2025 Agenda:

Agenda at a glance

Opening Keynotes

Panel: TM Forum Innovation Hub - Delivering Solutions at Speed

• Impact of the Innovation Hub on driving innovation
• ODA Accelerator – the canvas has arrived 
• GenAI – Designing a reference model to enable CSPs to be better informed
• A look to the future: what is coming next?

Moderator: Aaron Boasman-Patel, VP Innovation, TM Forum
Dr. Sudhir Kumar Mittal, Executive Vice President & Chief Architect, Jio Platforms

Networking Break

Panel: Scaling AI for Real Customer Value          

• How do you identify and prioritize AI use cases that are most likely to deliver tangible value for customers?
• What are the challenges with scaling AI solutions from pilot projects to full-scale implementations and how can they be overcome?
• How can CSPs balance the need for quick wins in AI with the longer-term investments required for impactful customer experiences?
• What metrics or KPIs are most useful for measuring the real customer value AI delivers?

Moderator: Kiran Karunakaran, Partner – Singapore, Bain & Company
Rajesh Chandran, Vice President, Customer Interaction Suite, Tata Communications
Shekhar Anand Jha, Senior Manager, Vodafone

Panel: 5G and the Digital Leap: Enabling Smart, Sustainable Growth for South Asia

• What unique challenges and opportunities do CSPs in South Asia face in accelerating 5G deployment and how can these e􀆯orts be aligned with broader digital growth goals?
• How is 5G expected to drive sustainable growth across key industries and what role do CSPs play in supporting this transformation?
• How can CSPs ensure equitable access to 5G services across urban and rural areas?
• What strategies are CSPs implementing to ensure that 5G growth aligns with sustainability goals and how does this impact network infrastructure and energy usage?

Narender Singh, SVP, Jio Platforms 
Affandy Johan, Telecom Industry Analyst, Ookla

Interview: Developer Enablement using GenAI

Dr. Sudhir Kumar Mittal, Executive Vice President & Chief Architect, Jio Platforms

Case Study: Composable IT and Autonomous Networks in the AI Era
Prasanna C, Vice President – Product, Lightstorm

Case Study: Transforming Legacy to E-commerce Standard APIs

Anish Jain, VP Engineering, Airtel

Panel: Forging the Path to Mature and Integrated Network Autonomy

• What are the main roadblocks to progress from current levels of network automation to a fully autonomous network and how can they be overcome?
• How can CSPs integrate AI and ML with existing network infrastructure to enhance autonomy without compromising stability and security?
• How can CSPs drive cross-functional collaboration between IT and network operations to achieve true network autonomy and how can these teams work together effectively?
• What role do ecosystem partners play in accelerating the journey toward mature network autonomy and how can telcos effectively collaborate to ensure seamless integration and innovation?
• What skills will be critical in managing increasingly automated networks?

Lalit Chowdhary, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, Lightstorm
Vivek Gaur, Vice President, Engineering, Colt India

Panel: Shifting from Legacy Systems to Composable Architectures: A Blueprint for Telco Agility

• What are the biggest challenges CSPs face when transitioning from legacy systems to composable architectures and how can they be effectively managed?
• How can composable architectures to enhance agility and speed up the deployment of new services?
• What role do APIs and microservices play in creating a flexible, composable architecture and what best practices can CSPs follow to implement them successfully?
• How can CSPs ensure seamless interoperability and minimize disruption to existing operations as legacy systems are gradually phased out?

Naleen Jayasuriya, General Manager, Sri Lanka Telecom

TM Forum Mission Breakout - Roundtable, Workshop or Masterclass

1. Composable IT & Ecosystems
2. Data & AI Innovation
3. Autonomous Network Operations

TM Forum Mission Breakout - Round Up

Closing Remarks