“ TM Forum and Colt are both equally as passionate , but we bring together different experiences . It ' s diversity of thought , diversity of experience , diversity of perspective ”
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be equal for all , including accessibility , neurodiversity and can all be a key differentiator . Many efforts focus on visible diversity , yet we believe inclusion is more important in order to attract and retain diverse talent ,” she said .
Gilder pointed out there are only five women CEO ’ s leading 31 companies within the global telco space and only 60 of the 330 top management positions are held by women .
“ What we need is to get these diverse employees in leadership positions where they own the technology direction and own a very strategic part of the business ,” said Gilder , who has a 50 % representation of gender on the Colt leadership team .
“ We ’ ve seen over and over again that when we do that , we ' re more successful in innovation , more successful in being a resilient company and we ' re more profitable as a company . The reality is if we don ' t start paying attention to this , then we won ' t be able to attract the talent that we need in order to drive the innovation that ' s required in order to build resilience in a COVID world . We ' re going to lose out to other industries because they ' re now asking for the same skills .”
Gilder actively promotes the telco industry to youngsters . “ We do work in a super cool industry which works with the likes of Apple and Google , so I usually manage to encourage two or three girls to think about telco as a profession when I finish a talk .”
Global aspirations for IDS Sleight points out that as TM Forum moves forward with the IDS they are aiming to make it more adaptable to take into account the initial challenges over data , geographical regions , languages and employment law .
“ TM Forum and Colt are both equally as passionate , but we bring together different experiences . It ' s diversity of thought , diversity of experience , diversity of perspective ”
VICKY SLEIGHT GLOBAL DIRECTOR , TM FORUM
172 November 2021