Adan K Pope

Adan K. Pope is a leading authority on digital transformation, strategic technology leadership, and technology disruption, with over thirty years of career experience. Adan has served as a senior executive for many enterprises executing a digital or portfolio transformation that led to their strategic renaissance, growth, and at times, acquisition. He has held almost every role in software technology innovation and development from software developer to chief technology and innovation officer for some of the communications industry’s most innovative technology companies. Adan has also held executive leadership roles in companies serving the retail analytics/IoT, gaming, and most recently outsourced marketing services industries, as well as held the chief officer title for innovation, industry architecture, and strategy.

o Chief Technology Officer, Intrado

o Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, InnerWorkings

o Chief Information Technology Officer and Chief Strategy Officer, Ciena Blue Planet

o Chief Technology Officer, ShopperTrak

o Vice President of Technology and CTO, Ericsson Support Solutions Business Unit

o Chief Technology Officer and Chief Strategy Officer, Telcordia Technologies

o Head of Planning Systems Business Unit, Amdocs

o Head of Research, Cramer Systems

o Chief Technology Officer and Vice President of Engineering, Clear Communications

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Adan has collaborated and spoken extensively on the opportunities, emerging technologies, standards, and patterns for the reimagination of the communications industry while co-authoring several patents in the process. He holds a Master of Science in Computer Science and a Master of Business Administration from North Central College in Naperville, Illinois, and a Bachelor of Science from DeVry Institute of Technology in Columbus, Ohio.

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