Mansoor Hanif is the Executive Director of Emerging Technology in the Technology & Digital sector at NEOM, where he oversees NEOM’s initiatives on emerging technologies such as space, satellites, advanced robotics, and humanmachine interfaces. He also leads the development of the NEOM Digital Masterplan and research collaborations with leading global universities and thinktanks. Previously, Mansoor spent over 25 years in the telecoms industry, most recently at EE and BT in the UK where he was Director of the Converged Networks Research Lab, and at Ofcom, the UK telecoms and media regulator, where he was CTO.