As GlobalPlatform Executive Director, Ana is responsible for driving awareness and accelerating adoption of GlobalPlatform’s specifications globally. She also oversees the organization’s strategy, marketing and business development within key vertical sectors. Before joining she was the EVP and Head of North America for the GSMA, responsible for driving global initiatives such as eSIM, Spectrum, networks (5G, 4G), IoT, RCS, identity and gender diversity. Prior to this role, she led the GSMA global efforts on IoT across different industry verticals. Ana’s career prior to GSMA is focused on strategy, having held positions at BCG, Deloitte Consulting and Accenture. She began her career in private banking at Merrill Lynch in the area of investments in new technologies. Ana is also a proud Board member of the Global Telecoms Women Network where she drives initiatives that promote gender diversity in tech sectors.

Francesca Forrestieri is GlobalPlatform’s Automotive Lead and is responsible for connecting the automotive value chain with experts on trusted digital services to address the latest developments in the automotive ecosystem and work to future-proof connected services.

Richard Hayton is on the Board of Directors, and is also the Chair of the TEE Committee at GlobalPlatform where he contributes to the organization’s technical initiatives bringing over 30 years of experience in the cybersecurity industry. Richard is a regular speaker and influencer in the cybersecurity arena.

At Trustonic, Richard’s focus has been on enabling the telecoms industry – manufacturers and mobile operators, the automotive industry as well as application developers, to all benefit from embedded security and strong device identity. Prior to Trustonic, Richard held various roles at Citrix including Chief Architect, Distinguished Engineer and Chief Technology Officer. During 20 years at Citrix, he led projects ranging from embedded software to global enterprise systems, with a focus on user and developer experience.

He holds a PhD in Computer Science from Cambridge University, focusing on identity federation for users, devices and services.

Amadou Kane is a Sr. Solution Engineer and the North America Technical Lead at VicOne.

With extensive experience in the automotive industry, previously spearheaded Wistron NeWeb's V2X programs in North America and served as the Automotive Business Development Manager, specializing in connectivity and ADAS.

Amadou brings a wealth of expertise in developing innovative solutions to address the evolving challenges in automotive technology. He holds a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering and a Master's of Electrical and Computer Engineering, as well as an MBA from the University of Detroit Mercy.

Bill is the co-chair of the Automotive Task Force at GlobalPlatform. Drawing on his extensive experience in standardizing hardware-protected security and cybersecurity engineering processes within the automotive industry, Bill is committed to guiding the sector toward a unified, secure, and scalable foundation for the next generation of software-defined vehicles.

Phil Lapczynski is a Principal Engineer for Automotive Security at Renesas Electronics America, Inc. He is vice chair of the Uptane Standard and contributing member to SAE TEVEES18 – Vehicle Electrical System Security Committee.  He leads the Hardware Protected Security Environment API working group within the SAE TEVEES18B - Vehicle Electrical Hardware Security Task Force. Phil is also an adjunct professor at University of Detroit Mercy, creating and teaching VCE5400 Secure Vehicle Embedded Systems course.