Simon Webster
NEC Corporation
About the Speaker
Simon Webster has a degree in Physics from Oxford University, plus Masters and Business qualifications from the University of London and Henley Management College respectively. He has been with NEC since 1994, and currently heads NEC’s business in EMEA for submarine cable networks and ocean observation systems. He has held many previous roles over this time, in areas including terrestrial optics, access networks and mobile applications.
Simon is also closely involved with subsea cables for earthquake and tsunami detection, and is a steering committee member of a UN ESCAP Sustainable Business Network task force to advance cabled tsunami early warning systems in Asia.
