Speaker: Sea Traffic Control: Managing the Digitalization of the High Seas

Anthony Pego is the Director of Vertical Market Solutions for the Maritime market at VT iDirect. With over 13 years’ experience in satellite networking within the maritime industry Pego is responsible for VT iDirect’s overall strategic vision and solution offering for the marine and mobility market. In this role he defines VT iDirect’s maritime product strategy, and acts as the spokesperson and subject matter expert to clearly articulate the business value of our mobility products and solutions to our customers and the market.

Previous to this role Pego was the Director of Product Management and was responsible for iDirect Pulse®, SatManage® and DevTools product lines. In this capacity Pego led a cross-functional team of product managers who were responsible for managing the entire lifecycle of each product to ensure the delivery of the highest-quality products and solutions to meet customer requirements and drive innovation.
Prior to joining VT iDirect, Pego gained extensive experience managing voice, data, video and satellite networks operating across multiple industries and platforms. He held multiple roles at MTN Satellite Communications (now Global Eagle) with the most recent being Senior Director of Network Engineering where he was responsible for their corporate IT, global satellite, and global terrestrial networks.
Pego holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, concentration in Management Information Systems from Florida International University.