Claire Sibthorpe is head of digital inclusion in the Mobile for Development team at the GSMA. She leads the Connected Women and Connected Society programs focused on accelerating digital inclusion for the underserved in low- and middle-income countries. Claire has been working for over 25 years with public, private, and international development organizations on social policy and service delivery with a focus on information and communications technology policy and practice. She has developed, managed, and implemented programs in Africa, Asia, and the United Kingdom.