The telecommunications and satellite communications industries are on the cusp of an unprecedented opportunity to join forces to deliver more resilient and secure connectivity solutions in Europe and worldwide, based on the seamless integration of terrestrial and non-terrestrial technologies.


Building Secure Resilient Communications with Satellite and Terrestrial Connectivity

Xavier Lobao accumulates more than 35 years of professional experience in the space sector, primarily in satellite telecommunications. He joined the European Space Agency (ESA) in the year 2000. Since 2012 he is the Head of the Future Projects Division, with responsibility over the setting up of new projects and initiatives in the telecommunication domain including Public Private Partnerships.

Xavier Lobao 2023

Xavier Lobao

Head of Future Projects and Strategy in the Telecommunications and Integrated Applications Directorate, European Space Agency

Kaniz Mahdi serves as SVP Technology Architecture and Innovation at Deutsche Telekom. Along with her esteemed colleagues at TAI, she is shaping DT’s global technology architecture with true in-depth content and thought leadership in Telco, Cloud and IT industries, anticipating industry trends ahead of competition as well as for translating upcoming business challenges into clear technology strategy including tangible execution

Kaniz Mahdi 2023

Kaniz Mahdi

Senior Vice President Technology Architecture and Innovation, Deutsche Telekom AG

Pascal Homsy is Chief Technical Officer at Eutelsat, a position he has held since December 2020. Since October 2021 he has been a board member of OneWeb and Chair of the Technology Committee. Pascal’s prior positions include: Executive Vice President of Thales Alenia Space’s Telecommunications Business Line; Global Head of Sales, Big Data and Security Division for ATOS (Bull SAS); and President Europe & MEA Nokia/Alcatel-Lucent

Pascal Homsy 2023

Pascal Homsy

Eutelsat Chief Technical Officer; OneWeb Board Member and Chair of the Technology Committee

Piotr can build on extensive 23 years long experience with Deutsche Telekom and telecommunications industry. In his current role he initialized the Non-Terrestrial Networks initiative within Deutsche Telekom and is driving exploratory, technology and commercial projects with satellite industry and organizations like European Space Agency.

Piotr Wesolowski 2023

Piotr Wesolowski

Senior Manager Strategic Partnerships, Deutsche Telekom AG

Claudia Nemat is member of the Deutsche Telekom Board of Management and responsible for the Board area Technology and Innovation. She is a physicist, thinker, and your Telekom MWC 2023 host. She is convinced that the human being must stand at the center of technology. In her view, technology innovations should always solve human problems and provide both a more convenient and sustainable life for people - and the whole planet. 

Claudia Nemat 

Member of the Board of Management Technology & Innovation Deutsche Telekom AG

Join us for an exclusive look into how Deutsche Telekom is giving technology a heartbeat! Our keynote will be a showcase of exciting new products, services, and partnerships that have one goal: promote ease of use, participation and inclusiveness for individuals, businesses, and the tech community as a whole. Learn more about our T Phone, that puts the power of 5G into every pocket – across the Atlantic in Europe and the US. Discover our pioneering work on RDK-based router operating systems. We bring RDK to new bearers like 5G and ease home connectivity life for millions of customers. We also put new exciting B2B cooperations into the spotlight. We unveil our efforts to become more sustainable, taking our partners along with us. And with satellite networks and new partnerships, we'll seamlessly connect earth and space. Explore all of it, condensed into one Magenta Keynote, presented by Claudia Nemat, Executive Board Member Technology & Innovation.

Dominique Leroy, born in 1964, citizenship Belgian, joined the Board of Management of Deutsche Telekom Group on November 1, 2020. Dominique Leroy has over 30 years of experience in the consumer goods and telecommunication sector. She started her career at Unilever where her last position was Managing Director for Belgium and Luxembourg. In 2011 she joined Proximus where she quickly became Head of the Consumer Market and held the position of CEO from 2014 till 2019. During this time, she managed to turn around the company with a continuous growth phase and a strong customer experience focus.

Dominique Leroy 2022

Dominique Leroy

Member of the Board of Management, Deutsche Telekom AG

Mishka Dehghan joined T-Mobile in April 2020 and is SVP Strategy, Product, & Solutions Engineering for T-Mobile for Business with 20 years of management experience in the technology sector, from strategy to leadership of product development & global commercial solutions. Currently, Mishka is definig the strategic path for T-Mobile for Business with focus on innovation and execution across commercial models and tech solutions.

Mishka Dehghan 2022

Mishka Dehghan 

Senior Vice President Strategy, Product & Solutions Engineering, T-Mobile Business Group

Magenta Keynote

Hacking is a creative process,’ argues cyber security specialist Bruce Schneier in his keynote “The Coming AI Hackers”. It's about finding vulnerability in a system: something the system allows but is unintended by its creators. It follows the rules of the system but subverts its intent. Normally, we think of hacking as something done to computers, but we can extend hacking to any system of rules – taxes, financial markets, laws, even democracy itself. While hacking itself is deeply human, AI can hack as well, finding vulnerabilities in code and loopholes in contracts. After the keynote, Bruce Schneier and Claudia Nemat will talk about a world where hacks on our social, economic, and political systems are exploited faster than ever, while we still "patch" them at human speeds. Will that be enough – and what can we do about it? 

Bruce Schneier is a renowned security technologist and best-selling author, recognized as a "security guru" by The Economist. As an expert in digital vulnerabilities and privacy, he has written more than a dozen books on topics such as cryptography, computer and network security, trust, and the intersection of security, technology, and society. When he does not have his pen in hand, he is a frequent speaker and commentator on security issues, a fellow at Harvard University, the chief of security architecture at Inrupt, Inc and serves on various government committees and boards.

Bruce Schneier 

Security Technologist, Best-selling Author

Claudia Nemat

Sessions where Claudia Nemat takes part

Building Secure Resilient Communications with Satellite and Terrestrial Connectivity

Magenta Keynote

Bruce Schneier: The Coming AI Hackers