Speaker Bio
Dr Mike Short CBE FREng FIET
Chair UK Telecomms Innovation Network Advisory Board (UKTIN AB) , Chief Architect Satellite Applications Catapult,
Former DBT CSA (Chief Scientific Adviser) and Chairman GSM A (95/96)
Biography
Dr Mike Short holds a portfolio career in innovation and Public policy.
This includes converged Mobile/Satellite services and supports the adoption of new technologies, including AI and Quantum.
He chairs advisory boards for the UK Telecomms Labs and the UK Telecomms Innovation Network (UKTIN AB)
He is a Visiting Professor at the University of Surrey and UCL.
He was appointed Chief Scientific Adviser for DBT (2017 – 2023) , leading technology aspects to support UK exports, Digital health and inward investment and represented the dept on HMG committees for Telecomms, Space, Health and Quantum.
His 30-year tenure in Mobile Communications at Cellnet/O2 UK/Telefonica Group included launching 2G (GSM) and 3G, winning mobile licenses overseas, and later leading international research and standards (including 4G / 5G) for Telefonica. He also ran trials for Mobile TV, Smart metering, Driverless cars, Digital Health, and IoT, and managed the company EU office in Brussels.