Mobile World Congress (MWC) is the world’s largest and most influential connectivity event. Telenor IoT has been a regular participant for many years, scouting the latest trends and innovations in the world of IoT.
We’re bringing our key learnings and insights directly to you! Whether you missed MWC 2026 or want to recap the week’s most important developments, join our webinar for a deep dive into the top IoT takeaways.
Bengt Nordström is a senior telecommunications executive, providing business and technology leadership across business strategy development, technology and product assessment, and large transformational programs. Based in Stockholm, Bengt is Senior Advisor to Analysys Mason and CEO of Northspring AB.
Bengt co-founded Northstream in 1998, and held the position of CEO for 21 years – in August 2019, Northstream was acquired by Accenture. Bengt has also previously held the position of CTO and Executive Director of Smartone in Hong Kong, as well as other management positions with Ericsson, Comviq and Netcom Consultants. Bengt has also held a position in the Executive Committee of the GSM Association, in addition to chairing the GSM Association Asia Pacific Interest Group.
As Chief Technology Officer, Martin Whitlock leads Telenor Connexion’s global technology team, driving major technology-enabled initiatives as part of the company’s expanding business strategy. Martin has extensive experience from the telecom industry.
Prior to taking on this role, he held the position as Director at Northstream, where he was responsible for strategy assessments, sourcing projects and change management engagements with a broad range of clients.
Martin holds a Master of Science degree in Industrial Engineering and Management with major in Radio Communications Systems at the Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm.
As Chief Legal Officer Luciana Widengren is responsible for legal services to the global organization engaging in negotiations and closing major agreements and partnerships. She also advises on legal and compliance issues consistent with international laws, regulations, and Telenor policies.
Luciana is engaged both in the GSMA global and the European working groups on policy and regulation for IoT. Her dedicated work within these working groups has helped form and drive GSMA’s global position on policy and regulation for IoT.
Seth Ryding is responsible for heading Telenor Connexion’s operations outside the Nordics. In this role, he drives business across sales, business development, partner strategy and development, and go-to-market strategies throughout Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe, Middle East and Africa.
Ryding brings more than 15 years of operational experience in the telecom industry. He joined Telenor in 2003 and has held a number of senior positions including VP Market Development at Telenor in Myanmar, Head of Sales at Telenor Sweden’s Broadband & TV Division, CEO of Open Universe at Telenor Sweden and most recently CSO APAC for Telenor Connexion. Ryding holds a Master of Science in Electronic Engineering from the University of Linköping, Sweden.
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