Zaif Siddiqi

NTT Communications Corporation, Head of 5G & IoT Global Services

Speaker Bio

Mr. Siddiqi leads the global strategy of NTT Communications Corporation’s enterprise 5G and IoT solutions in collaboration with NTT group companies and ecosystem partners under the brand of docomo business. He is currently the Head of 5G & IoT Global Services and serves as a board member of NTT DOCOMO’s overseas branches, Transatel and a Thai based joint venture company, Mobile Innovation.


Leveraging 5G, IoT and AI technologies, Mr. Siddiqi’s role is to strategize the enterprise ICT business in various verticals such as connected cars, smart construction, smart factory, smart hospitals, smart cities and other innovative segments to generate new revenue streams, respond to customer needs and resolve societal issues.


Prior to the current assignment, his professional contributions were at NTT DOCOMO, Vodafone, Microsoft and Verizon Business to promote global sales and events. Mr. Siddiqi is a national of Pakistan & Japan and earned his bachelor’s degree from International Islamic University, Malaysia, in the faculty of Economics and Management Sciences with a minor in Business Administration. He speaks native Japanese, English and Urdu and has over 48 years of living experience in Japan.