Javier Albares Bueno is Head of the 5G/6G Program at the Smart Network and Services Joint Undertaking (SNS-JU), a public-private partnership of the European Commission and 6G-IA.
Previously, he worked as Head of Telco Solutions at Here Technologies, a location technology firm focusing on positioning and automation. He also collaborated in 5GAA as Vice-chair of working group 5 (future business models).
Between 2013 and 2021, Javier worked for GSMA, the world’s largest telecoms association, as Director of Innovation (Brussels office) and Director of Strategy (London office). During this time, he worked to identify future sources of value and opportunities for industry collaboration in the transition to 5G. Before that, Javier worked for 13 years at Telefonica-O2 as Director of strategy, mobile services, and alliances in Europe and Latin America. He started as a Telecom analyst for HSBC Investment Bank in London.
Javier holds an Advanced Management Program from INSEAD France, an MBA from IESE Business School, and a double bachelor’s degree in business science and economics from ICADE-Comillas Pontificia University. He has also completed programs in innovation management at IMD and artificial intelligence at MIT Sloan.