Company: BT, London, England
Company Description: BT is one of the world’s leading providers of communications solutions and services operating in 170 countries. Its principal activities include networked IT services, local, national and international telecommunications services, and internet products and services. For more information: www.bt.com/aboutbt
Nomination Category: MIS & IT Categories
Nomination Sub Category: Best MIS & IT Executive

Nomination Title: Matt Bross, BT Chief Technology Officer

   1. Tell the story about what this nominee achieved in the past year (up to 500 words). Focus on specific accomplishments, and relate these accomplishments to past performance or industry norms. Be sure to mention obstacles overcome, innovations or discoveries made, and outcomes:

          2006 was a milestone year for Matt Bross.  He was named as one of InfoWorld’s
          Top 25 ‘Most influential CTO’s 2006’ and as one of Silicon.com’s ‘Top 50 agenda
          setters 2006’

          In 2006 Matt became a board member of the Alliance for Telecommunications
          Industry Solutions (ATIS), the US based body focusing on the development and
          promotion of technical and operations standards for the communications and
          related information technology industry globally.  ATIS is accredited by the
          American National Standards Institute (ANSI). As 2007 approached, Matt was
          given the honour of being invited to become an Executive Director.
          
          In addition to this, throughout 2006 Matt has been involved with the Global
          Information Infrastructure Commission (GIIC).  Matt is a commissioner of the
          GIIC and is Regional Director for Europe.  GIIC is a confederation of CxO level
          executives engaged in the development, deployment, operations, financing, and
          use of ICT services and products.

          Matt Bross is the visionary behind BT’s 21st Century Network programme – 21CN. 
          This is BT’s world leading next generation network transformation programme,
          considered the most radical and ambitious in the world.  21CN has inspired
          products such as BT Vision, BT Fusion and BT Movio.  Ultimately 21CN stimulates
          innovation, enables growth and will generate £1bn cash savings by 2008/09. In
          November 2006, BT began the first stage of migration onto the 21st Century
          Network (21CN) in Cardiff and the surrounding area.  The programme will be
          fully rolled out across the UK over the next few years.

          In addition, Matt leads BT’s innovation strategy.  He has overall
          responsibility for BT’s global research budget and global innovation scouting
          teams, as well as collaborations with universities across the world.  In 2006,
          Matt re-launched BT’s new ideas scheme, a scheme designed to encourage
          employees to submit new innovative ideas and be rewarded for those ideas which
          are taken on to further development. 

          Matt finished 2006 on a high, when he launched the 21CN Global Venture in
          December 2006.  Matt is extending his 21CN vision globally, by working with
          network operators to help them benefit from BT’s expertise in next-generation
          networks and business transformation.

   2. List hyperlinks to any online news stories, press releases, or other documents that support the claims made in the section above. IMPORTANT: Begin each link with http://, and enclose each link in square brackets; for example, [http://www.youraddress.com]:

          21CN info:
          http://www.btplc.com/21CN/

          21C GV coverage:
          http://www.telecommagazine.com/newsglobe/article.asp?HH_ID=AR_3029

          Silicon.com agenda setters results:
          http://www.silicon.com/research/specialreports/as2006/0,3800012300,39162320,00.htm

          InfoWorld Awards News:
          http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/06/05/78474_23FEcto2006bross_1.html?s=feature%20-%2077k%20-

          AME Info Coverage – coverage on Matt and the 21C Global Venture
          http://www.ameinfo.com/110639.html

          IEEE Spectrum Winner (this is 2007 but the work for this was done in 2006)
          http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/jan07/4831

          Innovation at the Speed of Life article:
          http://www.the-chiefexecutive.com/features/feature710/

   3. Provide a brief (up to 100 words) biography about this nominee:

          Chief Technology Officer, BT Group

          Matt Bross is responsible for setting the BT Group technology strategy and the
          vision and direction of innovation across BT, including BT’s Research and
          Venturing efforts globally.

          Matt is also the leading force behind BT’s multi-billion pound, 21st Century
          Network transformation.

          He is the European Regional Director for the Global Information Infrastructure
          Commission (GIIC), an executive board member of the Alliance for
          Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) and Chairman on the Board of
          Advisors for the Global Innovation Research Centre (GIRC).

          Matt is married with five children and proud to have one of the coolest jobs on
          the planet.