Speaker Bio
As the global leader for Edge Services at NTT DATA, Shahid is responsible for driving new digital experiences, offerings, and edge-based technologies that create growth and transform people’s lives and companies.
In February 2023, Shahid was re-appointed as an Advisor to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on technology issues facing the United States. He has served the commission under three White House administrations.
Shahid currently serves as the group leader for The Council on the Connected World at the World Economic Forum (WEF). This group works to strengthen global governance and innovation of connected technologies.
Shahid is also a visiting professor teaching the Industrial Internet of Things (IoT) course at Northwestern University's McCormick School of Engineering.
Before joining NTT, Shahid co-founded EQITII, a blockchain-based foundation, and Imagine Wireless, a 5G consulting group.
Between 2015 and 17, Shahid was a Partner at PwC responsible for several digital businesses, including Emerging Technologies, IoT, Data & Analytics, Emerging Technologies Lab, and PwC’s Center for Technology and Innovation.
Before joining PwC, Shahid was a Global Managing Director with Accenture for about 20 years, where he had P&L responsibility for Accenture’s North America Telecoms $1B+ business. During his tenure at Accenture, Shahid created many practices, including forming the Mobility business, the Accenture Cisco Business Group, and the Accenture Alcatel-Nokia Business Group.
Before Accenture, Shahid held several management positions at Sprint, where he spent four years expanding Sprint’s wireless services in North America.
Shahid was also a commencement speaker at Northwestern University’s McCormick Engineering School in June 2015 and a member of its advisory board.
Shahid holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Elmhurst College and a Master of Engineering Management from Northwestern University. He resides in Chicago.