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23-25 June 2026

Copenhagen

Responsible AI in action — governance that scales

June 23, 2026
11:00-12:00
Build Stage
AI & Data
AI (Artificial Intelligence)

Sessions in rooms

Chair: Mari Nilsson Bjorkman, Global Telecom & Media Industry Principal, SAS

11:00 - 11:15
From AI pilots to enterprise AI: Scaling trusted AI in telecom

  • As telecom operators move beyond AI experimentation, the challenge is no longer technology, but scale
  • This session explores how trusted governance, platformization, and workforce adoption enable AI to deliver enterprise-wide impact
  • Discover how to turn AI ambition into measurable, sustainable value
Vincent Garnier, SVP Data and AI, Orange Business 

11:15 - 11:30
Case study: Operationalizing responsible AI: From principles to practice and culture 

  • Responsible AI - From principles & frameworks to practice 
  • An approach to developing, assessing, and deploying AI systems safely & ethically 
  • Creating a responsible AI culture within organizations  – recommendations & guidance 
Shekhar Anand, Senior Manager AI, Vodafone 

11:30 - 12:00
Panel discussion: Trust by design: Embedding responsible AI into decisions while maintaining speed and scale
  • Integrating responsible AI checks directly into product and business workflows
  • Automating risk assessment and approvals to avoid bottlenecks
  • Enabling teams to make fast, informed decisions with clear guardrails

Moderator: Mari Nilsson Bjorkman, Global Telecom & Media Industry Principal, SAS
Matt Bain, Chief Technology and AI Officer, Spark   
Tom Sjöberg, Director, Elisa
Rishi Ramphal, Executive Vice President - Europe, Tecnotree 
Tony Gillick VP, Product Management Communications Applications, Oracle
Ari Banerjee, Chief Strategy Officer, Netcracker 

Timings are provisional only and may be subject to change.

Session speakers

Vincent Garnier
Vincent Garnier

Senior Vice-President, Data and AI Transformation

Orange
Matt Bain
Matt Bain

CTAIO

Spark NZ
Mari Nilsson Bjorkman
Mari Nilsson Bjorkman

Global Telecom Industry Lead

SAS Institute
Ari Banerjee
Ari Banerjee

Chief Strategy Officer

Netcracker
Shekhar Anand Jha
Shekhar Anand Jha

Deputy General Manager

Vodafone
Rishi Ramphal
Rishi Ramphal

Executive Vice President

Tecnotree
Tony Gillick
Tony Gillick

VP, Product Management Communications Applications

Oracle
Tom Sjöberg
Tom Sjöberg

Director, Business Change Management

Elisa

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