2024 Agenda:

8:00: Registration opens

9:30 – 10:40: OPENING KEYNOTES: REIGNITING GROWTH FOR THE 5G ERA

Session Moderator: George Glass, CTO, TM Forum

Welcome and Introduction - Driving growth and value creation in the digital economy 
George Glass, CTO, TM Forum

FIRESIDE CHAT: Transitioning to a techco to foster innovation and drive new growth

• How are operational strategies evolving to support rapid innovation and sustain growth in the transition to techco?
• How is Jio leveraging partnerships and ecosystems to foster innovation and tap into new growth opportunities?
• What does the roadmap to success look like for Jio and which essential technologies and tools are pivotal in this journey?
• How will Jio’s AI platform facilitate the creation of new 5G services and optimize operations?
• How is Jio structured for optimum delivery?

Interviewer: George Glass, CTO, TM Forum 
Kiran Thomas, CEO, Jio Platforms 
Anish Shah, COO, Jio Platforms

Accelerating growth and value creation in the digital economy

• What are the most promising opportunities for growth and how is your company positioning itself to capitalize on them?
• How do you envision the role of digital transformation in shaping the future of the industry?
• What strategic initiatives are you prioritizing in today's digital landscape?
• How can CSPs address the challenges in driving organizational change toward digitalization?
• How are customer expectations shaping your digital strategy?

Vishy Ramaswamy, Vice President, 5G & Digital Solutions, Tata Communications 
Padma Ravichander, CEO, Tecnotree 

10:40 – 11:10 Networking Break

11:10 – 12:10 Panel discussion: TM Forum Innovation Hub - Delivering solutions at speed

• Impact of the Innovation Hub on driving innovation
• ODA Accelerator – developing a production quality reference implementation
• GenAI – Designing a reference model to enable CSPs to be better informed
• New Services – an architecture to effectively identify fraudulent calls to enhance the security and reliability of communication networks
• A look to the future: what is coming next?

Session Moderator: Aaron Boasman-Patel, Vice President, AI, Labs & Innovation, TM Forum
Sudhir Mittal, Executive Vice President and Chief Architect, Jio Platforms
Krishnamurthy Srinivasan, Head, Data & AI/ML Solutions, Telco Industry, Google
Lester Thomas, Head of Digital & IT New Technologies & Innovation, Vodafone
Sigrid Braun, Enterprise IT Architect, Deutsche Telekom
Govinda Ramaswamy, Associate Director, Accenture

 12:10 – 12:55: MONETIZING CONNECTIVITY AND BEYOND

Session Moderator: Shilpa Malaiya Singhai, Managing Director, Accenture Strategy

FIRESIDE CHAT: Leveraging 5G and the Edge to monetize new enterprise services

• 5G and edge: enabling scale, and operating at lower cost points
• How does 5G change the model of delivering services?
• Enabling multi-sided business models and developing an ecosystem
• Addressing the pitfalls of entering new verticals – are telcos set up to operate across multiple verticals?
• Finding the right partners to find the correct solutions
• Operating 5G and edge services - what needs to change at the operating model level and across the organization?

Interviewer: Shilpa Malaiya Singhai, Managing Director, Accenture Strategy
Vishy Ramaswamy, Vice President, 5G & Digital Solutions, Tata Communications
Rajesh Awasthi, Vice President & Global Head of Managed Hosting and Cloud Services, Tata Communications

CASE STUDY: Successfully Monetizing IOT: Taking opportunities beyond connectivity

• Harnessing 5G technology, NB-IoT, and artificial intelligence to create new solutions and experiences for enterprises
• Establishing a thriving ecosystem of partners and start-ups to accelerate the adoption of next-generation technologies and empower digital lifestyles
• Progress in facilitating the development of an infinite number of industrial applications to accelerate the digitization of Sri Lankan industries

Ishari Siriwardane, General Manager, Digital Transformation Projects, Sri Lanka Telecom

12:55 – 14:10 Lunch

14:10 – 15:30: THE FUTURE NETWORK: DRIVING SCALABILITY, SUSTAINABILITY AND MONETIZATION

Session Moderator: Richard Webb, Senior Analyst, Research & Media, TM Forum

CASE STUDY: The network as a platform for innovation and growth

• JPL's Revolutionary Approach to Network Automation: Highlighting our milestones in setting global records through rapid deployment and our commitment to leveraging open APIs for industry-leading innovations.
• 5G Core and Radio Automation: Showcasing Jio's achievements in deploying cloud-native solutions and advanced network management, significantly enhancing connectivity and service delivery.
• Telco Cloud Automation at Scale: Detailing our strategies for orchestrating cloud-native infrastructure, ensuring high performance, and fostering ecosystem collaborations for seamless service integrations.

Aayush Bhatnagar, SVP, Jio Platforms

FIRESIDE CHAT: Telecom reinvented with intent-driven, autonomous, and sustainable networks

• How has Rakuten's disruptive telecom journey since 2018 reshaped the industry landscape?
• What key innovations and futuristic visions, such as O-RAN, cloud technology, automation, and AI, define the culture and journey of Rakuten and Rakuten Symphony?
• Where does Rakuten Symphony currently stand in the industry, and how does its portfolio reflect its strategic position?
• What are Rakuten's insights on the future of telecom, and how is the company pioneering the shift towards intent-driven, autonomous, and sustainable networks?
• How has Rakuten Symphony distinguished itself as a unique product company incubated out of India, and what impact does it aim to have on the global telecom scene?

Interviewer: Aaron Boasman-Patel, Vice President, AI, Labs & Innovation, TM Forum
Rahul Atri, Managing Director and President, OSS BU, Rakuten Symphony

INTERVIEW: Capitalizing on enterprise demand for private mobile networks

• What is driving the enterprise's need for private mobile networks and why CSPs are well-positioned to meet that need?
• Creating difficult-to-match private mobile offerings for enterprises
• Why security and control are key
• Partnering with vendors and system integrators to drive industrial-grade private mobile network deployment

Interviewer: Richard Webb, Senior Analyst, Research & Media, TM Forum
Biplab Banerjee, Principal Solution Architect, Volt Active Data
Fahad Khan, Sales Director, India, Volt Active Data

Fireside Chat: Leveraging AI to accelerate the journey towards Autonomous Operations

• How is AI transforming your approach to network management and maintenance in your organization, particularly about achieving autonomous operations?
• What are the specific challenges associated with integrating AI into your existing network infrastructures, and how can they be overcome?
• How has the use of AI improved efficiency or cost-effectiveness in your network operations, and what metrics do you use to measure these improvements?
• How is AI being leveraged within your network to facilitate the transition towards fully autonomous network operations?

Interviewer: Richard Webb, Senior Analyst, Research & Media, TM Forum
Abhay Savargaonkar, CTO, Cloud and Network Services, Nokia
Aaron Boasman-Patel, Vice President, AI, Labs & Innovation, TM Forum

15:30 – 16:00 Networking Break

16:00 – 17:20: STREAMLINING IT FOR CLOUD-NATIVE AGILITY

Session Moderator: Anilavo Datta, Associate Director - Digital Strategy, KPMG India

CASE STUDY: How to future-proof IT for growth

Ribhu Shadwal, VP & Head of Engineering - B2C, Airtel

CASE STUDY: Migrating and managing your entire cloud estate to one unified single platform 

• Improving resiliency and business continuity with hosted solutions on both public and private cloud with a unified management approach
• Providing increased control and better support for data flow, analysis, and security from core to the edge
• Using multi-cloud management tools, PaaS, and Containers to ensure rapid growth, innovation, and governance
• Utilizing cloud analytics and optimization services to ensure high performance across multiple cloud environments

Vivek Murthy, Director of Private Cloud and Secure Platforms, BT Group

CASE STUDY: Strategies for Implementing Seamless Cloud Integrations: A platform-centric approach

• Exploring the role of platforms in seamlessly integrating hybrid-cloud and multi-cloud architectures to enhance the efficiency of cloud migrations
• Discussing how platforms simplify the integration of Open Digital Architecture (ODA) into Digital Business Support Systems (BSS), fostering a more streamlined and effective digital ecosystem
• Delving into the benefits of a platform-based unified management approach, showcasing how it enables the hosting of multiple applications and improves overall efficiency in utilizing cloud infrastructure
• Addressing the importance of ensuring interoperability with legacy platforms during migrations, emphasizing the role of platforms in mitigating challenges and ensuring a smooth transition

Udaya Priyankara, Head of Competency Excellence - DevOps Architect, Axiata Digital Labs

Clearing the Cloud: Demystifying cloud-native and TechCo transformation for telcos

• Understanding cloud-native for Telcos
• A “TechCo or a “Telco TechCo”?
• Actionable steps to become a cloud-native Telco TechCo

Anuradha Udunuwara, Senior Engineer / Enterprise Business Solutions, Sri Lanka Telecom