Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), Director General, Mr. Rajan S. Mathews was felicitated with the industry Leadership Award by Amity University for his years of significant contributions to and expertise in the telecom industry. This has been an eventful year for the telecommunication industry, connecting millions and bringing India online. Mr. Mathews delivered the keynote address speaker at the plenary session of Confluence 2017, an international conference which brings together academicians and professionals together from top universities across 20 countries.
Expressing his gratitude to Amity University, Mr. Mathews said, “I congratulate Amity University, on organising, Confluence 2017 and I am thankful for this honour. This is a testament to all the tremendous contribution which the telecommunications industry has made towards connecting millions of Indians and bringing them online. The industry, at present, is short of skilled manpower, while we create the most jobs in the country the industry needs young talent. We also need good leaders, motivated team players who can drive the team to not only achieve targets, but also innovate and think out of the box. I wish all the students and staff members of Amity all the very best and hope to welcome some of you into active service in the sector. Let’s all work together for a fully connected and digitally empowered India.”
In his keynote at the plenary session addressing the students on ‘Industry Academia Collaboration-Issues and the Road Ahead’. During his speech he emphasised on the role of importance of leadership status in national transformation in this wave of technological advancements. He spoke about identifying good problems to solve and keeping the course curriculum updated.
During the speech Mr. Mathews emphasised on the growth of technology and said, “As technology advances to newer heights, with robotics and artificial intelligence becoming part of the global buzz, I believe it’s time to pause and ponder over one crucial fact: technology is meant to serve the human race, and bridge gaps. Therefore, it is imperative that young students retain and develop their emotional intelligence and ask the right questions.”
Mr. Mathews served in many senior executive positions such as CEO, COO and CFO of such major companies as Telargo (a JV of NTT DoCoMo), Afghan Wireless, Call Sciences, AT&T Wireless, Birla-AT&T (now IDEA), and as a senior financial executive at Beatrice International, Columbia-Tri Star Pictures and Pricewaterhouse Coopers.
He has served and continues to serve on the boards of several for-profit and non-profit organizations. He earned both his Master of Business Administration (Finance & Accounting) and Master of Arts (Economics) degrees from Rutgers University (USA) and he is a CPA from the State of New Jersey, USA and is a visionary industry leader contributing to telecom policy.
Confluence-2017, is the 7th International Conference on Cloud Computing, Data Science & Engineering, is a conference on technical symposia, tutorial and workshop sessions. The idea of the conference is to bring the scholars, scientists, industrialists from all over the world in the IT industry to a common platform.
