Ryan Van den Bergh

Ryan Van den Bergh

Executive Head, Technology Architecture, Vodacom Group

Dr Ryan van den Bergh is the Acting Managing Executive: Technology Strategy, Architecture, Spectrum & Assurance at Vodacom Group.  He is responsible for managing the Vodacom Group’s technology & spectrum strategies, enterprise architecture, and technology assurance across all ICT domains and markets. Over the course of his career Ryan has led numerous strategic initiatives focusing on the deployment of cutting edge ICT technologies, including 5G, Network Cloudification, Private Enterprise Mobile Networks, and IoT Networks and Applications.  He has also been responsible for the development of long-term technology strategies & architectures at both Vodacom and MTN. Ryan holds a PhD in the field of Telecommunications Engineering from the University of the Witwatersrand, and an MBA from the University of Cape Town’s Graduate School of Business.