Connecting the Dots: Key Strategic Opportunities in a Post-COVID-19 World

Evan Kirchheimer

Research VP, Telco & Service Provider

As Research Vice President, Evan is responsible for the breadth of Omdia’s research into service providers, their markets, and the vendors that support them. His team of industry specialists covers strategies and regulation, regional markets, networks, consumer, enterprise, and wholesale services.

Evan’s primary focus is to help providers identify new opportunities and guide the communications ecosystem toward them. He provides insights, which enable providers to transform their own networks and operations, counter competitive risk, develop ecosystem strategies, and offer innovative services to consumers and businesses. B2B services remain as his core expertise.

Prior to joining Omdia (formerly Ovum) in 2009, Evan worked at Datamonitor and Nortel Networks. 

He holds a degree in English and European studies from Amherst College and Master of Philosophy in European politics from the University of Oxford.

Rob Gallagher

Research VP, Media & Entertainment

Rob leads the team behind Omdia’s global research on media and entertainment, digital consumer platforms, addressable consumer devices, and consumer artificial intelligence. He is also responsible for Omdia’s cross-sector Connecting the Dots thought-leadership program.

Rob specializes in providing advice about convergence and disruption to the world’s leading consumer TMT companies. Recent highlights include running a workshop series on the US tech giants’ outlook, building a ""one version of the truth"" market-sizing model for a major digital platform, and quantifying the revenue upside of 5G for media and entertainment up to 2030 for a leading chip maker. Rob began his career in 2000 as a journalist covering internet access, e-commerce, and digital media. Since joining Informa (now Omdia) in 2003, he has led the expansion of the company’s coverage of innovative consumer services and technologies.