SESSION MODERATORS:
Aaron Boasman-Patel, Vice President, AI, Labs & Innovation, TM Forum
Tony Poulos, Industry Insights Advisor, TM Forum

INTERVIEW: Turning networks and ecosystems into growth engines
Interviewer: Mark Newman, Chief Analyst, TM Forum
Sharad Sriwastawa, Co–CEO, Rakuten Mobile    

How Telefónica is advancing network softwarization and process digitization with the help of partners  

• Collaboration with TMForum, GSMA, CAMARA and The Linux Foundation to advance the OpenGateway initiative 
• Enabling network softwarization and the lessons that can be learnt from the IT world 
• Reinventing the customer relationship model, focusing on customer-centric vision and how TM Forum is facilitating this journey 
• Simplifying and making IT more efficient through best of breed models, APIs and the right data model  

Enrique Blanco, CTIO, Telefónica 

From networks to innovation platforms 

• How to build an innovation platform on top on the network that provides partners with development and testing environments  
• Leveraging 5G and cloud native technologies allow CSPs to transform their network into innovation platforms 
• Which new network functions and resources can be exposed to third parties through network APIs to build new use cases? 
• What needs to change – new ways of working, new accountabilities and new relationships 
• How to build innovation ecosystem on the platform

Scott Petty, Group CTO, Vodafone
 

FIRESIDE CHAT: Monetizing networks in the 5G era 
Interviewer: Aaron Boasman-Patel, Vice President, AI, Labs & Innovation, TM Forum
Igal Elbaz, SVP of Technology & Network Services, Network CTO, AT&T