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Learn how operators can transition into techcos

The abundance of new capabilities and technologies is turning network operators into techcos, looking to differentiate their services and products on top of common, standardised foundations. This virtual conference will cover all the key talking points, opportunities and challenges in this space. Join us there!

THE AGENDA

All times UK. Session timings and content subject to change.

Welcome & Opening Remarks

Annie Turner, Editor, Mobile Europe 

OPENING PANEL: Network APIs are bringing new opportunities

Initiatives like GSMA’s Open Gateway and Linux Foundation’s CAMARA have created a lot of interest in our industry. How much are they appealing to developers outside it and helping telcos monetise 5G?

David del Val

Global Director Open Gateway
Telefónica

Mark Cornall

Technical Director
GSMA

Jose Pedro Nascimento

CTO
Altice Portugal

Cedric Gonin

Telco API Business Strategy and Channel Management Director
Orange

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OPENING KEYNOTE: AI and automation are changing the telecoms business

Two years after GenAI hit the mainstream, where and how AI is progressing automation in operations, and what is the impact?

Philippe Ensarguet

VP of Software Engineering
Orange

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Henry Tam

Principal Solutions Manager
Redis

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Becoming an AI-native telco

What does AI-native mean and how does it apply to telco? How will it help operators to differentiate themselves? Which will be the most important areas – we seem to be concentrating on more efficiency in the first wave but what comes next? 

Jukka-Pekka Salmenkaita

VP AI and Special Projects
ELISA

PANEL: Open RAN is progressing

Dell’Oro projects open RAN revenues to account for between 20% and 30% of the total RAN market by 2028.

Moderator: Larbi Belkhit

Analyst
ABI Research

Abdel Bagegni

Technical Programme Manager
Telecom Infra Project

Devang Solanky

Open RAN Product Manager
Vodafone

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Break

Open source opens up opportunities for operators

A look at the role of open source in the virtualisation, softwarisation and cloudification of telecoms so far, and where we are heading next 

Arpit Joshipura

SVP & GM Networking, Edge and IOT
The Linux Foundation

The Impact of Emergency Caller Mandates on High-Accuracy Location for Law Enforcement

Device- and network-based positioning technologies have improved the accuracy of emergency caller location in the EU. A look at how device and sub-cell network data help operators and law enforcement advance investigations using geofencing, relationship analysis, SIM swap detection and more.

Simon Mason

Solutions Architect
SS8 Networks

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Closing Remarks & End of Day 1