Laurent Baquiast is the CEO of Wister, a Global Digital Content and Service Provider operating across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia.
With more than 20 years of experience in the Direct Carrier Billing ecosystem, Wister works alongside mobile operators, aggregators, and content partners to build and scale digital services across international markets. Over the years, Laurent and Wister have navigated and contributed to many of the transformations that have shaped the DCB & Monetization industry, from early market adoption to today’s focus on fraud prevention, compliance, consumer trust and reputation, as well as major regulatory and technological shifts such as GDPR, Header Enrichment and ad network policy.
With an engineering background, Laurent leads Wister’s operations with a particular focus on technology and business analysis.
Outside Wister, Laurent is a passionate jazz musician and enjoys discussing politics, technology and the broader changes shaping our world… drink in hand.