Koen Vermeulen
Group CIO and Senior Vice President, Orange Innovation IT and Services
23-25 June 2026
Copenhagen
Why complexity is killing speed and how AI rewires telcos for fast, adaptive execution
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12:15-13:15
Park Stage
Keynote
AI & Data
AI (Artificial Intelligence)
Despite heavy investment in AI, many telcos are still slowed by siloed data, legacy operating models, and decision bottlenecks that turn “real-time” into hindsight. This session cuts through the hype to focus on AI-driven execution, showing senior leaders how to build organisations that move at network speed. We’ll explore how to eliminate approval latency through intent-based automation, shift from passive dashboards to systems that act in real time, and redefine leadership for the autonomous age by setting the right governance and risk guardrails. The result: a practical roadmap to strip out organisational drag and create an enterprise that acts as fast as it thinks.
Chair: Chris Lewis, Founding Director, Lewis Insights
12:15 - 13:00
Panel discussion: Building the AI-Native telco: Lessons from the industry's transformation leaders
Sylvain Seignour, President, Netcracker & CSG
Antonietta Mastroianni, Chief AI Officer, e&
Tamás Bányai, CEO, One Hungary
Christian Thrane, CEO, TDC Brands
John Porter, CEO, Telenet
13:00 - 13:15
Presentation - When software becomes softwaire
Koen Vermeulen, Group CIO, Orange
13:15 - 13:30
Presentation - AI has changed the playing field
Kanwardeep Singh Ahluwalia, Group CIO, Deutsche Telekom
13:30 - Close
Session speakers
Sylvain Seignour
President
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Antonietta Mastroianni
Chief Information Officer
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Kanwardeep Singh Ahluwalia
Group CIO
Chris Lewis
CEO
Christian Thrane
CEO
John Porter
CEO
Tamás Bányai
CEO
ONE Hungary
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