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The future of API monetization

June 24, 2026
11:00-12:00
Future Skills Stage
Composable IT & Ecosystems
5G monetization
Ecosystem management
API management
Value stream

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Chair: Darren Nicholls, Product Management Director, TM Forum

11:00-11:15
Case study & Demo: Unlocking new revenue streams:  Agentic AI-powered network APIs 

Chetan Narang, Director AI Product Strategy, Colt
Sridhar Gollapudi, Market Lead, Global Telecoms, Google Cloud

11:15- 11:30
Presentation: Innovating on top of network APIs in the era of AI and 5G Advanced
  • What does it means to innovate with network APIs?
  • What solution patterns look like leveraging network APIs in conjunction with TMF Open APIs
  • How the industry and enterprise/platform developer communities should approach network APIs & Open APIs in augmenting their mobile applications and services
Leonard Lee, Executive Analyst, neXt Curve

11:30-12:00
Panel: Where next for API monetization? – innovating with Network APIs through Open Gateway, TM Forum APIs and AI

Moderator: Darren Nicholls, Product Management Director, TM Forum
Rajagopalan Rajappa, CTO, Communications Tech & Platforms, Tata Elxsi
Dr. Chathurangi  Wickramasinghe, SVP Magenta API Exposure, Deutsche Telekom
Peter Arbitter, CCO, Aduna Global 
Henry Calvert, Head of Networks, GSMA
 

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