Dirk Weiler

Nokia, Germany - Retired, Former Head of Standards Policy

Dirk Weiler is a firm believer in the power of standardisation. He has been involved in standardisation throughout his successful career in Siemens and Nokia. This spanned from contributing to technical work for GSM in ETSI in 1988 and leading Siemens Communication Standardisation activities during the 1990s and up to 2006, including the creation of 3GPP, to guiding and leading standardisation organisations and related industry bodies, enabling mobile communications and supporting the world’s most successful standardised eco-system. Within ETSI, Dirk has chaired the IPR Special Committee (2008–2018), the General Assembly (2010–2014), and the Board (2014–2023). He was also a member of the CEN-CENELEC-ETSI Joint Presidents’ Group and the 3GPP PCG/OP delegation, and representative for the European Commission ICT Standardisation MSP. Dirk is a renowned advocate for global, open, and consensus-based standardisation with FRAND IPR policies, allowing for the incorporation of the most appropriate technologies.