Anna Colquhoun

Senior Insights Manager, ClimateTech, GSMA

Anna  Colquhoun

Speaker Bio

As Senior Insights Manager for the ClimateTech team, Anna conducts research that identifies and promotes digital innovations that enable low- and middle-income countries to transition to low-carbon and climate-resilient economies. Most recently this includes studies exploring how digital and mobile technology can strengthen solutions related to plastics and the circular economy, climate finance, and natural resource management.


Prior to joining GSMA, Anna managed a diverse portfolio of qualitative and quantitative research that informed, adapted and evaluated social and behaviour change interventions at BBC Media Action. She has worked mostly on projects in Asia and the Middle East, based from the UK, Myanmar, Indonesia and Afghanistan. Anna studied Social Anthropology at the London School of Economics.