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The show is hosted by former IBM Global Managing Partner Andrew Grill, who has over 30 years of experience in the technology industry.
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What are the opportunities for Private 5G? To find out more we spoke with Shahid Ahmed, Group EVP of New Ventures and Innovation at NTT.
He is responsible for driving new digital experiences, offerings and technologies that create growth and transform people’s lives and companies.
Shahid brings over 25 years of experience leading large services businesses with a focus on business transformation.
Most recently, he was a managing partner at Imagine Wireless, a privately held consulting firm driving digital transformation. He was also a co-founder and COO of EQITII – a blockchain-based foundation that enables enterprise businesses to securely exchange and share data.
Prior to Imagine Wireless, Shahid was a Partner at PwC responsible for several digital businesses, including IoT, Emerging Technologies, and Data & Analytics, and he spent 20 years at Accenture as a managing director for Accenture’s North America Telecoms $1B+ business.
Shahid is also a visiting professor teaching the Industrial Internet of Things course at McCormick School of Engineering at Northwestern University and is an appointee to the FCC Technological Advisory Council.
In this show, we looked at a number of issues, including:
- The difference between public and private 5G networks
- The strengths of WiFi vs Private 5G
- The opportunity for edge computing and 5G services
- How NTT drives innovation
- The power of a distributed workforce
More on Shahid
Shahid on LinkedIn
NTT Global on Twitter
NTT at Mobile World Congress 2023
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What are the opportunities for Private 5G? To find out more we spoke with Shahid Ahmed, Group EVP of New Ventures and Innovation at NTT.
He is responsible for driving new digital experiences, offerings and technologies that create growth and transform people’s lives and companies.
Shahid brings over 25 years of experience leading large services businesses with a focus on business transformation.
Most recently, he was a managing partner at Imagine Wireless, a privately held consulting firm driving digital transformation. He was also a co-founder and COO of EQITII – a blockchain-based foundation that enables enterprise businesses to securely exchange and share data.
Prior to Imagine Wireless, Shahid was a Partner at PwC responsible for several digital businesses, including IoT, Emerging Technologies, and Data & Analytics, and he spent 20 years at Accenture as a managing director for Accenture’s North America Telecoms $1B+ business.
Shahid is also a visiting professor teaching the Industrial Internet of Things course at McCormick School of Engineering at Northwestern University and is an appointee to the FCC Technological Advisory Council.
In this show, we looked at a number of issues, including:
- The difference between public and private 5G networks
- The strengths of WiFi vs Private 5G
- The opportunity for edge computing and 5G services
- How NTT drives innovation
- The power of a distributed workforce
More on Shahid
Shahid on LinkedIn
NTT Global on Twitter
NTT at Mobile World Congress 2023
Your Host: Actionable Futurist® & Chief Futurist Andrew Grill
For more on Andrew – what he speaks about and recent talks, please visit ActionableFuturist.com
Andrew's Social Channels
Andrew on LinkedIn
@AndrewGrill on Twitter
@Andrew.Grill on Instagram
Keynote speeches here
Andrew's upcoming book
