Dr Suella Hansen, Director of consultancy company Network Strategies Limited, has been active as a telecommunications economist over the past 20 years, working in numerous regulatory regimes across the globe. With a PhD in economics from the University of Cambridge, she has extensive experience in examining the regulatory, financial and economic aspects of the telecoms industry. Her clients include regulators, policy-makers, operators, vendors and other international organisations. Prior to founding Network Strategies, Suella was Co-Director of the Centre for Research in Network Economics and Communications at the University of Auckland. She was previously a Principal Consultant at Analysys Limited in the UK.