As a consultant, analyst and blogger, Benjamin is recognized as an international thought leader in the media convergence space. After 10 years in IT at Logica CMG, he led the technology for a music company. Benjamin spent the next 10 years in telecommunications, with Orange, aligning strategy with a world with the Internet.
He led innovation programs launching several media-based services, including IPTV in Europe and Africa.
Since 2008 he runs his own company, CTO innovation Consulting, which now helps international clients with strategy, business modeling and technology.
With the pace of change accelerating, he added communications and public relations to his portfolio in 2012. Benjamin Schwarz has written many White Papers on content distribution and agility that intertwine a business and technology narrative.
As a member of the Ultra HD Forum since its inception, he works on explaining and delivering the next generation of TV and entertainment.