Lawrence Paratz is a national and international leader in planning, managing and implementing major
technology transformations in telecommunications. His achievements in Australia span from the first
installations of digital switching and the earliest cellular wireless systems, through to development of an
innovative option for a National Broadband Network in response to an Australian Government Request for
Proposals, and to current senior responsibilities in major telecommunications infrastructure across a number
of Asian countries. Specific, multi-billion dollar projects include undersea fibre cable to Tasmania, digitisation
of Australia?s communications network, and upgrading of communications to regional and rural Australia.