Matt Beal is the Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Corporate Strategy and Product Development at CenturyLink. With more than 15 years in multimedia applications and network development, Matt Beal has a proven track record in application development, IP networking and network transformation. At CenturyLink, Beal directs corporate strategy, product development and network strategy. He is responsible for shaping corporate strategy to drive revenue, improve customer service and enable broadband applications while overseeing the optimization of CenturyLink's legacy infrastructures. Beal came to CenturyLink from BT (formerly known as British Telecom) after having led the development of their 21st Century Network program -- that company's all-IP network transformation project. As chief technology officer of BT Wholesale -- BT's carrier and network entity -- Beal was influential in reinventing Britain's broadband, voice and data networks and the commercial and regulatory models which govern them. Beal has led a number of industry firsts. While serving as Chief Network Architect of WilTel communications, Beal led the development of the first broadcast-quality HD over MPLS solution. At Nexbell Communications, Beal built a national voice over IP network to launch a wholesale, flat-right origination and termination service. With Telecom Italia, he managed the design and implementation of one of the first global IP VPN networks. In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)

Comments