Ben Wreschner 

Chief Economist, Vodafone Group

Ben joined Vodafone in February 2011 and is the Chief Economist for the Vodafone Group. Prior to joining Vodafone Ben qualified as a Chartered Accountant with PricewaterhouseCoopers in 1999 and then joined the PwC telecoms consulting practice. Ben passed the Certified Financial Analyst exams (CFA) in 2003. In 2009 Ben joined Ovum’s regulatory consulting practice. Ben is an expert in regulatory strategy, market analysis, regulated pricing, cost modelling and regulatory accounting overseeing Vodafone’s work in this field across all its territories and having previously advised operators and regulators on such matters in over 25 different countries. Ben has worked extensively in the Brussels policy environment representing Vodafone at key meetings with policy makers (European Commission, European Parliament, European Council, BEREC) and industry bodies (GSMA, ECTA). Ben holds a BSc (Econ) from the London School of Economics.