Biographies

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She holds an MSc in Mechanical Engineering from University of Padova.​

Vince Ferritti
Senior Standards Manager, Global Technical & Industry Standards, Corning Incorporated, United States (Remote)​

Vince Ferretti, Senior Standards Manager, Global Technical & Industry Standards, is responsible for the development, coordination and communication of Corning’s standards strategy across Corning’s optical fiber, cabling, connectivity and wireless systems and products. Vince joined Corning in 1993 and has extensive experience in product management, engineering, sales, marketing, market development and strategy, while working in a diverse and global environment.  His roles within Corning have spanned Corning’s Japan, OEM, carrier and enterprise market segments, the majority spent in FTTH, Wireless and LAN applications.   He joined Corning’s Standards team in 2018.  Vince currently represents Corning and the United States as Assistant Secretary of TC 86, and in IEC SC86A (Fiber and Cable), IEC SC86C (Sensors), IEC SC46 JW8 (Hybrid Cables), and ISCO TC22 SC32 WG10 (Automotive Optical Connectivity).  He is the liaison officer between IEC SC86A and IEEE 802.3, IEC SC86C and ITU-T SG15, and IEC TC86 and ISO TC22 SC32.  He manages Corning participation in IEEE 802.3 study groups/task forces (Optical Access and Ethernet Transport Systems). Vince serves as Promotion and Coordination Vice-Chair and Associate Rapporteur of Q5 for ITU-T Study Group 15. He actively participates in the following ITU-T Questions (Q2, Q5, Q6, Q7, Q8). Prior to joining Corning, Vince was an US Naval officer and nuclear engineer serving in the US submarine force.  ​

Dao Tian
​Senior Manager, Standardization and Industry Relationships, ZTE Corporation, China​​

Mr. Tian is the head of Standards and Industry Relations for ZTE in Europe. He has been involved in ITU and ETSI work for more than 15 years. His main role is to advocate the standardisation of new and emerging technologies and a broader industries' participation in SDOs​

Director, Head of Standardization Office R&D Planning Department​, NTT Corporation, Japan​

​Mr. Yamamoto has worked at NTT, Inc, where he has been involved in research and development in the field of communications quality and traffic, and network architecture, as well as in international standardization activities. Since 2015, he has served as the company's Primary U.S.A. Liaison, representing the company in various U.S.-based standardization organizations, such as TIA, ATIS, Broadband Forum, MEF, and IEEE, as well as OSS organizations such as the Linux Foundation, and contributing to the widespread dissemination of the company's R&D results around the world. He has also been active and contributed to the field of research funding, such as obtaining R&D funds in the quantum field from the National Science Foundation (NSF). In 2023, he was appointed Director, Head of the Standardization Office, which oversees entire NTT Group standardization planning and activities, and has been involved in the overall management of the group's international standardization activities. He has also served in various international standardization roles both in Japan and overseas, including Member of Information and Communications Council ITU Division, Chair of Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (APT) WTSA WG1, member of the Japan Industrial Standards Committee (JISC) Electronics Technical Committee and Information Technology Technical Committee, member of the IEC High Level Correspondence Committee and Market Strategy Board (MSB) Correspondence Committee, Chair of the Telecommunications Committee (TTC) IOWN GF Technical Committee, and leader of the International Cooperation Advisory Group, etc.​