David Soldani is a Senior Vice President at Rakuten and an Adjunct Professor at UNSW, bringing over 25 years of experience in Information and Communication Technology (ICT). For more than 20 years, he has held senior management and executive positions at global organizations, including Rakuten, Nokia, and Huawei, where his roles included Global Head of Technology, CTO, and CSIO. He also serves as an Industry Professor at universities such as UNSW, the University of Surrey, and UTS.