GSMA integrated ChangeTheFace Alliance to scale tech diversity

GSMA absorbed a diversity alliance, basically turning industry talk into a bigger coordinated machine with more reach and fewer excuses.

Alliance joins the GSMA ecosystem

• GSMA folded the ChangeTheFace Alliance into its global programs.
• Move locks diversity work into the mobile industry core.
• Signals long-term institutional backing.

What has the alliance already done

• ChangeTheFace Alliance rallied tech firms, NGOs, and consultants.
• Pushed open-source sharing across the tech sector.
• Delivered major industry-wide research.
• Showed up loudly at global forums.

Research and recognition track record

• Released the Neurodiversity in Tech Report in 2023.
• The study became the largest workplace analysis of its type.
• Earned a GLOMO Award at MWC Barcelona 2022.

How the integration works

• Alliance plugs into Connectivity for Good.
• Remains member-led with an independent board.
• GSMA handles administration and scale.

Governance stays intact

• The Independent Board keeps strategic control.
• Oversight and accountability stay with members.
• Purpose remains unchanged.

What members get next

• Existing partners stay onboard automatically.
• Global participation is set to widen.
• New initiatives are planned at larger scale.

Where progress gets aired

• Updates land at MWC Barcelona.
• M360 events carry outcomes forward.
• Visibility stays baked in.

Leadership credit and tone

• Lara Dewar framed inclusion as essential for trust and growth.
• GSMA credited collective action over symbolism.
• Serpil Timuray was recognized as the founding driver.