VIRTUAL CONFERENCE

28 May 2025

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Speakers:

Join us to look at the drivers for operators to transition to becoming cloud-native, and the technologies, methodologies and strategies and they are adopting to achieve their aims. We will examine what the biggest challenges are, possible solutions, timelines and share valuable tips to make the most of cloud-based infrastructure.

09:00

Welcome & Opening Remarks

Annie Turner, Editor, Mobile Europe 
09:05

KEYNOTE

Session Sponsor

How close are operators to becoming cloud-native?

This panel looks at progress by operators towards becoming cloud-native, what’s working and what needs more work.

Moderator: Inderpreet Kaur

Sr. Analyst Telco Cloud & Network Automation
Omdia

Kai Steuernagel

VP Cloud Technology
Deutsche Telekom

Philippe Ensarguet

VP Software Engineering
Orange

10:15
OPENING PANEL

Session Sponsor

Partner Presentation

This panel looks at progress by operators towards becoming cloud-native, what’s working and what needs more work.

Philippe Ensarguet

VP Software Engineering
Orange

09:00

PANEL

Session Sponsor

How close are operators to becoming cloud-native?

This panel looks at progress by operators towards becoming cloud-native, what’s working and what needs more work.

Moderator: Inderpreet Kaur

Sr. Analyst Telco Cloud & Network Automation
Omdia

Kai Steuernagel

VP Cloud Technology
Deutsche Telekom

Philippe Ensarguet

VP Software Engineering
Orange

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

Keynote - The story so far

The stratagems, successes and struggles in becoming a cloud-native operator. What lessons are telcos’ learning on their journeys and how are they adjusting? What’s next?

Francisco Javier Ramón Salguero

Head of Network Virtualisation
Telefonica

Partner Presentation

Henry Tam

Principal Solutions Manager
Redis

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In Conversation: Resilience is critical – and cloud has much to contribute

Telecoms is facing an unprecedented level of threats. A look at how cloud deployments can make infrastructure and applications more robust, and potential pitfalls.

Hui Deng

Vice chairman ETSI NFV ISG
ETSI

Break

PANEL: What evidence have we seen of cloud-native supporting faster innovation?

Faster innovation is promoted as a key benefit for telcos becoming cloud-native, so what proof of that have we seen so far?

Joseph Attwood

Analyst
Analysys Mason

Francisco Javier Ramón Salguero

Head of Network Virtualisation
Telefonica

Patrik Rokyta

CTO
Titan.ium

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Partner Session

Where and how services are being offered, for which market segments and what’s in the pipeline?

Arpit Joshipura

SVP & GM Networking, Edge and IOT
The Linux Foundation

PANEL: When will cloudops replace the Network Operations Centre?

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Robert Curran

Consulting Analyst
Appledore Research

Alexis Koalla

Director Operations Strategy & Transformation
Orange

Joel Studler

DevOps Engineer
Swisscom

Yuvraj Tandon

Head of UK Ops and Europe NOCs
Vodafone

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Case Study

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Simon Mason

Solutions Architect
SS8 Networks

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Closing Remarks & End of Conference