Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions
Lauren Layman is an experienced marketing and public relations professional currently serving as Vice President of Marketing and Public Relations at the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) since March 2008. Prior to this role, Lauren was a co-founder and partner at BridgeStreet Resources, an international boutique management consulting and marketing services firm, from January 2000 to 2008. Lauren's extensive career includes positions such as Vice President of Marketing at UtopiAd, Vice President of Corporate Affairs and AVP of Business Development at Cable & Wireless, and General Manager at Aloha Conferencing Services. Lauren holds a Master of International Business Studies from the University of South Carolina Darla Moore School of Business and a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from the University of Pennsylvania.
Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions
As a leading technology and solutions development organization, the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) brings together the top global ICT companies to advance the industry's most pressing business priorities. ATIS' nearly 200 member companies are currently working to address 5G, the All-IP transition, network functions virtualization, cybersecurity, big data analytics, cloud services, device solutions, emergency services, M2M, network evolution, quality of service, billing support, operations, and much more. These priorities follow a fast-track development lifecycle -- from design and innovation through standards, specifications, requirements, business use cases, software toolkits, open source solutions, and interoperability testing. ATIS is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). ATIS is the North American Organizational Partner for the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), a founding Partner of the oneM2M global initiative, a member and major U.S. contributor to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), as well as a member of the Inter-American Telecommunication Commission (CITEL). For more information, visit www.atis.org.