Alex Leadbeater

GSMA, UK - Technical Security Director

Alex Leadbeater is a leading expert and active member of the ETSI security community, having attended his first 3GPP SA3 meeting 24 years ago. Over the years, he has chaired four ETSI/3GPP security groups in parallel and has contributed extensively to ETSI security standardisation activities. Alex has provided technical expertise and support for law enforcement obligations since the advent of 3G in 3GPP and has played a key role in driving major cybersecurity standardisation efforts in TC CYBER, Secure AI (SAI), and NFV. Additionally, he has led the ETSI Security Conference for several years and delivered numerous conference presentations on behalf of ETSI. Alex has also represented ETSI in numerous EU and global regulatory cybersecurity activities and contributed to the ETSI education in standards programme. It remains an honour for him to witness the continued development of ETSI security standards, which drive advancements across a wide range of capabilities and create lasting impact and benefits for both the present and the future.