Ilkka Niva

Ilkka Niva has over 20 years of experience with various positions in a high-tech cell phone industry. Mr. Niva is currently the Director of Nokia's CTO Office in Sunnyvale. He is responsible for a strategic technology programs and industry collaboration. He is a member of a number of industry organizations in his company role and is a Board Member of the WiFi Alliance. Mr. Niva has been serving a key role in Nokia's mobile phone business in the Americas, Europe and Asia. Mr. Niva holds a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Oulu in Finland; and MBA degree from St. Mary's in Moraga, California. He has published several conference and research papers, and holds a number of patents for essential inventions in wireless communication systems.