Abi Birrell

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Abi Birrell

Events Manager

Abi leads FIDA’s events strategy. Previously, Abi worked for the GSMA for eight years on Mobile for Development and Mobile Identity, leading GSMA’s event strategy and launching the Mobile for Development Summit in 2013. After the GSMA, Abi did a short stint at Canonical where she was responsible for all the experiential events for the Ubuntu brand. Abi holds a Human Genetics degree from the University of Nottingham and a Master’s in International Business and Global Management from Regents University, London.


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