Mirko Voltolini is an accomplished senior executive in the telecom and IT industries. With over 20 years of experience, he has excelled across several leadership roles, including product development and technology areas. He has a deep expertise in service provider technologies and service lifecycle, and is known for his ability to bring innovation to maintain competitiveness. Currently serving as the Vice President of Strategy & Innovation at Colt Technology Services, he is leading the development of the technology and product portfolio for transforming Colt's network towards a global, software-based, on-demand service platform. He has managed global teams to deliver large transformation programs across infrastructure, people, and services with a successful track record. With a balance between technology, customer & business focus, he is passionate about the telecom and IT industry and has taken an active role in driving adoption of common technology and service standards to enable global communication. Mirko studied computer science and telecommunications engineering at ITIS Molinari and Politecnico di Milano, respectively. Additionally, he completed the Leadership Development Programme at Ashridge Executive Education and Hult International Business School. Mirko has had several key roles in organizations, including being a former VP of Engineering and Global Head of Network On-Demand at Colt Technology Services. He has also been a member of the Board of Directors at the MEF Forum and the New IP Agency.