Akanksha Sharma

GSMA, Head of the ClimateTech and Digital Utilities Programmes

Speaker Bio

Akanksha works as the Head of the ClimateTech and Digital Utilities programmes.


Akanksha has been with GSMA since 2012 and specialises in the uses of mobile technology for social good. She has previously worked in the research teams GSMA Intelligence and M4D’s Central Insights Unit. Prior to joining the GSMA, Akanksha worked as a Power and Utilities Analyst at GlobalData in India.


Akanksha has an MBA degree from IBS Hyderabad (India) and a BSc. degree in Psychology from Rajasthan University, India.