Advisory Committee
David Hartshorn
Secretary General
GVF
David Hartshorn is Secretary General of the Global VSAT Forum, the Londonbased non-profit international association of the VSAT industry. The Global VSAT Forum consists of more than 100 members from every major region of the world and from every sector of the industry, including satellite operators, manufacturers, system integrators, and other service providers.
Mr. Hartshorn leads the Forum's efforts to facilitate the provision of VSAT-based communications solutions throughout all nations. In particular, Mr. Hartshorn works closely to support national-, regional- and global-level policy makers as they formulate state-of-the-art satellite regulatory frameworks.
He is also responsible for creating greater awareness of the commercial, economic, political and technological advantages that VSAT-based communications provide.
Mr. Hartshorn currently serves as a Member of the Satellite Action Plan-Regulatory Working Group, the Brussels based satellite-industry group that provides inputs to the European Commission; and he is on the Board of Directors of the Society of Satellite Professionals International, and is President of its UK Chapter.
Mr. Hartshorn has worked in the satellite communications industry for 12 years, serving in sales, business development, publishing, and association offices based in North and Southeast Asia, North America and Western Europe.
He has been published in hundreds of editions of magazines and newsletters, and has spoken and chaired at conferences and seminars in every major region of the world.
