Simon GRAY

Eutelsat • FounderVice President of Humanitarian Affairs

I am the Vice President of Humanitarian Affairs for Eutelsat and am I have been elected by the other 8 fleets to coordinate the charter with the UN for the satellite industry. I have been elected a Director of the GVF, for over 6 years , which is the largest independent satellite association. I have worked in the satellite industry for over 20 years and while at Eutelsat I have been responsible for the largest training program ever undertaken by a satellite operator. My role in Eutelsat has also encompassed innovation developing the most popular mobile Apps & training tools in the industry as well as developing a new class of satellite terminal. My team has also been responsible for overseeing over 350,000 terminal installations across 4 continents and I am the point of reference for the Eutelsat fleet for VSAT technology.

Eutelsat has supported Telecom Sans Frontieres for 9 years financially and with in-kind contributions and we have also worked extensively with Nethope for over 10 years supplying in kind help, equipment and consulting.

Events

The Global Conference on Space and the Information Society 2016

6-7 June 2016

Geneva, Switzerland

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