Leila Makki

Leila Makki is a London-based video journalist for TelecomTV.com, an online TV channel for the global ICT sector, where she hosts two weekly programmes. Her shows feature interviews with top telecoms executives, coverage of industry trends, as well as reviews of the latest handsets and mobile accessories.

In 2009, Leila was on the judging panel for the Mobile Choice Awards, Pocket-Lint Awards and the Meffy’s (Mobile Entertainment Awards). Next month, she will judge the industry’s most prestigious awards – the GSM Association’s Global Mobile Awards in Barcelona, Spain.

Having a passion for media, her previous experience includes work with organisations like the BBC World Service Trust, PBS Frontline, Tribeca Films, Arab Film Festival, and Guerrilla News Network, amongst others.

Leila has a Masters from the London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) and a Bachelors from the University of California, Berkeley.

She spends most of her time writing, researching, (micro) blogging, interviewing, producing and presenting videos.

You can contact her here.