Miguel Simões leads Lenovo’s global alliance with Nokia, driving joint innovation across Edge, AI, and cloud‑ready infrastructure for telecommunications and enterprise ecosystems. With more than 28 years of industry experience, he brings broad expertise across operations, engineering, pre‑sales, sales, and business development. Prior to Lenovo, Miguel held leadership roles at Nokia, where he advanced SD‑WAN and data‑center network transformation across Europe. Today, he focuses on enabling scalable and sovereign AI ecosystems—from the Enterprise Edge to emerging AI Gigafactories—positioning Lenovo’s infrastructure portfolio for fast‑growing segments such as telecom, industrial automation, and smart healthcare. Known for his collaborative style and customer‑centric vision, Miguel offers a pragmatic view on the challenges and opportunities of deploying AI at scale. He is also a strong advocate of AI for Good.