Mohammad Ikhtiar Sobhan

Mohammad Ikhtiar Sobhan has extensive work experience in the telecommunications industry. Mohammad Ikhtiar began their career in 2002 as a Senior Program Officer at Management Consulting Group. In 2003, they moved to Citycell, where they held the roles of Senior Executive and Executive in Marketing (Product Development). In 2005, they joined Banglalink as a Senior Executive in International Roaming, where they introduced International Roaming service in 111 countries through a proxy solution and signed roaming agreements with more than 150 operators worldwide. In 2006, they moved to Warid Telecom International LLC for a short stint as Assistant Manager in Roaming. Mohammad Ikhtiar then returned to Banglalink where they held the roles of IR Assistant Manager, IR Deputy Manager, and Manager Devices Business. In 2014, they joined NybSys and DataNet as Chief Marketing Officer. In 2021, they became a Technical Advisor at DAI, and in 2022 they were appointed as Head of New Business Opportunities at iFarmer.asia.

Mohammad Ikhtiar Sobhan obtained their MBA from American International University-Bangladesh in 2007, majoring in Marketing. Mohammad Ikhtiar also earned a BBA from Jahangirnagar University in 2000, with a major in Marketing. Currently, they are pursuing a Master of Business Administration - MBA from University of the People, focusing on Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services and Business Administration and Management, General. Mohammad Ikhtiar has also obtained several certifications, including The UN Principles for Responsible Digital Payments Online Training Course from Digital Frontiers Institute in June 2022, Security in Google Cloud Specialization from Coursera | Google in October 2021, Designing, Running, and Analyzing Experiments from UC San Diego in September 2021, User Experience: Research & Prototyping from UC San Diego in September 2021, Design Principles: an Introduction from UC San Diego in August 2021, Human-Centered Design: an Introduction from UC San Diego in August 2021, Input and Interaction from UC San Diego in August 2021, Social Computing from UC San Diego in August 2021, Social Impact Analysis from Acumen Academy in June 2021, Inclusive Leadership: The Power of Workplace Diversity from Coursera in April 2021, Cybersecurity Capstone: Breach Response Case Studies from Coursera in January 2021, IBM Cybersecurity Analyst Specialization from Coursera in January 2021, Penetration Testing, Incident Response and Forensics from Coursera in January 2021, Cybersecurity Compliance Framework & System Administration from Coursera in November 2020, Cybersecurity Roles, Processes & Operating System Security from Coursera in November 2020, Data Science Fundamentals from Corporate Finance Institute in November 2020, IT Fundamentals for Cybersecurity Specialization by IBM on Coursera from Coursera in November 2020, Introduction to Cybersecurity Tools & Cyber Attacks from Coursera in November 2020, Math Fundamentals for Capital Markets from Corporate Finance Institute in November 2020, and Network Security & Database Vulnerabilities from Coursera in November 2020.