Vantaggi
The breadth of the membership is impressive and the contacts one makes professionally are quite strong. Shift to IoT is interesting but jury is out on ability of leadership to execute and move beyond telcos to more digital economy focus
Svantaggi
Nepotism at the top with the founder leads to immature, incompetent leadership. Running joke among staff about the King and Prince demonstrate how this permeates the organization. Sometimes it is embarrassing with the members when you have keynotes by the Prince that are 5 years behind the times. This has alienated a large number of staff and contract workers who brought new life into the organization. Sloppy execution of IoT programs and lack of understanding of dynamics in the market make unrealistic assumptions about how catalyst and projects can actually have an impact.