Action for Digital Inclusion for All in the iconic and elegant Golden Hall of the medieval Casa Llotja in Barcelona’s Gothic Quarter. GTWN International Board (L-R) Dora Petranyi, Bridget Cosgrave, Keri Gilder, Janice Hughes, Michele Merrell, Victoria Hernandez, Candace Johnson, Viviane Reding, Lucy Lombardi, Jessie McLeman, Myla Villanueva, Isabelle Paradis, Sallye Clark, Leticia Latino, Ana Tavares- Lattibeaudiere and Laureen Cook   GTWN Welcome Cocktail 2023 guests   GTWN President Keri Gilder paid tribute to the father of the cellular phone, Martin Cooper, (https://www.britannica.com/biography/Martin-Cooper) for not only for having developed the cellular phone and made the first call from a cell phone 50 years ago, but also to him and his wife, Arlene Harris for having continued to enable the acceptance of the cell phone by adding services and features to make it be one of the biggest factors in bringing about social and economic wellbeing to citizens around the world. Martin Cooper It was particularly fitting and poignant for the GTWN to launch its Call to Action for Digital Inclusion for All, (https://www.gtwn.org/gtwn-call-to-action-to-ensure-digital-inclusion-for-all/ ) together with the GSMA in the presence of its CEO and Board Member, Mats Granryd and Claire Sibthorpe, who is Head of Digital Inclusion in the Mobile for Development (M4D) team at GSMA. Mats Granryd Claire Sibthorpe   The GTWN then called Dr. Mike Short[1]to the podium to be honored [...]

2024-01-06T20:49:43+00:00

GTWN Call to Action to ensure Digital Inclusion for All

GTWN has launched a Call to Action to all stakeholders to work to close the digital gap and ensure meaningful digital connectivity for all, especially women. After years of progress towards women’s equal digital inclusion, we are now seeing a slowdown and, in some countries, a reversal.  Women are now 16% less likely than men to use mobile Internet across low and middle income countries, which equates to 264 million fewer women than men using mobile Internet. Significant and coordinated efforts are urgently needed to reduce the gender gap and ensure that women can participate fully in a more digitised society. Download a copy

2024-02-06T21:09:59+00:00

GTWN congratulates Doreen Bogdan-Martin on her election as ITU Secretary General.

Election heralds a new era for Universal Meaningful Connectivity. Cologne, 03 October 2022:  The GTWN, the Global Women's Telecommunications Network, congratulates Doreen Bogdan-Martin on her  election as Secretary General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). GTWN is the world's premier network of women C-Level executives bringing about "The Changing Culture of Communications...from Generation to Generation." Four years ago, the GTWN was one of the primary supporters and promoters of Ms. Bogdan-Martin's candidacy for Director of ITU's Telecommunication Development Bureau.  As chief architect of ITU's development work, Bogdan-Martin then proceeded to champion programs for digital transformation to achieve economic prosperity, job creation, skills development, gender equality, and socio-economic inclusion, as well as to build circular economies, and reduce climate impact. Thirty years ago, the GTWN started a new era in our sector when we championed "The Changing Culture of Communications" and then added 15 years later, "..from Generation to Generation" for our slogan. "Bogdan-Martin's stated goal for 'Universal Meaningful Connectivity' as she begins her new role as the first-ever female ITU Secretary General resonates powerfully with the values and purpose of the GTWN", remarked Keri Gilder, GTWN Global President.  "The GTWN looks forward to working together with her and her colleagues to achieve this goal", concluded Gilder. Contact: Keri Gilder, GTWN Global President keri.gilder@gtwn.org Vicki Macleod GTWN Secretary General vickimac87@gmail.com Marge Salem GTWN Business Manager marge.salem@gtwn.org

2022-10-03T19:09:46+01:00

The GTWN explores Networks for the Universe at Mobile 360 in Singapore

  GTWN Founding President Candace Johnson and Secretary-General Vicki MacLeod are joining with partners from GSMA at Mobile 360 APAC Diversity in Tech on 2 August 2022 to deliver a discussion panel on Networks for the Universe. We will explore how women leaders in the industry are working together across connectivity and content to drive innovation, entrepreneurship and growth across all networks – fixed, mobile, space, services, cloud, finance, etc – to deliver on the promise of full digital transformation. The panel of experts includes Susan Brazer, CEO & Founder, LionShare Media; Lynette Tan, CEO, Singapore Space and Technology Ltd; Dr Anna Yip, CEO Consumer, Singtel; Jaya Deshmukh, EVP Strategy and Transformation, Colt; Sheena Jacob, Partner and Head of IP at CMS Holborn Asia; Shweta Jain, APAC Head of Business Development, Media and Entertainment at AWS; and GTWN Board Member Rosalia Gitau, CEO and Co-Founder of My Bixie.  The discussion will be followed by a reception and networking event sponsored by Kacific Broadband Satellites. A summary of the outcomes of this panel discussion, and additional  material will be available soon.

2022-07-27T13:17:28+01:00

Celebrating successfully Changing the Culture of Communications from Generation to Generation

How to begin to capture the excitement, the joy, the feeling of success and achievement, but also the dedication to continue to make the world better, with “The Changing Culture of Communications… from Generation to Generation” that was so palpable for all attending the GTWN 30th Anniversary Gala evening at the fabulous Palau Requesens in Barcelona on the occasion of the Mobile World Congress. Palau Requesens, Barcelona, Spain GTWN 30th Anniversary guests under the stars It was a night which began under the stars and continued with stars from around the world.  In the beautiful courtyard of the Palau, the GTWN International Board members received government ministers, corporate presidents,  leaders of the industry, movers and shakers and young mentees  to recognize, promote, and celebrate the contribution of women executives, innovators, entrepreneurs, thought leaders and doers in the global TMTS sector. GTWN International Board One of the highlights of the evening was the induction of the new members of the GTWN International Board including Vrinda Kapoor, Deepa Kalikiri, Rosalia Gitau, Nicola Palmer, Leticia Latino-van Splunteren and Isabelle Paradis, coming respectively from India, the UK, Kenya/Philippines, USA, Latin America, and France as well as the passing of the baton from the long-time GTWN President Bridget Cosgrave to the new GTWN President, Keri Gilder, CEO of Colt Technologies and CEO of the Year 2021 bestowed by the World Communications Awards. GTWN induction of new International Board members The induction took place before the platinum [...]

2022-06-03T11:40:18+01:00

GTWN ushers in Next Generation with new Global President, Keri Gilder, CEO Colt Technology Services and 2021 CEO of the Year

16 February 2022, London/Cologne: The GTWN (Global Telecom Women’s Network) has announced today that their new Global President will be Keri Gilder, CEO Colt Technology Services and World Communications Award’s 2021 CEO of the Year. The GTWN, which will celebrate their 30th Anniversary this year at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, has been instrumental in “Changing the Culture of Communications… from Generation to Generation”. Already in 1992, the GTWN members were thought leaders, sought out by TMT/ICT CEO’s around the world for their innovative, inclusive approach to informing and impacting the industry. This has continued throughout the years and the GTWN has inspired, led, and enabled game-changing trends throughout the entire industry around the world. “We are thrilled to have someone of Keri’s talents and transformational skills as our next GTWN Global President. It takes real leadership to move mountains and Keri has demonstrated repeatedly that she is a true leader”, commented GTWN’s Global President Bridget Cosgrave. “We could not have found anyone better than Keri to respect the values and culture that the GTWN has espoused over our 30 year existence and to carry the flame forward for the next generation,” said GTWN’s Founding President Candace Johnson. “I am honoured to be selected as the next GTWN President. In line with our vision of changing the culture of communications from generation to generation, I will embrace the privilege of this position to enable GenZ to become the next generation of leaders along with their special blend of [...]

2022-06-03T03:52:22+01:00

GTWN marks 30th Anniversary with appointment of new Board Members

On the eve of celebrations marking the association’s 30th Anniversary since its foundation, the Global Telecom Women’s Network (GTWN) is delighted to announce the election to its Board of five new members: Rosalia Gitau – the CEO and Founder of Bixie Pte Ltd, a financial platform that encourages women to save and generate wealth Deepa Kalikiri - Vice President and Head of Legal at Boku, Inc., empowering the new age of digital commerce in a mobile-first world Vrinda Kapoor – CEO and Co-founder of 114ai, an AI platform which enables causal infer-ence from unstructured data Isabelle Paradis – President and Founder, HOT TELECOM, a global digital telecom media marketing and transformation advisory Leticia Latino-van Splunteren – President and CEO, Neptuno USA, Corp, an innovative digital engineering, software and infrastructure provider. Nicola Palmer - Tech Ambassador in Verizon who liaise with colleges and universities to develop STEM and tech talent The new Board members join their peers from North and South America, Europe, Asia, and Australasia, in furthering the goals of this global non-profit, which provides a network and forum for influential senior women to exchange innovative ideas, to mentor younger women and to contribute to the global information society in a positive way. The new Board members will be officially welcomed at a gala Anniversary dinner to be held during Mobile World Congress Barcelona on Monday 28 February at lPalau Requesens. We are also delighted to announce that Caixa Bank, the leading financial group in retail banking in Spain [...]

2022-06-03T03:51:24+01:00

GTWN hosts a virtual webinar on 04 March 2021 to launch the new edition of the flagship publication The Mobile Century.

The 2020 Reception was to take place on 24 February 2020 at the Fondacion Rocamora but had to be cancelled due to the pandemic. Given the uncertainties still surrounding international travel for many of the GTWN members from around the globe, we are instead organizing a very special virtual event, which will showcase the advances in digital technologies we have all come to rely on during the pandemic.  Special thanks to our sponsor CMS for jointly hosting this event.

2022-06-03T03:51:48+01:00

GTWN celebrates its 27th year at the historic Silk Museum in Barcelona

The Global Telecom Women’s Network (GTWN) held its traditional Welcome Reception on the evening of Monday 25 February to mark the start of MWC 2019 in Barcelona. The location was the magnificent Casa de la Seda (Silk Museum), which is the only former guild house open to the public and which has more than 300 years of history behind it.

2022-06-03T02:32:34+01:00

GTWN celebrates its 26th year with a glittering “Night at the Opera” in Barcelona.

GTWN members, colleagues and friends celebrated their annual welcome reception in glittering style at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on Monday 26 February 2018 with a welcome reception in the Hall of Mirrors at the world-renowned Opera Liceu. GTWN Board members were joined by more than 150 VIP guests at the spectacular event, which was generously supported by Platinum Sponsor, Ciena, and Gold Sponsors SES-imagotag and Northstar. Despite the very cold weather outside, guests received a very warm welcome to an evening of networking, discussion and debate around the theme of “Solutions for a complex world”.  Ciena CEO Gary Smith opened the evening by welcoming everyone on behalf of Ciena, saying how pleased he was to support such a wonderful event. He noted that the GTWN and Ciena share a history of more than 25 years of technical innovation and entrepreneurship, with a track record of supporting diversity of leadership and perspective to support these goals.  He then introduced the keynote speaker for the evening, Ciena’s Vice President and General Manager, EMEA, Keri Gilder. Keri explored the evening’s discussion theme of “Solutions for a complex world” from the point of view of the need to always remain open to different perspectives and alternative views when confronted with the challenges of a rapidly changing industry and market. Many people today, she said, are too willing to accept the first data that they see, without questioning the context or the relevance, or indeed whether taking an alternative perspective could provide much needed [...]

2024-01-15T21:33:57+00:00
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