Driving Change: Hans Vestberg on innovation, leadership and the future of human connection
- Date: 3 February 2025, 09:15–10:30
- Location: Ångström Laboratory, Eva von Bahr salen
- Type: Lecture, Seminar
- Lecturer: Hans Vestberg
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- Organiser: Development Office
- Contact person: Jorja Zambars
We are delighted to invite you to an exclusive fireside chat with Hans Vestberg, CEO of Verizon Communications! During this engaging session, Hans Vestberg will discuss the future of telecommunication technology, innovation and entrepreneurship, and describe what it is like to lead a global organisation in today’s ever-changing climate. He will also share his journey from a student at Uppsala University to his current role at Verizon, and answer your questions in an interactive Q&A segment.
The discussion will be moderated by Marcus Lindahl, Professor of Industrial Engineering and Management, and Jaan Grünberg, Associate Professor at the Department of Business Studies. Facilitating the Q&A will be Fanny Långström, Vice-chairman of Uppsala Business & Economics Students Association and Tim Nedergård, Chair of Uppsala Union of Engineering and Science Students.
Do not miss this unique opportunity to gain insights from one of the leading figures in the telecommunications industry. We look forward to your participation in what promises to be an inspiring and informative event.
Please note there are a limited number of seats available. Please register here.
About Hans Vestberg
Uppsala University alum Hans Vestberg is chairman and CEO of Verizon Communications, a world-leading provider of wireless, fiber-optic and global Internet networks and services.
Before joining Verizon in April 2017, Vestberg served for six years as president and CEO of Ericsson, a multinational networking and telecommunications equipment and services company headquartered in Sweden that provides 35 percent of the world’s 2G, 3G and 4G mobile network infrastructures.
Vestberg was the first CEO of Ericsson without an engineering background, having earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from Uppsala University.