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Antonio García Zaballos is the lead specialist in telecommunications at Institutions for Development. Zaballos is also the leader of the Broadband Initiative at the Inter-American Development Bank. Zaballos has an extensive experience in the telecom sector, where he has been working in several critical positions.

At Deloitte Spain, Zaballos led regulation and strategy affairs for Latin America and the Caribbean. He has also worked as chief economist of the Cabinet for Economic Studies of Regulation at Telefónica in Spain. Before joining Telefónica, Antonio was deputy director of economic analysis and markets at the Spanish Telecom Regulator (CMT). During Zaballos’ career, he has provided advisory services to regulators, telecom operators, and governments in countries such as Saudi Arabia, China, Ecuador, Argentina, Dominican Republic, Paraguay, Polonia, Czech Republic, among others.

Zaballos also serves as a member and expert in a number of committees, including the World Economic Forum’s Future of the Internet Initiative, and the Broadband Commission.

Zaballos holds a PhD in economics from the University Carlos III of Madrid. He is an associate professor of applied finances to telecommunications at the Instituto de Empresa Business School and economic regulation at American University and Johns Hopkins University.

Zaballos is an ambassador of connectivity for educational purposes at the Dialogue.