2019 speakers

Matteo Sabattini
DIRECTOR IP POLICY AT ERICSSON
Dr. Matteo Sabattini is Director of IP Policy at Ericsson and he is based in the Washington, DC, office. In his role, he is responsible for IP rights policy, advocacy, licensing and promotion at SDOs, industry fora, trade associations, governmental agencies, etc. He also serves as the Senior VP for Standards at LES USA and Canada, as the Technical Policy Coordinator at IEEE Region 2, and is a voting member of IEEE-USA IP Committee.
Matteo has years of expertise in technology and IP-related matters, and his background combines business, policy, and technical skills. He holds an MBA from the George Washington University, a Ph.D. in EE from the University of California, San Diego, and an M.S. also in EE from the University of Bologna.
Before joining Ericsson, Matteo served as the CTO of the Sisvel Group until February 2017. Matteo also worked at InterDigital and Global Prior Art, a boutique IP consulting firm based in Boston. He also held several teaching and research positions in wireless and mobile communications at UC San Diego and at the German Aerospace Center.
Matteo is an IEEE Senior Member, a Beta Gamma Sigma Lifetime Member, a member of LES and the MIT Enterprise Forum.