Episode 12: AI: The struggle for digital inclusion
Welcome to Episode 12! This episode is recorded at #Insights2025, the yearly analyst event of Orange Business. Our guest is Chris Lewis, Telecoms Industry and Accessibility Analyst, Strategic Advisor, Public Speaker and Founder of The Great Telco Debate.
Chris is registered blind and is doing a lot of research on digital inclusion. We discuss the challenges for disabled people and also how modern tools help him perform his job and navigate through life (at least, when they are implemented correctly)
Guest:
Chris Lewis, Telecoms Industry and Accessibility Analyst, Strategic Advisor, Public Speaker and Founder of The Great Telco Debate.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-lewis-3b01593/
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About the hosts:
Frank de Jong
Frank has over 30 years of experience in the world of telecommunications and IT. Having held several roles at several different telecom operators and technology companies, he now works as Program Director and Tech Evangelist at Orange Business. In his spare time, Frank flies planes, does nerdy stuff and even recently started learning woodworking and furniture restoration.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fjdejong/
Email: frank.dejong@orange.com
Kerem Arsal
Kerem has spent nearly 20 years in telecoms and IT as an analyst, consultant, and strategist at multiple companies, including several years at British Telecom most recently.Now, he covers networks and edge computing at Omdia, a part of Informa plc. Kerem holds a PhD in Information Systems from Boston University, but he is also a failed rock singer, an ex-music journalist, and a defunct live sportscommentator.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kerem-arsal-phd/
Email: kerem.arsal@omdia.com
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