2023 Recognition Awards Overview:
The WBA Recognition Awards have been designed to recognize and honour those who have made significant contributions to WBA projects and activities. The three categories are:
- Outstanding Leadership (for Work Group Chairs or Co-Chair)
- Project Leadership (for Project Leaders)
- Key Contributor (for Members deeply engaged with the activities)
The winners consisted of individuals from a broad range of organizations (operators, vendors, ecosystem brokers) from around the world, reinforcing WBA’s mantra of uniting the global wireless ecosystem. Through their significant efforts and ability to motivate peers, the WBA has been able to observe unprecedent progress across all work areas.
Outstanding Leadership
Award 2023
Necati Canpolat
Leadership Awards
Sarper Gokturk
Sri Gundavelli
Edward Kyte
Charlie Allgrove
Mark Grayson
Mark Hamilton
Jim Sturges
Betty Cockrell
Erinn Hall
Michael Sym
Peter Thornycroft
Ganesh Venkatesan
Josh Redmore
Ryan Blossom
Burhan Masood
Ellie de Villiers
Kevin Daly
Zachary Freeman
David Barr
Contributors Awards
Mehmet Şükrü Kuran
Airties
Kevin Franzen
AT&T
Tim Tweedle
AT&T
Blair Bullock
Boldyn Networks
Tim Twell
BT Group
Lili Hervieu
CableLabs
Luther Smith
CableLabs
Malcolm Smith
Cisco
Hideaki Goto
CityRoam
Maninkaden Balakrishnan
CommScope
Ken Kerpez
DZS
David Coleman
Extreme Networks
Paulo Francisco
Extreme Networks
Azin Neishaboori
General Motors
Richard Lyda
Hotwire Communications
Clark Vitek
HPE Aruba Networking
Ravi Saxena
HPE Aruba Networking
Fatemeh Fazel
Intel
Hassan Yaghoobi
Intel
Seemab Kadri
Intel
Valerie Parker
Intel
Wouter Cloetens
Deutsche Telekom
Ahmed Hafez
Deutsche Telekom
Stefan Paetow
JISC
Jeongmin Noh
LG U+
Elif Dilek Salık
Lifemote
Andrew Ferraro
Marriott International
Livia Rosu
MaxLinear
Marleen Boonen
Methods2Business
Jaric Thorning
Morse Micro
Alan DeKok
NetworkRADIUS
Thierry Van de Velde
Nokia
Tom Van Driessche
Nokia
Subir Das
Peraton Labs
Wael Guibene
Reliance JIO
Yvette Medina
Single Digits
Leonardo Slaviero
TecExpert
