Imme Philbeck is an ICT/Telecommunications-, regulatory- and competition expert with more than 20 years of international experience. Her international experience includes working for and with operators, regulators, international institutions, ministries, and governments on regulatory opportunities and challenges in the fields of evolving digital ecosystems and digital value chains. Since 2017, Imme has been advising SAMENA Telecommunications Council as their Chief Economist and Director for Sector Development. In 2018 Ms Philbeck co-founded SWIFT Partners Sàrl serving as Managing Director and advising clients on building sustainable value in a volatile and changing world that is transforming through digital and emerging technologies. Imme Philbeck studied Economics at Humboldt University Berlin and obtained a Bachelor and Doctorandus / Master of International Economics from Maastricht University in 2001.