Speaker

Puneet Handa is a seasoned telecom executive with over 16 years of global experience is at the forefront of Rakuten Mobile’s strategy-to-execution journey, ensuring ideas are delivered with speed and impact. He has been part of Rakuten Mobile’s path from concept to becoming one of the world’s most disruptive telecom operators, with a focus on turning plans into measurable outcomes.

With a focus on speed, clarity, and disciplined delivery, Puneet ensures that strategies move beyond planning and are implemented effectively on the ground. His work spans across strategy, product, and business planning bringing long-term vision and day-to-day execution together under a single responsibility.

Prior to joining Rakuten, Puneet held roles at Alcatel-Lucent and Airspan Networks, where he gained extensive global experience in telecom strategy and transformation.

Known for his practical and decisive style, Puneet leads with an execution-first approach, making him a key contributor to Rakuten Mobile’s ongoing transformation and its continued redefinition of the telecom industry.