SESSION MODERATORS:
Charlotta Kvarnström, Partner & Nordic Technology, Media and Telecommunications Sector Lead, EY
Darius Singh, Consulting Director & Private Networks Lead, STL Partners 

FIRESIDE CHAT: Rethinking partnerships to drive innovation 

• 5G monetization -is it a lost cause?
• How can hyperscalers become an acceleration of 5G and network monetization?
• And how a marketplace model can help accelerate these partnerships between CSPs and hyperscalers 

Interviewer: Angus Ward, CEO, Beyond Now 
Mohammad Zoualfaghari, Global Technology Lead, AWS

CASE STUDY: Why collaborative design is the ultimate network design for the future

• The challenge of forming the underlying interconnected foundation for technologies that haven’t been invented yet
• How to build an infrastructure that can flex in line with changes in working practices and shifting external market dynamics 
• How to level-up existing industry partner ecosystems for the requirements of the future
• What happens when the investment and the spirit of partnership moves down the corporate agenda?
• How to reinvigorate partnerships to build innovative network design

Jaya Deshmukh, Executive Vice President (EVP) – Strategy and Transformation, Colt

CASE STUDY: Journey to ecosystem development for network monetization

• How are 3rd party and internal partnerships a crucial part of the network monetization ecosystem?
• What challenges should organizations anticipate as part of the network monetization journey and how can they be overcome by operators and partners?
• Building 3rd party (industry) and internal relationships rapidly
• List-oriented lessons learned, mitigation strategies, and actionable insights
• Bridging technical and business domains – brokering ecosystem development

Stephanie Ormston, AVP, Digital Services Integration, AT&T

CASE STUDY: Lenovo's joint innovation program with Orange

Emmanuel Chautard, SVP Operations and Networks Economics, Orange
Dominique Vanhamme, GM, WW Communication Service Providers Business Unit, Lenovo