More than 25 years’ experience in Telecommunications filed. Professor in Telecommunications at the “Higher School of Engineering in Communication in Tunisia” (Sup’Com). He was a former President and Chairman of the National Telecommunication Regulatory Authority of Tunisia (INTT) Board, a co-founder and the first director of the research lab COSIM at Sup’Com and a former Head of “Applied Math and Signal Processing” Department. He worked as a Member of Technical Staff and senior consultant to several USA compagnies. He was a Fulbright visiting scholar to Colorado State University in 2011. His expertise spans from signal processing and wireless communication to telecom regulation and policymaking.

×Dr. EL Amin has more than 30 years of experience in the field of spectrum management, radio communications regulations and market access negotiations working for Inmarsat (1986 to 2003) and Boeing (2003-2019). During his time with Inmarsat, he led studies on the development and deployment of LEO and ICO satellite constellations. He was part of the Team at Boeing that was successful in WRC-03 to secure access to Ku-band for AMSS. This was followed by the launch of Connexion by Boeing, the first inflight internet service globally. Dr. El Amin was instrumental in securing for the first-time licences and approvals in several Arab countries for the operation of the Connexion by Boeing inflight internet service.

Dr. El Amin held several technical and senior management positions in both companies including Director of International Regulatory Affairs and Market Access as well as Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa. Dr. El Amin has also been active in the ITU work participating in all 12 WARC/WRC conferences held since 1987 to 2019. He participated in the WRC preparatory meetings of the regional groups including ASMG, CEPT, ATU and APT.

Dr. El Amin was also active in the Working Group F (Frequency) of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

Dr. El Amin retired in early 2020 and has recently been providing consultancy and advisory support to Inmarsat.

Dr. EL Amin holds Masters and PhD degrees from UK universities and is fluent in English and Arabic.

Aurélien is VP, International Transmission Networks at Orange. In his role, he oversees all cross-border telecommunication infrastructures for the Orange Group, covering both submarine cables, terrestrial networks and satellite capacity. Aurélien has a long experience investing in, building and operating such infrastructures on 4 continents.

During his career, Aurélien also held senior and executive positions in Marketing and in Transformation within the Orange Group, both on B2C and B2B markets. He also owned and managed a company building technical infrastructures in West Africa.

Aurélien graduated from Ecole Polytechnique and Telecom ParisTech, French leading universities.

Giampaolo Panariello has 30 years of experience in telecommunication. Today in Nokia he is covering the positions of CTO in the Mediterranean Region and CTO for NTN (Non-Terrestrial Networks) Opportunities Development.

He started his career in Alenia Aerospazio (today Tales Alenia Space) as Active Antennas designer. Pioneer of LEO Satellite Constellations, he worked on the Globalstar project as designer of on-board active antennas and in the realization of Small Satellite Integration Centre in Rome for high-rate Globalstar satellite production. Moreover, he was involved in innovative spacecraft projects like Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) and Cosmo Sky-Med.

He then moved in Siemens, where he covered the role of Radio Access Team Leader and then Head of Bid Management for 3G Mobile network launches in Italy and Europe.

Then in Nokia, where he was Head of Technologies for fixed and mobile networks, responsible for customers in Italy, Mediterranean area and Global, supporting the launch of 4G and 5G Mobile Networks.

Today in Nokia he is CTO for major customers in the Mediterranean region, covering the full portfolio solutions. He is also CTO for Non-Terrestrial Networks opportunities development, in particular for the convergence between Terrestrial and non-Terrestrial Networks

He has 38 among participations in conferences, roundtables and publications on specialized magazines.

He holds a doctor degree in Electronic Engineering and a Master’s in Business Administration.

Jaume Sanpera, founder and CEO at Sateliot, is a serial entrepreneur backed by over 30 years of experience and deep expertise in the telecommunications industry.

During his career, Jaume founded several companies, including the global business group Eurona, a leading satellite operator in Europe

In 2018, he founded Sateliot the company that is launching commercially the first 5G NTN NB-IoT LEO constellation to offer 100% connectivity everywhere on the planet, providing  service to commercial cellular NB-IoT RF modules able to support the newly introduced Non-Terrestrial-Network (NTN) features as per latest 3GPP Release 17.

Sana is a Telecom Engineer with more than 16 years of experience, she has been working as a Senior Manager at PwC Tunisia for 6 years specializing in Strategy and Innovation. Sana is an expert in strategy and economic studies, she has developed strategies for many large and medium-sized companies in Tunisia. For the telecommunications sector, Sana has contributed to three major studies: Fiscal impact study of telecommunications in Tunisia, Economic profitability of fiber infrastructure in Cameroon and Skills gap in the ICT sector in Tunisia. Prior to joining PwC, Sana worked for 10 years in the telecommunications industry as a Technical Sales Manager at Siemens Networks Germany, Regulatory Projects Manager at Orange Tunisia and Strategy Department Manager at Ooredoo Tunisia. Sana is also the head of "PwC Accelerator" in Tunisia and supports many startups in their growth strategy.

Ali Hayajneh  is a senior regulatory analyst follows telecoms regulation in the MENA region. Before joining Cullen International in 2020, Ali worked in Jordan at the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission as the section head for the spectrum licensing. Ali worked also in Qatar for the Communications Regulatory Authority and in the United Arab Emirates for Etisalat.

​Kentaro Sakata is the Manager of Global Standardization Section at SoftBank Corp.

He has been involved in global standardization activities related to IMT in ITU-R and APT since 2015. During the study cycle of WRC-23, he is in charge of WRC-23 agenda item 1.4 (HIBS) in the Japanese delegation for ITU-R and APT meetings such as WP5D, APG-23 and AWG.

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Salim Yaghmour has more than 30 years of experience in the Research & Development of advanced Digital communication technology and Satellite system engineering. In his current role as Director of Space Communications Innovation at Intelsat, he leads the technology roadmap and the ideation and development of future Space technology and ground ecosystems. 
Since joining Intelsat, Salim held numerous positions in Innovation and Engineering. He played a major role in the design and procurement of Intelsat Advanced satellites and led multiple hosted payload opportunities. He is currently involved in Next Generation Software-Defined Networks and the Non-Terrestrial 5G end-to-end ecosystem. 
Salim has been an industry leader in technology and standards, he has multiple US and international Patents and is currently the Chair of the ATIS Working Group on Non-Terrestrial Networks 3GPP 5G Ecosystem. 
Salim received his Post graduate degree from the University of George Washington 

Gökhan works on global digital policies and regulations, with a particular focus on market access, technological convergence, next generation connectivity, and data governance. Prior to joining Access Partnership, Gökhan worked with the Turkish ICT Regulator, Information and Communication Technologies Authority for nine years. There, he specialised on internet governance and digital transformation issues. He acted as a representative of Turkey before various international organisations such as International Telecommunication Union and organised the 9th United Nations Internet Governance Forum at İstanbul. He also led 5G preparations of Turkey’s 5G and Beyond RoadMap and established the first 5G testbed in Turkey. He holds an MSc in Governance of Media and Communications from London School of Economics and Political Science; an MA on Human Rights from Ankara University, and a BA degree on Political Science and International Relations from Boğaziçi University in İstanbul. 

Levin specializes in market access strategy and regulatory compliance for American space technology corporations and telecommunications operators in Africa. Born in Kinshasa and raised in Maputo, Levin studied at the University of Cape Town before moving to New York City in 2011. Focusing on telecommunications, he challenged supply chain structures in the industry and executed successful projects in over 32 countries in Africa. He spends around 80% of his time on the continent working with regulators, Ministries, and operators to implement build-out strategies aimed at improving coverage, access, and adoption of telecommunications services across multiple technologies and platforms. In his free time, Levin enjoys mechanics, amateur racing and cycling.