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NAME
H (“Hyacinth”) Nwana
DATE OF BIRTH
September, 1964
CAREER
Born in Cameroon, H Nwana has lived
in the UK for more than thirty years. He
holds multiple degrees, including a
degree in Computer Science &
Electronic Engineering from the
University of Birmingham, an MSc in
Computer Science, a PhD in Artificial
Intelligence/Computer Science from
Aston University Birmingham and an
MA in Computer Science Education
from Queen’s College, Cambridge. He
also holds an MBA with distinction
from the London Business School at
the University of London. In 2005, after
several years at Quadriga Worldwide,
he became Managing Director of
Arqiva. In 2009, he joined Ofcom, where
he was Director of Ofcom’s Spectrum
Policy group, responsible for
overseeing the UK’s digital switchover,
and presided over the auctioning of the
UK’s 4G spectrum. He has recently
written a book,
Telecommunications,
Media & Technology (TMT) for
Developing Countries: How to make
TMT Improve Developing Economies in
Africa and Elsewhere for the 2020’s
. He
currently is Executive Director of the
Dynamic Spectrum Alliance, which
encourages regulations aimed at more
effective spectrum use internationally.
He is also the founder and CEO of
Atlantic Telecoms and Media which
seeks to aid the digitisation of the TMT
sectors in developing economies.
MEDIA USE
Doesn’t watch much television, but
does a lot of YouTube viewing,
especially during his travels around the
world. Frequently listens to iPod,
particularly African and classical
music. Uses just about every kind of
online media – including Twitter and
Facebook
FAVOURITES
Running; enjoys speaking to his grown
children as individuals and watching
them develop: “It’s one of the joys of
life to be able to bring up your kids”
