Hamaad Akbar

Associate Innovation Manager @GSMA

City Of London, GB

I contribute to a global innovation environment where mobile and digital ecosystem players come together to co-create, test, and scale real-world solutions. The Foundry acts as a catalyst for cross-industry collaboration — accelerating ideas from concept to commercial reality.In my role, I support strategic engagements and help shape and drive forward the frameworks that enable impactful partnerships, projects and experiments. Our work is focused on addressing some of the industry’s most complex challenges, with the goal of delivering scalable outcomes that advance connectivity, inclusion, and innovation worldwide.

Aston University

Bachelor’s Degree, Economics and Management

School of Communication Arts 2.0

Creative Strategy and Persuasive Communication

Saïd Business School, University of Oxford

Executive Education, Oxford Entrepreneurship: Venture Finance Programme