Luigi Ardito

Luigi Ardito received the degree in electronic engineering from the Politecnico di Torino, Italy and the M.B.A. degree from the Henley Management College, U.K. He is the Director of Government Affairs for Europe, Middle East, and North Africa (MENA) with Qualcomm. He drives Qualcomm’s agenda on spectrum and regulatory policies in MENA dealing with various government entities and industry organizations. He was with Sony Corporation, both in Japan and in U.K., for over a decade. He also gained professional experience with France Telecom and the Italian public broadcaster RAI. He has extensive experience in the media and telecom sectors as well as the semiconductor industry gained through his assignments at Qualcomm, Sony, France Telecom, and RAI.