Derek Kuhn , BEng / 94

Vice President, Emerging Technology and Media, Alcatel-Lucent and Chairman, Broadband Services Forum, Kuhn was chosen as one of the “Top 40 under 40” by the Ottawa Business Journal in May 2005. As a global business lead for Alcatel, Kuhn is responsible for next generation user experience and partnership ecosystem surrounding emerging technologies like 4G mobile connectivity and wireline broadband.

Kuhn is also past chairman of the Broadband Services Forum, an independent, non-profit trade association. Under his stewardship, it completed the acquisition of the DwA European group and a merger with the Service Creation Community.