International Expert on Nordic and Asian Mobile Industries (Hong Kong)

Mr Tomi T Ahonen is the author of eleven bestselling books on mobile telecoms, technology and media.

Translated into several languages, he is the father of numerous industry tools, theories and concepts, and already referenced in over 100 books by other authors. Mr Ahonen has been quoted in over 300 press articles in major media like the Wall Street Journal, Business Week, the Economist and Financial Times, and is often seen on TV on all six inhabited continents. He lectures twice per year at Oxford University's short courses on digital convergence and next generation telecoms and he has presented papers at over 250 conferences in 40 countries on six continents.

Before starting his own consulting company in 2001, Tomi Ahonen was the Global Head of Business Consultancy for Nokia and earlier the company's first Segmentation Manager, Mr Ahonen also oversaw Nokia's 3G Reserach Centre. Before that he worked for two operators/carriers in Finland, and started his technology career on Manhattan at one of the world's first internet service providers, OCSNY. Mr Ahonen's accomplishments include creating the world's first fixed-mobile service bundle; setting the world record for taking market share from the incumbent; and creating the world's largest billing system covering 45 independent telecoms operators. Tomi Ahonen holds an MBA from St John's University New York City and lives currently in Hong Kong.