Speaker Bio
Ferry Grijpink is a Partner in McKinsey Amsterdam Office. Ferry focuses on advising clients on strategy and technology topics like 5G, Edge compute and web3. Within McKinsey, Ferry co-leads McKinsey Center for Advanced Connectivity which focusses on next generation connectivity technologies like 5G, LEO and WiFi 6.0. He co-authored the McKinsey latest Operators industry perspective
From 2014 to 2018 Ferry was based in Singapore where he led McKinseys TMT practice in Southeast Asia.
Relevant Experience
- Developed the strategy for a rural focused, multi country North American Telco player
- Supported the GCTO function of a Nordic Telco on their strategy & operating model refresh
- Developed 5G strategy for a large US Telco
- Implemented new Operating Model in one market of a Pan European Telco
- Developed Open Gateway/ 5G API strategy for a European Operator
- Designed IT governance for Asia Telco
- Shaped new corporate strategy for a multi country EMEA Telco player
- Performed DD on a CPaaS/ 5G API player for an EU OEM
- Supported the post merger between a CPaaS /5G API player and an EU OEM
- Supported hyperscale cloud player to accelerate its go-to-market in the European Telco space
- Built a Cloud & Cybersecurity service provider for an International B2B player
- Supported hyperscale cloud player to define its value proposition in the 5G Telco market
- Developed strategy for BSS upgrade for large Telco
- Developed strategy for leading BSS player
Education and prior work experience
- Before joining McKinsey, Ferry worked for Gemini Consulting (now Cap Gemini) in their high-tech consulting unit where he served consumer electronics and semiconductor companies. Ferry has also been active as an entrepreneur in the mobile internet space
- Ferry holds a M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering with a major in telecommunications from the Delft University of Technology