Sit on the FTTH MENA board and lead the Smart City Advisory group 2015-05-21 Ammar Sabbagh Head of Business Development Technology & IOT Solutions Expertise Functional Business Development Consultancy services Go To Market & Strategies Professional Services Partners management Industry Telecom Operators IOT solutions Smart City verticals Enterprise customers & Government Background Executive Manager in ICT strategy and solutions with business acumen in IOT, M2M, vertical solutions; Experience in industrial market focused on the Energy/Utilities, Transportation and Public Safety verticals. In his current role, Sabbagh is driving Ericsson strategy and business development for IOT solutions for Cities. Coordinate teams in creating value from ICT solutions/applications and securing contracts with cities across the globe. Smart City - Smart cities - Smart communities - Smart Energy - Smart Mobility - Smart Transportation - Smart Buildings - Smart Services - Smart Infrastructure - Smart Solutions Sit on the FTTH MENA board and lead the Smart City Advisory group Prior to joining Ericsson, Ammar held different positions with Marconi in Middle East as Director of Professional Services responsible for 350 professional and delivering several contracts in Middle East. Before that Ammar was responsible for telecom and ISP network operations with Telecom Operator (Time Warner Telecom) in Western USA. Sabbagh is from the US where he earned his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Portland State University in Portland, Oregon, USA, and his MBA from Marylhurst University, also in Portland.