Himamshu Khasnis is the Founder and CEO of Signalchip Innovations, one of India’s pioneering fabless semiconductor companies, known for developing indigenous chipsets for advanced wireless communication standards. With over 27 years of experience in the semiconductor industry, he has played key roles in technology roadmaps and chipset definitions for 3G, 4G, 5G, DSL, WLAN, and GNSS applications. Prior to founding Signalchip in 2010, he worked at Texas Instruments and Ittiam Systems, leading chip design activities and contributing to broadband technology patents. Under his leadership, Signalchip grew from a two-person garage startup to a full-fledged SoC development company, creating India’s first semiconductor chipset “Agumbe” for complex wireless networking standards. Himamshu holds an MS in Microelectronics from IIT Madras and a BE in Electronics and Communication from Bangalore University, and has filed more than fifteen patents in communication, signal processing, and RF architectures.

Abhijit Chaudhary is the Founder and CEO of Niral Networks, a deep?tech company pioneering Private 5G, Edge Computing, and AI?driven networking solutions for mission?critical industries. With over two decades of experience in telecommunications and data networking, he has held leadership roles at Cisco, Huawei, Motorola, and Sandvine, and co?founded Etrance Networks. He was also part of the founding engineering team at Apigee, later acquired by Google. Abhijit is a Governing Council member of the Bharat 6G Alliance and an active voice in the startup ecosystem, frequently speaking at forums on 5G, IoT, Edge AI, and open?source networking. He holds a Master’s degree in Computer Science from the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru and is a Certified Product Manager from the Association of International Product Marketing & Management.

Luciana is the GSMA’s Head of Spectrum. She directs the GSMA’s range of advocacy issues on public policy relating to spectrum with national governments and multilateral organisations. Her career began with Brazilian regulator Anatel where she worked as part of the board advisory team. She joined the GSMA in 2012, where she has continued to be active in shaping the future of mobile services at international fora such as the ITU, CITEL and other multilateral organisations. She has chaired regulatory groups charged with developing communications regulation at the ITU and in regional organisations. She is an active supporter of the role of women in technology and is a former chair of the ITU’s Network of Women. Luciana earned an MBA in telecommunications from the University of Strathclyde, Scotland, and a degree in electrical engineering from the University of Brasilia.

Dr. Younsun Kim is a Master (VP of Technology) at Samsung Research and Chair of the 3GPP TSG Radio Access Network (RAN) plenary. A veteran in wireless communications with Samsung since 1999, he previously served as Chair and Vice-Chair of 3GPP RAN WG1, driving key physical layer innovations for 5G NR and 5G-Advanced. Currently, he oversees the standardization of 6G radio in his role as RAN Chair. He holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Washington. In 2025, he was elevated to IEEE Fellow for contributions to 5G physical layer standardization.

Mr. Randeep Singh Sekhon is Chief Technology Officer for Airtel India and South Asia, with more than 28 years of experience in the telecommunications industry. He leads technology strategy and innovation, digitization, network operations, rollout, planning and quality. Prior to Airtel, he served as CEO of Hutchison 3 Indonesia, where he led customer-centricity and digital transformation initiatives.