Speaker Bio
Priya Kurien serves as a Global Research Leader at the IBM Institute for Business Value, IBM's thought leadership division. She works closely with C-suite executives and senior leaders globally, guiding IBM's clients to leverage emerging trends, seize opportunities, and navigate challenges. Priya's expertise helps these leaders reimagine their futures, recognizing pivotal transformations that drive business growth, maintain a competitive edge, and ensure unmatched industry dominance.
She is a telecommunications engineer by training, with significant strategy consulting and technology implementation experience. She brings her deep and broad understanding of the telecom value chain, partnerships, competitions, regulation, automation, and advanced technologies to help clients understand the business value of technology.
Priya has special interests in AI for telecommunications and 5G commercialisation and is a member of the AI expert working group for the UK’s Telecommunication Innovation Network (UKTIN). She is a speaker at conference keynotes and panels as well as university guest lectures and she is also an author of a book, peer-reviewed journal articles, and IBM publications.