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Dr. Matthias ETSI GAs since 1989 and was the Vice Chair from 2014
Schneider to 2018. She has also been a member of the ETSI Board
since 2011. She was a member of several Review Groups
Dr. Matthias Schneider is a and has taken on the roles of Board Champion or Ad-
HF standardization Expert at hoc Group Chair on multiple occasions. She also chaired
IP and Licensing Schneider the Board Process Group. Isabelle has been especially
in Germany. He is an active involved in matters of governance, making sure that ETSI
figure in R&D for human Directives, including the Technical Working Procedures,
factors, accessibility, usability, are fit for the rapidly evolving purpose of serving a highly
and user interface design. dynamic standard-setting organization.
He joined ETSI’s Human
Factors Committee in 1995 Dirk
and since 2010, he has Weiler
been the Chair of this Dirk Weiler, now retired,
TC. The committee was was a former Head of
responsible for developing the most important European standards policy at Nokia
Norm and standards supporting European Accessibility in Germany. He is a firm
legislation. He has been the initiator of the development of believer in the power
the ETSI Accessibility Policy and has been instrumental in of standardization. He
overseeing its adoption by ETSI. He is now focusing on the has been involved in
implementation of ETSI’s accessibility strategy and standardization throughout
ensuring that ETSI will become a fully inclusive and his successful career in
accessible standardization organization. Siemens and Nokia. This
Isabelle spanned from contributing
Valet-Harper to technical work for GSM in ETSI in 1988 and leading
Siemens Communication Standardization activities during
Isabelle Valet-Harper, the 1990s and up to 2006, including the creation of 3GPP,
now retired, was a senior to guiding and leading standardization organizations and
Standards Adviser at related industry bodies, enabling mobile communications
Microsoft, then a Standards and supporting the world’s most successful standardized
Expert at CommLedge. She eco-system. Within ETSI, Dirk has chaired the IPR Special
has more than 30 years of Committee (2008–2018), the GA (2010–2014), and the
experience in Standardization, Board (2014–2023). He was also a member of the CEN-
in a number of French, CENELEC-ETSI Joint Presidents’ Group and the 3GPP
European and International PCG/OP delegation, and representative for the European
organizations where she Commission ICT Standardization MSP. Dirk is a renowned
had various roles and advocate for global, open, and consensus-based
responsibilities. She has standardization with FRAND IPR policies, allowing for the
been a regular participant at incorporation of the most appropriate technologies.

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