Amy Wettenhall

Senior Vice President, Macquarie Group

Amy is Senior Vice President, Networks Asset Financing for the Technology, Media & Telecoms (TMT) sector at Macquarie Group. A recognised global executive in TMT, Amy turned her commercial expertise into delivering smart capital products to support delivery of tomorrows technology faster, and more efficiently. With more than 15 years’ experience in the Media, Telecommunications and Transport Sectors, Amy previously held executive roles at Ericsson and the BBC.

Amy is Founder and CEO of Switch on the Future, a charity eliminating the digital divide, through delivery of technologically agnostic solutions within school settings in the UK, Africa, LATAM and AsiaPac. Amy was recognised Management Today’s 35 under 35 women in Britain and  Women in IT’s Business Leader of the Year and is a non-executive director at TeenTech CIC, which provides STEM curriculum educational programmes across the UK and in other parts of the world. Amy speaks regularly on the topics of connectivity, smart capital products for 5G growth, access to digital education, female leadership and diversity and inclusion in industry.

All Sessions by Amy Wettenhall

  • Day 3 - 3rd of June


  • 14:00  - 16:00
    In a fragmented ecosystem, how do we get connected communities and smart cities up and running at pace, and what commercial models and monetisation structures exist to support this
    - Challenges faced, problem solving, reasons to invest
    - Monetization and commercial model. What’s working, and what isn’t. What challenges are the industry stakeholders facing?
    - A perfect market RFP – what considerations for inclusion?
    - Creating a business case in an unknown RoI landscape – what’s possible, and what isn’t?
    - The social impact of getting things right
    Session Focus:
    1. We need to increase adoption to increase demand and build the business case, but how? What steps? Barrier busting? What interventions?
    2. What do LA's need to get their assets, asset data and usage data in order to build successful commercial models to meet their needs?
    3. Asset/infrastructure Investment funding myth busting
    Schedule:
    2.00 Welcome and Introductions
    2.20 Panel Discussion
    3.10 Breakout Room Discussions & Networking
    3.40 Feedback and Closing Discussions




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