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DESCRIPTION:08:45 - 08:50Welcome: DTW Ignite HostAaron Boasman-Patel\, Vice
  President\, Innovation\, TM Forum08:50 - 09:20CIO panel: Re-invent IT for
  AI\, velocity and growth Strategic imperative: Re-invent IT to move faste
 r\, operate AI-ready\, and unlock sustainable growthSpeed and intelligence
  as advantage: Why CIOs must redesign IT to deliver faster decisions\, aut
 omation\, and responsiveness without disrupting operationsFrom legacy drag
  to AI-ready platform: How leaders are simplifying and modernising IT to s
 upport AI-native operations at scaleEfficiency with confidence: Cutting co
 mplexity and cost while increasing agility through automation and modular 
 platformsIT as a growth engine: Enabling new services\, ecosystem partners
 hips\, and B2B2X models with resilient\, future-ready IT Moderated by Will
 ie Stegmann\, Executive Vice President\, Composable IT & Ecosystems\, TM F
 orumAntonietta Mastroianni\, CIO\, e& UAEChen Hong\, CIO\, SingtelScott Pe
 tty\, CTO\, VodafoneCharles Molapisi\, Group Chief Technology & Informatio
 n Officer\, MTN Group09:20 - 09:40Fireside chat: Reimagining experience in
  telecom: Modernizing CRM and billing in the AI era Moderated by Mark Newm
 an\, Chief Analyst\, TM ForumGil Rosen\, CMO\, AmdocsAnna Maria Blengino\,
  CIO\, Sunrise09:40 - 10:10Fireside chat: The future network - designing f
 or an AI-native world Embedding AI into the network is not enough: How rea
 dy are today’s architectures\, data models\, and platforms to support AI
  at scale? Re-imagining the network with AI at its core\, not as an add-on
 \, and what it really takes to move from fundamentals to productionTransfo
 rming operating models to enable AI-driven networks\, including what must 
 change across processes\, skills\, and decision-making to move at speedMov
 ing beyond programmed networks to intent-driven autonomy\, and the strateg
 ic shifts required across organisation\, talent\, and investment modelsPla
 nning networks for a future defined by uncertainty\, where adaptability\, 
 standards\, and automation matter more than prediction Moderated by Camill
 e Mendler\, Research Director\, Telco B2B\, OmdiaGeorge Glass\, CTO\, TM F
 orumAnkur Kapoor\, EVP\, Chief Network Officer\, T-MobileKim Krogh Anderse
 n\, Group Executive\, Network\, Product & Technology\, Telstra10:10 - 10:2
 5Keynote: AI-native learning: How telcos can prepare the next generation f
 or an AI world As telcos evolve into digital infrastructure companies\, th
 eir role in the AI era is no longer limited to connectivity\, cloud\, comp
 ute and networks. They also have an opportunity to help societies build th
 e human capacity needed to use AI responsibly and productivelyVeemal will 
 share how MT is developing mytGPT\, an AI-native learning platform designe
 d to support teachers and students as they prepare for an AI-driven future
 Drawing from live school pilots\, localisation efforts and an agile deploy
 ment model\, Veemal will explore how a telco can move beyond being an infr
 astructure provider to becoming a trusted enabler of national AI adoptionT
 he session will offer a practical view of sovereign AI in action: building
  locally relevant tools\, learning from empirical feedback\, adapting depl
 oyment responsibly\, and designing platforms that can evolve into agents\,
  MCP servers and personalised learning companions. It is a case study in h
 ow telcos can create demand for AI by helping the next generation learn wi
 th AI\, not merely about AI Veemal Gungadin\, CEO\, Mauritius Telecom10:25
  - 10:30Closing remarks Aaron Boasman-Patel\, Vice President\, Innovation\
 , TM ForumTimings are provisional only and may be subject to change.
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LOCATION:Park Stage
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:(DTW-Ignite 2026) Opening keynotes: The future\, faster.
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