Growth Challenge

Gabriela Styf Sjoman

Managing Director, Research and Network Strategy

BT Group

Gabriela is a global executive with extensive international business experience in the Telecom & IT industry. She has held positions across Strategy, Technology and Business Development in various multinational organizations and been based in nine countries across three continents. Gabriela is currently a Board Member of TDC Net, the leading Danish Network Service Provider, and Board Member of B1G1, a Singaporean Sustainability Platform. Gabriela most recently served as Chief Strategy Officer at Nokia, and prior to than held executive positions at Telia Company, Telecom Italia, Ericsson, and in numerous start-ups. She holds a Master of Business Administration from University of Durham Business School in the UK, and a dipl. in Power Engineering from Sweden. And as a great believer in life-long learning she is currently studying a Master in International Affairs with specialism in Cybersecurity, Espionage and Intelligence at King’s College London.

Edi Fernando Vieira Filho

Head of Autonomous Network and Operations

Telefónica S.A

Edi Fernando Vieira Filho is based in Madrid and is Head of Autonomous Network and Operations at Telefónica S.A., with the responsibility to foster the transformation of the Telefonica's Group Operators, pursuing Autonomous Operations supported by AI/ML and new ways of work. He's also responsible at a corporate level for Network and Systems Operations and for the IT Asset Management program, including infrastructure licensing management models. Edi holds a bachelor’s degree in software engineering from Universidade Metodista de Sao Paulo (UMESP), with a Master degree in Business Administration from Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV). Working for 30+ years in Telefonica Group, he has undertaken different positions inside the group, from Network Operations Engineer at Telefonica Brasil, Network Transformation Manager and Head of Network and Systems Operations at Telefonica S.A.

Stephanie Ormston

Assistant Vice President – Digital Services Integration

AT&T

Stephanie Ormston, leads the design and execution of AT&T’s strategy to monetize digitalized network capabilities through the development of an API-enabled platform. Stephanie’s team leads strategy, communications, client engagement and business operations, and works closely with business units and ecosystem collaborators to drive product innovation through network APIs. In her career with AT&T, she has worked in a variety of roles across data strategy, privacy, Internet of Things, and emerging technologies. Prior to joining AT&T she served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Azerbaijan, where she led women’s empowerment groups and brought art and creative teaching methodologies into classrooms. Stephanie holds an MBA from Boston University and a BFA in Theatre from New York University, and she continues to support theatres in Dallas in her spare time. She lives in Dallas, Texas with her husband, her dog, and a lot of plants.