Expertise
Michael Davies’ specialist expertise and relevant experience cover the technical, business, strategic,
economic, and broad policy issues involved in deep high tech and throughout the high-tech sector—in
particular mobile devices and services—and wireless (cellular and satellite) and broadband networks,
consumer electronics, the Internet of Things (IoT), electronic components, and semiconductors.
- the architecture and economics of communication services networks and computing services, in
particular broadband cellular, fiber infrastructure, packet networks, cloud services, computing
services, ‘edge computing’ services, satellite networks, video codecs, robotics, payment systems,
IoT, and smart home technologies - the architecture and economics of state-of-the art electro-mechanical devices, systems, and
components that combine hardware and software, in particular mobile devices and systems,
consumer electronics, personal computing and cloud computing, hardware manufacturing,
semiconductors, and the related supply chains - creative business models, co-opetition, and building business ecosystems, including open
innovation, open source, shared infrastructure, and other ground-breaking approaches - the economics of systems, platforms, architecture, modularity, and bottlenecks, in particular as this
relates to complex products and services that combine software, computing, and communications - consumer behavior and segmentation and the adoption and diffusion for high-tech that are novel
products - strategy and management for R&D, product creation, and technological innovation;
knowledge-intensive technical teams, such as R&D staff; effective work practices; and the
economics of innovation and intellectual property (trade secrets, patents, and licensing strategies) - harnessing digital technologies knowledge and the challenges associated with innovation and how
to address them
Michael has several areas of specialist expertise relevant to these challenges:
- consumers’ purchase preferences and buying behaviors as well as projects adoption and diffusion
of new technologies; - anticipates the future by developing insight into the co-evolution of technological innovation and
technology architecture, the potential demand opportunity, and platforms and business
ecosystems; - develops creative and robust business strategies by identifying opportunities and options for
initiatives, investments, and novel business models that create and capture value; and - provides effective leadership through decision-making under uncertainty, agile methods, and
building resilience