Strategy Advisory Board
The Strategy Advisory Board is fundamental to the running of 5G/6GIC, incorporating both advisory and governance roles.
Responsibilities
The responsibilities of the Strategy Advisory Board include the following key functions to agree on:
- Core research themes and approve the core research projects identified by the University to be undertaken under the core research programme and generally advise on, and encourage good research practice (such as the appointment of industry mentors' to support specific research areas)
- Principles around 5G/6GIC IP exploitation and contributions to standards bodies if made
- Appropriate mechanisms for the approval of the use of background IP in core research projects.
The Strategy Advisory Board
The Strategy Advisory Board is comprised of representatives from our members.
Chairman of the Board
Professor David Hendon
Visiting Professor
Board members
Aircom (TEOCO)
Dimitris Dernikas
Head of RAN Solutions
BBC
Chris Nokes
Principal Engineer - Distribution Core Technologies
BT
Paul Crane
Head of Wireless, Network Services and Sustainability
EE
Paul Ceely
Head of Network Strategy
Fujitsu
Sunil Vadgama
Huawei
Peiying Zhu
Fellow/Senior Director, Wireless Technology Lab
OFCOM
Philip Marnick
Rohde & Schwarz
Ralph Gibbemeyer
Samsung
Howard Benn
Head of Standards and Industrial Affairs
Telefonica
Brendan O’Rourke - CIO
David Owens - Technology Strategist
VIAVI
Stephen Wang
Research and Technology Director
Vodafone
Luke Ibbetson
Group R&D Director