Speaker Bio
Hastings co-founded Kingfisher in 2016 to revolutionize mobile device ownership experiences and drive sustainable industry solutions.
Kingfisher is a next-gen mobile experience company delighting customers, delivering growth for mobile carriers, and creating second, third and fourth lifetimes for connected devices. Kingfisher have proven that customer experience, industry profitability and sustainability are not trade-offs, and rather can be achieved together.
By bringing a diverse set of capabilities and deep expertise together, Kingfisher is pioneering and innovating for the industry’s future, designing smart new ways to deliver more value to carriers, their customers, and the planet.
With nearly 20+ years of driving innovation for in the mobile industry, Hastings prior experience spans Australia and South Asia where he previously led and grew the region for Apple and BlackBerry, partnering with more than 50 carriers across 18 countries; as well as driving innovation and growth into new strategic areas and segments for Vodafone.
Hastings is a passionate advocate of products and solutions that truly inspire customers, and is looking forward to engaging on mobile experience, circularity, and carrier growth priorities at this year’s Mobile World Congress.