Dario Betti, Mobile Ecosystem Forum

Dario Betti is the CEO of the Mobile Ecosystem Forum (MEF), a global trade body that impartially champions and addresses issues that affect the mobile ecosystem.

Dario has worked for a string of telcos around the world. For Ooredoo he was part of the launch team for its greenfield mobile operator in Myanmar and repositioned the mobile brands of Indosat in Indonesia. He also worked for XL Axiata in Indonesia, finding new ideas and developing strong business propositions for them. At T-Mobile International and Deutsche Telekom Dario brought new service concepts and proposition into life, focusing on new interfaces for data services.

Dario was also a Senior Analyst at Ovum, the consulting company, where he specialised in the management and regulation of new media. His Ovum projects covered many different topics including digital television, video on demand, mobile multimedia messaging and business models for mobile content services.

Dario has an MSc in Media Management from the University of Stirling and a BA in Communication Studies and Management from Leeds University.