Nicolas Girard

Nicolas Girard is a visionary tech entrepreneur and the CEO & co-founder of OXIO, where he’s redefining global mobile connectivity through a cloud-based, Telecom-as-a-Service model. Prior to his role at OXIO, Nicolas co-founded Aquto, a pioneering force in sponsored data solutions. Serving as the company's CTO, Aquto became a category leader, securing partnerships with 45 Tier 1 mobile carriers globally before its acquisition by Mavenir in 2017. Nicolas also founded Attila Technologies, a revolutionary wireless network aggregation platform. Atilla's contributions played an instrumental role in shaping the fields of HetNet (Heterogeneous Networks) and seamless Wi-Fi offloading, setting the standard for a protocol used in over a billion mobile devices today. A prolific innovator, Nico holds 70+ patents and earned both the New Jersey Inventor Hall of Fame’s Inventor of the Year and the Thomas Edison Patent Award