Silvia Candiani

As the leader of Microsoft’s Worldwide Telco & Media Industry, Silvia Candiani manages the industry strategy definition, go to market execution, ecosystem development and industry solution prioritization for telecommunications, media and entertainment. She collaborates with Microsoft’s Azure for Operators engineering organization to drive maximum impact for telecommunications customers. Silvia leads the sales organization and client executives in driving origination of large transformative deals and is accountable for global industry revenue results.

Silvia has 13 years of experience at Microsoft and previously served as CEO of Microsoft Italy, where she worked toward the mission of accelerating the digital transformation of Italian companies, institutions, and society. Before her role as CEO, she led the Consumer and Channel division for Central and Eastern Europe, including PC/tablets, hardware, Windows Phone, Xbox, and Office. She also held positions as Marketing & Operations Director and Consumer & Online Division Director at Microsoft Italy.

Prior to Microsoft Silvia worked at McKinsey as a consultant in Media and Telco businesses and then moved to Vodafone where she worked for a decade and headed Consumer Marketing in Italy.

Silvia holds a BA in Business Administration from Bocconi University and an MBA from INSEAD.

Silvia also sits on the Bocconi University Alumni Advisory Board and Lavazza Group.