EXECUTIVE PROFILE :

Company : GSMA Location : APAC

Gorman has always been a technology enthusiast . As the son of a Telstra employee , Gorman was exposed early on in life to the potential that digital technology has to transform communications in a way that solves problems and creates opportunities . After working for Vodafone in Australia , Gorman moved around the world as part of teams at various MNOs in EMEA and Asia , before joining the GSMA in 2015 .

“ These days , the exciting technologies in the space are connected cars , ride sharing platforms , social media and ecommerce , but mobile technology has always remained the true enabler of connectivity in my eyes ,” he reflects . “ As Head of Digital Services for Ooredoo in Myanmar at the launch of the licence , I was privileged to be able to see people ’ s lives change on a daily basis as we brought the internet to a country which had largely been isolated from the world for 50 years .” Gorman adds that the GSMA was an instrumental partner in his work in Myanmar and , once his role in the country came to an end , he saw the GSMA as a way to apply his experience and knowledge to help advance mobile usage for the sake of inclusive digital economic growth .

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