DECT World 2025

Christian Schepke

Christian holds a diploma in electric engineering. He has 20 years experience as a professional in the internet and telecommunication industry. 

Dr. Mike Foley

Dr. Michael Foley is a proven high-impact leader exceptionally skilled at developing and marketing high performance new technologies. As the Executive Director and CEO of Bluetooth SIG, he led the development and proliferation of Bluetooth technology through its massive adoption and growth years. Michael Foley is the winner of multiple technology and business awards. He is a distinguished author published in many trade journals. He is recognized worldwide as a go-to resource in the wireless, software and networking industries.

Roel Ottink

Roel Ottink holds a Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering and has a long career in private telecommunications (PBX and Unified Communications) as well as on-site wireless communications based on DECT and VoWiFi. He has worked for large companies including Philips, Ericsson and Ascom and holding positions in Product Management, Marketing and Sales. During his time at Ascom he was member of the DECT Forum Board for several years. Since September 2021 he holds the position of Director of Business Development at the DECT Forum.

Kristian Saether

Kristian Saether was born in Lillehammer, Norway, and holds a M.Sc. degree in cybernetics from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. He has 18+ years of experience in various R&D-, applications-, -marketing and -product management roles for microcontrollers, processors, UWB radar and wireless solutions. He enjoys working with new technologies set to transform the world.

Prof. Dr.-Ing. M. Dolores Pérez Guirao

Prof. Dr.-Ing. M. Dolores Pérez Guirao studied Communications Engineering (Dipl.-Ing.) at the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV) in Spain. She obtained her PhD in Wireless Communications Technology from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Leibniz University Hannover in Germany. She currently leads the 'Network Technologies' research group at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology at Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences in Germany. She has extensive experience in wireless communications engineering, with a particular focus on the standardisation and regulation of wireless technologies. She has been an active member of various international standardisation bodies, including ETSI, 3GPP and CEPT, for many years. Within ETSI, she is an active delegate in the Technical Committee DECT (TC DECT) and has contributed to the Franco-German innovation project 'Media and Event Production via Resilient Communication on IoT Infrastructure' (MERCI).

Jussi Numminen

Jussi Numminen has over 30 years of experience on developing global wireless communication technologies ( 3G, 4G, DECT-2020 NR) and attending in standards development in various organizations (ETSI, 3GPP and ITU). He has joined Wirepas since 2015 and is responsible for radio strategy covering standards, regulation and IPRs. Jussi is serving also ETSI TC DECT vice-chair. Before joining Wirepas he has leading standardization role at Nokia, STMicroelectronics, ST-Ericsson and Ericsson.

Hubert Feurstein

As co-founder and CEO of STRATUM 9, Hubert Feurstein brings over 25 years of expertise in embedded systems development and 15 years in industrial automation solutions. His extensive experience includes developing a cutting-edge real-time wireless communication solution for the automotive industry. For the past two years, he has focused on DECT-NR+, dedicating his efforts to creating a MAC layer specifically designed for industrial automation.

Fredi della Torre

Born in Kufstein, Tyrol, Fredi della Torre is a passionate technology enthusiast who serves as CEO and Co-founder of STRATUM 9, as well as CEO of the DETO Group. He brings over 10 years of experience with products for the automotive manufacturing industry. His strategic expertise is complemented by a Master's degree in Strategic Management from the University of Innsbruck.

Andreas Wilzeck

Dr. Andreas Wilzeck is Head of "Spectrum Policy and Standards" at Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG. He holds a PhD in wireless communication technology from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz University of Hannover, Germany. And has been active in standardization and regulation of wireless solutions for more than 10 years - among others in committees of ETSI, 3GPP, CEPT and ITU-R. In ETSI, he is Vice-Chairman of ETSI TC DECT and was involved in the technical evaluations on IMT-2020 (5G). He is consortium lead of the Franco-German innovation project “Media and Event production via Resilient Communication on IoT Infrastructure” (MERCI), which is co-founded by the German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Action and the French Ministère de l’Economie et des Finances et de la Relance (MEFR).

Ben Eatts

Ben Eatts is a Wireless Architect at Schneider Electric with more than 15 years of experience in different environments across an array of technologies. Ben is actively participating in wireless standards bodies such as the DECT Forum, ETSI and a member of the CWNE Board of Advisors. He is the chair of the DECT-NR+ Building Interest Group Certification committee within the DECT Forum. Currently Ben is working towards building the future of IoT mesh connectivity through DECT-NR+.

Bruno Vulcano

Bruno Vulcano is an R&D Manager for the Digital Building Infrastructure business unit at Legrand. With over a decade of experience in various organizations, Bruno has held several positions of responsibility, including serving as the Chair of the Board during the development of Matter technology within the Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA).

At Legrand, Bruno focuses on the offer creation roadmap, ensuring that innovative and timely products are delivered to customers while respecting time-to-market constraints with standardized solutions. Bruno's expertise in technological development and leadership within prominent organizations allows him to understand the challenges and opportunities in the industry.

Barclay Milne

Barclay Milne started his engineering career with Philips as a Digital Systems-on-chip Designer. As an engineer-turned-MBA-qualified business manager, he has been managing product development teams for 35 years, and at senior level for over 30 years. As Manging Director of TES UK – a design services company he launched in 2002, Barclay and his team in Edinburgh have helped many multinational companies and SMEs, bring a long and very varied list of successful DECT products to the market. In 2018, TES UK was acquired by its biggest customer Shure, and in January 2024 the Shure Edinburgh team launched a product at the ISE show in Barcelona, that has since received 13 design awards from around the World - including the prestigious Red Dot Design Award. Barclay is often heard to say that DECT is the next best thing to a wire!.

Johan van der Stoel

Johan van der Stoel is CEO of Streamit BV. He holds a M.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering from the Delft University of Technology. He has a wide experience in Product Development, Management, Marketing and Sales. He founded Streamit in 2003. Streamit has developed and marketed several business audio streaming systems. This includes audio players, distribution platforms and wireless audio systems.

Lauri Piikivi

Lauri Piikivi is Technical Product Manager, DECT NR+, at Nordic Semiconductors. He received his M.Sc. Degree from University of Oulu in 1999. He has worked in communication protocols design, development and testing for over 25 years. His work experience spans from embedded SW and cyber security to cloud service implementations. A major part of his work has been on different mesh networking technologies.

Thomas Weisshaupt

Over seven years at Wirepas, Thomas Weisshaupt led the introduction of the DECT NR+ standard as Regional Head Energy Market EU, working toward a sustainable and eWicient energy future. His goal is to make DECT NR+ synonymous with intelligent, citizen-centered energy management, prioritizing technological advancement that serves people's needs. In addition, as regional Managing Director of Wirepas Germany GmbH, Thomas expands Wirepas partnerships and, through business and partner development expertise, positioned Wirepas as a leader in digital transformation focused on Asset Tracking/RTLS, Industry 4.0, and Smart Building.
Thomas is chairing the Data Communications and Privacy Working Group in ESMIG (European Smart Metering Industry Group) and is active in DECT Forum to make NR+ the connectivity of choice.

Vaughan John

Vaughan is the Spectrum Policy and Standards Manager at Sennheiser electronic SE & Co. KG, the leading European manufacturer for professional audio solutions such as microphones, meeting solutions, streaming technologies, and in-ear monitoring systems. Vaughan works with national and international spectrum regulatory bodies to ensure access to spectrum for existing and new wireless audio technologies (such as Wireless Multi-channel Audio Systems) used in Programme Making and Special Events (PMSE). Vaughan is heavily involved in CEPT to ensure DECT-2020 NR is included in its work regarding shared use of the 3.8 to 4.2 GHz frequency band.
Prior to joining Sennheiser, Vaughan gained over 20 years of experience in spectrum policy and regulation as a Principal Spectrum Policy Manager at Ofcom (UK) where he initiated and delivered a range of spectrum policy objectives. He was responsible for spectrum policy for Private Mobile Radio, Emergency Services, Utilities, PMSE, TV White Space, Shared Access licensing and Dynamic Spectrum Access.

Oliver Wierichs

Oliver Wierichs has broad experience in the TelCo industry and is an expert on Mobile Radio Technologies and Standards. He has worked for Ericsson, Vodafone and grandcentrix in the past and recently he has joined the industrial IoT Solution provider Lobaro in Hamburg. Oliver has been in IoT business for more than 12 years and is a pioneer in NB-IoT and LTE-M technology - now looking forward at DECT NR+ as the new standard for IoT.

Robert Bromer

Robert Bromer is the founder of Loud of Sweden (2017). Based in Stockholm, Sweden.
Loud of Sweden develops wireless sound systems for stores, restaurants and hotels.
With over 20 years of experience in audio, installation and product development, Robert has built a deep understanding of professional sound environments.
He tries to combine technical expertise with a design focus to create flexible and aesthetically pleasing sound solutions.
Robert’s goal is to change the way companies experience and use sound in public environments.

Mathias Bohge

Dr. Mathias Bohge is CEO of R3 in Berlin. His company deals with ultra-reliable wireless transmission of real-time data. Before that, Mathias worked as a consultant at BCG for a few years and did research on the optimization of 4G algorithms for Ericsson as a doctoral student. Mathias loves his family, his company, his employees, his neighbors, his goat "Hertha", his 1969 T2a, his 1977 R75 / 7, his 1977 Strat natural, his church, his choir, his music, Hertha BSC, 5G and ECHORING.

Christian Bethin-Kittel

Christian Bethin-Kittel is a Product Manager at Audio-Technica EMEA, where he has been contributing to the development and design of professional and commercial audio solutions since 2013. Among his other projects, he also collaborated in specifying and developing Audio-Technica’s acclaimed DECT-based Engineered Sound Wireless system. His presentation offers Audio-Technica’s perspective and outlook on DECT technology, drawing on the company’s long-standing expertise and commitment to innovation since 1962.

Tim Whittaker

Tim Whittaker leads the professional audio-visual practice at company Cambridge Consultants, a leader in contract product design – including radio systems – for over 60 years. We were early adopters of DECT, creating specialist applications in the 1990s including feature-phones and point-of-sale terminals, then moving on to high-quality audio products as on-chip processing improved, as well as the world’s first cellular wireless cardiac monitor. Recent DECT products have included tour-guide systems with talkback, and specialist intercoms for TV, theatre, fast food retail and supermarket staff.

Tim started his career in TV broadcast, moving on to live sound in opera before joining a microcomputer startup in Cambridge, then in the late 1980s Cambridge Consultants.