Speaker Bio
Mr. Hussam Baday is the Managing Director of Airtel Networks Zambia , prior that he was the Chief Commercial Officer in Airtel Zambia since December 2021. He also served as the Company’s Marketing Director since July 2018.
Hussam holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Leicester (UK) and BSc holder in Electronics and Communications Engineering. He also holds professional certificate in “Behavioral Economics” From Harvard Business School (HBS) and a Professional Diploma from The Chartered Institute of Marketing (UK). He has attended an executive education in Leading with Results from INSEAD (France).
Prior to Airtel Networks Zambia PLC ,Hussam was Chief Marketing Officer at Sudatel Telecom Group (STG), also he worked in Ericsson and Huawei at different roles.
Hussam has a rich background in successful strategies, execution excellence and driving team for results. He also serves as Chairperson of GSMA-Zambia and Co-Chair of ICT Digitalization and Media TWG in Public- Private Dialogue (PPD) in Zambia .
In his spare time, Hussam is an ardent reader and enjoys personal development literature. He also enjoys playing Tennis and football.