Chris Anderson
Managing Director, Communications, Media and Technology
Accenture
Composable IT & Ecosystems

Chris is a Managing Director in Accenture’s North America Technology Strategy Practice. In her role as Transformation Excellence Director, she leads large scale, mission-critical technology initiatives enabling telecom and technology service providers to transform and grow their businesses.
Over the past 25 years, she has structured, advised, and led end-to-end transformation programs. She has also led core components of these programs, including business cases, vendor selection, capability and process design, customer and system migration, channel, and operational readiness, testing and operations / application service management. She has deep knowledge of service provider operations across all business functions.
She focuses on collaborating with industry partners to develop innovative solutions to key industry challenges. She has been actively engaged in TM Forum events and collaboration projects, including the Digital Maturity Model (DMM), catalyst innovation projects, and business architecture framework (eTOM) certification courses.
She is passionate about recruiting and developing talent, especially in actively coaching and mentoring the next generation of female technology leaders.
Over the past 25 years, she has structured, advised, and led end-to-end transformation programs. She has also led core components of these programs, including business cases, vendor selection, capability and process design, customer and system migration, channel, and operational readiness, testing and operations / application service management. She has deep knowledge of service provider operations across all business functions.
She focuses on collaborating with industry partners to develop innovative solutions to key industry challenges. She has been actively engaged in TM Forum events and collaboration projects, including the Digital Maturity Model (DMM), catalyst innovation projects, and business architecture framework (eTOM) certification courses.
She is passionate about recruiting and developing talent, especially in actively coaching and mentoring the next generation of female technology leaders.
Featured in these sessions

Composable IT & Ecosystems
06 October 2026
09:00-09:45
Impact Stage
Composable IT in action: Powering the shift to the AI-native telco
Move faster, cut costs and unlock new revenue with composable IT.

Composable IT & Ecosystems
06 October 2026
16:00-17:30
Innovate Stage
Building the foundations for composable IT transformation
Turn strategy into execution - faster decisions, faster delivery, real impact.

