McKinsey at MWC

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McKinsey is proud to partner with MWC in 2025 and will be offering several roundtables, workshops, and opportunities for networking across the most pressing topics in telecom and technology.

The landscape across these industries is evolving with continuous innovation, bringing a new set of challenges for companies to address. Those who take bold steps now will win in 2025 and beyond.

Highlights from MWC 2024

Themes for MWC 2025

Our Agenda

Explore many emerging themes through our scheduled programming at MWC
See our agenda
  • Future of the industry
  • Future of network infrastructure and IT
  • Market expansion of African telcos
  • Responsible AI
  • Gen AI growth
  • Talent and enterprise agility
  • Sustainability
  • Emerging trends in corporate finance
  • Telco B2B value creation opportunities
  • B2C growth opportunities

Our core team

Andrea Travasoni
Senior PartnerMilan
Trusted by telcos, media, and tech companies for his expertise in building integrated digital strategies
Brendan Gaffey
Senior PartnerDallas
Coleads the global Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT) Practice, empowering TMT clients to grow in size, value, capabilities,...
Ferry Grijpink
PartnerAmsterdam
Helps telecom and media companies grow their businesses, shape new markets, and transform their organizations.
Mandisa Mazibuko
PartnerJohannesburg
Serves emerging market clients on commercial growth topics in the telecommunications and financial services sectors
Marie Rowell
PartnerBay Area
Works closely with high-tech and software companies to achieve above-industry growth and build sustaining capabilities
Venkat Atluri
Senior PartnerChicago
Leads McKinsey’s technology and telecommunications work globally. Delivers large-scale performance improvement through technology,...

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