Bio:

Dr. Antonio Forenza is a results-driven technology executive, inventor, and startup founder with over 20 years of experience leading R&D and product innovation across the mobile and wireless industries. He is the founder of AWEAR, a neurotechnology startup building the first emotion-aware wearable platform using EEG and AI to empower individuals with real-time insights into their emotional well-being.

Previously, Antonio served as Senior Vice President of R&D at Rakuten Symphony, where he led global initiatives in intellectual property, standardization, and advanced wireless systems. He was also co-founder and CTO of Artemis Networks, where he pioneered Distributed Massive MIMO vRAN technology for 5G, taking it from concept to commercial deployment. His career includes roles at Iospan Wireless, ArrayComm, Samsung, and Freescale, where he drove innovation in MIMO, LTE, and WiMAX systems.

Antonio holds an MS in Telecommunications Engineering from Politecnico di Torino, a specialization in Mobile Communications from Institut Eurécom, and a PhD in Electrical Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin. He is the inventor of over 300 patents worldwide, an IEEE award-winning author, and a passionate aviator and volunteer Civil Air Patrol Captain.