Dr. Mustafa Aykut

Mustafa Aykut, PhD is a seasoned telecommunications professional with over 30 years of experience in the industry. He is currently an Executive Board Member of ETNO, the European Telecommunication Networks Operators Association, and the Policy Board Chairman of SAMENA, the South Asia-Middle East-North Africa Telecommunications Council. Aykut also serves as the Group Representative of Turk Telekom, International Institutions for Policy, Standards, and Regulations.

Aykut's career began in 1989 when he joined Alcatel in Germany to design and develop GSM technology. He has since taken on various leadership roles, such as Product Line and Configuration Director at the Competence Center Department of Alcatel and Director of 3G Marketing for the Middle East at Ericsson. He returned to Turkey in 2003 and headed the Wireless Broadband Division and R&D Division at Turkcell before joining Aneltech in 2007 as the Director of Telecommunications Networks Business Unit.

Aykut's expertise extends to policy, regulations, and standards. He serves as the Official Contact to ETSI and the Focal Point to all ITU-Sectors. He was a member of the Executive Management Committee, the Chairman of the Health Policy WG, and a Member of the Regulatory Advisory Group at GSMA from 2003 to 2006. Aykut has also made substantial contributions to various Working Groups or Task Forces within the ICT Authority, the National Planning Organization, and the Ministry of Transportation and Communications in Turkey.

Outside of telecommunications, Aykut is also involved in Future Studies and serves as the Vice Chairman at the Turkish Futurists Association. He is a Lecturer of the School of Futurism at Kadir Has University and a Steering Committee Member for the Highschools Project Awards at the same institution. Aykut is also an Advisory Committee Member at the Okan University Career Centre and a member of the ICT Sector and Regulations Working Team at the Istanbul Information Society Watch Group.