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Meet the 2026 Leading Lights judging panel

Enter The Leading Lights now

Submit your entry by the final deadline: June 26

Get to know the 2026 Leading Lights judges, who bring deep experience and knowledge across the full breadth of the telecommunications industry

Fiona Armstrong-Mills

Principal Analyst

Opensignal

Kerry Baker

Industry Analyst, North America

Ookla

Jeff Baumgartner

Senior Editor

Light Reading

Gabriel Brown

Senior Principal Analyst, Mobile Networks & 5G

Omdia

Ruth Brown

Senior Principal Analyst - Mobile Networks

Omdia

Dawn Bushaus

Founder

Lexical

Roy Chua

Founder and Principal

AvidThink

James Crawshaw

Practice Leader

Omdia

Paul Crocetti

Editorial Director - Infrastructure sites

Informa TechTarget

Mike Dano

Lead Industry Analyst

Ookla

Michelle Donegan

Senior Editor

Light Reading

Erin Dunne

Director of Research Services

Vertical Systems Group

Jen English

Editorial Director - AI & Emerging Tech

Informa TechTarget

Nicole Ferraro

Editor, host of 'The Divide' podcast

Light Reading

Ed Finegold

BSS Strategist & Monetization Expert

Finegold & Associates

Jim Frey

Principal Analyst, Enterprise Networking, Enterprise Strategy Group

Omdia

Phil Harvey

Editor-in-Chief

Light Reading

Jeff Heynen

Vice President, Broadband Access & Home Networking

Dell'Oro

Ryan Jeffery

Founder and Director

Passionate About OSS

Inderpreet Kaur

Senior Analyst

Omdia

Sylwia Kechiche

Senior Director of Industry Analysis

Opensignal

Tereza Krásová

Associate Editor

Light Reading

Jaimie Lenderman

Practice Leader Optical, IP, and Broadband Network Infrastructure

Omdia

Katherine Macdonald

Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives

Ookla

Sian Morgan

Research Director

Dell'Oro

Iain Morris

International Editor

Light Reading

Gigi Onag

Senior Editor, APAC

Light Reading

Sterling Perrin

Senior Principal Analyst

Omdia

Roz Roseboro

Senior Principal Analyst

Omdia

Armita Satari

Head of Custom Content

Telecoms.com

Sharon Shea

Executive Editor

Informa TechTarget SearchSecurity

Jimmy YU

Vice President

Dell'Oro

Enter the Leading Lights Awards

Enter the 2026 Leading Lights Awards by June 26. Get recognition for your organization's telecom innovation and achievements.