Speaker Bio
Jacques is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Transatel (subsidiary of NTT.Ltd), leading Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) enabler and pioneer in cellular IoT connectivity.
Jacques has been the President of MVNO Europe since 2012 where he supervises lobbying initiatives directed towards the European Parliament, the DG COMP, and DG CONNECT. He also actively promotes MVNO’s interests in relation to the French Government, ARCEP, and the Competition Authority as the former President of Alternative Télécom (the association of alternative fixed and mobile operators in France).
Before founding Transatel in 2000, Jacques already had a solid track record in consulting, strategy, and business development for McKinsey & Company, Matra Marconi Space (now Airbus Defence & Space), and Alcatel.
Jacques holds an MBA from INSEAD and an Engineering degree from ENSERG/INPG (Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Electronique et de Radioélectricité de Grenoble) with a major in data processing.