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Stephen Hearnden
Director of Telecommunications and Technology
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Stephen Hearnden joined Intellect in March 2005 after a successful career as a telecommunications consultant. During that period he was an interim CTO for a North American startup company and was Programme Manager for the UMTS Forum. Other roles in the mobile sphere included due diligence and expert witness work. Prior to that, his career in BT was as General Manager of the BT Wireless Futures Team responsible for R&D, collaboration, trials and engagements with start-up companies looking at new technology.

Before that he was in a corporate technology role looking at advanced second generation technologies, all third generation mobile technologies and wired and wireless access. During that period he was a member of the BT Wireless and BT Cellnet bid team responsible for technology associated with bids in the UK and other markets around the world. In the early 1990’s he was in an operational role in BT Cellnet holding the post of CTO for six years during the rollout of analogue cellular and the start of GSM. He has published a number of articles during his career in telecoms and has spoken at many conferences around the world.

His interests are in understanding the relationship between technology and the people that use it. He was until recently a visiting Reader at the University of Surrey UK in the Dept of Human Sciences.

Stephen received his degree in Electronics in 1971 from the University of Kent following which he joined BT. He is a member of the Institution of Electrical Engineers and a Chartered Engineer.

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