Sylvia Lu

Sylvia Lu is Head of Cellular Technology Strategy at u-blox – a Swiss creator and global leader of wireless chipset and modules, where she heads cellular technology strategy, global standards and industry alliances.

Sylvia is a multi-award-winning engineer and inventor, a non-executive director, advisor and ambassador. Sylvia has over a decade of experience in the Telecom industry for four mobile generations and was recently recognised as UK’s Top 50 Women in Engineering.

Sylvia holds several NED positions on national and global industry Boards: she is an elected board director of CW (Cambridge Wireless) Ltd, and service on the Advisory Board of UK5G, which provides independent advice to the UK government and national 5G networks on future plans for 5G deployment. She was recently elected to the Board of 5G-ACIA (5G Alliance for Connected Industries and Automation) in June 2020, joined forces with global industry stakeholders to influence 5G development and deployment in line with industrial imperatives.