Dr. Mike Short Cbe
UK Telecomms Innovation Network Advisory Board, Chair
Speaker Bio
Dr Mike Short holds a portfolio career in innovation and Public policy. This includes converged Mobile/Satellite services and supports the adoption of new technologies, including AI and Quantum. He chairs advisory boards for the UK Telecomms Labs and the UK Telecomms Innovation Network (UKTIN AB) He is a Visiting Professor at the University of Surrey and UCL.
He was appointed Chief Scientific Adviser for DBT (2017 – 2023) , leading technology aspects to support UK exports, Digital health and inward investment. He represented the dept on HMG committees for Telecomms, Space, Health and Quantum.
His 30-year tenure in Mobile Communications at Cellnet/O2 UK/Telefonica Group included launching 2G (GSM) and 3G, winning mobile licenses overseas, and later leading international research and standards (including 4G / 5G) for Telefonica. He also ran trials for Mobile TV, Smart metering, Driverless cars, Digital Health, and IoT, and managed the company EU office in Brussels.
Mike was a Board member of Innovate UK , Chairman of the GSM Association and UK Mobile Data Association, and was President of the Institution of Engineering and Technology in 2011/ 2012. Board roles have also included ETSI, Innovate UK, UK 5G, and Trustee of the Archives of IT.