With more than 17 years of experience in the satellite industry, Mario Neri is responsible for directing Telesat’s strategy and innovation for the use of spectrum and orbital resources. Mario is also Telesat’s lead on policies related to the sustainable use of space.

In his previous role as Director, International Coordination, Mario was responsible for securing the spectrum and orbital resources for Telesat’s Low Earth Orbit satellite constellation, including coordinating access to these scarce resources by engaging other satellite operators and government agencies. Mario has assumed various leading roles on satellite issues at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), including chairing WRC-19 Agenda Item 1.5 and WRC-23 Agenda Item 1.16 related to earth stations in motion communicating with GSO and non-GSO satellites in the Ka-band, respectively.

Before Telesat, Mario led the team at the UK communications regulator Ofcom that was responsible for managing the ITU filings for more than 20 stakeholders, collaborating with the rest of the Satellite & Space Science team for regulating the spectrum used by the various space applications in the UK. Mario joined Ofcom after working for Eutelsat and Inmarsat, two of the world’s largest global satellite operators.

Mario is a Chartered Engineer accredited by the British Engineering Council. He holds a BSc. and a MSc. in Telecommunications Engineering from the University of Pisa (Italy) and a MSc. in Finance and Investment from Bayes Business School (formerly known as CASS Business School) – City, University of London (UK).