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Standardization activities during the
1990s and up to 2006, including
the creation of 3GPP, to guiding and
leading standardization organizations
and related industry bodies, enabling
mobile communications and
supporting the world’s most successful
standardized eco-system. Within
ETSI, Dirk has chaired the IPR Special
Committee (2008–2018), the General
Isabelle Valet-Harper Dirk Weiler Assembly (2010–2014), and the Board

Retired, former Standards Retired, former Head of (2014–2023).
Expert, CommLedge, France Standards Policy, Nokia, He was also a member of the CEN-
Germany CENELEC-ETSI Joint Presidents’ Group
Isabelle Valet-Harper, was a senior and the 3GPP PCG/OP delegation,
Standards Adviser at Microsoft, then Dirk Weiler is a firm believer in the and representative for the European
a Standards Expert at CommLedge. power of standardization. He has been Commission ICT Standardization
She has more than 30 years of involved in standardization throughout MSP. Dirk is a renowned advocate for
experience in Standardization in a his successful career in Siemens and global, open, and consensus-based
number of French, European and Nokia. This spanned from contributing standardization with FRAND IPR
International organizations including to technical work for GSM in ETSI in 1988 policies, allowing for the incorporation
AFNOR, ETSI, ISO/IEC JTC1, IETF, W3C, and leading Siemens Communication of the most appropriate technologies.
3GPP, Ecma International, OMA, the
Multi Stakeholders Platform, etc.
Within these organizations, Isabelle
had various roles and responsibilities
by occupying a number of positions,
including Delegate, Editor, Chair,
President, Board Member, and
Liaison Officer. She has been a regular
participant at ETSI GAs (and/or TAs),
attending all of them since 1989, and
has also been a member of the ETSI
Board since 2011.
During this time, she has been a
member of several Review Groups
and has taken on the roles of Board
Champion or Ad-hoc Group Chair
on multiple occasions, and she also
chaired the Board Process Group.
Isabelle has been especially involved
in matters of governance, making
sure that ETSI Directives, including
the Technical Working Procedures, are
fit for the rapidly evolving purpose of
serving a highly dynamic standard-
setting organization, and for its liaisons
with the standards sector.

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