FRANCISCO GIACOMINI SOARES
Francisco Giacomini Soares is Senior Director of Government
Affairs at Qualcomm Incorporated. He joined the company in
2007. Francisco is responsible for government related activities
in Brazil and Southern Cone countries. Amongst his main
activities
are
spectrum,
regulatory
and
policy
issues,
participation in the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) and CITEL, and
social responsibility initiatives such as Wireless Reach.
Previously, Francisco worked at ANATEL, the Brazilian Telecommunications
Agency since its inception in 1997, and held various roles, including General
Manager for Certification, Spectrum Planning and Engineering, and Advisor of the
President. During his tenure he led and was part of the Brazilian Administration in
different fora, including ITU and CITEL, where he chaired the working group
related to IMT spectrum in ITU (WP-8F), and terrestrial fixed and mobile radio
communications services at CITEL (PCCII). At the Ministry of Communications, he
was the General Coordinator for Spectrum Planning and Engineering. Francisco
serves as Member of the Fiscal and Administrative Board in Telebrasil. He holds a
Bachelor Degree in Electronic Engineering from the University of Brasilia (UnB).